Metamorphoses - ID# 234
Deerfield
Natural Audio News Package
Entry Description
This year's fall play, "Metamorphoses," is full of surprises and creative challenges. From the ancient script itself to the dynamic performances, this show will astound audiences,culminating with theater tech's audacious constitution of an indoor pool for the et.
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Recent Teacher Comments
- 4/23 3:07 pm - I think your story was good, I enjoyed the variety of interviewees and their pieces all seem to fit well together. Your B-Roll I thought was diverse, what I thought was missing was more natural sounds, the splashing of the water, some lines of dialogue from the play. When you pull more of those elements into your story it will be even better.
- 3/25 7:07 am - The story was told well, but how can you use the natural audio from the b-roll to help tell the story? You did this in 2 spots, but would have loved to see more. At the beginning was a great pop of natural audio and the drill was also a great pop of natural audio. But this story lends itself to having so many more. Put a mic on one of the directors and let’s hear him/her talking to the students. Put a mic on one of the actors during a rehearsal to hear them. Put a mic on one of the tech crew to hear what they are doing/saying while building sets/running lights/sound, etc. Those little pops of natural audio in between the sound bytes would help to tell the story just as much as the sound bytes do - plus it helps to break up the sound bytes a bit.
- 3/4 11:23 am - I love the unique perspective you took on this story by focusing on the pool. Interviews were well framed and I loved how you had a variety of people speaking on this topic, as well as a variety of b-roll! The shots of the pool kept me engaged in this story! You had a variety of sounds for this story. One thing I would encourage you to do is actually pause your interviews so we could hear the NAT audio. For example, when talking about the pool, let us hear the splash. When your teacher talks about the theme of the show, pause and let us hear some of the dialogue in the show that reflects this theme. This will allow your audio to also support your story.
Judge 1
Positives: Great variety of shots and the lighting is incredible. It can be hard to capture video on a stage with different lights and this was done very well.
Improvements: The natural audio and then the sound bites sounds very different. Make sure when filming you are on the same levels. It would have been nice to see some more tight shots.
Judge 2
Positives: Nice job intriguing opening shot with nats from the play. Great job getting a variety of people to interview. A chorus of voices can work really well in a nat sound piece. Great job getting b-roll of your interview subjects. I loved the close-up shots of students working on the set.
Improvements: Next time, leave your mic on your interview subject as they're doing whatever it is they're doing. In this case, put the mic on the play director to capture clean audio of him interacting with the actors. Work on building sequences in your editing. For example, I saw some great close-ups of the set building, but I would've liked to see some wide shots in there, too. Cut together a sequence with a good mix of wide, medium and tight shots.
Judge 3
Positives: *Very nice story development. You set up the piece well with the soundbite explaining the theme of the play. Also the sound clearly articulated the challenges of staging the play (with a pool!) and what being in the play means to the actors. *I loved the ending shot. It clearly brought the story to a natural conclusion and amplified the thoughts of the actor featured in the story.
Improvements: *It might have been fun to interview the subjects in the theater seats or on the stage, if possible, instead of inside a classroom or office. Taking the viewer inside the theater is very effective. *Think about covering some of the sound with video of what the subject describes. An example is when the actor explains that she is "drowned" in the pool. A minor point however. Overall this is a very strong piece. Terrific job!!
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