The one thing I learned the most about working with audio is how difficult it really is to fill 2 minutes with quality material. Just having a conversation I think lasts three minutes may actually only include 30 seconds or so of usable dialog. Using a B-roll with ambient sound helped fill in some gaps, but for the most part- choosing the right audio to use involved a great deal of cut and paste and careful editing.
Luckily, our subject was very excited to help us out, and provided some great words for us to record. Just answering simple questions like “What’s your favorite part about your job?” brought about some great stories and excellent content for our project. Editing the audio was very interesting as well. Choosing what content goes where, removing dead space, and clipping unnecessary pauses proved to be a real challenge. The development of style and aesthetic is key in multimedia.
Overall, this was a great learning experience, and has made me eager to do more with audio, and also strengthen my desire to work with video.
Cheers,
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