1
Tuesday, 14 May
2013
Hello,My name is Paddy O’ Riordan and I am married in Kesh, Co.
Fermanagh, Nothern Ireland. I am doing a Level 3 Extended Diploma in
Creative Media Production This is my second and final year in Creative
Media. I have chosen MUSIC VIDEO for my final major project. The banner
above is one I used for my wordpress site. The LOGO’s I created in
Photoshop for my show reel are at the top of this page.
Starting with:
I use a drum machine, but do all the rest myself, like the audio part of my
music video I did for my FMP. I only use drum loops in my project for a
tempo to play to. Everything else is real. I still like a real sound with real
instruments and vocals.
Some people lip-synced to a pre-recorded vocal rather than singing it
themselves, to enhance a live performance. A vocalist might use bass lines,
i.e. a drummer might add pre-recorded percussion.
The solution is in-ear monitors one channel can be a metronome that feeds
only the in-ear monitors, while the other channel contains the backing track.
Microphone preamps go up to 60 dB of gain boost, if the input level is set
too high, the preamp will be driven into clipping and causing distortion. If it is
set too low you will get a hiss noise.
The best thing to do to check the sound levels is to have the vocalist to sing,
while I watch the solo meter level and bring up the gain level until the meter
does not distortion on the headphones. I’ll bring up the gain, as I need to.
2
The red means it is clipping in the software audacity which I use all the time,
it has good display meters.
Gain Structures
The recordings have to be loud to begin with. 3-6 dB is good level.
I will monitor the input level of plugins to stop the overload on the signal. If
so I just adjust by dragging the volume slider down. Keeping every channel
from clipping and never clip the stereo output. Making sure no channels
clips.
Mono is used in radio talk shows, hearing aids, telephone and mobile
communications and AM radio stations. It stands for: Monaural or
monophonic sound. Audio signals are routed through a single channel and
is easy to record. It requires only basic equipment and is less expensive for
recording than stereo.
Is more expensive for recording and you need knowledge and skill to record,
the audio signals are routed through 2 or more channels. It is called:
Stereophonic sound. It is in Movies, Television, Music players, and FM radio
stations.
Multi-tracks with Audacity
I have used this program for all my audio recordings. It is a free application
called Audacity. Just with a computer and a microphone I can record and
edit multi-track audio for my FMP video. Plug a microphone into your
3
computer. Click the record button and begin singing. You should see the
level indicators moving. When you’re done recording this first track then play
it back. Save it as a new project. Then add a new track, then new audio
Track. Click record, the original track will play while the first is playing. Plug
your instrument into the computer with a 1/4″ connection; you can to 3.5mm
adapter.
Conclusion
Then I panned equalized and added reverb to all track, as I liked, then I
rendered and mixed to one track for final export. I exported as a wav file,
because it has 320bpm or more if wanted. Mp3’s are 128bpm to 320bpm in
Audacity, but wav can be 1700bpm if I want. My final format decision if Mp3
at 320bpm.
Recording Studio
Condenser microphones are the most common types of microphones for
studios. They have greater frequency response of an instrument or voice.
They have a louder output, but are much more sensitive to loud sounds.
Open Air
Dynamic microphones are ideal for general-purpose use. Rough handling.
They are also better for handling high volume levels, from instruments or
amplifiers. They have no internal amplifier and no batteries.
Church
The two main types of microphone; Condenser microphones and Cardioid
Dynamic microphones. These respond differently to frequencies. You will
need the microphones amplified, full audio quality. The lapel microphone is
clipped to the shirt collar for the preacher.
Micing up musical instruments in different recording situations
Stadium or Indoor Arena
This is also used in talent shows like X-Factor, because it is wireless and the
singer has more freedom to move.
4
QTX 5 Colour Karaoke DYNAMIC Microphone Set for karaoke. Some are
wireless
Classroom & Conferencing
Headset with Microphone
Audio for gaming, chatting or chilling out to music.
SteelSeries Flux GAMING Headset. Microphone frequency response
15 - 16000 Hz
The Desktop computer Microphone
This type of microphone is idea for Skype. It
is better than using the built in microphone,
because the internal microphone picks up the
noise of the fan. The external mic is the best,
like the one below.
USB Mini Microphone Flexible Short
Microphone For PC/Mac
Microphones
Microphones are used for real acoustic sound, and digital
recording devices. I could plug-in my guitar with a cable direct,
or I could not use a cable, but have the guitar about 8 inches
away from the microphone. Getting a good recording is choosing
the right microphone. Microphones need amplification, for
analogue and digital production.
Dynamic microphone
Dynamic microphones are the most used. The pickup is connected to a
coil/magnet, but in reverse. Vibrations caused by sound waves, and then
makes an electrical signal. The dynamic microphone does not require a
power source. They are not suited to sensitive studio work.
They are ideal for a high volume. (i.e.), a bass drum mic, recording an
electric guitar amplifier, or a stage vocal mic for use in loud environments.
Advantages: Small, cheap to buy, hard to break, and moisture-resistant.
Disadvantages: Some frequency responses are uneven. In other words,
5
what do you need the microphone for. The Shure SM58 dynamic
microphone
Condenser microphone
BBC Radio makes the sound clear and natural with a good condenser
microphone. Condensers are the best microphones for recording speech
and acoustic instruments. They have a small capsule inside, one inch in
diameter and a very thin pickup. It uses external current called phantom
power, which I am learning about to improve my recording voice. It is an
electrostatic magnet to provide an electrical charge between the two sides of
the capsule, to make sound waves.
Disadvantages: Moisture in the capsule of a condenser microphone can
permanently damage it, and they are expensive.
Advantages: Mono and stereo studio microphones with very high quality
results, the frequency is has high sensitivity, which it good for singing and
recording My voice.
Neumann U87 condenser microphone
This microphone is used for speech, choral, acoustic and classical
recording.
Advantages: Sensitivity and a large frequency range
Disadvantages: Cost, power requirements, and sensitivity to moisture.
Earthworks QTC1 omnidirectional
Shotgun microphone
A condenser capsule in a long tube, it is good for phase cancellation, highly
directional beam 360 or all around the room, it will pick up everything. This
microphone is the shotgun microphone.
Camera-mounted microphones are the shotgun microphone.
Advantages: Interviews, field recording, film & television, they are basically
highly directional.
Disadvantages: Unsuitable for many applications, I think it's the slotted tube
mounting, untidy to use.
USB microphone
Used for podcasting, they connect directly to a computer USB port, and get
any necessary power from this USB connection. They amplify and digitize
the signal without the need for a pre-amplifier or soundcard. Which I think is
great, but I never used one, it’s something to keep in mind all the same.
Advantages: No soundcard necessary, powered by USB, easy to setup.
6
Disadvantages: I could not find any, I tried to find information, but none was
there. The only thing was that I could use different sound cards, if I didn’t
use USB microphones.
Podcaster USB microphone
Samson Go Mic USB microphone
Ribbon microphone
A metal ribbon is suspended in a magnetic field. The output signal from the
side of the ribbon in a bipolar or figure of eight.
Advantages: It has a natural sound. The figure of 8 bidirectional is useful in
stereo recording techniques.
Disadvantages: It can be damaged by high sound pressure levels and
phantom power.
Royer ribbon microphone
Cardioid (heart-shaped)
The pattern: single-diaphragm
microphones
directional
Cardioid polar response pattern
Omnidirectional
A spherical pickup pattern, with no directional characteristics. Responds
equally to sounds from any direction
Omnidirectional polar response pattern
Bi-directional (figure-of-eight)
From either a ribbon microphone or a dual-diaphragm condenser. The
sounds from the front or rear of the microphone are equal, with the sides.
7
The figure of 8 microphone is good in stereo recordings.
Bidirectional polar response pattern
Supercardioid / Hypercardioid
Mixing different amounts of signals from opposite
facing by a small rise in rear-facing sensitivity.
Supercardioid polar response pattern
Hypercardioid polar response pattern
Shotgun
Highly directional pattern with small lobes to the sides
Shotgun microphone polar response pattern
8
Polar diagram
Microphone seen from above, the polar diagram from each direction in the
360°. The greater the distance of the polar from the centre of the circle, is
where the mic is positioned, the greater the sensitivity in that direction.
Like a small drum skin, or eardrum when struck by air pressure waves
caused by sound. This vibration is then translated into electrical signals, for
amplification and recording.
Male connectors are used for signal output and female connectors for signal
input.
Female (left) and Male (right) XLR connectors
Jack plugs for connection, this is the microphone
socket in computer soundcards.
Dynamic Microphone
Live sound and known for its durability. High
volume levels of bass guitar, bass drums and
amplifiers. This mic should not be placed any more
than one foot away from the sound source. Some
dynamic
microphone
are:
Shure
SM57;
Sennheiser 421; Electro-Voice EV PL80; and Audio-Technica M4000.
Condenser Microphone:
(Battery) Recording lead vocal tracks, acoustic guitars, pianos, and strings,
it has ability to capture the smaller parts of sound. Quick, response that
cannot be done by other types of microphones. Not as rugged as a dynamic
microphone. It's has a range of frequencies from a greater distance.
9
Popular condenser microphones include: Shure KSM27 and KSM32;
Electro-Voice Bk-1; Sennheiser MKH40 and MKH80; and the Neumann
KMS105.
Ribbon Microphone: Most fragile microphone, qualities of sound from a
ribbon microphone are very like the dynamic with the higher frequencies of
the sound.
Some peoples recordings of Guitar in the home are done with this
technique.
The same for the flute, oboe, clarinet, trumpet.
Instruments: strings,piano, violin, cello use internal pickups. It is plug in and
play. Sometimes I’ve heard of people drilling a hole in the side of the
stringed Instrument, to set in side the mic.
Conclusion
There is no right or wrong way to mic instruments. I think the most used
techniques are the best, because they have been tried and tested. I think
The Beatles experimented a lot with Stereo tracks, micing up in differently
than anyone at the time. It is what sounds good to me at the time, but the
main things like quality, expression, and creative playing will be the same. It
the new way of doing things, the faster computers, the large storage on
smaller devices. The format on which audio is stored has changed.
All I use now is: Laptop, Microphone, Guitar and lead cable, and I can
record endless tracks with all the effects I need. Its plug and play recordings.
Everything will go wireless, Wi-Fi. Everything will be connected. The Internet
of all things, connected to the Global brain, and recording music is no
different.
Genre of my song
10
I have chosen is a
spiritual song
I wrote myself when
I was really broken and low in mood, depressed and lonely. The words
came to me in about ten minutes at that time. I didn't think of the song much
after this. The unit for Music Recording led me to resurrect this song. I
needed to find a beat, chords, and harmonica structure.
I've played certain songs that involvee the llistener because of the
expression and emotion, with a meaningful life changing song, that really
meant something to someone else and it surprised me, and made me want
to continue, because of the help to someone it brings. I really believe a great
song can change a life for the better. It has been proven in past years by
many great artists like Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash and many more.
Sound
Quality factors I use are
44100Hz and 32-bit
float. I use a WAV
format because it is
used on Windows and
is needed for creating an audio CD. Then I compress the wave to mp3. A
small size-compressed audio format, which is the main format for
transmitting audio over the Internet, it has a great clear sound without losing
its Quality factors. The best way for me to explain this is with picture
diagrams. Below is one in Audacity.
11
Taking Sound & Video Settings Wave & HD Iinfluencing quality
Acoustic reflection.
The bouncing of sound waves back from an object or surface which is
physically larger than the wavelength of the sound.
Sound in a standard Room / Hall
Sound waves travel at 345 meters/second, so that the sound coming back
for the speaker within a large room will reach a listener after a time of about
0.2 seconds.
This is the way I do it: So if I wanted to record myself with just a guitar that is
not plugged in. I will have the guitar 5 inches away from the microphone. I
will also another mic at the back of the room to pick up the acoustic
reflection, to give the guitar a stronger full sound, and after that I could pan
and make my guitar stereo, it will sound a bit like delay.
Web site: http://www.yourdictionary.com/echo
The distance
Between microphones should be at least 3 times
the distance from each microphone to its intended
sound source.
Absorption.
A sound wave hits one of the surfaces of a room some of the sound is
reflected back into the room, and some penetrates the surface. Parts of the
12
sound wave energy is absorbed to the heat energy in the material. Three
basic sound absorbers: porous materials commonly formed of matted or
spun fibers; panel (membrane) absorbers having an impervious surface
mounted over airspace; and resonators created by holes or slots connected
to an enclosed volume of trapped air.
Noise Removal can reduce background sounds such as hum, or buzz, and
takes out the amounts of "hiss". Audience, background noise, or crowd
noise. It some cases it is wise to leave some in. i.e. (live recordings)
Mp3 Converter in Audacity MP3 Export
Audacity has options for encoding to the popular MP3 format.
Ccompressed formats. The size of the file and the quality of the encoded
file; higher quality requiring larger files. Wave to Mp3 is what I use. Which is
128kbps?
Conclusion
All audio file formats has its own strengths and weaknesses. The most
popular sound file format these days is MP3 because of its high levels of
audio quality, and its small file size.
Microphone
As below I would do if recording guitar. I’d connect the microphone to my
computer mic input port. I use a mono microphone, but stereo will do also,
as I will pan a mono track in production later, so it will not matter at this
stage. I have mastered Audacity fairly well now, and it is easy, I get a great
clear recording sound, so I will stick with it for now.
The Recording Level
The volume level should be adjusted to record at the highest level possible,
without clipping the signal. Clipped signals will be distorted and can't be
fixed. The highest peak of a recorded signal is about -6 dB away from
clipping. -6 dB is equivalent to a height of 0.5 on Audacity's default
waveform display
13
A mono mini-plug
A stereo mini-plug
Recording
Multi-track
Multi-task recording soon started to revolutionize the recording industry. The
4-track recorder was common in the 1960s. Bands like the Beatles, the
Beach Boys' and producer Phil Spector took advantage of multiple tracks,
experimenting with the new sounds. It didn't take long before for eight-track
recorders to become the industry standard.
4 track tape, old 1955 model
8-track mixer
A popular early (1973)
Home
multitask
recorder.
Eight-track
Digital recorder
14
Today’s Computerized Model. Endless tracks! Depending on the computer
memory installed on my computer. I’d use an external drive for large raw
data.
Analog technology a wave is recorded in an analog tape recorder signal
is taken straight from the microphone and laid onto tape. The wave from the
microphone is called the analog wave. That wave on the tape can be read,
amplified and sent to a speaker to produce the recorded sound.
Digital technology, the analog wave is sampled, and then turned into 1 &
0’s numbers, and are stored in the digital device. A CD sampling rate is
44,000 samples per second. To hear the music the numbers would have to
be turned into a voltage wave
Advantages of Digital Technology
Numbers can be compressed for wav to mp3. I use wav to record with, and
after mixing the tracks I compress them to mp3 so that they will fit on a CD.
Waves are large sound files that take up too much memory space. I can get
good quality sound on mp3.
Reel-To-Reel Advantages
Magnetic tape was used for about 50 years to record music. Digital audio
has done its best to copy tape, with its sound qualities, with easy workflow.
Some people use tape into digital systems for the best of both worlds. I
prefer digital only, because of its easy recording software and storage.
Analog Sound
Part of the vinyl sound was low-level friction in the groove, as well as the
effects of equalization needed for LPs to track properly. I don’t like tape hiss.
Plug-ins have tried, nothing is the same quality to digital audio. I have
listened to LP’s, tape, 45’s, but I prefer modern technology for its overall
quality, storage and it’s easy to work with tracks when mixing.
Tape
High frequencies and a compression effects that are used to give rock
15
drums their distinctive sound. Studios often mix drums recorded digitally to
magnetic tape at high levels, then load into digital format.
Noise reduction; software recording and editing
systems;
After recording a vocal when using a low quality
microphone.
I end up background noise. I am using software called
Audacity.com for the web site.
The Noise Selected
Select an area that has, just the background noise.
Select Effect then Noise Removal. Click on the Get
Noise Profile button.
Removing the unwanted noise
Select Effect and Noise Removal again. Adjust the
slider. If I am happy with the result, I’ll click Remove
Noise, and then export your file to wav or mp3.
Listen to the sample with noise removed to see if you like it.
Then the Adobe Flash Player is required to play this audio clip.
Sound WAV to be edited
Effects Processing
The main impact on the sound is Equalization (called EQ). EQ you can
emphasize or de-emphasize certain frequency bands which will make
different tracks stand out from each other.
Bass drum the frequencies above 6 kHz can be cut off and a boost at 80 Hz
will create a more bass sound. I have done this by selecting the bass track,
and in the options increase the bass, then I mixed all tracks and rendered,
fixed the volume under clipping, then saved project.
16
I used the Compressor in the toolbox dropdown menu. It turns down the
signal´s peaks, so they don’t cause distortion. Compression also reduces
the difference between the loudest and softest parts of the track. It is a great
tool in most software programs.
I used the Reverb to add depth to the sound. I use it in vocal tracks. Like
echo, but in echo the sound comes back to me. Guitars, strings and the
piano are more natural with some reverb. Drums don’t need to be reverbed.
This unit for me that for the first time is to find out what ways people have
done it in the past. It will be an interesting journey for me, as I find this
assignment worth looking into; also it's part of my course. The art of
recording and making a video to suit it will be a mass challenge for me, as I
don't know anything about how music and videos are made. And after this
unit, I hope to know more, and to get the reality of the music/video industry.
I will start with the research I have been doing for on and off about a year
now. The best I have found is Audacity, because it, to my knowledge, it is as
good as any paid software today. I have got good results, but have to work
on effects and mixing more.
It is user-friendly, and works on 32bit and 64bit windows of mac. It is "I
believe" a great start, if the time is spent learning. It also comes up to the
level of a proper recording studio, if used correctly and skilfully. I have
mastered most, of its functions to date. There is millions of people worldwide using this software that is proof of its quality.
This is their logo above, which I copy and pasted from their web site.
This is my favourite audio recording software; I have been working on it for
time to time for about one year now.
Equipment needed
• Digital camera or camcorder, which I can Borrow from South West College.
• Computer. I have one, or can use from South West College
• Microphone (built in or remote microphone) I have one, or can use from
South West College
Software needed
Audacity 2.0.2 is the latest version of 2012. I've downloaded it from their
web site.
The Audacity 2.0.2 manual can also be downloaded it from their web site.
What a great start so far!
17
Video software needed Cost
Final Cut pro, which I used in S.W.C
last year, and found it to be good
enough for any professional type of
film.
Any video converter (software above)
These are good settings, to change the large video files to compressed Mp4
Video. The only thing I have to do to compress it more if it is too large still
after compression is to drop the Video and Audio bit rate, but not too much,
because it will lose quality
18
Singer/
Songwriters
Lighting & setting -up
stage-
recording video/audio engineer
Restricting the length of time spent in noisy conditions, music noise levels
during rehearsals and sound checks, backstage. 85 dB is high; noise level
has to be below this level.
Strobe lights may induce epilepsy in sensitive individuals. Warning is to be
given at the entrance or in the programme.
Facilities for people with special needs with suitable arrangements to ensure
that all people with special needs are able to attend. (Including wheelchair
users)
Music video production
The music track I have chosen “my heart is yours”
I have put my final major project on you-tube at the address below.
I looked up the copyright on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hl8m24zrys&list=UUT5gWkY2hvs5c-c-xO71ILw&index=4
Legal
Intellectual property rights are rights granted to creators and owners of
works that are the human intellectual creativity. Like a song I wrote for my
finial media project, it is my words, ideas and creativity and I don’t want
anyone to take it and make it a copy like theme of the story and melody.
The property rights are the copyright, patents, trademarks, and design
rights. It is a moral and paternal right to the artists. Some may have their
trademarks, but in this case I don’t have one.
Race Relations Act also does not apply as there in no coloured or country
involved. Publications Act; is anything that a person can read or look at any
sound recording, film or any other kind of record of a picture or pictures that
are misleading that tend to corrupt persons who are likely, when all the
circumstances are considered, to read, see or hear the matter contained it.
Taking from YouTube http://www.youtube.com/t/copyright_owners
Copyright Infringement
19
Copyright holders may file copyright notifications in a number of different
ways, including our easy-to-use web form.
Content Verification Program
For copyright holders who have an ongoing need to remove allegedly
infringing content from YouTube, this program makes it easier to submit
multiple copyright notifications.
Analyzing music track
Duration time: 4:32 minutes
Software: Audacity
I recorded it as a WAV file for the best quality at product rate 44100 Hz
I recorded Drums, guitar, and then vocals of myself. Later I recorded my wife
on a separate track. Then I added the mouth organ solo. Later I added a
little echo at 00.03 on the echo tab. Last I picked the Bass notes on the
guitar. Rendered and I saved it to the desk top and named it “my heart is
yours”.
Video footage
I recorded the Video footage
live on a camcorder and
played the audio track at the
same time and I lip synced it.
Imported it into Movie Plus software and later added guitar images to the
video by cutting to the beat. Then I had to move audio to the snap to track
by zooming in the audio section.
Imagery: footage of my wife and a friend of mine in the country side to give
an outdoor feel to heartbreak and a need of peace of mind
Narrative: footage of my wife talking at the end of the song and saying “it’s
Christmas and all is well” A Happy ending.
Pace and style
Pace and style of a man searching to make sense of the situation and call
out to the Lord to comfort him in his time of need. Performer’s style and
image is relaxed, but in a down and mixed feeling of missing his love, and
asking God for comfort
FORMAT / Video Audio & Lighting
Full HD / It has an image resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a frame rate
of 25 fps. Wide aspect ratio, 16: 9.
20
Lighting
I'll use the Normal backlight: TWO 600W bulbs.
Video setting I will use. Frame width: 720 - frame height: 576.
Data rate: 8032kbps - Frame rate: 25fps
Audio
Bit rate: 1536kbps - stereo WAV
Audio sample rate: 48 kHz
Video’s style; found footage (video archives, websites, and copyrightt)
Plan: script; storyboard; shooting script (camera movements, takes, angles.
Technical and performance crew; team roles and responsibilities; production
organization and schedule; risk assessments; permissions to film;
Copyright Infringement
Copyright
holders
may
file
copyright notifications in a number of different ways, including our easy-touse web form.
Content Verification Program
For copyright holders who have an ongoing need to remove allegedly
infringing content from YouTube, this program makes it easier to submit
multiple copyright notifications.
 The time it will take to
produce the project, and it will
explain how much it will cost,
including a 10% budget
overflow in case we run into
difficulties.
 It will show on paper or
file, how it will look, if will be
simplified after the main
corrections
21
 The benefits of using a brief is mainly not to spend unnecessary time
or money
 The cost of recording is:
Recording Audio Prices, Mixing: £45.00 per Hour (4 Hour Minimum)
Mastering: £60.00 per Song, £300.00 EP Up To 6 Songs,
£550.00 Up To 12 Songs Cassette Vinyl to CD Transfer: £45.00,
Digital Audio Restoration: £45.00 per Hour
10 Hour Recording - Mixing Block Rate: £375.00
20 Hour Recording - Mixing Block Rate: £620.00
Band EP Recording - Mixing Special: £1400.0
Band EP Special Includes 6 Songs Recorded & Mixed (50 Hour Cap)
Session Musicians Are Available Upon Request: Rates Vary
A Deposit Of £50.00 Is Required To Book An Hourly Session.
This Deposit Will Be Applied To Your Final Studio Session Cost.
All Block Rate Packages Including the Band EP Recording |
Mixing Special Must Be Paid In Advance At Time Of Booking.
From the Soundscape Recording Studio
www.TheSoundscapeStudio.com/termsandconditions
 The problems and out-comes of not using them. I may run out of
money and time, the budget is £10,000 to make this music video so far
the song will cost:
Recording Audio Prices, Mixing: £45.00, Mastering: £60.00 Per Song,
CD Transfer: £45.00, Digital Audio Restoration.
Total: £150.00
Total Budget Left: £9,858
 The brief will contain this information, because I need to know the
basic time it will take, the cost and the crew help with the production,
the song “My Heart is yours” will cost in the above total. The mixing,
recording, mastering, and transfer are included in the total. This is not
bad I will go with it.
 The Creative media industry uses it the most, because of songs that
flop and sell really bad. In the past and today this is an on-going
problem, so I have to watch the budget and the cost has to be planned
carefully.
 The benefit of the content of the brief is to get a better idea of what
and how much it will cost also, how much time.
 TIME: I will use the full four hours to record the song, listen to the
playback, and see what changes I will make to the tempo, beat,
vocals, melody lines, but the lyrics as fine, as this was done in
22
preparation. I tune the guitar, practiced singing it, when over the
words. This all saved money and time, before I even got to the
recording studio.
 Types/structure of briefs in what is good and what bad:
 It is bad to get the agreement signed, if I don’t give all information in
the brief to begin with, in case of a court case about money or unfair
treatment by the recording engineer. To make clear the direction and
plan I am working on at this time.
 Tender:
The contractors provide an estimated cost & description of how the
creative media product may be produced. In this case in it is very
simple, because I want to record my own song, so copyright is not
going to be a problem. I will pay the cost of it, and give a copy of the
brief the mixing, recording, mastering, and transfer crew. The terms
and condition/under-lined stuff like, adult and violent content, more or
less the hidden messages. In this case it will not apply as the lyrics are
simple everyday usable words, and that have no law to say I can’t. It
will not offend anyone.
In their brief they have said that the workers get paid before the job is
done, in case the brief goes over budget. Which I have allowed for any
way. I hope my ideas evolve changes, as a result of my research, I will
hopefully know more about Video and Audio Production.
The end result should be a music video that I am happy with, and the
sound should be in time, and cutting to the beat, with the video shots
and angles will match the music. Music Video Duration time: about 4
minutes. Software: Audacity 2.0.3
 The Shoot / Costs and fees
Costs and fees. Cheapest agencies have hourly rates; billing the client
(£75 - £450 per hour would be typical
 What I am going to do is: Virtual money: £10,000 to spend
I will I be able to record video, audio, edit, write, sing, play, and master
the software needed to bring about a high quality Music Video with in
my allowed budget. I believe I can do it, but time will tell. Hope to have
learned production in the making.
23
 The Shoot
The norm is a 2-person crew
(Camera and sound) shooting on DVCAM or Digital
Betacam with a small lighting kit and a sound kit.
The semi-pro camera costing £4,500
Actors normally charge £250 - £600 per day
A 10-minute corporate video using 5 minutes of music will typically cost
£750. Budget for Audio Only. Virtual money: £10,000 to spend
From the Soundscape Recording Studio prices
www.TheSoundscapeStudio.com
24
The problems and out-comes of not using them. I may run out of money and
time, the budget is £10,000 to make this music video so far the song will
cost:
Recording Audio Prices, 4 hours + Mixing: £45.00, Mastering: £60.00 Per
Song, CD Transfer: £45.00, Digital Audio Restoration.
Total: £150.00
Total Budget Left: £9,858
The Shoot/ £450 per hour
Scripts/storyboards £2,000
Small lighting/sound kit. £4,500
Actors £250 per day
A 10-minute corporate video using 5 minutes of music £750
Total for Audio £150.00
Total Budget Left: £9,858
Total for Audio /Video etc. £7,950
Total Budget Left: £1,908
Outline Production Plan
Total Budget Left: £1,908
1 week
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
setting up scene
audio recording
Video/lighting
No Costume needed
2 hours
4
5
N/A
hours
hours
Lighting is free with the Video equipment
The genre I have chosen is a spiritual song I wrote myself when I was really
broken and low in mood, depressed and lonely. The words came to me in
about ten minutes at that time. I didn't think of the song much after this. The
unit for Music Recording led me to resurrect this song. I needed to find a
beat, chords, and harmonica structure.
I've played certain songs that involvee the llistener because of the
expression and emotion, with a meaningful life changing song, that really
meant something to someone else and it surprised me, and made me want
to continue, because of the help to someone it brings. I really believe a great
song can change a life for the better. It has been proven in past years by
25
many great artists like Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash and many more.
Sound
Quality factors I use are
44100Hz and 32-bit float. I
use a WAV format because it
is used on Windows and is
needed for creating an audio CD. Then I
compress the wave to mp3. A small sizecompressed audio format, which is the main
format for transmitting audio over the Internet,
it has a great clear sound without losing its
Quality factors. The best way for me to explain this is with picture diagrams.
Below is one in Audacity.
Taking Sound & Video Settings Wave & HD
Iinfluencing quality
Acoustic reflection.
The bouncing of sound waves back from an object or surface which is
physically larger than the wavelength of the sound.
Sound in a standard Room / Hall
Sound waves travel at 345 meters/second, so that the sound coming back
for the speaker within a large room will reach a listener after a time of about
0.2 seconds.
26
This is the way I do it: So if I wanted to record myself with just a guitar that is
not plugged in. I will have the guitar 5 inches away from the microphone. I
will also another mic at the back of the room to pick up the acoustic
reflection, to give the guitar a stronger full sound, and after that I could pan
and make my guitar stereo, it will sound a bit like delay.
Web site: http://www.yourdictionary.com/echo
The distance
Between microphones should be at least 3 times
the distance from each microphone to its intended
sound source.
Absorption.
A sound wave hits one of the surfaces of a room some of the sound is
reflected back into the room, and some penetrates the surface. Parts of the
sound wave energy is absorbed to the heat energy in the material.
Three basic sound absorbers: porous materials commonly formed of matted
or spun fibers; panel (membrane) absorbers having an impervious surface
mounted over airspace; and resonators created by holes or slots connected
to an enclosed volume of trapped air.
Noise Removal
Noise Removal can reduce background sounds such as hum, or buzz, and
takes out the amounts of "hiss". Audience, background noise, or crowd
noise. It some cases it is wise to leave some in. i.e. (live recordings)
Mp3 Converter in Audacity
MP3 Export
Audacity has options for encoding to the popular MP3 format.
Ccompressed formats. The size of the file and the quality of the encoded
file; higher quality requiring larger files. Wave to Mp3 is what I use. Which is
128kbps?
Conclusion
All audio file formats has its own strengths and weaknesses. The most
popular sound file format these days is MP3 because of its high levels of
audio quality, and its small file size.
Microphone
As below I would do if recording guitar. I’d connect the microphone to my
computer mic input port. I use a mono microphone, but stereo will do also,
as I will pan a mono track in production later, so it will not matter at this
stage. I have mastered Audacity fairly well now, and it is easy, I get a great
clear recording sound, so I will stick with it for now.
27
The Recording Level
The volume level should be adjusted to record at the highest level possible,
without clipping the signal. Clipped signals will be distorted and can't be
fixed.
The highest peak of a recorded signal is about -6 dB away from clipping. -6
dB is equivalent to a height of 0.5 on Audacity's default waveform display
A mono mini-plug
A stereo mini-plug
Recording
Multi-track
Multi-task recording soon started to revolutionize the recording industry. The
4-track recorder was common in the 1960s. Bands like the Beatles, the
Beach Boys' and producer Phil Spector took advantage of multiple tracks,
experimenting with the new sounds. It didn't take long before for eight-track
recorders to become the industry standard.
28
4 track tape, old 1955 model
8-track mixer
A popular early (1973)
Home multitask recorder.
Eight-track
Digital recorder
Today’s Computerized Model. Endless tracks! Depending on the computer
memory installed on my computer. I’d use an external drive for large raw
data.
Analogue / digital recording systems
Analog technology a wave is recorded in an analog tape recorder signal
is taken straight from the microphone and laid onto tape. The wave from the
microphone is called the analog wave. That wave on the tape can be read,
29
amplified and sent to a speaker to produce the recorded sound.
Digital technology, the analog wave is sampled, and then turned into 1 &
0’s numbers, and are stored in the digital device. A CD sampling rate is
44,000 samples per second. To hear the music the numbers would have to
be turned into a voltage wave
Numbers can be compressed for wav to mp3. I use wav to record with, and
after mixing the tracks I compress them to mp3 so that they will fit on a CD.
Waves are large sound files that take up too much memory space. I can get
good quality sound on mp3.
Reel-To-Reel Advantages
Magnetic tape was used for about 50 years to record music. Digital audio
has done its best to copy tape, with its sound qualities, with easy workflow.
Some people use tape into digital systems for the best of both worlds. I
prefer digital only, because of its easy recording software and storage.
Analog Sound
Part of the vinyl sound was low-level friction in the groove, as well as the
effects of equalization needed for LPs to track properly. I don’t like tape hiss.
Plug-ins have tried, nothing is the same quality to digital audio. I have
listened to LP’s, tape, 45’s, but I prefer modern technology for its overall
quality, storage and it’s easy to work with tracks when mixing.
Tape
High frequencies and a compression effects that are used to give rock
drums their distinctive sound. Studios often mix drums recorded digitally to
magnetic tape at high levels, then load into digital format.
Noise reduction; software recording and editing systems;
After recording a vocal when using a low quality microphone, I end up
background noise. I am using software called Audacity.com for the web
site.
The Noise Selected
Select an area that has, just the background noise.
Select Effect then Noise Removal. Click on the Get Noise
Profile button.
Removing the unwanted noise
Select Effect and Noise Removal again. Adjust the slider.
If I am happy with the result, I’ll click Remove Noise, and
then export your file to wav or mp3.
30
Listen to the sample with noise removed to see if you like it.
Then the Adobe Flash Player is required to play this audio clip.
Sound WAV to be edited
Current hardware and computer interfaces;
Effects and processors; mastering considerations
Effects Processing
The main impact on the sound is Equalization (called EQ). EQ you can
emphasize or de-emphasize certain frequency bands which will make
different tracks stand out from each other.
Bass drum the frequencies above 6 kHz can be cut off and a boost at 80 Hz
will create a more bass sound. I have done this by selecting the bass track,
and in the options increase the bass, then I mixed all tracks and rendered,
fixed the volume under clipping, then saved project.
I used the Compressor in the toolbox dropdown menu. It turns down the
signal´s peaks, so they don’t cause distortion. Compression also reduces
the difference between the loudest and softest parts of the track. It is a great
tool in most software programs.
I used the Reverb to add depth to the sound. I use it in vocal tracks. Like
echo, but in echo the sound comes back to me. Guitars, strings and the
piano are more natural with some reverb. Drums don’t need to be reverbed.
This unit for me that for the first time is to find out what ways people have
done it in the past. It will be an interesting journey for me, as I find this
assignment worth looking into; also it's part of my course. The art of
recording and making a video to suit it will be a mass challenge for me, as I
don't know anything about how music and videos are made. And after this
unit, I hope to know more, and to get the reality of the music/video industry.
I will start with the research I have been doing for on and off about a year
now. The best I have found is Audacity, because it, to my knowledge, it is as
good as any paid software today. I have got good results, but have to work
on effects and mixing more.
31
It is user-friendly, and works on 32bit and 64bit windows of mac. It is "I
believe" a great start, if the time is spent learning. It also comes up to the
level of a proper recording studio, if used correctly and skilfully. I have
mastered most, of its functions to date. There is millions of people worldwide using this software that is proof of its quality
This is their logo above, which I copy and pasted from their web site.
This is my favourite audio recording software; I have been working on it for
time to time for about one year now.
Equipment needed
• Digital camera or camcorder, which I can Borrow from South West College.
• Computer. I have one, or can use from South West College
• Microphone (built in or remote microphone) I have one, or can use from
South West College
Software needed
Audacity 2.0.2 is the latest version of 2012. I've downloaded it from their
web site.
The Audacity 2.0.2 manual can also be downloaded it from their web site.
What a great start so far!
Video software needed Cost
Final Cut pro, which I used in S.W.C last
year, and found it to be good enough for any
professional type of film.
Any video converter (software above)
These are good settings, to change the large
video files to compressed Mp4 Video. The
only thing I have to do to compress it more if
it is too large still after compression is to drop the Video and Audio bit rate,
but not too much, because it will lose quality
32
Planning for 1 and 2.
Thank for your employment through the year, I’ll leave you with a small
portfolio of Logos ,colours, text, fonts, showcase my music video, audio,
photos, in all of the work I have done for the company over the year. This
will show some of the finest work to date to give a good impression of your
company’s teaching, and your interest in me as a part-time worker.
WordPress Mindmap
portfolio
Design
Promotional
Production
Music
Recording
Music
PhotoShop
Video
Gimp
Health &
Safety/equipment
My brief
Virtual money: £10,000 to spend
From the Soundscape Recording Studio prices
www.TheSoundscapeStudio.com
The problems and out-comes of not using them. I may run out of money and
time, the budget is £10,000 to make this music video so far the song will
cost:
Recording Audio Prices, 4 hours + Mixing: £45.00, Mastering: £60.00 Per
Song, CD Transfer: £45.00, Digital Audio Restoration.
Total: £150.00
Total Budget Left: £9,858
Total for Audio £150.00
Total Budget Left: £9,858
Total for Audio /Video etc. £7,950
Total Budget Left: £1,908
33
1 week
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
setting up scene
2 hours
audio recording
4 hours
Video/lighting
5 hours
No Costume needed N/A
Time: 11 hours
Cost: £7,950
Lighting is free with the Video equipment
I have put my final major project on you-tube at the address below. I looked
up the copyright on YouTube
Legal
Intellectual property rights are rights granted
to creators and owners of works that are the
human intellectual creativity. Like a song I
wrote for my finial media project, it is my
words, ideas and creativity and I don’t want
anyone to take it and make it a copy like
theme of the story and melody.
The property rights are the copyright, patents, trademarks, and design
rights. It is a moral and paternal right to the artists. Some may have their
trademarks, but in this case I don’t have one.
Race Relations Act also does not apply as there in no coloured or country
involved. Publications Act; is anything that a person can read or look at any
sound recording, film or any other kind of record of a picture or pictures that
are misleading that tend to corrupt persons who are likely, when all the
circumstances are considered, to read, see or hear the matter contained in
it. Videos are found: Make money from them. Get stats on them. Or block
them from YouTube altogether.
Computer Misuse Act became law in August 1990. Under the Act of
hacking and the sending of viruses are criminal offences. This doesn’t apply,
as I put my video on you tube.
Data Protection Act I have no contracts or contract types with anyone or
thing in this music video. I have asked the people in the video for their
permission, and they were ok with it.
I did not sub-contract it to anyone because I don’t in this case take thing to
or over protect anything, but I can understand why some people do. I have
to do a unit about working to a brief for my music video my music video and
my FMP.
34
Ethical
Relationship with client (respecting client wishes, listening to needs);
authorship and ownership issues; representation, eg race, gender, age;
blasphemy; effects debates
Libel when an unjustified attack is written, published or broadcast in some
way that is damaging to the individual or group. Media producers and
journalists need to be aware of this because of slander. The media can
justify their output if it can be proved to be a complete fact to them and the
laws that are in a debate type setup or greater public interest.
Contempt of court the outcome of a trial by not naming individuals
protected by the law. The Producers/reporters must check with other
sources or those who can provide checks that this has not happened
National Security the producers most are aware of laws such as The
Official Secrets Act 1911 and The Prevention of Terrorism Act, but this is not
an issue to the music video I have made.
Copyright
Originators of the material such as books, plays, songs, film and
Photographs. They have automatic ownership of that piece of work,
although it’s advisable to obtain legal protection. You cannot copyright an
idea, only the application of that idea. Work cannot be used or copied
without the permission of the originator; it is usually with some form of
royalty or payment.
Discrimination
It is illegal to discriminate against anyone on grounds of sex, age, disability
or ethnic origin when recruiting or in the workplace.
Aim
My aim is to research recording Music Video in the Creative Media Industry,
last year I talked about artists and compared company's and record sales.
This time looking at the recording Industry today, in a quick changing world
for the artist/company and videos, and how it works now.
YouTube Conclusion
I am looking at the facts, which are amazing.
On YouTube
60 hours of video uploaded every minute
More than 4 Billion views per day
1 Hour of YouTube uploads per second
The first step normally is to record something of myself, to show it to
someone else, in other words, it will be my music video CV. Just like a
person looking for work gives a CV to an employer. There really is no big
difference, to getting that job, than believing in my music. If i don't get the
35
job? Well i can say i tried, it will make no difference, because the love of
music and what i do is more important to me.
This unit for me that for the first time is to find out what ways people have
done it in the past. It will be an interesting journey for me, as i find this
assignment worth looking into; also it's part of my course. The art of
recording and making a video to suit it will be a mass challenge for me, as i
don't know anything or little, about how music and video are made. And after
this unit, i hope to know more, and to get the reality of the music/video
industry.
I will start with the research i have been doing for on and off about a year
now. The best i have found is Audacity, because it to my knowledge, it is as
good as any paid software today. I have got good results, but have to work
on effects and mixing more.
It is user-friendly, and works on 32bit and 64bit windows of mac. It is "I
believe" a great start, if the time is spent learning. It also comes up to the
level of a proper recording studio, if used correctly and skilfully. I have
mastered most, of its functions to date. There is millions of people worldwide using this software that is proof of its quality. That is great, but i will
leave it for the Music Recording Unit 48. Now i just want to say i have
recorded my Music Video, and where do i go from here.
2nd Conclusion in my own words - on a personal level
If i wanted to be serious about this. I would find want to do next after my
Music Video is complete.
This is their logo above, which I copy and pasted from their web site.
This is my favourite audio recording software; i have been working on it for
time to time for about one year now.
Equipment needed
• Digital camera or camcorder, which i can Borrow from South West College.
• Computer. I have one, or can use from South West College
• Microphone (built in or remote microphone) I have one, or can use from
South West College
Software needed
Audacity 2.0.2 is the latest version of 2012. I've downloaded it from their
web site.
36
The Audacity 2.0.2 manual can also be downloaded it from their web site.
What a great start so far!
Video software needed Cost
Final Cut pro which i used in S.W.C last year, and found it to be good
enough for any professional type of film.
I have to do a storyboard, production log, planner and this diary. Went to
Muffin’s house, learned to mic up drums, we put down the drums first
Wed 5th December
I
seen guitarist added tracks using a line in cables directly into a computer,
using recording software Garage Band. Making loops, as it the most used
now. Writing the lyrics and melodies. Adding singers voices
Mixing, rendering, and adding a little echo on the vocals
I am doing my own song so this is how I did it. The first thing I have to do is
to open my favourite recording software which is Audacity. I’ll plug the
condenser microphone in to the direct current (D.I) and then into my laptop.
By clicking I opened up the Audacity software. The open screen will look
like something like the print below, which has my tracks imported into it. I
can set the volume levels by selecting a single track and then going into
effects on the tool bar I can increase the volume or decrease it. The main
tool I will use for this recording is the effects tool bar because it will allow
most of the setting I need to produce a high quality wav format file recording.
Wav has up to 1000bits per second, but I will use 320bps, because I believe
it’s good for memory compression with my Music Video.
Adjusting tracks Since I only going to be using 5 tracks. By adjusting the
height of this track to make it easier to edit. Hover the cursor over the
bottom edge of the track until it changes to two arrows, and then adjust the
tracks height by dragging vertically. I find this easier to do for my FMP than
to explain it.
37
Below is the finished imported audio screen:
The tracks listed and named to make the
recording easyier.
Tool bar
Here a screen shot from the left side of
the screen
Drums track
Violet singing
Guitar
Paddy singing
Organ
Rendered
Look on the above screen shot to see
these track names.
After finished importing all my audio files.
In the dropdown tool bar, I first select all
the tracks, changed and paned tracks to left or right, to make it a stereo final
mix, and then mixed and rendered. I was left with one final track, which is
the master track. 44100 Hz as your default sample rate and 16-bit format for
CD and broadcast quality. Click OK to close the dialog box.
audacity.sourceforge.net/ has a help tool so it was easy to do. I could
explain every tool in the project, but it would be better to say to someone,
just go to the help in audacity.sourceforge.net/
I imported the drum track first, there was no need to add echo on the drums.
I just had to stop it from clipping by selecting it, and lowing the volume. It is
the same method, by checking all the volume on all of the tracks from the
distortion of clipping.
I add Violet voice next with me playing the guitar easy, it’s just to give her an
idea of where she it with the song. It will only pick up her voice. The real
plugin guitar will be added later.
38
Listening to play back on the headphones, I added the plugin guitar with
lead plugged into my laptop. I selected guitar track and added chorus effect,
and a little echo 0.2 (in effects tab)
Then I added myself singing, with listening to play back on the headphones
and the microphone plugged in, as always I should have said at the
beginning. I added just echo.
I added mouth organ and added a lot of echo 0.4, is good for a blues sound,
to do so.
I mixed and rendered by selecting all the tracks, and on the tool menu
selected mixed and rendered.
The last thing was to check the clipping, and to pan each track from to left
and right, depending on taste. I like to use Stereo as much as I can, by
panning all the tracks, except the drums. Drums are used mostly in the
centre, and not panned at all.
Last but not less important, export to wav format for better studio quality. It
can be later compressed to mp3 for compact disk.
Drums track, Violet singing, Guitar, Paddy singing, Organ, Rendered
Clipping: to avoid clipping see that you don’t go into the red on the volume
level, it can be fixed later, but it is better to set the levels at the beginning.
After finished importing all my audio files. In the dropdown tool bar, I first
select all the tracks, changed and paned tracks to left or right, to make it a
stereo final mix, and then mixed and rendered. I was left with one final
track, which is the master track. 44100 Hz as your default sample rate and
16-bit format for CD and broadcast quality. Click OK to close the dialog box.
audacity.sourceforge.net/ has a help tool so it was easy to do. I could
explain every tool in the project, but it would be better to say to someone,
just go to the help in audacity.sourceforge.net/
What I will need
Male connectors are used for signal output and female connectors for signal
input.
39
Female (left) and Male (right) XLR connectors
Jack plugs for connection, this is the microphone socket in computer
soundcards.
Dynamic Microphone
Live sound and known for its durability. High volume levels of bass guitar,
bass drums and amplifiers. This mic should not be placed any more than
one foot away from the sound source.
Condenser Microphone:
(Battery) Recording lead vocal tracks, acoustic guitars, pianos, and strings,
it has ability to capture the smaller parts of sound. Quick, response that
cannot be done by other types of microphones.
Conclusion
There is no right or wrong way to mic instruments. I think the most used
techniques are the best, because they have been tried and tested. I think
The Beatles experimented a lot with Stereo tracks, micing up in differently
than anyone at the time. It is what sounds good to me at the time, but the
main things like quality, expression, and creative playing will be the same. It
the new way of doing things, the faster computers, the large storage on
smaller devices. The format on which audio is stored has changed.
All I use now is: Laptop, Microphone, Guitar and lead cable, and I can
record endless tracks with all the effects I need. Its plug and play recordings.
I have to do a storyboard, production log, planner and this diary. I am
picking stuff over the year for my PORTFOLLIO. I will post it on
WORDPRESS. I have set up a wordpress site and I am working on posts
and pages. I wanted to change the home page and take out the photo at the
start of the home page. Working on wordpress, learning to navigate pages,
and add new posts
40
41
I uploaded my CV from a memory stick. I am now trying to move and resize
text and picture to make them presentable.
This page provides a video show casing my music recording skills and video
editing. I recorded the music first in windows sound editing software called
Audacity. I then sang along with the finished track, with the video camera
running.
This was done after a lot of takes. The take I was happy with. I then edited
the video to the music, and cutting to the beat. It is my first serious video. I
hope you like it.
Designing and planning pages using my favourite fonts, styles, colours and
overall layout, with storyboard. I will use dark red, dark green and mostly
pale colours to set the mood.
It’s a music video that starts sad, with a happy ending.
42
STORYBOARD
MUSIC VIDEO
1080 X 720
res.
AUDIO 320
bpm - stereo
25 fpm
BEAT OR
TEMPO
RECORDING
SOFTWARE
4/4 timing
Audacity 3.0
•GUITAR
•BLUES HARP
•TAMBOURINE
•SINGERS VIOLET & ME
•MICROPHONES
•CONDENSER
•CABLES
23 Apr. 13
Video footage
Content Meaning
Imagery: footage of my wife and a friend of mine in the country side to give
an outdoor feel to heartbreak and a need of peace of mind
Narrative: footage of my wife talking at the end of the song and saying, “Its
Christmas and all is well” A Happy ending.
Pace and style of a man searching to make sense of the situation and call
out to the God to comfort him in his time of need. Performer’s style and
image is relaxed, but in a down and mixed feeling of missing his love, and
asking God for comfort
FORMAT / Video Audio & Lighting
Full HD / It has an image resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a frame rate
of 25 fps. Wide aspect ratio, 16: 9.
Lighting
I'll use the Normal backlight: TWO 600W bulbs.
Video setting I will use. Frame width: 720 - frame height: 576.
Data rate: 8032kbps - Frame rate: 25fps
43
Audio
Bit rate: 1536kbps - stereo WAV
Audio sample rate: 48 kHz
Duration time: 4:32 minutes
Software: Audacity
I recorded it as a WAV file for the best quality at product rate 44100 Hz
I recorded Drums, guitar, and then vocals of myself. Later I recorded my
wife on a separate track. Then I added the mouth organ solo. Later I added
a little echo at 00.03 on the echo tab. Last I picked the Bass notes on the
guitar. Rendered and I saved it to the desktop and named it “my heart is
yours”.
Working on wordpress
I am designing a website in wordpress, I want to import, mostly my audio
and video editing techniques. I want to add pages of my work in the last two
years.
By showing my songs and my audio and video editing techniques, it will be
useful for my digital portfolio.
A banner will be essential, from the Photoshop editing program, saved as a
jpeg and imported or added into Word press. The text font style is also taken
from Photoshop, because it is not listed in Microsoft Word. Creative Media it
is all different colours, styles and my own creation. It is a type of brush in
Photoshop. A drop down menu at the top right of the screen will include:
College Work, Portfolio, CV, and FMP Video.
Repetition
Styles and visuals are repeated across a page which it good apart from the
consistent use of colour throughout, too much of the same.
Alignment
Equal distances rule is ok, but there is a little too much spacing on the right
of the photo.
Proximity
The people are too big or too close to each other. It is like a random snap
shot I would take for fun with my friend, but maybe the photographer wanted
this effect I don’t know.
44
These are the pages I added in Dashboard.
45
46
Health and Safety
Sound: noise and vibration
The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (HSW Act)
and the Noise at Work Regulations 2005
High sound levels are risk to hearing, people working at an event and for the
audience. High levels of vibration can have serious consequences in
hearing. I most have proper control over levels of sound.
It can damage hearing if people are exposed to it long enough, the sound
energy a person is exposed to.
Restricting the length of time spent in noisy conditions, music noise levels
during rehearsals and sound checks, backstage. 85 dB is high; noise level
has to be below this level. Strobe lights may induce epilepsy in sensitive
individuals. Warning is to be given at the entrance or in the programme.
Facilities for people with special needs with suitable arrangements to ensure
that all people with special needs are able to attend. (Including wheelchair
users).
Music Video
I created a logo in Photoshop called it Kesh Creation with a K.
I first double clicked on the Premiere pro icon, and went to file – import.
Then I selected this file, as you see below. It inserted into the video and
audio timeline you see in blue. I also inserted my logo I created at the start. I
opened my favourite recording software which is Audacity. I imported the
audio wav file into Premiere pro, it landed on the audio time-line. This will
track I mimed to earlier.
47
After recording the audio track I turned on the video recorder, and set the
camera to pal 1080px720p. I placed the camera on a stand, and then I set
up the scène with my guitar. I pressed record on the video camera, and
then I sat down in front of the camera and played the audio track. I set the
audio to repeat the song to get a few takes. I mimed to the audio, later cut
out what video I didn’t want with the razor blade on the Premiere pro toolbar.
The tool bar at the top on the screen
After the
video was
recorded,
I got a
few more
close-up
of the
guitar and
previous
video
clips of
Violet to
make nice
fill-in effects later.
I needed extra video tracks to make the video presentation and more
watchable for the viewer, which first of all was me. I needed it to be cut to
the beat, were the video and audio will be in sync with each other.
This unit is about video mostly, as I have talked about audio in the music
recording unit, even so the audio is as important as the video. Music
videos in the 80s had the video to the forefront, as the reason way people
did buy the 45 singles at the time.
48
Above is the 2 screen in Premiere pro, the left screen allows me to view all
my clips, video & audio. The right is where I want the finished music video to
look and sound. As you can see on the above right screen, it has an effect
added to it. I like to add effects, but some videos will not need them.
I am going to use effects on this song, because it is a music video, and most
music videos have effects added to them. It may be different if I was doing a
documentary, as not many effects are added, sometimes none.
Effects are important to me in my music video.
Clips I added to a Timeline panel have effects pre-applied built in. I
adjusted some of the effects in the Effect Controls Panel. Some effects
include animate, rotate, and scale your clips, or composite them with other
clips. Reduce the opacity of a clip for use in such effects as overlays, fades,
and dissolves. Time Remapping lets me slow down, speed up, or reverse
playback. Below is the adjustment layer
Photo taking from: http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/nab-2012-adobe-cs6-release
49
This panel at the left of the
screen is just a few pre-set
effects and transitions. I will
use about 5 to10 different
effects for my music video. I
will use a spin effect, zoom,
colour and Stylize effect, to
just name a few.
By clicking and selecting the
effect I want, and then
dragging it into the time-line, I
can play about with all the
effect to get the one I want.
This
toolbar
has a razor
tool. I would be
impossible for
me to do this
video
without
this tool, as I
cut audio and
video in the
timeline.
Razor Tool is for cutting film for editing
50
51
These are some of the default settings in effects in Premiere pro.
52
53
54
55
Paddy O’ Riordan
Charis, 49 Main St, Kesh, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh BT93 1TE
Mobile: 07784204598
EDUCATION
2011 - 2013
Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production
South West College, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh.
1997 – 2000
Cluain Training Centre, Nelson St, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.
E.C.D.L
Occupational First Aid
Personal Skills
Practical Skills
B&L Safety Consults Ltd, Marlfield, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.
Manual Handling Course
2001 – 2002
Central Technical Institute, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.
VTOS Course – Electronics
1983- 1986
Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.
Group Certificate
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2010 – 2011
Drop-inn Ministry, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh.
Volunteer
• Helping in general day to day running of charity shop i.e. sales,
maintenance, deliveries, cleaning and customer service.
2007 - 2010
Busking and travelling around Ireland
• Interacting with people on social and personal levels
56
2006 – 2007
County Council, Cashel, Co. Tipperary
School Crossing Patrol Officer
• Assisting people across the road.
2003 – 2005
Tipperary.
The
Haven
Addiction
Centre,
Ballingarry,
Thurles,
Co.
• General gardening, house duties, playing worship music and
hymns.
2002 – 2003
Busking around Ireland
• Meeting the public, and getting to know different City’s, towns, and
places.
2000 – 2001
Clonmel Corporation, Town Hall, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.
General Operative
• Assisting in the cleaning and upkeep of footpaths and streets.
• Tending flower beds and general gardening duties.
• Filling and placing sandbags at homes in danger during flooding.
• General gardening duties including hedge trimming, lawn cutting,
planting shrubs/flowers, clearing debris and foliage, mulching and
raking
1997 – 2000
Cluain Training Centre, Nelson St, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.
Office Assistant
• Producing Desktop Publishing work for customers.
• Designing and laminating posters for bands, menu’s and taxi cards.
• Inserting and designing logos for newsletter publication.
• General office duties, including photocopying, binding and printing.
1995 – 1997
Busking and travelling around Ireland
• Placed 4th in the international busking festival in Youghal, Co. Cork
1994 – 1995
Clonmel Tourism amenities, Fishery Board.
General Operative
• General maintenance work including cutting down overgrown
hedges by the river bank.
• Lifting logs and cleaning around the woodland areas.
1993 – 1994
Duffcarrig Camphill Community, Gorey, Co.Wexford.
Volunteer
• Caring for the day to day needs of two elderly gentlemen.
• Assisting with personal care, housekeeping and laundry duties.
• Providing support and assistance when required.
• Farm work included picking tomatoes and digging potatoes.
1989 - 1993
Travelling around Ireland with local 2 piece band.
• Guitar/singer and mouth organ player.
1988 – 1989
Mulcahy’s Bar and Restaurant, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.
• Kitchen Porter
• Preparing vegetables for lunch.
• Plating food and assisting chef.
• General cleaning duties.
57
• Adhering to health & safety regulations.
1988 – 1989
Frank O’ Riordan, Painter/Decorator, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
• Assisting qualified painter, ensuring walls are striped and made
ready for painting and wallpapering.
• Purchasing paint and painting products and sanding down window
ceils.
• Cleaning brushes after use and store materials.
1986 – 1988
Frank Gubbins, Electrical Contractors, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
General Assistant
• Erecting Christmas street lights and fitting light bulbs.
• Wiring plugs, fixing heaters, cleaning up cables in store room.
• Fitted fuses in fuse box.
HOBBIES & INTERESTS:
Enjoy computers, listening to music, playing guitar, tambourine, and mouth organ.
I play worship music most days some nights, reading Bible passages, I am
interested to develop a ministry in worship.
ACHIEVEMENTS:
Received Certificates for:
Attendance, punctuality, personal qualities, practical abilities, communications,
problem solving, numeracy, computer literacy, kitchen, woodwork, arts and crafts,
Web site used for my FMP
WEB SITES of my research
http://audacity.sourceforge.net
http://lame.sourceforge.net/download.php
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/german
www.bandlondon.co.uk
www.worldwideindependentnetwork.com www.ifpi.org
http://www.camberwellstudios.co.uk/