Audio Interview Packages Spring 2014

by Marsha Little Matthews

The spring 2014 Multimedia Production students completed their first field produced audio interview stories. The students were required to conduct an interview with an individual, capture ambient/natural sound that supported/located the story, record an introduction and outtrow for the story, and edit the story to no less than 1 minute nor greater than 2 minutes. Reporter questions were to be edited out of the finished package.

This is the first experience recording and editing an audio interview with natural sound for these students.

The students are required to post comments here on the WordPress blog (not on the SoundCloud comments area) for each other’s packages indicating what was done well, and positive suggestions for improvements.

1. Nizia Alam Interviews Roberto Vazquez
   Roberto Vazquez is a rapper with the rap collective EastWoods. (01:59)
2. Jason Dougan Interviews Joe Chase
   Joe Chase is the minister at the North Loop Church in Gladewater, Texas. (02:00)
3. Sarah Draper Interviews Brian SandersBrian Sanders is a musician currently playing for the Jazz Band I and II at Tyler Junior College. He plays piano, drums, classical percussion and jazz, and is learning the guitar. (18:07)
4. Ashleigh Dykers Interviews She’Cara Humphrey
   She’Cara “Shaq” Humphrey plays basketball for the University of Texas at Tyler. (01:42)
5. Guinevere Everidge Interviews Courtney Redand
   Courtney Redand tells her story of falling from a roof and breaking her back. (01:59)
6. Chris Jones Interviews Demarcus Eurine
   Demarcus Eurine is studying Culinary Arts. (02:53)
7. Charis Malone Interviews Hannah Davidson
   Hannah Davidson talks about her experience of being pregnant with her first child. (01:58)
8. Summer Munoz Interviews Marianna Ford
   Marianna Ford  talks about her transition from Bolivia to the United States. (03:17)
9. Charles Parkes Interviews Jennyfer Keohane
   Jennyfer Keohane talks about her nonprofit pit bull rescue shelter. (01:57)
10. Hannah Root Interviews Winona Parrish
    Winona Parrish, age 97, talks about her life. (02:08)
11. Ani Umana Interviews Mark Gibson
    Mark Gibson is the assistant football coach at Tyler Junior College.  (01:30)

Audio Interview Packages – Fall 2013

by Marsha Little Matthews

This semester I have two sections of MCOM 2313 Introduction to Multimedia Production. Recently these beginning students conducted audio field interviews. The interviews were edited using Audacity and an “intro” and “outtrow” were added by the reporter to create an audio interview package which was required to run between one to two minutes (plus or minus 10 seconds). Ambient or natural sound was required. Talent releases were secured from each interviewee.

Here are the links to the interview packages that met the length parameters. The students are to listen to each interview on SoundCloud and return to this site to post constructive comments after reading the Mark Briggs “JournalismNext” chapter on audio storytelling.

Section 1 Interview Packages

• Anita Brown interviews Chris Huber about his hobby of “gaming” (01:50)
• Alec Bryant interviews Brittany Hines about growing up singing (01:28)
• Jordan Flanagan interviews Michelle Flanagan about Jerry Seinfeld’s upcoming appearance at The Cowan Center, Tyler, Texas (01:51)
• Kazandra Gutierrez interviews Rebecca Valle, at nursing student at The University of Texas at Tyler (01:45)
• Brooke Hoffard interviews Micah Vickers and his decision to join the Air Force (02:09)
• Kyle Owens interviews Ron Owens about his career as a contract and search specialist for a specialized job recruiting group (01:58)
• Leslie Reyna interviews Khaliah Al-Noimi, a UT Tyler student, about her tip to Zambia, Africa (02:10)
• Cody Sherrell interviews Kimberly Sherrell about her decision to be an English teacher (01:28)
• Linnon Thomas interviews Tzshonna Seastrunk about why she sings (01:07)
• Roberto Vazquez interviews Socrates Luna about his interest in music (02:00)

Section 2 Interview Packages

• Slater Bonner interviews Josh Carpenter with Theatre 20, Tyler, Texas (01:57)
• Jordan Driskell interviews Neal Thurman, pastor, University Church of Christ, Tyler, Texas (01:56)
• Lauren McGaughey interviews Meagan Kirk about being a work from home mom (01:58)
• Brooke Moore interviews Cameron Hathcock about working out at the gym (01:44)
• Brandon Noble interviews Hannah Vitello (01:04)
• Linnet Pichette interviews Zach Pichette about being a sophomore at Tyler Junior College (01:05)
• Dillow Row interviews Colin Doby, commissioner for the fantasy football league on the campus of The University of Texas at Tyler (01:21)

Audio Interview Storytelling Packages

by Marsha Little Matthews

This semester I have two sections of MCOM 2313 Introduction to Multimedia Production. Recently the students conducted audio field interviews. The interviews were edited using Audacity and an “intro” and “outtrow” were added by the reporter to create an audio interview package which was required to run between 00:50 minutes and 01:40. Talent releases were secured from each interviewee.

Here are the links to the interview packages that met the length parameters. The students are to listen to each interview on SoundCloud and return to this site to post comments.

1. Carey Ashcroft – Interviews Jason Goza, a Kilgore College physical therapy assistant student
2. Kevin Berber – Interviews Adriana Olivarez about her position at a washateria
3. Gustavo Bustamante – Interviews Stephen Krebbs, a professor at The University of Texas at Tyler, about his psychology course
4. Emily Cotten – Interviews Colin Stadler, a bartender at Tyler’s Hollytree Country Club
5. Matthews Crawford – Interviews Jose Munoz, a sales representative for RadioShack
6. John Edwards – Interviews Jake Arnold, a UT Tyler student, about making jewelry
7. Shenaye Fontenot – Interviews Tangela Miller, a supervisor at the UT Tyler Barnes and Noble Bookstore
8. Chris Gray – Interviews Marsha Pierce, a staff member at Tyler’s Green Acres Bowling Alley
9. Clay Henson – Interviews Ashley Sisemore about her passion for singing.
10. Jamaal Hightower – Interviews 40-year-old Steven Yates, a middle linebacker for the Anderson County Roughnecks, a semi-prof football team in Palestine, Texas
11. Julian Hood – Interviews Rachel Goodwin, an artist.
12. Libbi Mayer – Interviews Skyler Dillingham, team captain of the cheerleading team at The University of Texas at Tyler
13. Samuel McCurry – Interviews Shelby Mangum
14. Daniel Pierce – Interviews Neeha Curtis, anchor by NBC33 News
15. Angelica Presti – Interviews Brittany Stone, a UT Tyler student who has been singing since she was two years old
16. Carol Scott – Interviews Dr. Luther B. Bratcher, D.C., a chiropractor in Tyler, Texas
17. Logan Smoak – Interviews Janci Burns, a member of the UT Tyler Patriot Volleyball team (caution: audio levels are over-modulated, so turn down your volume)
18. Grace Stubblefield – Interviews Michelle Monk at the Gateway Lanes in Mineola, Texas
19. Samantha Trimble – Interviews Tim Langston, a Vietnam veteran and member of the Patriot Guard
20. Schuyler Wick – Interviews Dayne Kelley, general manager for Chuy’s Mexican restaurant in Tyler, Texas

Audio Interviews

by Marsha Little Matthews

This week the MCOM 2313 Introduction to Multimedia Production students conducted audio field interviews. The interviews were edited using Audacity and an “intro” and “outtrow” were added by the reporter to create an audio interview package.

Here are the links to each interview. The students are to listen to each interview on SoundCloud and return to this site to post comments.

• Lauren Barnes – Interview with Lea Rittenhouse, editor at In Magazine
• Jenne Clay Lignon – Interview with Rescued Dog Marty’s Family
• Austin Countryman – Interview with Megan Epstein – Healthy Living
• Julia Endicott – Interview with Victoria Clark – Fan Girl
• Molly Gray – Interview with Don Gray – Sunshine Records
• Jason Hamilton – Interview with Jeremy Hamilton – Military Service
• Chase Hardy – Interview with Andy Taylor – Editor-in-Chief The Patriot Talon student media outlet The Univ. of Texas at Tyler
• Rhiannon Holmes – Interview with Unidentified Person – Importance of Voting
• Morgan Jones – Interview with Andrea Caldwell – Advertising Coordinator for The Patriot Talon student media outlet The Univ. of Texas at Tyler
• Paige Lemons – Interview with State Trooper
• Irving Marmolejo – Interview with Vincent Sorenson, UT Tyler kinesiology student
• Ariana Riley – Interview with Bryan Olson – Martial Arts
• Jessica Robicheaux – Interview with Jonathan Sayler – Donating Blood Plasma
• Bryan Savans – Interview with Stephen Tarpley – UT Tyler basketball player and student
• Carley Schultz – Interview with Carson Schultz – New York, Texas ZipLine Adventures
• Haley Smith – Interview with Melanie Harris – Telecommuting – working from home
• Brittany Stone – Interview with Brad Stenberg – UT Tyler senior speech communication major/journalism minor

I’ve uploaded the correct interview package for Bryan Savans. The first one uploaded was his full interview with Tarpley before editing.

Free Online Multimedia Tutorials @focalpress

You can learn and improve your production skills through some free tutorials and blog posts at the Focal Press web site. There are tutorials for audio, audio interviewing, Photoshop, After Effects, video podcasts, and more. You’ll also find links to blogs posts over many other multimedia topics.