Week 4 Feb 22nd

Story structure continued

Wiretap profile

First person perspective

https://www.radiodiaries.org/teen-contender/www.radiodiaries.org

Non narrated, actuality, field recordings, found sound

Your Radio NightlightTransom

Benjamen Walker featured on Transom (listen to Focus Group)

Signposting

Planet Money examples

Understanding story structure in 4 drawingsNPR

3 stories produced in a week

Three Student Stories Produced In Only A WeekTransom

HowSound: Start Here

Here's What It Takes To Produce A Story At Any LevelTransom

How Medium Affects Storytelling: print vs audio

The journey from print to radio storytelling: a guide for navigating a new landscapeNPR

“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?

The Art Of The Pre-InterviewTransom

Pre-interviews

Interviews

Great Questions - StoryCorpsStoryCorps

• 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

https://training.npr.org/tag/interviewing-fact-checking-audio/training.npr.org

Narration

Recurring format - first, tell them an anecdote

First, Tell Them An AnecdoteTransom

Tell Them I Am

How production changes your piece

Radio For FilmmakersTransom

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.