DA Studios - ID# 161
Lyons Township
Natural Audio News Package
Entry Description
This is a natural audio news package about DA Studios, featuring an interview with the founder Javier Arellano.
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- 4/30 3:54 pm - Strengths: I really liked the framing of the interview and how we can see Javier in his studio. This helps establish the setting and gives viewers a clearer sense of where the story is taking place. You also did a great job aligning your A-roll and B-roll so that the visuals support what Javier is talking about. Areas of Growth: Make sure that Javier mentions the name “DA Studios” at the beginning of the story. If I had not read the description of the project, I would not have known that this was about a real business he started. Including the name early on would help make the story clearer and easier for viewers to follow. I also would have liked to hear more examples of natural audio throughout the piece. For example, what sounds do the mixing boards, microphones, or artists collaborating in the studio make? Adding more of these environmental sounds would help bring the space to life. Right now, the only audio we really hear beyond the interview is the opening music, and incorporating more natural sound would strengthen the overall experience.
- 4/30 2:59 pm - When the speaker starts, he never introduces himself (even a key would have helped) I just didn’t know if he was an owner or an artist. And since you establish that it looks like the studio is in a house, it should have started off with a bit more of an explanation. The guy talks a lot, he needed to be broken up with a little more B-roll or even another interview. Big blocks of talking get boring after awhile just like when you sit in class and your teacher drones on and on. A good teacher chunks the information and breaks it up with activities and questions. B-roll (even if it is quick) between talking points is your activities and questions to help break up long interviews. You give me a lot of close-ups, which are appreciated but I never have any context. Show me some cover shots so I get a better idea where all these close-ups are coming from. A wide shot of the sound engineer's room and then the close-ups, a wide shot of the recording room with some close-ups or reverse angles so I can see where it is in relation to the sound engineer. When you have all the close-ups without context, visually, your story just starts jumping around, and your audience gets confused. Your story seems to end very abruptly. Try to bring some natural closure to it. Where does he see himself in 10 years etc.
- 4/29 6:46 am - This is a good story for this category, but I feel like you’re missing out on some great opportunities to showcase the music that is being made in this studio. The news package starts out with some great natural audio - outside and then inside. When speaking about some of the recordings, we hear another quick blurb of music - but that was it for this news package. The key to this news package is that the natural audio tells the story - that it’s not told solely with the sound bites.
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