Podcast
Podcast research
Facts and information about the moon landing being faked:
I watched this video for ‘evidence’ that the moon landing was faked:
It’s by a YouTuber named Shane Dawson who often talks about different conspiracy theories and researches and asks others for any evidence.
Other people’s views
Shane Dawson is neutral and chooses only to discuss potential evidence.
Marion Cotillard, Whoopi Goldberg, Nick Knowles among others all believe the moon landing was faked.
Other podcasts:
I researched other conspiracy theory / horror podcasts and listened out for the sort of music and sound effects they used:
https://tunein.com/podcasts/True-Crime-Podcasts/Criminal-p682178/
https://tunein.com/podcasts/Paranormal/The-Paranormal-Podcast-p44789/
https://tunein.com/podcasts/Fantasy–Science-Fiction-Podc/Conspiracy-Theories-p1091108/
After listening to these podcasts I researched music that sounded creepy but didn’t get annoying on repeat, so a clip that lasts 2-3 minutes preferably. I also researched tension adding sound effects as I realised they were used in high tension points in the podcasts, like when new evidence was revealed or something possibly terrible had been done.
Editing my podcast
To start, I had to change my only other person in my podcast to Ella so I edited the script. To begin editing my podcast I had to sync my audio onto adobe audition:
After listening to the audio I realised that Ella’s audio was a bit quieter than mine so I added an amplifier effect to her parts:
I then wanted to make sure the podcast could still be heard at a lower volume instead of going silent before 0 so I adjusted the overall volume:
After this, I wanted to add an intro track and decided on a part of the Twenty One Pilot’s song ‘Jumpsuit’, copyright tested it and added the part I wanted over my intro:
obviously at first it was too loud and I couldn’t hear the dialogue so I adjusted the track volume and reduced it:
I wanted the same track at the same volume to be my outdo music, so I clicked and dragged over the track, copied it and pasted it into the third row over the outdo of my podcast:
After doing the intro and outro tracks I needed a music bed. After listening to other podcasts and YouTube videos I decided on a creepy track free for download and added it as another track:
I put it in between the outro and intro over the dialogue. But in order to do this, because the audio clip was shorter than my podcast, I had to loop the track audio, so I right-clicked over it and pressed ‘loop’:
After this I started thinking about adding sound effects, so I researched some free ones to download with the genre of horror and mystery and found some:
I then added them to the scary parts of my dialogue, like when I revealed a new piece of evidence as track 5 and 6, copying and pasting theta different points:
After all this I made a few more adjustments to the tracks’ volumes to make sure they didn’t overlap the dialogue:
After finishing the audition editing, I needed to add in the cover for my podcast (created by me using powerpoint):
To add it I exported my podcast into premiere:
Along with my cover and stretched the cover to throughout my podcast:
I then exported it as an MP4 track with a H.264 format:
When this finished I uploaded it to my YouTube:
Here’s the final podcast:
Reflection
My podcast was originally planned to be recorded with a zoom at home with my boyfriend, but as this was causing too much delay, I recorded it with Ella in the AV room, which improved my timing and the quality of the audio. I stuck to the planned genre, script and topic which created an interesting talk.
The changes in my plans actually improved my podcast and allowed me enough time to edit, upload and reflect.
I had a problem during editing, which was discovering that Ella’s audio was quite than mine and I didn’t know how to make it louder, but I researched how to make it louder and applied the dB switch to her parts of the dialogue which worked.
Overall I am satisfied with my podcast, it’s cover, edit and definitely its topic and content. Maybe next time I’ll aim to make it longer and do a test recording to save myself having to adjust volume in the final editing.
Podcast Recording
Today I recorded my podcast with Ella, talking about the topic ‘was the moon landing faked?’ I set up the AV room with
mic stands
microphones
mic cables
and followed the script loosely along with Ella, asking questions and giving opinions. Opened up audition on the mac in the AV room and switched the default stereo input to mono; input 1 and then again but input 2 so I could record the two microphones. We then recorded for 30 minutes and I saved the recording onto my USB stick.
Equipment research
Equipment I will be using:
- zoom H4n audio recorder (podcast)
- iPhone 6S camera (music video)
- Samsung H200 Full HD Camcorder (music video)
Zoom H4n audio recorder
The zoom audio recorder has an X/Y layout of microphones meaning it can cover a wider area of sound while capturing the centre sound clearly. The microphones can also be adjusted to capture a wider range of sounds or a smaller range of them, depending on what audio you want in your recording. It has a high quality of recording (24 – bit/96kHz) and also has built-in audio features such as: compression, limiting, reverb and bass amp.
iPhone 6S camera
The iPhone 6S’s camera has a much higher video and photo resolution than previous iPhone’s and records in 4K. The camera reproduces colors accurately, performs well in low light and focuses quickly and accurately. On this iPhone, Apple managed to produce 4K quality using an 8 megapixel recorder, meaning the video doesn’t break up between frames.
Samsung H200 Full HD Camcorder
The video quality of this camcorder is good, but not great, which is why it’s pretty low in price. But what it lacks in quality, it make up for in extra features, such as: iScene profiles, resolution, white balance, EV (light intensity) and focus (auto, manual and touch point). It also has 20x zoom and a photo mode. It records audio quite well – which I won’t need for my music video but is still good nonetheless.
Bibliography
Dent, S. (2015). Apple’s iPhone 6s camera makes a huge leap in quality.Available: https://www.engadget.com/2015/09/09/apples-iphone-6s-camera-makes-a-leap-in-quality/?guccounter=1. Last accessed 15/11/2018.
Waldock, L. (2010). Samsung HMX-H200. Available: https://www.techradar.com/uk/reviews/cameras-and-camcorders/camcorders/samsung-hmx-h200-903255/review. Last accessed 15/11/2018.
zoom. (2016). THE ZOOM H4N The gold standard in portable recording.Available: https://www.zoom-uk.com/products/field-video-recording/field-recording/zoom-h4n-handy-recorder. Last accessed 15/11/2018.
Podcast script
Podcast Script
Brief Overview:
- Introducing me and Ella
- Me briefly going over the conspiracy theory (faked moon landing)
- Giving the evidence
- Giving other people’s opinions
- Ask Ella her opinion
- Discuss
- Give my opinion
- Outro
J: Hey what’s up you guys, yes, its Jo here with my podcast ‘curious conspiracies’ and I’m here with Ella, today we’re gonna be talking about the popular conspiracy theory that the moon landing was, in fact, faked. Ella, what’s your first thoughts?
E: *first thoughts*
J: Ok so here’s some popular evidence people have previously used to back up this conspiracy. The first part is the historical context. In the 1960’s when the moon landing supposedly happened, the US were in the middle of the cold war against the Soviet Union (aka Russia). They had this thing called a ‘space race’, to see which country could get to the moon first in order to prove is technological superiority to the other. To prove it was more advanced, people believe that the US government staged the moon landing to win against the SU. A lot of evidence comes from potential mistakes made while filming. One of these is that when they planted the flag, it started waving, which makes no sense considering that there’s no wind or air on the moon. Another thing is, the video seems to have a black curtain as a backdrop because there is literally 0 stars… in space! One of the most famous and strongest pieces of evidence is the ‘C rock’. This is a space rock which has a perfect C written on it which happens with props on set so people know where to place the. So was the rock actually a prop?
E: *answer*
J: *discussing her thoughts* Another piece of evidence is the shadows created by the astronauts and the equipment, they all go in different directions which is strange because the only source of light on the moon is the sun which means all the shadows would go in one direction, right? But they don’t…
E: *response*
J: Another thing – which I find really weird – is that there’s no landing crater or any sort of disturbance created on the surface of the moon underneath the shuttle, as if it’s just been gently placed there beforehand.
*discussion*
J: Neil Armstrong was given the opportunity to swear on the Bible that he’d walked on the moon but refused, leading to speculation that Armstrong was concerned about his afterlife – would God banish him to Hell for his lies? Armstrong could have pocketed $5,000 too, but didn’t do it. Isn’t that strange?
*discuss*
J: what’s your overall opinion on the moon landing being faked? Convinced?
E: *answers*
J: I agree with the theorists on this one, given the circumstances and all the proof found, I do think the moon landing was faked by the US government.
Ok guys, that’s it for today’s podcast, hope you enjoyed, please leave a comment of your opinion, do you think the moon landing in 1969 was faked?
music video and podcast timetable
| Project Action Plan and Timetable | |||
| Week | Date Week
Beginning |
Activity / What you are intending to do –
including independent study |
Resources / What you will need to do it –
including access to workshops |
| 1 | 17/10/2018 | · Researching ideas for my podcast
· Listening to podcasts · Researching ideas for my music video · Looking at other music videos · Deciding my music video’s song · Creating my music video pitch |
· iMac
· YouTube · Podcast App
|
| 2 | 22/10/2018 | · Make a story board for my video
· Shoot original footage for music video · Create a podcast pitch · Create a script and cast list for the podcast
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· iPhone camera
· video camera · laptop · storyboard layout |
| 3 | 29/10/2018 | · shoot some more footage for music video
· select a recording location and device for podcast · plan podcast timings · record podcast |
· internet
· microphone · video camera
|
| 4 | 5/11/2018 | · start editing the music video
· research effects and transitions · add effects and transitions to music video
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· adobe premiere
· internet · iMac |
| 5 | 12/11/2018 | · continue editing music video
· start editing podcast · research and download sound effects for podcast · research effects and tools on adobe audition |
· internet
· Adobe Audition · Adobe Premiere · iMac
|
| 6 | 19/11/2018 | · finish off editing music video
· upload it to YouTube · begin evaluating music video · continue editing podcast
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· iMac
· Adobe audition · Adobe premiere · Internet |
| 7 | 26/11/2018 | · Finish editing podcast
· Finish evaluating music video · Begin evaluating podcast · Add image to podcast · Upload podcast to YouTube |
· iMac
· adobe audition · adobe premiere · internet
|
| 8 | 03/12/2018 | · finish evaluating podcast
|
· internet
· iMac |
| 9 | 10/12/2018 | · present final pieces to class | |
podcast pitch
Possible Podcast Ideas
Making Food
- record making a meal
- talking through steps and processes
- giving tips and saying measurements
- adding food sound effects in final editing process (sizzling, flipping, pans, cutlery etc.)
- recording a taste test from someone else
People reciting their favourite joke
- Recording the jokes
- Asking strangers + people I know
- asking where and when they heard/saw it
- why its funny/not funny in my opinion
- why its their favourite
- satirical sound effects such as: applause, laughs, sad trumpet, crickets etc.
Car Chat
- Discussing different types of cars and their pros and cons
- looking at mods for cars
- listening to engine revs of different cars and comparing them
- using car sound effects such as horn beeps, engine revs, jangling keys etc.
- interviewing Kieran and George(maybe)
Job talk
- interviewing someone about their job
- pros and cons of the job
- if its their dream career – why?
- details of the job
- job drama (colleague gossip etc.)
Music review
- Discussing an album or song
- listening the the music
- talking about the lyrics (if there are any)
- audience type
- why the artist made it
- whats good or bad about it
Relationship Advice
- when to let go
- things going wrong or well
- worth arguing or splitting up
- how to make time for other things
- negative emotions (jealousy, envy etc.)
- pros and cons
- personal experience
- interviewing a couple
- adding music and buzzer/ding sounds
Criminal Minds
- Talking about serial killers and psychopaths
- historical crimes
- psychology behind a criminal mind
- conspiracy theories
- recent gory news
- real life people behind fictional characters (e.g. hannibal)
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