Week 4 Feb 22nd
Story structure continued
Wiretap profile
First person perspective
Non narrated, actuality, field recordings, found sound
Signposting
3 stories produced in a week
HowSound: Start Here
How Medium Affects Storytelling: print vs audio
“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?
Interviews
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
Narration
Recurring format - first, tell them an anecdote
How production changes your piece
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.
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.
You have the option to write and record your narration now or during editing.
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