Vinyl Records - ID# 418

Neuqua Valley
Natural Audio News Package
Entry Description

This natural audio news package details the return of vinyls to the mainstream.

Recent Teacher Comments

  • 4/26 7:08 am - For a news story there are not a lot of facts, it is a bunch of opinions, and many of the opinions seemed to say the same thing which is that they sound better. Which to be honest is quite debatable they are more of a hassle, and the sound quality technically is not better. I think the interview that made stronger points for your story included collecting them, the payoff of finding a particular album, and being able to hold them. I also would have expected an interview to say that seeing a body of work is always so much more meaningful than streaming a stand-alone song. You had some great visuals, and I like that you gathered a variety of interviews, I just wished the answers would have been more diverse. Ends a little abrupt, I think a stronger ending might have been the song ending and the arm returning to the resting position.
  • 4/25 8:41 am - *Strengths: 1. Video quality 2. Lighting 3. Interview locations (the first two in particular) - the first two interviews contained elements related to vinyl within the frame! 4. Satisfactory audio (some audio could have been clearer and in some instances audio elements could fade in and out more smoothly). 5. Great topic! I am fascinated by the rebirth of vinyl, especially within your age group. *Areas on which to improve: 1. In what other ways could this piece have captured the "uniqueness" of vinyl? 2. What else could you have done to show the relationship people have with vinyl? Could more of your cutaway material have depicted your interviewees' interaction with records. 3. Did you consider other methods of organization? Currently the piece is organized by interview. How might your piece have benefited from a topical method of organization?
  • 4/16 6:48 am - Quality story however would have liked to see more natural audio to tell the story and someone mention the whole Records Day event. Audio levels differ during third interview. Camera work was good.
  • 4/15 11:16 am - The story is well laid out, and is easy to follow. I like how you use the music to help tell your story. Watch the audio at the start of the story. The music is louder than the subject, and it makes it hard to hear what they are saying at the first portion of the interview. When using the graphic just use the portion you want people to read. I like how you highlight it, but you need to just show that portion, not scroll the page. Make sure that you keep the camera steady, on a tripod for this. When the camera moves it becomes a distraction. Some of the shots linger too long, and could move a bit faster. Also, when you transition from one topic to another it is a good idea to use a nat sound pop at that portion. Examples of this could be the "thud" that happened when flipping through the records. Use this type of sound.
  • 4/10 1:44 pm - I like beginning with the record player starting, but leave the audio play underneath the video! You have a subject matter that is screaming to use natural sound of the records playing. I would have liked to see some of the interviews take place inside the record store, or to get a separate interview perspective from the store owner or employee. Two out of three interviews have great visuals representative of the theme in background. The b-roll works well throughout the piece although I didn’t see the need for the computer screenshot to illustrate the streaming vs. record revenue for the artists. Overall, it is a good package!
  • 3/10 11:19 am - Technically-sound piece. But for a piece on music, we should hear it - full or under bites - for the entire TRT. Especially when TRT is only 1:34. When using ANY text, you should have it up long enough to read entirely, or long enough to read the primary portions entirely. Need transition effect to go back & forth/to & from the store & the bedroom.
Judge 1

Positives: The first shot on this was so good, I thought it was an ad on youtube This was a good topic choice because there was a lot of opportunity for nats I like that you found several people interested in listening to records and explaining why its important to them Good job framing your interviews and utilizing whats in the background

Improvements: The nats were fine to start but then I could barely hear the first thing the interviewee was saying Ditch the second channel of audio on an interview if there is silence in the background. Fromn :49 - 1:00 I was super distracted by the nat audio of nothing and couldn't really hear what he was saying This definitely needed more nat sounds of music or music throughout the whole thing. What does the cat have to do with listening to records? It felt odd that you were framing shots using the cat. Instead let me see your interviewees listening to music or looking through their own record collections

Judge 2

Positives: - Diverse shots! The cat with the record on the bed sticks out to me! It created an instant "vibe, atmosphere, etc" that the viewer could feel - Loved how you switched up your interview places - so you felt like you were with the person being interviewing in the place where they listen to these records

Improvements: - Keep some of the natural sound underneath the interviews. It's about music so it's okay to keep that nautral sound with us along the whole journey of the story. -Sounded like you amped up some interview volumes?? You can hear the noise underlaying a little bit. I would try and keep your soundbites shorter. They tended to be redundant at times. it's okay to piece bites together just make sure each sentence has a purpose.

Judge 3

Positives: Good use of laying video over interviews to show what subject is describing. Transitions with music between themes in the story help the flow.

Improvements: Have music throughout the whole story and bring the levels up and down for transitions/ interviews. I would have liked to have seen more of a variety of video. Some shots were repeated.

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