Lunar Market Event at South Elgin High School - ID# 282
South Elgin
Natural Audio News Package
Entry Description
Children of Asian descent may not be able to experience their cultural traditions if they live out of their native land, or away from family native to their country of origin. Because of this, student clubs like Asians Reaching Out (ARO) in South Elgin and Asian Connection and Expression (ACE) in Elgin help Asian-Americans and other students alike connect to diverse cultures and roots using a multitude of traditions and experiences at collaborative events like the Lunar Night Market.
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Recent Teacher Comments
- 4/23 3:32 pm - I was a little confused at first as to what the story was about, I thought I heard the opening interview say “coming to my market” so I thought it was a story about what the student is putting on, as the story unfolded I got the impression it was something else. I guess what I am saying is make sure the first person who speaks really gives some context so all the interviews that follow fall into place. Tell me what it is about. I intentionally do not read the entry description because in the real world there are no description, the story has to do it itself. Your B-roll was diverse, which I appreciated, try and bring more sounds of the event into your piece (the sticks on the floor, the flag/fans whipping in the air, etc) I liked your transition the beans (visual and sound) between the two ACE interviewees, great way to break it up. Your video ended a little abruptly I would have loved something along the lines of come next year, or I am really glad I was a part of it etc. It just kind of ended without warning.
- 3/25 7:09 am - The students did a great job telling the story of this event. But the key element of this category is using the natural audio to help tell the story. Mic up one of the performers and use that audio to help tell the story while they are performing. There was a part of your b-roll at :14 that would have been a great natural audio pop - let’s hear those bamboo sticks as they hit the floor. Let’s hear the music as folks are dancing. Use that wonderful natural audio to help tell the story of this fair - let you viewer hear those sounds. The story shouldn’t be told just from the sound bytes, but from the natural audio as well. Good visual images from the fair.
- 3/4 11:28 am - You did a great job aligning your b-roll to your interviews to match what the interviewee is saying. Your interviews did an excellent job telling this story of the event and its connection to the students. There were some awesome examples of audio in this project between the performances, games, and people interacting. I would encourage you to pause your interviews and let us HEAR these more clearly to support your story.
Judge 1
Positives: Nice variety of tight, medium, wide shots to help tell the story. Great nat pops throughout the package.
Improvements: Use a tripod. Some shots looked shaky. The audio levels felt off. Sometimes it sounded like someone was miced and other times it didn't Try to match up the audio levels as best you can.
Judge 2
Positives: Nice job opening the piece with music nats to set the scene. That worked really well. Nice lighting and framing of the interview with Jonathan. Great jobs capturing your interview subjects participating in the event. I like how you used some of those shots to introduce the students, too.
Improvements: I would've liked to see some sequences in the story built around wide, medium and tight shots. For example, if your subject is dancing, you might start with a nice tight shot of their feet and cut to wide shot of their full body in motion. I like that you have b-roll of your interview subjects, but next time, try leaving the mic on them as they're doing whatever it is they're doing. That will allow you to capture clean nats and any interaction they might have with other people.
Judge 3
Positives: *Good character development with the inclusion of the background of the students. It was effective to learn about their backgrounds and hear why the event is so important to them. *Nice job matching the video with the narrative.
Improvements: *Think about how to bring your story to a conclusion. It was clear the event is important to the students. A payoff shot that showed them celebrating together may have been a nice way to end the piece. Another way to approach it would have been to have the participants explain what the girl with the blindfold was doing.
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