Hello everyone! In this post, I am going to be discussing the Podcast Intro that is displayed above! The Podcast Intro is a short 1 minute clip that will play before all of the videos that are going on this page.
Overall, the time it took to create the intro was roughly an hour or so. I began with my script for the intro. I wrote down what I wanted to say and the message I wanted people to have over the direction of my website. I decided to include the purpose of my site as a whole so that new viewers could easily understand my motivation for creating the website. Furthermore, I emphasize the idea that the individuals that I showcase on the site are unique and stray from the typical stereotypes of minorities. This is the biggest thing I want to emphasize with regards to my purpose so I made it a point to mention it once or twice in the introduction. Finally, I encouraged users to check out the site more thoroughly and to see if they had anything in common with the people mentioned in my posts. In doing so, I’d be fulfilling my purpose of informing users that minorities are unique and different.
The actual creation of the intro, itself, took a longer time to work on. I downloaded Audacity, a platform for sound mixing, in order to record my voice and blend it with a song in order to make the intro pop out more and make it more enjoyable rather than simply a voice speaking for a minute. Next, I went to the Free Music Archive website where I was able to search for music that I found fitting for my introduction. I spent almost twenty minutes looking into different genres and dabbled with jazz and soft rock. I really wanted the song to have a Latin vibe and to sound relaxed. I wanted it to be a song that you’d hear in a coffee shop or in a very mellow setting. Eventually, I found the song Siesta by Jahzzar. It’s a simple tune with that begins with a guitar and follows up with drums and some techno beats; however, it only plays for about a minute so you only really get a sense of the guitar and drums. Nonetheless, I felt that it blended perfectly with the mood of the site and the message I was sending.
I recorded my voice first. After a few takes, I was able to record the script without my accent getting in the way of the pronunciation of words. Next, I imported the song and began mixing the songs. I incorporated a Fade In effect onto the beginning of the song so that listeners weren’t overwhelmed to hear the song. Next, I placed my recording in the middle of the track and added a Fade Out effect towards the end to indicate that the intro was over. I had to cut the actual song to only a minute in order to make it a short intro. I did a little bit of sound mixing in order to lower the song to make it a background song and raised my voice sound so that people could hear what I had to say, but were also able to enjoy the song. In the end, it produced the roughly 50 second clip you see above!
I hope you enjoyed this read over the Podcast! I had an enjoyable time making it and can’t wait to use it for some videos!