"In May 2009, the second workshop will investigate the 'voice-over' as an invisible yet influential communication device, to be conducted at Stockport College in Manchester, England. Sonic experiences (audio books, cinema soundtracks, mobile media, podcasts, real-time announcements, vlogs, and voice-activated technologies) are increasingly augmenting our lives. Participants are challenged to script, perform and record a voice-over for contemporary life."
And so our class divided in pairs, and we were each given a picture. And with this picture we were to script a two minute voice over that influences what is being seen according to what is being said.
Myself and my Uni work friend were given a picture of countryside and country road, with a billboard in the centre right saying 'Hell is Real'.
At first we did not quite know what to do with the image, but as soon as my Uni colleague said "news reporter" an idea came into my head.
We then started to script a helicopter report covering a crash that had just taken place below them, on a country road. And how it unfolds.
It didn't take long to write the script, I think you have just got to let go and imagine your there, and then the words just write themselves.
Here is what we came up with (read in "panicked news reporter voice"):
"Thanks everyone there in the studio
From what I can see from up here there is what seems to be a rather large shipping lorry that has overturned and is now in the middle of the road and this seems to be the main course of the hold up on the A623…
We have just heard from witnesses on the ground that have said that a Nissan car was weaving in and out of traffic, causing cars and the lorry to steer out of the way …and from what I can see the chaos created is ...there is just wreckage and an outstanding quantityof cars either overturned or mounted on top of each other, prayers with the families of those involved with the collision..
Reports are coming in that the lorry itself was travelling at great speed which caused it to overturn that caused the consequences of the crash, the crash itself has caused major delays and a back log of cars for what I can see from here…stretches miles back
As this is the main Highway leading into the next state there have been reports that several of the cars in the backlog havelooked for their own diversions, possibly in order to get away from the hold up, but please if you are listening to this report then we advise you to stay in your vehicles and STAY WHERE YOU ARE. If you know of friends and family that may be involved in the crash then ring 0800 900 300 and we will give you news as it comes to us
Emergency services are on their way to remove the lorry and let the traffic continue by.
Breaking news! We are hearing of people running away from what looks like a tank exploding in the middle of the chaos area, we do not know how this started we ….we remind you if you are not involved in the main crash site to stay where you are, do NOT take diversions just yet we do not know whether you will be safe
This really Is a quite horrific crash and we will keep you updated with the news as it comes, back to you in the studio…"
I think what I most got out of this workshop were several things. I learned to
1/ Think outside the box, don't describe what I see describe what I see around it.
2/ Script writing - imagining I am there, therefore what I would say.
3/ Performing the script. Not an actress but felt like I did the script justice!
A very educational and enjoyable day!!
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