Category: Audio & Video Stories

Week 2 (11/8): Writing and formatting an audio story or podcast

three kittens in a basket
Three little kittens: L-R Setup, Conflict, and Resolution. Photo: pxfuel.com/CC

BY CAZ ADAMS

Recap Week #1

Last week you completed a simple task to find an idea that might be suitable for your Audio Story or Podcast. You then made a list of different things relating to that idea.

So now it’s time to start writing up your story. 

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Week 1: How to Research

Good ideas make great audio. Photo: Jonathan Powell/CC/Flickr

BY CAZ ADAMS

Welcome to Audio and Video Stories 😃

This semester you’ll complete an assessment with two parts:

Part 1: You will research, write, record, and edit an audio feature or podcast
Part 2: You will research, write, video, and edit a video story

For both there are certain criteria you will have to include in order to achieve a satisfactory result.

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Week 12 (13/05): Video storytelling elements when editing

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BY CAZ ADAMS

As video is a visual medium, what is seen on screen is of the utmost importance.

You can save uninteresting, badly lit, blurry, wrongly formatted footage or even a lack of footage by using editing elements to help tell your story. 

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