Whether you’re in the field or at the office, there is never a dull moment when working at Peace Parks Foundation. For the Peace Parks TV team based in the Stellenbosch Head Office in South Africa, ‘conventional’ is not quite a word we would use to describe their day-to-day. Today, we get a glimpse into some of the inner workings that go on behind the scenes as the Peace Parks Communication Team shows us how the voice recordings are done.
The Production Process
Recording the voice-overs for Peace Parks TV content is one of the latter phases of the production process. Before this happens, there is a long line of work that needs to be completed–the first of which is collecting content from our incredible colleagues working in the field.
Despite signal often being a problem when operating in remote areas, our staff in the field always manage to find a way to send us their incredible content. Once it has been sorted out and categorised, the Peace Parks TV team schedules the content and assigns our talented editors, Owen van Rooyen and Shah Gabrielse, to the different videos. In the meantime, a piece of copy–just like this one–is written.
Now it’s time for the voice-over, and despite the rather unconventional voice recording studio in a warm car, it certainly gets the job done.
Once the videos have been put together, they then go through a rigorous approval process. After several reviews have taken place and the content has been given the greenlight, it is then uploaded by the ever-organised Communications Assistant, Amicha Plaatjies ready for the world to see!
Peace Parks TV is a one of a kind in the world of conservation and has had a significant impact on conservation efforts in southern Africa. Thank you to everyone from head office who has taken the time to film while on their travels and trips–and, of course, to the field staff who allow us to see what day-to-day life looks like in your world.
Make sure to stay tuned to our channel to see more behind-the-scenes action.
