Comments for Getting Raised

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Produced by Paul Quamahongnewa

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Summary: Getting Rasied
 

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Review of Getting Raised

This is a good first draft, but it doesn?t sound like a finished piece. The most obvious reason is the production quality. The speaker is waaaay off mike, and so he sounds fuzzy and far away. He also sounds like he is reading off of a piece of paper. I want to feel like he is talking just to me.

As for the content, the writing is honest and heartfelt, but I heard a lot of redundancies. I think a good edit could make this work well. The piece could be about half as long as it is. While the emotions are there, I think the story needs a scene, and more specific, vivid descriptions.

This student is on the right path. He just needs to do some re-writing and practice his voicing and recording technique.

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Review of Getting Raised

One of the reasons i gave you a 2 out of 5 on this piece wasn't because of the content but because of your production primarily the way you delivered the story, in all truth i'd like to give you a 4 out of 5 on both part one and two of getting raised. I wish you would of taken more time on delivering this story and tried to have made it sound like you weren't reading from a piece of paper. Your content however was definetly a 4 out of 5, it took a lot of courage to put yourself out there and talk about something real I know i probably couldn't do it. If you slow down and take your time telling your story this can definetly become a stronger piece, you don't have to change what your saying just how your saying it. Even though theres no music or SFX this is still a strong piece without you utilising any of them. In fact i don't even think you need to add them sometimes it can be a distraction. You should go back and see what you can add to this piece if anything. Besides that i liked listening to your piece. Your already on your way to telling great stories on radio, you have the most important tool already which is being real and taking risks.