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Podcast recording and editing (U16: P5, P6, M2)

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Learning Outcome 3 (U16):   Be able to record, edit and review sound elements: P5 (U16): Record the different sound elements This is me using my phone, to record all the narration parts of the podcast. I chose to use my phone as its lightweight and portable, and would allow me to record the necessary audio, at each location I was going. As well as this, it also recorded audio to a high level, meaning that I could gain the best results, with no unnecessary hold ups, due to no access to a microphone. I added both the Narration and Delay effects on to my audios. This gives the podcast a layered listening experience, as well as adapting the audio, in order to give me the specific effect on the audience I want too. As well as this, it after experimenting with the different audio types, these were the clearest and best quality, for the narration parts. I adjusted the automa...
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Editing Material: (U7: P6)

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Learning Outcome 4 (U7):   Be able to write and edit a news article for an identified purpose P6 (U7): Use sub-editing skills to finalise the article for publication Injustices of Knife Crime ·        Knife crime in the UK is at an all-time high. ·        Drill music has come under heavy scrutiny. ·        The social divide has never been wider.  Over the past 3 years, knife crime has sky-rocketed in the UK, causing a nationwide crisis. Many factors have led to this drastic rise in knife crime in the UK, with people placing a large amount of blame on drill music.  But is this fair? Drill music has long been seen as a scape goat for the recent spate of knife crime.  In 2014/15, recorded knife crime was at 25,000, rising to 44,000 in the latest records. This is the largest n...
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Creating Material (U7: P5)

Learning Outcome 4 (U7):   Be able to write and edit a news article for an identified purpose P5 (U7): Write an original article for an identified purpose Injustices of Knife Crime Over the past 3 years, knife crime has rocketed in the UK, causing a nationwide crisis. Many factors have led to this drastic rise of knife crime in the UK; with people placing a large amount of the blame on drill music. But is this fair? Drill music has long been an ‘escape goat’ of the recent rise of knife crime. But does it actually contribute to as much knife crime as people like to believe? In 2014/15, recorded knife crime was at 25,000, rising to 44,000 in the latest records. This is the largest number of recorded knife crime on records. Where it cannot be denied that this has come about, at the same time as a recent increase in the popularity of drill music; it has also come at a time where there has been a drastic increase of people living in poverty. So, what’s a bigger cause of k...
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Researching & Planning (U7: P4, M3, D1) (U16: P3, P4, M1)

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Learning Outcome 3 (U7):   Be able to research and plan content for an article Learning Outcome 2 (U16):   Know the techniques and processes used to create sound elements P4 (U7): Research and plan content for an original article My news article will be based around an issue that is very prominent today, especially in London. It will be an article about the mass knife crime in the capital, with links to modern racism and inequalities that young black people face often. This is a very powerful topic, and will require an appropriate amount of research, with the majority of this research being primary. This is because it will ensure that the facts, statistics and stories I get will be 100% factual and not covered up by any institutions. The genre of the article is crime, as well as being serious reportage.  To ensure that my article is as 'real' as possible I will go down to places where people, who the issues in my article are directly linked to, live, at places s...
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