For my audio draft project, I wanted to express how life and art are deeply connected through a variety of themes, though I was only able to show those thoughts clearly for one such topic, how life is remembered. I wanted to use my personal perspective to show the different ways people could potentially want to be remembered and what some may expect to come from their lives.
I began the Audio Draft with the background noise of me clicking my mouse as I used my laptop in hopes to illustrate a point, and at the same time not. The point, if taken, is how most things now are begun with a click, or some variation of it. Whether a tap or click or otherwise, the meaning is all the same and beginning the Draft with clicking holds the power to symbolize a small commentary on how the modern age can associate a small noise as the start of something much greater and more complicated. This point could also be ignored and replaced with the mindset the clicks were just a representation of background noise of someone doing an unknown something. Much like many art pieces, its up to personal interpretation.
The talking section of the Audio Draft is simplistic as far as meaning goes, at least for me. All I wanted to accomplish, was what I mentioned before, create an understanding for the listener to have where all people have their own stories they want to have told and hope to become. I also wanted to show my view on this concept through the depiction of my own hopes and story to be told and the unsureness of it all.
Behind the talking section I placed the background noise of me scribbling with pencil on paper. The sole purpose I can find for my choice behind this placement is I had another background noise I wanted to use, and the pencil drawing could be interpreted as the predecessor to my digital drawings. Normally, if I have a detailed project I want to work on, I would draw it out in pencil first, then take a photo and trace over it in my digital program.
Finally, the third segment of the Audio Draft which I finished with was the sound of my tablet pen on my digital drawing tablet. This portion was made to finalize the project with the sounds of progress being made on an art project.
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Hi, nice story, I really like it. It carries deep meaning and was clearly created with a sort of proficiency in audio story telling, whether gained through experience or if it just comes naturally. I really liked how you took into account different possible relative interpretations could emerge in different people from the clicking at the beginning. I find almost always a certain symbol is used to demonstrate one thing, which I fail to understand without being taught it, so I appreciate that, and the interpretations listed make sense regarding the mouse clicking, with art, and with life. The connections are being illustrated in a unique and creative way. One suggestion I have that may improve the story is maybe utilizing the background noise reduction feature in the effects tab of Audition. The story itself is pretty clean but the clicking at the beginning has some relatively prominent background noise, as well as the tablet sketch audio at the end. This background noise reduction feature can be implemented after recording without re-recording anything. One more recommendation I have is maybe try to ease the transition from the story to the end audio. The transition is a bit harsh, and could be use some smoothing, maybe via volume fading and/or another technique. Experimentation is key! Overall I think this a fantastic story that was well-executed and composed in an orderly manner, with Audition understanding represented. Well done!
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This is a really good start and I can see that you know where you want to go with it. I like the writing, you convey your message well and get the listener hooked right off the bat. I see a few things that could make this project a bit better and make it perfectly convey your message. Throughout the audio it seems as if you were a bit too close to the mic. This leads to use being able to hear the breathing. I’d suggest that you take a few test recordings and see where you should be to reduce this sound through the recording. I also notice that the ending is a very long outro sound and I feel if you get more audio to work with you can make the ending more flush and make the project just a bit better. I feel a few small adjustments will really add to you project and make it perfect.
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After reviewing my peer’s reviews of my audio story draft, I can come to the conclusion my draft needs some work done on it to sound more fluid, and have certain noises removed from the background. Also, after listening to the stories of my peers, I feel additional interviewees would provide a more secure story, but also take away from the core message I was trying to create. Perhaps if said interviewees were to give an introduction to what they felt their lives were meant to become or what they want to be known as, it may work, but if not, the initial point I was trying to make may be lost. Out of everything in my draft, I still enjoy various parts of it though. One such part was the singularity of my project and how it was a clean, concise speaking trying to understand something. Another part I enjoyed was the connection between life and art I did not initially know I was making, and how it helped me understand a little bit more about my personal beliefs.
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