Unit 20: P5 - post-production and evaluation

P5 is all about the post-production, i.e everything that you do after you have finished putting all your sound files together in a rough and ready way. We're talking transitions such as fades, changing volume, and adding vox pops and musical stings. Really, there's not a whole lot of post-production to be done when making a podcast!

One thing that is really important about P5 are the two evaluations you have to write. These are distinction criteria, and they allow you to demonstrate the things you have learned and the techniques you have used to get there.

aM3D2) Rough cut evaluation

This is where you evaluate the rough cut that you made for P4. You should be really harsh about your rough cut, because you're going to be solving all of these issues! Here are some issues that you may run into:

• The sound quality is poor, and you need to re-record certain bits
• There's not enough background music
• It's too long and a little boring
• It isn't completely clear what the podcast is about
• You need to add an interview or something similar to make it longer

bM3) Feedback from another person

Play your podcast to somebody else. What feedback do they give you? Jot down some bullet point ideas here. 

cM3D2) Effects and transitions

Here you point out all the awesome and cool things that you did making your podcast better. Did you change the volume? Did you add a fade out? Write about it here, and, most importantly, include screenshots!

dM3D2) Evaluation of final production 

Here, you should evaluate your final, absolutely done podcast. Unlike the first evaluation, you should be overwhelmingly positive about your podcast. So why is it so good? Why are people going to want to listen to it? What did you learn? And (keep this bit brief), what would you do differently if you had better resources?

Once more, remember to look at the exemplar powerpoints in the submissions folder. These will give you a really good idea about how to construct your podcast, and how to evaluate it!