Recording the Opening Voice-Over

Today we finished off editing our opening sequence by recording a voice over. We scripted it using interesting facts we had found from our research.

We tried to make the script engaging for the audience by presenting them with some shocking statistics and fast paced music. The opening introduces the documentary topic, and is intended to grab the viewers attention and keep them interested so they will want to watch the whole documentary.

My group decided that I should record the voice-over and found a quiet room to record. We used a 'Yeti' Microphone to give the voice-over a clear, professional quality. It was our first time using this equipment so we did some test recordings to experiment, and I practised saying the lines so they would have the right impact on the audience.

We then put the voice over onto iMovie and edited it into our opening. We had to adjust the volume of the music and voice over so that the music didn't overpower the voice, and the voice wasn't too loud.