Radio play script Performance Mike

Tom- Bob ( Acting role) (Assisting with Music and special effects)

Ryan- Chris and Gordon (Acting role) (Assisting with Music and special effects)

Clare- Narrator (Speaking role) (Assisting with Music and special effects)

Setting the Scene:

The three of them meet up in Bexleyheath and greet each other before getting on the bus to Bluewater

Here we have Bob who works in Sports Direct Say hi Bob- Hello and here we have two people that works in a banking firm Chris, say hello Chris- Hey, and here we have Gordon, Gordon say hello- Alright?

Tom- Bob ( or Bobby as nickname)

Ryan- Gordon ( or Gordon as a nickname) and Chris

Clare- Narrator

Scene:

Gordon and Chris walking towards the bus stop in Bexleyheath town centre to meet Chris's friend from secondary school Bobby and now is waiting for a bus going to Bluewater, and here comes the 96 bus going to Bluewater, the three friends get on the bus and their journey to Bluewater begins......

Bobby: So Chris how have You been? It has been long since we have seen each other.

Chris: Yeah I know erm I have not been too bad Thanks, how about yourself? oh just before I forget Gordo this is my long time friend Bob or just call him Bobby he likes to be called that God knows why.

Bobby: Hey.

Gordo: Hey.

Bobby: So how do you two know each other?

Chris: We work in the same company.

Gordo: Yeah and guess who has to train him?

Chris: Train if you mean by just sitting there all day and doing nothing then yeah we could more or less call that training.

Bobby: So it looks like you two have fun at work?

Gordo: Yeah you could say that.

Chris: Maybe, how your job going?

Bobby: It's going ok I guess can't complain.

Gordo: Where about do you work then?

Bobby: I work at Sports Direct in Crayford.

Scene; It is now halfway through their journey and now discussing on what they are going to be doing over Christmas?

Gordo: So Bob, anything planned for Christmas?

Bobby: The usual as every year, with Family and Christmas dinner.

Chris: Me and Gordo are going away on a Ski trip on behalf of the Bank.

Bobby: That sounds cool.

Narrator: Now the bus has arrived to Bluewater, the three friends are preparing to get off the bus, and begin walking to the building, and are now standing inside the building.

Bobby: So where do we start?

Diary 16\12\2009

We need some sound effects for tomorrow's Recording, and we need to improvise some more lines to add into the script. I will possibly have to do two voices if Clare doesn't show up, and the two voices need to be different!

04/01/2010

Just before Christmas in the last week of term, we completed the script and we finished the recording, I ended up doing two voices and we used a Glockenspiel as a kind of jingle for an announcement to be made inside the Shopping Centre. If we want to, we now have the option to do a second recording and redo everything such as voices, sound effects, dialogue if we want to.

I thought that the recording went quite well, although it took a few takes to actually pull off because of some laughter, however I thought that the voice acting was strong, but there wasn't a lot of music throughout the play, only a Xylophone used as a brief jingle. This time it would be good to have some music to set the scene as a sort of introduction and maybe have some at the end to close out the play. It would also make it more interesting and it would be different with music added in.

I play a character called Bobby who is quite down to earth and easy to talk to and he is exactly like this in the scene. He was born in London, is obviously a male, quite tall, dark hair, and has quite smart clothing. He is quite big and admits he needs to lose weight, he is quite well educated, he received quite good Gcse's and is currently training in a business firm in London.

He has a Girlfriend, and in the future he hopes to get married, and hopes to do well in his job, earn decent money and be able to support his Family.

I also voice another character, this is just an announcement voice inside the Shopping centre, telling the Shoppers about a special surprise, it is just an American accent.

Brian Animation

Recently over the last two weeks we have started a new unit with Brian which is Animation. We have been starting off with simple animations on a program called Flash. It is an Animation program which a lot of people haven't used before, we started off making a shape such as a Circle or a Square then making them move. I created a Blue square and made a oval shape using the oval tool on Flash, I made it Green and put it inside the square and then made what is called a Motion Tween and made the oval shape move to the top of the screen and then go back to the centre, and if You keep pressing Enter it will keep doing the animation over and over again.

Brian has told us that soon we will be doing an animation with sound, it might have something to do with the work we have already done for Mike on Logic.

So far, the Flash program looks quite difficult to use, and I have played around with it a few times and was having difficulty, but Brian said we would be able to get the hang of it after a while.

This follows on from the first unit we did, which was choosing a particular topic that You were interested in, and then going out to take Pictures of whatever it was that You chose. Then we were going to edit and animate the pictures.

Music research Mike

Music research

Dynamics and Accents in Music

In Music, Dynamics refer to the Volume of a Note or Sound, but can also refer to every aspect of the execution of a Piece which has been given, either Stylistic, which is Staccato, Legato Etc, or Functional (Velocity).

There are two basic Dynamic indications in Music which are:

P which stands for Piano, meaning soft.

F which stands for Forte, meaning loud or strong, it also can mean deep.

More subtle degrees of loudness or softness are indicated by:

MP standing for Mezzo- Piano which means moderately soft,

MF standing for Mezzo- Forte, which means moderately loud

Beyond F and P also there is,

FF, which means very loud, and stands for Fortissimo,

PP, which means very soft, and stands for Pianissimo

Words/phrases indicating changes of dynamics

(In Italian unless otherwise indicated)

• al niente: to nothing; fade to silence
• calando: becoming smaller
• crescendo: becoming louder
• da niente: from nothing; out of silence
• decrescendo or diminuendo: becoming softer
• in rilievo: in relief (French en dehors: outwards); indicates that a particular instrument or part is to play louder than the others so as to stand out over the ensemble. In the circle of Arnold Schoenborg, this expression had been replaced by the letter "H" (for German, "Hauptstimme"), with an added horizontal line at the letter's top, pointing to the right, the end of this passage to be marked by the symbol " ┐ ".
• perdendo or perdendosi: losing volume, fading into nothing, dying away
• morendo: dying away (may also indicate a tempo change)
• marcato: stressed, pronounced

• sotto voce: soft, subtle

In Music, Articulation refers to the direction or performance technique which affects the transition or continuity on single note or between multiple notes or sounds.

There are many different kinds of articulation, each having a different effect on how the note is played. Some articulation marks include the slur, phrase mark, staccato, staccatissimo, accent, sforzando, rinforzando, and legato. Each articulation is represented by a different symbol placed above or below the note (depending on its position on the staff).

Woodwind and brass instruments generally articulate by tonguing, the use of the tongue to break the airflow into the instrument. Stringed instruments use different bowing techniques to achieve different articulations.

When staccato marks are combined with a slur, the result is portato, also known as articulated legato. Tenuto markings under a slur are called (for bowed strings) hook bows. This name is also less commonly applied to staccato or martellato (martelé) markings.

Music Information Mike

Rhythm is any measured movement or flow, and the variation and accentuation of a series of events such as a series of sounds.

Notation is a system that using written symbols, represents perceived Music.

Pitch represents the perceived frequency of a Sound, it is one of the three main attributes of auditory Sounds, the other two are Loudness and Tibre.

Scales, The Major Scale is made up of Seven distinct Notes, you can include an Eighth which Duplicates the first an Octave higher. In Music Theory, the simplest Major Scale to write or Play on a Piano is C Major, because it is the only Major Scale to not require Sharps and Flats, only the White Keys on a Piano Keyboard.

Minor Scale is a Diatonic Scale, the White notes of a Keyboard give a Major Scale from C to C.

The Semitone is the smallest Musical Interval between two notes on a Keyboard.

Frank Mandy Artefacts Unit Review

When we joined the College, the first unit we were set for Frank and Mandy was Artefacts, we researched what is an Artefact? What were examples of Artefacts?

The first task we were set was to create a Cd Cover. To get some ideas, we had to pick Four examples of Cd Covers that we like, and get examples of the

sort of Fans and People that listened to that particular band, for example Younger People wouldn't listen to Spandau Ballet, that would be for Adults and older Person, however younger People would listen to Maximo Park and for instance Kings of Leon. Then I would look at the Covers and start to get ideas about what I was going to do for My Cover. I based the Cover on the name of a Band I am currently in, Only for the Weekend. Also before I chose My Cd cover, I did four rough drafts of Cd Covers and then I had to pick one that I wanted to improve on.

I didn't copy the idea but I took the basics of it and I had finished the front Cover.

Here is an example of My front cover

Here is an example of my back cover:

Here is an example of My spine cover:

New unit for Frank and Mandy, Scene creating a Leaflet

We are starting a New Unit called Scene, and today we have been researching Activities and things that are going on in the Local Area, I live in Eltham and receive a weekly copy of the News Shopper.

Here is the Website to have a Look at the Website and some of the Activities on offer

http://events.newsshopper.co.uk/events/

This involves comparing what there is to do in Local surrounding areas for 14-19 year olds, and what there is to do in the Southbank, by looking at it there isn't a lot of difference between the Two.

In My local area's, I have chosen to do the O2 and look at what there is to do there. Inside the O2, there are restaurants, clubs, a news-agent, and further down inside the building they always have a different thing You can do depending on the time of Year, i.e in the Summer they have a beach, and in the Winter, they will have an ice rink.

Yesterday, the College took a trip to the Southbank to see what activities there was for 14-19 Year olds, I picked up some leaflets while I was there, these are of the few that I picked up, the National Theatre, a Leaflet called Experience London which tells You all the best Places to go and see around London, some of these Leaflets were picked from Charing Cross Station.

Today (27'th November) in Mandy's double lesson, we had a speaker come in to talk to us. He was a journalist from the Observer which is the sister paper of the Guardian.

His name was Paul, and he told us all about his job as a Sub editor, his job is to basically make sure the articles flow nicely, that they fit on the page well enough. He also makes sure that the text is even and has been justified. The newspaper is always working frantically in order to meet deadlines.

In College and non newspaper People call it a text but in the Newspaper industry it is called a copy.

He was telling us about what he exactly does for the Newspaper , he writes a monthly article for the newspaper, he interviews a Celebrity every month about their likes and dislikes of Music, he also contributes on a monthly basis to the sport section of the newspaper.

He also told us that with these newspapers you must give a FLAVOUR of the promotion, but do not give too much away otherwise it spoils it for the readers and People that are generally interested in that particular article.

He did a Journalism course at the National College of Printing in Elephant and Castle, he didn't have a contract but at the same time he was working for Magazines, if You didn't work You didn't get Paid.

He was telling us where he worked at a Magazine called Sounds, another one called Echoes and he has now worked for the Guardian for Five Years, also he was telling us that You have to have online skills, because some of the articles are now being written online and the Journalism industry is changing so drastically. However it opens up plenty of different opportunities for new things.

They also have very strict rules about deadlines as do many other places away from Newspaper publications, even if You miss one deadline if can effect the whole publication because then it will have to be left blank, if You miss one deadline it's a telling off, but if You miss more than one then You run a serious risk of being terminated from the company.

In the Red pages, Paul was telling us that a interview with a celebrity could potentially boost your reputation, and then more "Celebrities" will want to have the interview with the publication.

On Monday in Mandy's lesson, we made four rough designs of leaflets. We had four pieces of Paper and we folded them in different ways to get different layouts and then we had to choose one that was going to be our final design and then we made it rough on a seperate piece of paper. On the paper, we wrote on it where certain things were going to go, i.e Logo on front, map on back, ect, then we swapped with the person next to us and we wrote comments on the work to say what is needed, e.g. Pictures, Colour, if a section has been left out.

On Tuesday in Frank's lesson, I began the rough process of beginning my leaflet, here is the front page of it:

Welcome to Southbank

Example Poll - Would my guide attract 16-19s to London's South Bank for Creative Media Activities and Events?

This is an example of a Poll that could be taken to have Leaflets evaluated by others to see what they think of the general appeal of it, if they think the tone and images are great, are okay or not good and need some development.

I have now completed three activities on the Leaflet: London Eye, National Theatre, and the Aquarium, and am in the middle of doing a Fourth activity which is the London Imax Cinema and I have done a page promoting a made-up event on the Southbank.

Unit 2- Radio Play Performance Planning 10/11/09 Mike

The other People in My Group are:

Ryan Acting/ Music/Sound effects

Clare Producing/Directing/ Assisting with Music/ Sound effects

Maisie Possible Acting Role if she comes in/ Assisting with Music/ Sound effects

Tom Acting/ Assisting with Music/ Sound effects

At least two People in the group have to act, and we have decided that everyone is going to get involved with the Music/ Sound effects.

The Scene which we might do is a Party, or a scene on the way to a Party. We have had a Discussion and might now do a College Scene. All of three of us in the group are coming up with individual ideas of what to do, and when we have finished we will look at them and decide which one has the best plot, scene, setting, and then we will go along with that idea. Of course neither of these two ideas are happening anymore, as we are now doing a scene on a bus on the way to Bluewater.

The Opening scene will entail opening Music effects for the Title Sequence, but we are going to have the Credits along with the Music. The opening Scene, is now going to be getting on a Bus going to Bluewater, the original opening scene was going to be walking down a Corridor going into a Classroom, that was for the College scene, and the scene which we discussed but never got around to actually planning was a Party scene. That was the very first thing we did before the College scene.

Next Lesson we need to Develop more of the Scene, and get the other Two People involved in the creative process of making the Scene. Another idea that needs to be decided is the idea of when and where the scene is going to take place. It is a College scene, but is it going to take place inside College? A Classroom? Canteen? At Lunchtime? Outside College? As mentioned a few times above, we have chosen our scene.

Today (17'th November) we are continuing with the Radio Play, and carrying on with building the storyline for our Scenario.

In the start of the play, walking towards the Bus Stop discussing what happened at the Weekend. There will be sound effects needed for traffic, cars etc.

My character will be a 19 Year old called Bob. He is down to Earth, quite normal and he has a full time job at Sports Direct.

Ryan will be playing up to three different characters. His first Character will be someone called Chris. He is 20 Years old, and has a full time job at a banking firm, he is also playing a second character called Gordon who is 23 years old and he works alongside Chris at the bank, and he is accompanying Chris and Bob to Bluewater to do Christmas Shopping.

Today (19'th November) we talked more in depth about the Radio Play, more about the Scene, who is doing what?, what Characters will be used?

Today (23'rd November) I had to do some of the planning on My own, because for today's lesson Ryan and Clare didn't come in, the aim of today's lesson was to begin writing the script, unfortunately that is going to be difficult as I am the only Person in My group who showed up, so I won't start the Script until Ryan and Clare are back in, but I will start a rough draft of the basics of what will be said.

We have talked a little bit in the last lesson how the Script will start, when we are on the Bus maybe talking about the Weekend, How it went?, What happened, Who went?. Maybe something happens on the Bus? Before getting on the Bus? After getting off the Bus? Anything interesting happen to one of the characters? Anything interesting happen to someone else?

What Sound effects are required? People talking? Engine? Speaker telling You the stop?

Today (24'th November) there was only two of us (Tom and Ryan) in the group, so we were told by Mike that today we have to begin getting involved in writing the script.

The play will have a beginning, middle and end part to it.

Beginning: The three friends are walking towards the bus stop, and they are discussing what they will do at the weekend, they are meeting up because they haven't seen each other since Secondary School.

Middle: They are getting on the Bus from Bexleyheath to Bluewater,they get on the bus and begin talking about what they are doing at Christmas, i.e going away, with Family. Sound effects for the bus journey to make it seem like it is a legitimate bus journey.

End: Bluewater approaches as they begin to disembark from the bus and start walking through Marks and Spencer and then get inside to decide where they are going to first. Sound effects of People in the background talking.

Batman Work completed on 23'rd Last Week before Half Term

In the final Week before Half Term, I more or less completed the Batman Work, and also finished the seperate Motif which was then added into the actual Batman theme, and I just basically finished off the Batman Theme, and I just Saved it into My File on Logic so that it could be viewed and assessed on. Overall, I think that My Piece of Music is decent enough, the old Piece of Music was too in Your Face, and the start of this Piece started off like that, so I changed it to make it less like that. I added in My Piano Melody/Motif and that gave it a bit more of an atmosphere, and also just changed the complexion of the Song. The Song might have been a bit boring without the Piano Melody added in.

Evaluation of Unit 4- Creating a Record 2'nd and 3'rd November

Unit 4 Record - Creating a Record

The Evaluation

1. The Batman character seems quite Dark, Mellow, Keeps to himself, You can tell that when he enters that is what the Atmosphere is like, it is not a usual atmosphere it is different, although he appears Dark that doesn't make him a Evil Character, Batman is a Good Character he just isn't a typical good Character, he isn't Happy, Upbeat.

2. The Sounds and Musical ideas that I have chosen to begin My piece of Work, I used a Steinway Piano to do a seperate Piece of Music from the Song, the Piano was used to do something called a Motif, which was then added to the actual Piece of Music. For the Piece of Music, the Instruments that I used were: Church Choir, Flute Organ, Motown Bass, Harp, and the Steinway Piano moulded in from the Motif. There some ideas that I initially rejected, for example I did choose a Studio Tight Kit, although it did sound good, it didn't really fit into the Atmosphere of the task. I also tried a Violin, but didn't like the sound of it.

3. The Choices that I made to develop My Music as the Credits begin and end. It begins Mellowly, then the Piano Motif comes in about halfway through, and then there is a Mellow Flute Part that You can hear throughout, and it is a Mellow Fadeout to the Piece of Music.

I did have an original Piece of Music completed but felt it was too upbeat and in your face.

4. I Created My Batman Theme with different Notes, and there are Intervals in the Music, when the Flute which is playing throughout the Song stops, there is about a 3-4 Second Stop before it starts, a brief Interval after the Flute Finishes.

5. At the end when the Gotham City Scene begins, You can hear the Piano fade out and are just left with the Flute playing in the background. The Church Choir is only used once for a brief moment at the start.

6. I would have differently developed maybe one of the Instruments, changed the sound around a bit, moved some of the sounds across, make them come in earlier or later, shorten or lengthen some of the sounds? Removed a Sound? Replaced it with something? Swapped around the instruments? Added in any Instruments, gone back to original ideas.