This is an interesting topic. The topic is what I call and Public Radio Evergreen...our listeners just can't get enough of quirky educational stories based on American traditional music. This piece yearns for a home in news as well as Americana music.
However, this piece needs work both in the writing and editing phase and in the production studio.
I'm going to assume that the over all low levels are result of computer to PRX file transfer. I had to turn my volume up all the way to hear the piece. But, you'll hear a lot of missed matched levels, reverb from poor recording situations and upcuts. There was some un explained dead space too. Interview cuts are overlapped to the point of confusion.
This piece turns out to be a bit of an autobiographical piece I think and tries to present the programs and people in a respectful manner, it's almost too respectful. It's sort of like the producer wanted to get us to know them so well, that the story is so lost in the alternating cuts that we can't really figure out why we should be passing through this town.
Producing these kinds of pieces is an act of love and this producer, for sure, cares deeply about his subject matter. But our listeners have to come before the story and that requires technical skills and storytelling skills that the producer can grow into.
Summary: Sparta Elementary School started training students on traditional bluegrass instruments as part of innovative and personal education profiled in this piece.
I will practice my Levels, I will practice my Levels....
Steve Yasko
Posted on June 22, 2005 at 05:18 PM
However, this piece needs work both in the writing and editing phase and in the production studio.
I'm going to assume that the over all low levels are result of computer to PRX file transfer. I had to turn my volume up all the way to hear the piece. But, you'll hear a lot of missed matched levels, reverb from poor recording situations and upcuts. There was some un explained dead space too. Interview cuts are overlapped to the point of confusion.
This piece turns out to be a bit of an autobiographical piece I think and tries to present the programs and people in a respectful manner, it's almost too respectful. It's sort of like the producer wanted to get us to know them so well, that the story is so lost in the alternating cuts that we can't really figure out why we should be passing through this town.
Producing these kinds of pieces is an act of love and this producer, for sure, cares deeply about his subject matter. But our listeners have to come before the story and that requires technical skills and storytelling skills that the producer can grow into.