For this blog, I decided to go with the NPR article about,
“A Tale Of Fate: From Astrology To Astronomy” from the website All Things
Considered. This piece of audio was more of an interview with the author of the
novel, so the format and script (so to speak) was easy to follow. The author, Katherine
Marsh’s, was talking about her new novel, Jepp
Who Defied the Stars which is considered to be a great piece of writing by
many of her peers. In the interview she
answers questions like, what inspired her and if there was any hidden meaning
behind the general story. The page that
hosts the audio also has a picture of what the book looks like, and comments
that critiques have made and even subscribers to the website have made. I feel
like this piece of audio that I picked will be more of what I will do in my
project three. I am not entirely sure if this is the proper direction to be
heading in, but that’s all part of the process I suppose.
I became worried about this project while listening to the
audio from All Things Considered because it made me think about what
perspective or argument I should be taking. When I think of audio, I think
interview or short review of an event. A
typical one minute recap on the car radio that you hear in between songs, is
what always comes to mind. So I’m worried about two things. One is if I can
make it long enough and if I will have the proper set up. Since I was gone
during class on Monday while you, Professor L., were describing the new
project, I feel like I have put myself behind the group. I know that this
project will be unlike the first project or second project. Since the first
project was really only an essay, and the second was a map with attached
shorter essays, I’m not sure how I should go about doing this since I have
never had any experience with recording or editing sound. My original plan,
much like the interview from All Things Considered, was to do an interview of
the ASU Men’s crew team to get perspective on what it’s to take part in a sport
that is not supported by the school. During the interview I would try to get
their opinions on why they think they aren’t being funded and if they would
even be capable of becoming a D1 sports team. I am unsure and a little worried
about what my stance should be while doing this project, but that’s probably my
fault since I didn’t show up to class.
Well this idea is very intriguing and I never would have thought to do this sort of thing, so kudos on that, I applaud you because this could turn out to be very interesting. But, this is a great idea and you will do a good job nonetheless. With no prior knowledge or experience messing with audio feeds and recordings I would recommend doing some research on how these things work, and look into some of the free programs that have been developed to help you. The easiest way, that I can see, would be to write up the script and do several recordings of the same interview, and after doing so, crop together the sound bits you like best. This provides you with the luxury of editing out what you think sounds wrong, or just subpar to where you want the interview to be at. Other than the audio the question is, how many people do you want to interview, and what research will be viable. I would think about both questions before starting your podcast script.
ReplyDeleteI think doing an Arizona State University sport is a smart idea. From doing a sport you can learn insight on all of their events along with what truly makes up their team. I would recommend trying to interview the team captain and ask about everything applying to the team. If you want to talk about how the team could be funded or possibilities, I would recommend talking to the treasure or anyone who deals with their finance. I think you will have a plethora of information to write about and it should work out great. This is a great idea and you will do a good job.
ReplyDeleteI attended class last Monday so I hope I will be able to give you a little insight on our new project. For the project, we are supposed to make a script, kind of like what we see on National Public Radio. In the script will be questions that you’ll ask the interviewee and knowledge on the topic. We introduce the topic first, giving the listeners a little insight, and then we go in to the interview to discuss it. Last week (Week 11) workshop was about how to make a script and what not. This week (Week 12) will discuss how to make an audio recording to turn in. It was highly suggested by Professor L. to attend the audio recording workshop. My suggestion to you is to attend workshop, ask Professor L. for insight, and also go on to the National Public Radio website to find examples of how to do this project because that is what we did in groups last Monday in class. Your project idea is great and you will do a good job on the project.
ReplyDeleteI went to class and most of the information you need is on Blackboard so you should be OK! I think your idea is really good and unique. I don't think a lot of people will write about this which makes it even more interesting. There is a lot you can say about sports, especially about one that is not funded and supported by the school. Make sure you come up with topics and questions that are important to your interviewee so that he or she gives you the most information they can come up with. Another thing you may want to use are other sources that inform you more on the topic. Make sure you cite your sources so that you are credible.
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