Update on Project Activities
Today we met with Alexi and discussed our experiences conducting the papercut. Because we are creating approximately 5 minute audio clips from interviews that are greater than an hour long, we shared our difficulties in cutting out sections of the transcripts. We all voiced different struggles we had in choosing which parts of the narrative of the transcripts to emphasize and keep in our audio clip. We decided on allowing our transcripts to be a bit longer as we continue to edit them and understand what audio sounds most interesting when we have our audio listening session next Wednesday. In response to our difficulties parsing out the most important sections of the stories, Alexi said she would review our paper cuts and give us feedback this weekend. We expressed to Alexi our apprehension with creating comprehensive audio clips due to the breaks and choppiness in our stories because we are pairing the stories down so much. She suggested that we take a closer look at the narratives of displacement on the AEMP website in order to explore the ways in which AEMP has compiled interviews to create cohesive stories. Alexi also introduced us to different techniques for using the interviewee’s words as narration. For example, we can cut certain sentences from the interviews to use as introductory transitions into a certain section of an interview to allow for the audio clip to flow and tell the story effectively. What We Observed and Learned We were introduced to many basic skills in editing audio with Adobe Premiere. Critical Analysis/Moving Forward Before we begin the audio editing process, we need to first incorporate some of the notes Alexi left with our draft papercuts. Then we start the editing process. Alexi provided us with more resources in creating documentaries and oral histories that can inform our perspective when it comes to editing audio/video. For example, if we are constrained by a time limit, should we edit out the interviewees stutters and pauses? Is it okay to start/stop in the middle of a sentence if it helps the flow of the audio clip? If we decide to include video to our project, how should we incorporate footage that isn’t the speaker (B-roll)? These are some of the questions we need to answer by Wednesday when our first clips of edited audio are due. We plan to have another meeting with Alexi on Wednesday where we’ll listen to everyone’s clips and provide feedback before Thanksgiving break. We also set up our final meeting before the presentation for Monday December 2nd. At this meeting, we will provide Alexi with an outline of our final presentation and a draft of our community map with our audio files integrated into it. Comments are closed.
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