Editorial Report 9a

Wow I sucked

This blog post is going to be like an audio makeover. In this blog, I'll be displaying the before and after effects of the editing of my project.

The rough cut of my introduction

Here's a link to the blog post with my rough-cut introduction. Just go to the post, and hit play. Try not to feel too embarrassed for me.

Did it improve?

Here is a link to a YouTube video that my project is on, listen from seconds 0:00-0:42 for the new intro and decide whether you like it better or not!

Let's answer some questions!

1. Oh the content changed tremendously. For starters, I had a real microphone this time around rather than my laptop microphone. This made the audio in my final version so much smoother and much better sounding. This allowed for a much clearer voice rather than my voice being distorted and all sorts of nasty. Another thing that improved was the flow of my voice. I decided to go with a script on the edited version, as bullet points were just to hard to go off of. This created an even, unshaken flow that still ended up sounding natural to the listener. Both of these allow the reader to have a much more enjoyable listening experience, while being able to truly understand what they're listening to too.

2. One major part of form that I changed was how I introduced myself. In my original cut, I didn't really establish myself as the author. I kind of made myself a minor detail. In the new version I establish myself as the author and I don't let the topic overtake me. I also establish credibility this way too. Another major part of form that I improved was the fact that I had intro music. This made the introduction so much more relaxed, and it kind of eased in the listener of the podcast. Both of these changes will keep the listeners much more engaged in the grand scheme of things!