Editing Progress (Sound Issues)

We have been editing the documentary as efficiently as possible, meeting at the studios every day to work as a group so that everyone has their own creative input in the final outcome.  However, as soon as we looked at the footage, we noticed there were some big issues with the sound. The audio at the beginning with Darren was peaking considerably. This isn't a huge problem as we are having him to come in to record commentary and so can re-record that. The audio for the interviews is very interrupted. We had some huge issues when recording Jo's interview as we had no other option but to film inside the hawking centre with the birds, causing quite a lot of interference. The sounds of the falcons are very screechy and distracting. However, this was our only option. After a meeting with Helen she suggested that we reduce this interview to its very bare bones and only use some very important points from her. In terms of the interview with Julie, the audio was better but still had issues with occasional peaking. The interviews are quite important as they provide the audience with plenty of expert information about the hawking centre and the birds. We will try our best to look at the audio channels and turn down the bird noises as well as improve the sound of the peaking. We will be recording some commentary with Darren which will be much clearer as we will be able to set up the recording equipment in the studio and assess audio levels before exporting the audio therefore we shouldn't have any problems.