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# Week 4 Feb 22nd

Story structure continued

## Wiretap profile

{% embed url="<https://vimeo.com/93880287>" %}

## First person perspective

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{% embed url="<https://www.radiodiaries.org/teen-contender/>" %}

## Non narrated, actuality, field recordings, found sound

{% embed url="<https://transom.org/2002/your-radio-nightlight/>" %}
Benjamen Walker featured on Transom (listen to Focus Group)
{% endembed %}

## Signposting

<figure><img src="https://3383944006-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FS5AP0Aov5ScDShH6fsR9%2Fuploads%2F9w9TGPvGkJzvw4rT6AoG%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=290ecd1f-44a7-40db-b004-3aafa1ee3a2c" alt=""><figcaption><p>Planet Money examples</p></figcaption></figure>

{% embed url="<https://training.npr.org/2016/03/02/understanding-story-structure-in-4-drawings/>" %}

## 3 stories produced in a week

{% embed url="<https://transom.org/2018/three-student-stories-produced-week/>" %}

## HowSound: Start Here

<figure><img src="https://3383944006-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FS5AP0Aov5ScDShH6fsR9%2Fuploads%2FgdzCmSe8NorJ9EIXgqkj%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=4c31cbb3-30ea-4341-907b-5156e6653629" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

{% embed url="<https://transom.org/2022/heres-what-it-takes/>" %}

## How Medium Affects Storytelling: print vs audio

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{% embed url="<https://training.npr.org/2017/12/06/the-journey-from-print-to-radio-storytelling-a-guide-for-navigating-a-new-landscape/>" %}

“Almost four months after promising $1 million of his own money to veterans’ causes, Donald Trump moved to fulfill that pledge Monday evening — promising the entire sum to a single charity as he came under intense media scrutiny.”

> *Four months ago, Donald Trump promised to donate a million dollars of his own money to veterans’ groups.*
>
> *But it wasn’t until last night that he began to fulfill that pledge.*
>
> *Trump promised the entire sum to a single charity.*
>
> *He did that — after facing pressure from the media.*

## Interviewing and narration

### Recording 101

* Microphone basics
* Where to record
* Room tone
* Pro equipment vs mic technique

### Pre-interviews

* What are they?
* Why are they important?
* How do you prepare for a successful pre-interview?
* Should you record it?

<figure><img src="https://3383944006-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FS5AP0Aov5ScDShH6fsR9%2Fuploads%2FlpiKbNZLrp829Vpk9pBP%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=6a1c5f2f-2ba6-41f6-91e1-e0c60fd3817c" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

{% embed url="<https://transom.org/2016/art-pre-interview/>" %}
Pre-interviews
{% endembed %}

## Interviews

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{% embed url="<https://storycorps.org/participate/great-questions/>" %}

* Triple check technical basics — levels, noise, batteries/storage. Make sure you’re recording!
* Making your subject comfortable (make the equipment disappear)
* Doing your homework
* Being specific

<figure><img src="https://3383944006-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FS5AP0Aov5ScDShH6fsR9%2Fuploads%2FZDfwFO0E60TayMQcVppx%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=173914f4-a54e-4d2c-b8c1-7ddd440bb017" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

{% embed url="<https://training.npr.org/tag/interviewing-fact-checking-audio/>" %}

## Narration

### Recurring format - first, tell them an anecdote

<figure><img src="https://3383944006-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FS5AP0Aov5ScDShH6fsR9%2Fuploads%2FFUZWBhOWes3x0V9Fc3L5%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=f94e3d2d-1821-4ee1-8a9d-afbd2e44ecb2" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

{% embed url="<https://transom.org/2019/first-tell-them-an-anecdote/>" %}
Tell Them I Am
{% endembed %}

### How production changes your piece

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{% embed url="<https://transom.org/2017/radio-for-filmmakers/>" %}

## In-class exercise: interview your peer

* Use both the Zoom recorder with the M/S capsule, and your phone. In Pro Tools we’ll see how two different mics react to the same situation, and go through voice cleanup, repair, restoration with EQ, compression, and noise removal plugins.\ <br>
* Interview your peer about their idea for their first project. Refer to the Story Corps list and note which questions you used that worked well and why. Tape for 5 mins minimum, with the intention of cutting to a 1-2 min segment.\ <br>
* You have the option to write and record your narration now or during editing.

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