Finally! We have completed our factual feature.
Listen to it here:
This is the one with music:
http://soundcloud.com/gemmabenefer/insight-productions-mixed
This is the one without music:
http://soundcloud.com/gemmabenefer/insight-productions-mixed-1
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We only used one piece of music, so only one music form was needed.
This is the wild track taken from the S2C8 Gym and the Lincoln Fight Factory.
http://soundcloud.com/gemmabenefer/wild-track-gyms
This is the wild track taken from the high street.
http://soundcloud.com/gemmabenefer/wild-track-of-high-street
These are Vox-Pops taken from members of the public, in Lincoln, about their perceptions of MMA.
http://soundcloud.com/gemmabenefer/vox-pops-from-the-high-street
We booked out Studio 1 for the 13th November so that we could begin recording our narrator. At first, I thought it would be a good idea to record the show live and using myriad to insert our clips around the narration, however this didn’t happen.
The script needing adjusting after listening to our clips and seeing which ones would fit better and where. This meant that we then had to re-record some of the clips of Ben. Lewis had edited all of the audio from the interviews and is aiming to get it all done for Friday 16th – this means putting all the narration in with the clips.
We recorded Ben speaking his clips with me, Gemma, on the desk, watching the levels and Lewis recording and watching it in Adobe Audition to check that the sound wasn’t distorted.
It proved to be a very successful meeting and we got a lot accomplished in that short space. We’ve decided on another meeting on Friday where we are hoping we will have finished the feature and the paperwork so the website can be updated over the weekend to be ready for Monday.
This is the final Script. It’s the one we used to record all the narrator’s sections with.
Script for Radio Feature
SFX of Gyms.
Shawn Burton is in his early twenties, and runs the Lincoln Fight Factory. It’s a growing gym situated near Great Northern Terrace, close to Lincoln city centre. His fighting style is kickboxing, and he coaches dozens of children, men and women every week. He’s a professional and experienced fighter boasting several top titles.
Clip…
Shawn is now at a crossroads. As he is now an accomplished kick-boxing champion, he’s considering training as a Mixed Martial Artist. But finding the time is proving difficult. This may not mean much to you or me, but it’s a growing sport which originated in Brazil and has an increasing number of gyms across Britain offering classes and training. Shawn says he’s tempted by the idea…
Clip…
The UFC? MMA? What do all these mean? Well, the UFC stands for Ultimate Fighting Championship, and is the world’s leading Mixed Martial Arts organisation. Mixed martial artists fight in different weight divisions, ranging from ‘flyweight’ to ‘heavyweight’. Fights usually take place in a fenced octagonal arena where the contestants use a combination of striking; wrestling and submissions to win. MMA was designed to distinguish what the most effective martial arts moves are in an unarmed combat situation. But for some, the idea of mixed martial arts may seem fierce….
Clip… Matt Frost – Explaining MMA.
That’s Matt Frost, after a difficult start in life and getting into trouble in his teens and twenties, he now lives in Lincoln, and has been involved in MMA since he was thirty. He believes that it’s actually a very disciplined sport.
Clip… Matt Frost – Explaining MMA further.
Clip… Shawn on consequences of fighting outside of training.
Mixed Martial Arts can be seen as thuggish, and the idea of two people fighting brutal. However Matt Frost would disagree. He says training has transformed who he is. And as I interviewed him, I noticed the words “Honesty”, “Discipline” and “Respect” are printed in large letters on the cushioned posts holding up a fight cage in the back of the gym.
Clip… Background of Matt Frost.
According to Shawn Burton, he’s seeing growing numbers of children taking up contact sports like kick boxing. This is because they want to learn self-defence and their parents are encouraging them to take part. It kept Shawn out of trouble, and was one of the many reasons why he was inspired to teach youngsters.
Clip…
19 year old Christopher Skelley has a hearing impairment which affects his balance and coordination. The teenager has been involved in Judo classes since he was 5 which have helped his confidence. Many professional mixed martial artists have backgrounds in Judo, due to its focus on clinching and grappling. Many also supplement Judo with striking-based martial arts such as kickboxing, in order to expand their fighting arsenal.
Clip… Chris Skelley on “Defending family” // “Children, growing confidence”
Training is available for everyone. Now that women and children are taking part, does this mean the sports are less dangerous than first thought? And is MMA more dangerous than the other forms of contact sports?
Clips… “Injuries”
It seems that injuries are not dissuading new participants and the outcomes appear to outweigh the risks. But why is self-defence necessary? And what actually influences the initial step into taking a class in combat sport? Shawn has an unusual reason behind his decision to begin Kick-boxing.
Clip… “Influences”
Vox-Pops … Gym Members.
For Chris, Judo was a way to help him socialise and not let his hearing impairment get in the way of his progress. But he says he has always had support.
Clip… Chris Skelley on Benefits of Judo // Support from Family and Friends
In gyms and classes across the UK it seems mixed martial arts is becoming more popular. In Essex, Pete James runs Fight Club Essex.
Clip…
There appears to be many benefits from being involved in contact sports. Shawn explains the health advantages of being involved in Kick-boxing.
Clip… Shawn Burton on Health Benefits.
Clip… Matt Frost on Advantages.
Matt Frost there, explaining the rewards of MMA.
It seems that there are many misconceptions about MMA. Paul Smith, coach at S2C8, explains how MMA is actually a strict sport, and that the public are often misguided about what actually is involved.
Clip… Paul Smith on Public Perceptions.
Clip… Matt Frost explaining about using MMA / Self-Defence outside of training.
So whether or not you’re a fan of MMA, or maybe want to give it a try yourself, it appears that the sport is not as ruthless as it was first perceived, and continues to expand its appeal across the UK.
Clip… “Give it a go”.
Halfway through the project we presented our work and progress so far. There was a Powerpoint (which is pictured below) with accompanying sounds as well as a script.
http://soundcloud.com/gemmabenefer/shawn-burton-clip-on – Shawn Burton on Discipline.
http://soundcloud.com/gemmabenefer/mash-up-of-vox-pops-taken-from – Vox-Pops taken from Lincoln Fight Factory.
Working Progress for Radio – SCRIPT
Insight – Martial Arts
For our radio feature, we decided to look at Martial Arts and the stereotypes assumed with it. We wanted to try and challenge people’s perceptions of the sport by gaining a range of interviews from professional Martial Arts competitors and teachers and recording vox-pops from members of the public as well as the students of the sport.
Our aims and objectives are to understand how members of the public perceive the sport and why whilst comparing to the experiences of Martial Arts participators. We want to provide a non-bias feature sharing a variety of thoughts and opinions so that the public can be better informed about the sports that come under Martial Arts – such as Judo, Kick-boxing and Karate. We aim to be clear, concise and sympathetic to both sides of this debate on whether martial arts is too dangerous.
The audience that we are aiming for isn’t limited to a certain type. Our primary listeners would be 18 – 30 years as we aim to make the feature informal, informative and impartial. They could possibly have an interest in Martial Arts, or know nothing about it, but as a lot of the professionals interviewed are from the same age range and we are looking at Martial Arts as being a way of being fit, we think it would suit this audience more preferably.
Our secondary audience are for those slightly older, such as 35 – 55 years. These may have an interest in the feature as they may be parents whose children wish to get involved in a sport and are perhaps wanting to find out more about whether Martial Arts is a possible option for them. They may also have an interest in the sports themselves so this is a good platform for them to be introduced to Martial Arts.
When choosing our Radio station, we would want something that would be easily accessed by the local community as they will feature prominently in the feature. So, our ideal station would be Siren FM as it is a community radio station, focuses on producing programmes for the age range of 9 to 25 years and has a high level of local stories for the local people. They air experimental pieces as well as features which would be a good platform to air our own feature on.
We have several key contributors which have all agreed to do an interview. Firstly, we have already interviewed Shawn Burton, owner of Lincoln Fight Club and a top fighter in the world of kick-boxing. (PLAY AUDIO). We also managed to get some vox-pops from the same gym (PLAY AUDIO). Other contributors include the Karate Society – teacher and pupils. Hopeful 2016 Judo Paralympian – Chris Skelly, and S2C8 gym members and coach – Andy Norman and Matt Frost who we are interviewing tomorrow night.
For our feature, we’ve decided to use a narrator so that we can have links between the interviews and vox-pops. To help the audience differentiate between the narrator and interviews, we will use a music bed behind the links, often well-known songs such as kung-foo fighting – which may be cliché but we want to add a hint of humour which will also reinforce the topic of martial arts. The music will also be linked to possible influences as to why people become interested in martial arts, such as films, like The Karate Kid or Rush Hour, and games like Dead or Alive or even Kung Fu Panda – a children’s animated film and game.
A lot of our research for the feature will be gained from interviews as well as our own research on the history of the sports. This will mainly be internet-based as it is a more efficient way of using our time. We will also try and find statistics, such as finding how many people take part in the sport on a national basis, how many fights have been caused because of the knowledge of martial arts and who is more likely to be interested in learning the sport. We also listened to examples of other features and liked some of their features, for example beginning with a location sound of a race in the feature Youth in Motorsport, we would like to use something similar and get archive audio footage from a UFC fight competition.
Insight Productions - Martial Arts 