Final Version

Versions of Final Project

Version A



Version B



Here are two versions of our final project. We have two versions of our final project as we were unsure whether the music fitted properly. However, after playing it back on the Macs, we decided that Version A was better as the underlying beat continues throughout the intro creating a better sense of continuity.

News Intro Theme

After a few days working on the intro, I have finished it and it's now ready to put into our final film. I decided to incorporate a repetitive bass note using a delay effect, and recorded a repetitive drum beat. Together, I feel these create a driving rhythm that connotes the severity of the stories. There is then a bass drum that cuts through this repetition, to punctuate the start of each headline, as this is the music that runs underneath the headlines.

For the intro sequence, I then recorded horns and trumpets over this basic rhythm to reflect the grandiose nature of the news. Towards the end, the music then rises to a crescendo, building tension leading into the first story.

In order to create this, I used GarageBand, which is a program that I have never used before. However, with a little knowledge of music, I was able to find my way around fairly easily. The MIDI feature incorporated into this program was also very useful, as it was much easier to edit individual notes and edit the timing. This allowed me to create a more slick sounding piece. The bank of effects was also useful, as I was able to add delay to the bass which made it sound more modern.

Our news intro on GarageBand

Editing individual notes and timing using MIDI

Adding effects to the soundtrack

First Draft

Here is a first look at our news production. We have filmed everything now including all our Vox Pops, and it is all edited together. From this we can see what needs tweaking and anything more that we need to add.

The music used at the moment fits well but its too generic, as it comes from iMovie so lacks originality. So we still have to add our own original music which I think will lift the intro.

Some of the transitions between shots may need tidying up, but for the most part I think that the report is really shaping up.