I really enjoyed reading Radio: An Illustrated Piece immensely because it was interesting to discover the process behind the production of a This American Life piece. When we listen to pieces on the radio, I always think, “It must be simple to create a short documentary piece!”. But after reading this very entertaining section on This American Life, I realize a lot more work goes into it than I originally thought.
In reading the section over TAL, I realized the importance of creating compelling stories that people will actively listen to over the radio. Many walk around with tons of ideas in our heads that we want to produce, film, photograph, write, and record but like Ira Glass said, when a story is too broad or general, listeners will not tune in. Glass said his stories have interesting characters to hook the listeners in, it’s different than what mainstream media often reports.
In the section, where Glass discusses how he leads the person to describe to him more about the place instead of saying “Over there across the street”. I always forget that without my camera, we need to be more visually descriptive. In the comic, they asked if it was manipulative. I agree with Glass that it is not manipulative when you nudge them a little to be more descriptive. As long as you are not manipulating the actual storyline or issue, then it is fine. For me, while I am out interviewing people with just my recorder, I always forget that the audience is not out there in the field with us, they don’t see what I am seeing, smelling, hearing. As a storyteller, I need to be as descriptive as I can so the audience can experience the the story..
In reading the section over TAL, I realized the importance of creating compelling stories that people will actively listen to over the radio. Many walk around with tons of ideas in our heads that we want to produce, film, photograph, write, and record but like Ira Glass said, when a story is too broad or general, listeners will not tune in. Glass said his stories have interesting characters to hook the listeners in, it’s different than what mainstream media often reports.
In the section, where Glass discusses how he leads the person to describe to him more about the place instead of saying “Over there across the street”. I always forget that without my camera, we need to be more visually descriptive. In the comic, they asked if it was manipulative. I agree with Glass that it is not manipulative when you nudge them a little to be more descriptive. As long as you are not manipulating the actual storyline or issue, then it is fine. For me, while I am out interviewing people with just my recorder, I always forget that the audience is not out there in the field with us, they don’t see what I am seeing, smelling, hearing. As a storyteller, I need to be as descriptive as I can so the audience can experience the the story..
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