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Podcast Assignment

You will interview two people (preferably a male and a female, so the voices are distinguishable) about what the best and worst parts of going to summer school. (or you can pick a better topic)

The format should look like this:

INTRO: Some sort of summary statement about how summer can be a time of relaxation, but may not always work out that way, or whatever you want to say.

TRANSITION: (Name of person) is a XXX who will miss XXXX.

QUOTE FROM PERSON A: (make sure this doesn’t repeat what is in the transition.)

TRANSITION: (Name of Person B), is a XXXXXXX who won’t miss _____________.

QUOTE FROM PERSON B

ENDING: Some sort of summary statement, but not “There you have it.” (ugh…lazy)

OUTTRO: For Multimedia Storytelling, I am _____________.

*****DO NOT MAKE IT A Q and A, with you asking questions and the person answering. You can interview people that way, but your finished piece should sound professional and polished.

You will be graded on audio quality, transitions and editing.************

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Audio Feature

There are a variety of ways to create a script. Here is my suggestion:

INTRO: This can be nat sound or you reading your intro. If you do an intro, make sure it isn’t clichéd or boring. Use ACTIVE voice or present tense.

TRANSITION: This is you giving us some facts or telling us about who will be speaking next and why. (Julia Garcia is considered the Valley’s leading expert on butterflies. Her interest began when she was a little girl.)

QUOTE: from your source. This can include nat sound, if you interviewed the person in their environment.

TRANSITION: You, again. Give us some more information and introduce the next quote.

QUOTE:

(This part can be repeated as often as needed. REMEMBER: you can also cut to a quote and then introduce them after they speak. This would just put the transition after their quote. This kind of shakes up the format a little.)

Also, transitions can be sounds. Then you can go into your spoken part.

(For instance, you could have a few seconds of the sound of someone walking through a woods. Then you could say something about the person, like “Garcia’s day begins early – at 6 – with a walk in the woods to see if she can find some rare butterflies.)

OUTTRO: This is where you wrap up the story. PLEASE do NOT end with some silly, happy thing, like “Garcia is a success and should see nothing else but that in the future.” (BAD) Instead, “Garcia says she’ll continue her work as long as there are butterflies to study. (pause) For Multimedia Storytelling, I am …..”

Blockbuster Video Store audio feature

Fear of Dentists

Procrastinators

Railroad Project

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Video Sequence Examples

Weed Eater

Skateboarding

Bathroom Emergency

Video News Stories (these are fake, but the production values are decent)

Man-Eating Bearded Dragon

Zombie Apocalypse