Winter Dance Concert 2024 - ID# 415
York
Natural Audio News Package
Entry Description
This natural audio news package highlights the dance program's Winter Concert. Throughout the video, Dance Teacher Michelle Jensen and Student Choreographer Brooklyn Nuss reflect on the process behind creating a diverse showcase.
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- 4/23 3:06 pm - I loved your interviews and how you stringed them together you really told a very thorough story that didn’t leave many questions. Each piece was logically placed and informative. They were organized in a great way, the b-roll really fit well. The one thing I thought that was missing more natural audio, I never really felt like I got to truly see the girls dance (and the music they were dancing to) or the audience applauding. Truthfully, natural sound in in the title of this category - so include it. Great story, very logical and informative interviews as the story progressed, what it lacked was natural audio. Your interviews and storytelling skills are spot on, just use more of the tools (nat sound) and you will have something amazing.
- 3/25 7:12 am - In some spots you used dissolves and in others you used cuts - there didn’t seem to be a reason for the change. Remember that every edit you make needs to have a purpose to it. If you’re going to have dissolves, make sure it has a purpose - and then be consistent with that purpose throughout your news package. The audio cut at :25 was a little harsh - how can you smooth that out just a smidge to make it sound better and not sound like you made a cut in the audio track. Lighting was well done on the interviews that were on stage. One thing to avoid - what’s known as “ping ponging”. That when we see the person talking followed by one clip of b-roll, then back to the person, then one clip of b-roll, etc. String together clips of b-roll. Once we’ve seen the person speaking, there really is no need to go back to them and keep showing them. One of the key elements of this category is to use the natural audio from your b-roll to help tell the story. At 1:07, there was a break in the sound bytes - bring that natural audio up full at that moment, then bring it down when the sound byte continues at 1:11. Those are the types of natural audio pops that we should be hearing MORE of in a natural audio news package. It’s not just about having natural audio on your b-roll, but USING it to help tell the story. At 1:29, bring that natural audio up full until the next sound byte at 1:31. It helps to draw the viewer into the story more.
- 3/4 11:22 am - You cut your interviews in a way that told a clear story about this dance program. Interview shots were well framed and kept the subjects in focus. I also liked the variety of b-roll used. I wish we could have heard more examples of the nat audio that occurs in a dance program. For example, when the student talked about having input in the choreography, pause, play us b-roll in which we can hear a student giving direction. Think about how you can use additional examples of audio (besides background music) to help tell your story. That will make it even more engaging.
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