Short summary because most of my experience is already described in the other post about my audio show project. This week was a little crazy because working on a group project completely over the internet can make communicating very complicated and leads to a lot of misunderstandings, but I think it worked out in the end. I don’t fully love how the game show came out, but my expectations for the completed product might have been a little too high for this idea. To read about the entire process and see the complete audio show you can go on my post called Noir Games. Also I had to make 2 Daily Creates this week which can be found on my post called Inside My Creative Mind.
In this futuristic radio game show called Noir Games, Runa is paired up with Max who she clashes with while trying to answer questions because they can’t seem to agree on anything. On the other team is Yohan and Lenore who seem absolutely perfect while suspiciously getting every answer correct as if they are geniuses. As the show goes on, things aren’t what they seem as Runa and Max unveil a secret behind the scenes. Also guest appearance of Dr. Oblivion as the hilariously snarky game show host!
Characters
Runa [Team 1]
Max [Team 1]
Yohan [Team 2]
Lenore [Team 2]
Dr. Oblivion [The host]
Noir Games
Behind the Scenes
Noir Games was inspired by my two old post called Mission: Probably Impossible and Noir Games Ideas. I was in charge of writing the whole script so when writing our dialogue I wanted to make it as entertaining and funny as possible which is why I gave Dr. Oblivion very snarky lines and comebacks to any of the sarcastic comments the other characters were saying. Making sure the storyline and plot twist all added up was very important for making sure the plot made sense in the end which I believe was portrayed well. To make sure we kept the tech-noir theme we asked only futuristic questions in the game show that could possibly be real in the future. The commercial also kept the futuristic approach to stay on the theme.
For my character Runa all her lines were recorded and then separated into various sections on Audacity before being saved on a Google drive that could be shared with the rest of my group. These recordings were later edited in with the rest of the characters: Max, Dr. Oblivion, Lenore, and Yohan, so that the actual scenes could be played out and organized first before the sound effects, background music, intro/outro, radio bumpers, and commercials were added in.
For specifically my radio bumper and commercial it was made using Audacity with sound effects added in and a recording of my voice used for the dialogue. For more information on the process of how I made them you can see my post called Noir Games Intermission. Once the whole radio show was complete we uploaded it on SoundCloud so that it could be shared.
For this Daily Create I was supposed make a drawing of a cat and the website used ai to turn it into a realistic style. I did a simple drawing of just the cat’s face because I wasn’t sure how a fully body drawing would come out on the website.
Sad Socket
For this Daily Create I was supposed to find a face out of an object. For mine the first one that popped into my head was a socket because as a kid I remember saying how the face always looked so sad and shocked on sockets. I thought it was funny and the perfect example to use.
After discussing a plan we distributed the work for creating Noir Games. I was put in charge of working on the whole script, creating a radio bumper, and creating a commercial for this week so that we will be prepared to record our dialogue next week. Both of the audio assignments can be found in my post called Noir Games Intermission.
Noir Games was inspired by the old post I made called Mission: Probably Impossible with further detail from my other old post called Noir Games Ideas. We chose to make our characters Runa, Max, Jaxx, and Lenore the participants in the game show while using Dr. Oblivion as the sarcastic game show host.
I kept the game show theme and used sound effects that helped set the scene of one. I started with using Audacity with sound edits of trivia background music then added in a countdown ticking as if waiting for an answer. Once answered I added a ding sound to portray that it’s correct then a crowd applauding. Lastly, I recorded my voice saying, “Are you good enough? Are you smart enough? Prove it! Stay tuned into Noir Games and see how many questions you Really know!” to announce the show while game show music played in the background.
Noir Games Commercial
Commercial Process
I wanted to make a more futuristic commercial so I based it on the idea of advertising robot lovers inspired by my old post called Empire State of Love. I used Audacity to edit in sound effects and background music. I started with sad music with a added heartbeat effect and the sound of glass shattering kind of like a heart breaking along with a girl crying afterwards resembling a break up. Then the music turns upbeat as I used my voice to say, “Are you sick of this same old love? The endless loop of dating and searching only to be disappointed. Well it’s time for a change! Come to Build-a-Bot! Where you can design your own dream soul mate!” Lastly the sound of a kiss was added for the ending to tie it all together.
For this Daily Create I was supposed to show a picture of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. For me I chose Irish soda bread because I remember in school as a kid we celebrated by eating it after making handmade butter.
Duck or Rabbit?
For this Daily Create I was supposed to show a picture of confusion. One of the most confusing pictures for me are optical illusions so I found a picture of one of the most popular ones. Personally I tend to see a rabbit first and then the duck afterwards.
A Message Under the Sea
For this Daily Create I was supposed to type up a message to someone and for mine I chose to write “Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? SpongeBob SquarePants!” I chose this message because it is a reference to a popular cartoon that I am highly sure most people have seen when they were younger and would probably understand.
For this Daily Create I was supposed to show a picture of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. For me I chose Irish soda bread because I remember in school as a kid we celebrated by eating it after making handmade butter.
Duck or Rabbit?
For this Daily Create I was supposed to show a picture of confusion. One of the most confusing pictures for me are optical illusions so I found a picture of one of the most popular ones. Personally I tend to see a rabbit first and then the duck afterwards.
A Message Under the Sea
For this Daily Create I was supposed to type up a message to someone and for mine I chose to write “Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? SpongeBob SquarePants!” I chose this message because it is a reference to a popular cartoon that I am highly sure most people have seen when they were younger and would probably understand.
If you think you got what it takes to win then be sure to listen in on Noir Games and see how many answers you know! Two teams go head to head for a prize of 1 million dollars in this wild high-tech game of ultimate trivia!
Poster Design Process
For my promo poster for Noir Games I used Canva to design it. Since it is supposed to be a futuristic game show I used all neon design options including the texts and the small details like stars, smiles, lightning, and the trophy between the title on top. I wanted to include a slogan for it so I wrote, “Trivia just got an upgrade,” to make it sound more exciting. Also to make it seem more like a realistic promo poster I also added, “New episodes every Friday,” as if it is a real radio show. Lastly, the background is more straightforward with the use of a game show image which instantly explains what the show is about to the audience. I also used Canva to make the trivia example picture above to show the type of questions the participants will be getting.
If you think you got what it takes to win then be sure to listen in on Noir Games and see how many answers you know! Two teams go head to head for a prize of 1 million dollars in this wild high-tech game of ultimate trivia!
Poster Design Process
For my promo poster for Noir Games I used Canva to design it. Since it is supposed to be a futuristic game show I used all neon design options including the texts and the small details like stars, smiles, lightning, and the trophy between the title on top. I wanted to include a slogan for it so I wrote, “Trivia just got an upgrade,” to make it sound more exciting. Also to make it seem more like a realistic promo poster I also added, “New episodes every Friday,” as if it is a real radio show. Lastly, the background is more straightforward with the use of a game show image which instantly explains what the show is about to the audience. I also used Canva to make the trivia example picture above to show the type of questions the participants will be getting.
This week was very simple and straightforward since it was mostly about forming groups for the upcoming audio project so my summary post is short this week. I wrote out my idea for my group in the post called Noir Games Ideas.
