"Under the Needle" - News Feature Story/Spotlight Segment - 2018 - ID# 281
South Elgin
Division: AA
Natural Audio News Package
Entry Description
Nat sound news package featuring Ryan Harnish, owner of "Sink or Swim" Tattoo Shop in St Charles, IL. Ryan shares thoughts about his speckled past, his progression into the art of tattooing and the start of a viable downtown business.
Recent Teacher Comments
- 3/9 10:51 am - Interesting piece, touching story based out of a tattoo shop. Consider eliminating your opening/closing titles. Not sure they are needed. A few jump cuts throughout. Sometimes jump cuts are used for effect but I think in this case, it distracts. Broll shots were well shot and interesting but limited. Could this story have been developed further with other natural sounds?
- 3/9 10:41 am - Strong start for the story with the buzzing of the needle. Good story, but you need to use more of the natural audio from the b-roll to help tell the story and break up the SOTs. Keep him mic’ed when he’s working on a customer and use that to help tell the story. There were 3 jump cuts in the video that should have been covered up. What other b-roll can you use to help tell the story? Feels like you were lacking in terms of the amount of b-roll that you shot for this story.
- 3/6 3:54 pm - Positives - opening shots & audio of buzzing really set mood for story. story was well organized and told through sound bites. Improvements - more natural audio of the shop as the only clear sounds were the needles buzzing. Jump cut was distracting and could be covered with b roll.
- 2/27 8:41 am - Nice use of the tattoo machine buzz in the beginning.Good b-roll and interview. Cover the jump cuts with b-roll. Background noise throughout takes away from the interview because it is loud and consistent. Might have been better to conduct the interview in a quieter place and added natural sound from the b-roll.
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