Creating an audio play:an ESP experience

John Allan

Christina Stechishin

Abu Dhabi Men’s College

Demonstration Goals

To examine the process of creating an audio play withCommunication Technology students at level 3

Sharing: •some of the problems we encountered •things we learned•the products

Our Goal

Students: Course requirement in Media Planning, Media Production Teachers: Collaboration in an integrated matrixTeachers: Integrate media project with English language class

ProcessLectureBrainstormTreatment (rough)Treatment (polished)First draftPeer editingAudio SFX selectionSecond draft Teacher correctionFinal scriptRecordingMastering and replicationLabelFinal Product

Lecture--Familiarization with Audio Plays

Basic VocabularyTwo samples of audio plays with scriptsListened to previous student audio playWonderful DayStructureKey elements of audio scriptTelling a story without visuals Ian Hunter guest speaker (BBC)

Brainstorm Audio Play Topics

Students invited to propose possible topics narrow range of topics Cars, car crashes, sheesha, mobile

phones

Rough Treatment

Rough Treatment created in Media Planning classIn hand writingIn class timeTreatment Approved or Denied

Treatment Polished

In English class students peer edited their treatments

First Draft

In Media Planning class students write first draft by hand in class time

sound effect included in this draft

Peer Editing

In English class

Digital Sound FX

Locate sound effects on computer or generate them in the audio studio

Second Draft

Assignment of talent, engineers—sound effects, mixer, recorder, director, actors, microphones

Incorporate suggested corrections

Teacher Correction

English Teacher takes the second draftCorrects obvious errors

Final Script

PrintedDuplicated for members of crew, English, Media Planning, Media Production teachersAssessed in Media Planning and English

Recording

Media Production Class

Students setup the studio Students normalize the audio equipmentStudents run through several takesA take is selectedNo Post Production

Replication

Replicate to audio mechanism

CD, computer file,Cassette tape or Mini Disk

Media Label

In Graphics Class

Concept sketch

Approval of Sketch

Create Label in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop

Instructor checks language

Approval, of label

Print Label

Adhere label

Final Products

SamplesWonderful DaySuperman to the RescueCable Installation (errors)Lost in the DesertSheesha houseCar accidents

Assessment

English Class

Media Production

Media Planning

Portfolio Presentation

Portfolio oral presentation

Responsible to cueing media Describe the process of creating media

ConclusionsStudents focused on a narrow range of subjects possibly influenced by the sample we played for themStudents tired of the project due to the length of productionStudents wanted to try againSome students have made their own independent projectsReinforced process in completing any projectSome students did not utilize peer correction suggestions

Questions?