Digital News Unit: Voiceover and Editing Day

Chris came up with the idea of getting us all in the same place so we can edit the programme together. This was vitally important as we all have different ideas and want the channel to be as good as possible. This was also a good time to record the voice over, so we invited Jamie round to join us as he still needed to do the commentary in the Roller Derby package.

After showing Jamie the rough cut, he came up with some good points to change/alter, which we all ended up agreeing on. I always think it's useful to get a second opinion, especially from someone who features in it, therefore knowing the subject well. Jamie's advice was taken on board, and definitely helped improve our piece.

We then went on to record the commentary with Jamie, using our phones to get clear audio which can be easily added and transported to our laptops. Again we all told Jamie how we wanted the script to be delivered, and he listened as he did it exactly how we wanted it. We wanted his engaging personality to come through with the commentary, and the relevant pauses made it easier for Chris to edit.

One idea we came up with is to have the 'Jammer' get highlighted when Jamie explains the rules. We believe this is a good idea as it will make it clearer to the audience what we're talking about and therefore understanding the rules to this new sport. Jamie put emphasis on the word 'Jammer', which in turn linked in well with the highlighted idea.

Overall it was a productive day, where we got our final piece of audio, and finalised most of the ideas so we can progress nicely and confidently