This document provides examples of audio programs and soundscapes that could be used for research purposes. It lists 6 audio programs/podcasts including The Archers, Short Cuts, Lore, Doctor Who, and two soundscape videos. For each example, it includes a brief description and link. It also provides analysis of three examples - The Archers, a haunted house soundscape, and Doctor Who - discussing elements like setting, time period, atmosphere, and how different sounds work together.

1. Audio
Ben Brown

2. Research- If you are unable to find your own examples, you can use the ones
below.
• The Archers (audio drama)
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qpgr/episodes/player
• Short Cuts (documentary/factual)
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01mk3f8/episodes/player
• Lore (documentary/factual)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3RGz7Q_qlI
• Doctor Who (audio drama)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA50biqUB-8
• Soundscapes
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIUTO4gx5Eg
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JVm2IZ3ChU
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc5YHodcXpM
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3. Existing
Products
Research
• The Archers
- Analysis
1. The show seems to be set in the 1980s in a rural area. This
family of farmers are preparing for a vow renewal. They’re also
coping with the loss of recently deceased elders in the family,
this gives a depressing atmosphere (but most of the time, it’s a
happy atmosphere).
The time period is shown by hearing an old tv playing music in
the background, it’s old because a family member trips over the
cables outside, causing the tv to briefly turn off (indicated by an
electrical effect). The family also have stereotypical farmer
accents showing that their in a rural location. The happy
atmosphere of the family getting up to hijinks becomes sad
when one of them brings up deceased family members, the
awkward silence rings a more sad atmosphere to the story.
All of this evidence show the 80s time period, the famers having
accents in their rural areas shows the more country side era of
Britain compared to today were most live in towns or cities. A tv
with cables outside shows the more older style of living,
nowadays we wouldn’t have cables sticking out of the house
unless it was early technology, we have wireless technology.
And the atmosphere conversations between family members
about a vow renewal doesn't have anything depressing about it,
but the silence of still grieving family members changes the
atmosphere from warm to cold.

4. Existing Products
Research
• The Archer
- Analysis
2. The different sound elements show the famer
family having breakfast in the morning. The music on
the tv sounds like morning tunes the radio of today
plays, the family’s dialogue of leaving to do their
morning routine sets up the atmosphere. The clear
dialogue and background noise of the tv come
together well to make the morning setting, it being
based of our routine and seeming similar makes you
think you’re apart of the show.
The sound effects of the tv in the background makes
a more relaxing atmosphere, but when it sparces, it
makes the drama seem tense and, then out of place
making the moment of silence over the dead loved
ones have a more chilling side to the drama. There’s
only music in the start (unless you count the tv
music, but I’ve covered that too much already), but it
does make the show have more of a happy
atmosphere.

5. Existing
Products
Research
• Haunted House Soundscape
– Analysis
1. A girl has gone into a haunted house that has many souls
of the dead in it, they are all former occupants of the
house that have gotten their lives claimed by it. It’s hard to
pin the time period, but it seems like the late 20th century
or the early 21st century, this is thanks to the girls gasps
and screams from never seeing a ghost before unlike the
past centuries were people still believed in ghosts, the
world has stopped believing in the super natural
nowadays. Obviously the setting is scary; the sounds of
little girls singing that transition into goblin noises,
distorted screaming, a long man scream, flute music,
twisted laughter, extreme wind and heavy rain.
2. The different sounds work together well, each ghost is
portrayed by sounds that overtake each other (perhaps
showing that each ghost is more stronger than the last), all
of this with the girls heart beat rising in the background.
The sound effects make a very scary atmosphere, each
distorted sound follow the rhythm of the rising heartbeat
and this rises the expense. The video is mostly made up of
sounds, but creepy rising distorted flute music can be
heard in the middle of the song which makes the video
scary and have rising expense.

6. Existing Products
Research
• Doctor Who
– Analysis
1. Doctor Who has gone on a mission to stop a small balled man from
destroying the Timeverse or whatever. It’s hard to pin what place or
time the characters are in, however it seems like the distant future
because of the human dissolving gas door sounds along with the
menacing voice of the dwarf wanting to destroy the Timeverse (he
would know about the Timeverse thanks to technological
advancement). The dissolving and distorted voice of the
interdimensional door teenager made the tone quite creepy and
twisted given that Doctor Who covers stuff that’s beyond our
understanding.
2. The different sound elements come together well, the future
technological and out of place music along with the convoluted
dialogue make what I’m listening to feel very otherworldly. The sound
effect of gas tearing the teenager to pieces in a dissolving voice
makes the drama very… disturbing. The music sounds both
inspirational and from a different planet, it makes you feel like your
on another planet.

7. Bibliography
1. BBC (2021) The Archers [online video]
Available at: The Archers - 21/11/2021
- BBC Sounds [Accessed 22/11/21]
2. Katie Whelan (2017) Haunted House
Soundscape [online video] Available at:
Haunted House soundscape – YouTube
[Accessed 22/11/21]
3. Who Girl Reviews (2018) Doctor Who
in Scary After Life [online video]
Available at: Doctor Who - The Seventh
Doctor is Scary AF – YouTube [Accessed
22/11/21]

8. Experiments

9. Foley
• Include your work on foley and some writing
about what went well, what could be better
and what you have learned.
• You should include a link and a screen shot.
Don’t embed your work, it won’t work.

10. Recording
• Write about your experiences of recording in
different places.
• What effect did it have? How will this
influence your project?

11. Garage Band
• Include your work with Garage Band, and
some writing about what went well, what
could be better and what you have learned.
• You should include a link and a screen shot.
Don’t embed your work, it won’t work.

12. Proposal
Working Title:
What is it called? This can change if you think of something better later
Audience:
Who is your audience? Be very detailed; age, gender, social status, psychographic etc. Use the
Audience Classifications PowerPoint on Blackboard to help you develop this section.
Why would your project appeal to this person? Discuss each audience element in relation to
content (why would your product appeal to the age group? Why would your product appeal to
the gender? Etc.)
Project Concept (approx. 200 words)
What is the concept for your project and what are you going to make?
What did you learning during research that will help you?

13. Planning

14. Story

15. Script Draft

16. Script Final

17. Sound Effects
Sound Effect Needed How I Will Create the Sound

18. Actors/Locations
Actor Role Location for recording

19. Music
Band Name Track Name Link

20. Resource List
Resource Owned/Cost What sound effect will it be
used for?

21. Production

22. Daily Reflection Day 1

23. Daily Reflection Day 2

24. Daily Reflection Day 3

25. Daily Reflection Day 4

26. Evaluation

27. Research

28. Planning

29. Time Management

30. Technical Qualities

31. Aural Qualities

32. Audience Appeal