Brookfield Zoo - New Tropic World - ID# 288
Riverside Brookfield
Natural Audio News Package
Entry Description
In this news package, Makayla Angshed takes viewers on an immersive journey through the newly developed Tropical World exhibit at Brookfield Zoo. Through her lens, we are introduced to the lush, diverse habitats that have been meticulously designed to replicate the rich ecosystems of the tropics, showcasing a wide array of animals. Makayla's exploration highlights the innovative features of the exhibit, including interactive elements that enhance visitor engagement and educational opportunities that deepen the understanding of tropical conservation.
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Recent Teacher Comments
- 4/16 12:50 pm - Your story pace to me is a little rushed. As you move from interview to interview, give me a few seconds of broll between to process what I just heard before jumping into the next topic. Your B-Rolls are a little choppy, sometimes less is more, when you try and show to many to fast (ie 31 to 46), the visual takes over and I start tuning out what the speaker is saying because my brain is trying to keep up with what I am seeing. It needs to be a dance between the audio and the visual, make sure the audio (interviewer) is leading. Broll was creative, and diverse but it didn’t always fit/match what was being talked about. It doesn’t always have to, but I guess I would have liked it to reinforce what was being heard a little more than it did. It is a natural sound package but it is generally void of the distinct sounds I would expect to hear in a monkey/tropic world type of story. I did hear sounds in the background, but they sounded more like roosters than monkeys, I would have worked harder at trying to get the visual and the sound together that is what will draw your audience into your story.
- 4/1 1:09 pm - Overall, a good story. In this category, along with the sound bytes, you want to find a way to have the natural audio from your b-roll help tell the story. How can you do that here? What about mic’ing up a zoo worker and following them around as they interact with the animals? Bring the natural audio from the b-roll up full in a few spots. Don’t let it just be told by the SOTs. The pacing of your b-roll needs some work. When we first see a person on camera, make sure their lower third name key is on the screen for at least 4-5 seconds so it can be read by the viewer. The shot changes between the 2 angles of the interview in quite a few places was too quick. Is that shot change really needed every time we see the person? I would say no. Pacing of the b-roll in a story is just as important as telling the story, so don’t be too quick to change shots just for the sake of changing shots. Make sure it has a purpose.
- 3/5 11:36 am - I really liked your opening shot and how it set the scene for us in that our story would be about the Brookfield Zoo. I liked that you also had two different employees talking about this new exhibit. The interviews were framed in a way that also showed the zoo or their workspaces in the background which contributed to your story. You also had a lot of great b-roll to support this story. Many of your interviews mentioned the "people" seeing and creating this exhibit; I would have loved to hav eseen some video of these poeple in addition to the animals. While you had a clear story about this new exhibit told via your interviews, I wanted to hear more natural audio! I loved hearing the sounds of the zoo in the background, but it would be great if you could provide more variety in your audio tracks in the future. Is it possible to capture a planning meeting for this exhibit? Or the sounds of people visiting an exhibit? Or individual animals?
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