One of the scenes of my radio play is a monologue by Aaron. As this does not require interaction with any additional characters, I decided to record this before scheduling the remaining sessions. This would give the other actors more time to familiarise themselves with their scripts and allow me to re-familiarise myself with the processes of recording and editing in an environment with less pressure. I recorded Jack using the computer, microphones, mixing desk and other similar equipment in the RNC Radio studio; I was situated in the control room with Jack in the room next door to minimise the amount of background noise. Having accurately set recording levels to avoid distortion, I recorded two takes of the monologue. I then edited them together, using the best parts from each take. Having done this, I now need to select suitable background music before I can continue with the production of the scene.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Recording the Monologue
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I've just listened to the edit and it sounds fine. You might want to add a little reverb, as discussed, to emphasis its interiorised quality.
Check out the sound files in our network as suggested to see if you can find an effective sound bed. Whether orchestral or electronic, it could suggest anxiety, paranoia - mixed maybe with the beep and buzz of electronic data-flow e.g the hand-shaking of routers and network switches etc
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