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Project 1
Audio Story
Due Date: Oct 1st
DESCRIPTION:
This project asks you to create a short audio non-fiction narrative using dialog, natural sounds, and music on adobe audition or audacity. The content and plot of the story is completely up to you, but you must reference ideas of storytelling and narrative we discussed in class. Your piece should utilize your skills in interviewing, narrative structure, narration, radio storytelling/journalism, and idea/concept creation. Your piece may be about someone’s personal story, revolve around an interesting or abstract concept or idea, or be about timely events. Use the assigned readings to guide you and inspire you.
There are endless ways to create a story with this project, and your grade will be based on how well you capture the story, not necessarily the idea or story itself. Remember, great storytelling can make something out of nothing and make almost anything interesting. How you make a strong story is all based on how you gather information, how you edit, piece together bits and details, and add music and natural sounds to grab and ground the listener.
Project Requirements:
Gather, record, or create all sound effects and music.
Project should be roughy 3-5 minutes long.
Include atleast:
1 dialog or interview clip
1 narration clip
1 clip of natural/ambient sound
1 clip of music
Centered around a topic, story, or concept
Use editing, multi-tracking, and cross fading to bring the audio to life and create interest
Copyright:
All sounds and music must be copyright-free, i.e. licensed on Creative Commons, used with permission of the creator, in the public domain, or created by you.
Resources:
About Creative Commons
http://libguides.libraries.wsu.edu/c.php?g=535328&p=3686205
Copyright Basics
http://www.copyright.com/learn/media-download/copyright-basics/
WSU Library’s Creative Commons and the Public Domain (good for source material)
http://libguides.libraries.wsu.edu/creativecommons/audio
Free Music Archives
https://freemusicarchive.org/
Podcast Resources
Hunting for Sound
Gimlet Podcast Academy
Starting Your Podcast: A Guide For Students
The 4 Ways Sound Affects Us
Podcast Inspiration
Resistance Podcast
Radiotopia
99% Invisible
Ear Hustle
The Heart
This is Love
Radio Diarys
The Kitchen Sisters Presents
Radio Lab
Mortified
Here Be Monsters
On Being
Code Switch
NPR Student Podcast Challenge
Love & Radio
The Moth
StoryCorps
Tutorials:
Adobe Audition Tutorial for Beginners
The Best Adobe Audition Workflow for Beginners
Audacity Download
Audacity: Complete Tutorial for Beginners
DELIVERABLES:
~ Your finished audio file, uploaded to soundcloud.
~ A short reflection describing your choices, inspiration, and strengths and weaknesses with the project.
~ a credit page of all music and sound effects used.
* Turn in all materials via the assignment submission on canvas.
SYLLABUS ✿ SCHEDULE ✿ READINGS ✿ PROJECT 1 ✿ PROJECT 2 ✿ FINAL PROJECT ✿ ASSIGNMENTS ✿ DISCUSSIONS