Audio Project Grading Criteria
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7/29/2019 Audio Project Grading Criteria
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30Points
30Points
30
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10Points
AUDIO STORY PROJECT
GRADINGCRITERIA
Sound and recording quality
Evaluatesthetechnicalandcreativeworkthatwentintocapturingtheaudio Tips
Proximityofthemicrophonetothesound=goodlevelsandclarity Recordtwiceasmuch,twiceaslong,asyoucanevenimagineneeding Getaswideavarietyaspossibleofenvironmental,scene-settingsounds Donttalkoveryourinterviewees;leavespacearoundtheiranswerstoedit Testyourrecorder,periodicallylistentowhatyouget,justtomakesure RecordinWAVorotheruncompressedformat
Production and editing
Evaluatesthetechnicalandcreativeworkthatwentintocreatingthefinishedpiece
Tips
Wearhead/earphoneswhileediting,toheareverythingandeditmoreprecisely Layersoundsinthemultitrackeditortoproducearicheraudioexperience Yourownoriginalrecordings,notspecialeffects Makesuretomeetthetechnicalrequirements
o 1:30to2:30minuteslong,nomore,nolesso Minimumoneinterviewofstorysubjectorobservero Minimumfivedifferentnaturaland/orambientsoundso OutputasMP3fordigitalcompatibility
Storytelling
Evaluatestheeffectivenessofthefinishedpieceattellingastoryandcreatingamentalpicture Tips
Createanexperience,amentalpictureofbeingsomeplace,doingsomethingo Usenaturalsoundstodescribethesceneo Notenoughtobejustsomeonetalkingaboutsomething
Itneedsabeginning,middleandendjustlikeanystory Useintheirownwords-styleinterviewstohavesourcesnarratethemselves
o Frameyourquestionstogeneraterichanswerso Nointerviewer,includingyourself
Itneedstobereal,feelreal,notsoundcontrivedorlikeascript
PresentationEvaluatestheworkofembeddingandcontextualizingtheaudioillustration
Tips
EmbedinpostusingSoundcloud Makesureitisopenly,publiclyplayableontheInternet,notsetasprivate Integratetheaudioillustrationwiththeheadlineandtextofthepost
EXTRAS
o Practical Minus10pointsoffthetopifAudacitypracticalisnotsignedoffbydeadline o Writinggrade Thewritingofthepostwillbegradedseparatelyforanother10points
J232
Due07:00on2013.10.22