I wrote about Natural Sound (Nat Sound) back in September, but I want to revisit it with you. News stories that are told only with Nat Sound and no VO are very powerful because the viewer feels more like he/she is IN the story.
Try to find at least one nat sound opportunity in your packages that you'll be editing this week. Telling an entire story with only sound is very difficult, but you should look for at least one bit of sound that will help transport your viewers into your story; give them an experience they'll not forget.
Most people remember what they FELT after viewing a news story, not what they learned. Check out these Nat Sound pieces from one professional photojournalist and see if you can at least find a way to tell your story with a little sound and not just voice overs. http://www.newslab.org/2010/01/13/natural-sound-stories-a-how-to-guide/
Study your story and tell me what kind of sound that you will look for while you are shooting video this week. Really learn how to do this well, and you'll be on your way to really nice packages.
The story that we are doing is the Eagle Night Live comedy show. Giving a preliminary look at what is to come. In our package we already have a few sounds that relate to the story, like a piece of their act. We also have some nat sound of laughter in the background already.
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For our package on comedy, we went and filmed the auditions. A lot of the natural sound was the laughter, which fits in with the story. I know a lot of people who laugh when other people laugh. I don't know much about sound, but we did use a few voice overs to help develop the story further. The auditions also had the descriptions of what the act was supposed to be. For example, one kid had to imitate Coach Stines. Just being able to tell who he was mocking was very funny. It would've lost effect if we didn't know who it was.
ReplyDeleteI'll be trying to get better with nat sound in my packages, by trying to capture more of the surroundings and give the audience a feel about what it's more about, not just my main focus. Also when i'm editing i will not cut out the little things as a laugh at the end of my interviewie's sentence.
ReplyDelete-Christina Wimberley
I watched all the packages on the link above and they all had wonderful nat sound. Hearing the chainsaw motor and seeing it cut the ice before the story was introduced, made me want to continue watching it and its what I remember most about the story. In my news package I want to get people talking about how they dislike ones decision about their sexuality. I want to hear random comments as the subjects just walk around being their selves. I hope my group can capture some of these sounds before our deadline.
ReplyDeleteOur group is doing a story on the earthquake in Haiti. Obviously our story is a sad topic, so our sound choice is limited. So far, we have come up with the songs that deal with sadness, grief, etc. No matter what Nat sound we choose, the key to the story, is the message to help the people of Haiti.
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In Our Story , Nat Sound Is The Key . We have a story on pets and we are traveling to the animal shelter this week to shoot footage . so we can get alot of nat sound on the vet and what not . the shelter is a great place to get nat sound on animals.
ReplyDeleteBeing that our package is about a dog, I expect to hav NAT Sound of dogs. Things like a dog barking would be great for this package. Maybe even of a dog crying. This could help people watching this package even further realize the severity of Lucy's injuries.
ReplyDeletei noticed that it had good nat sound. the chain saw really drew my attention to it like it would ever other reader to read on about it.
ReplyDeleteAdding natural sound seems to have an effect which at best can be described as producing great video. For our package we did not use much natural sound. It is very difficult to naturally incorporate it into the video. However, it was very refreshing to see how the videos in the link incorporated it into their piece.
ReplyDeleteWhile shooting video, the nat sounds we're going to get are dogs barking, cats meowing, and phones ringing. We are goin to the vet/animal shelter, so animal sounds and the sounds around the office are great noises . When you hear a dog barking , a cat meowing , and phones ringing , you should know your in the animal shelter/vet's office.
ReplyDeleteWell me & my group are still working on the Lucy Story. But we have alot of NAT Sound... Since we went to a animals shelter we had lots of barks and dog sounds... We will be using them because thats what dogs do! Lol.
ReplyDeleteMy group is doing the eagle night live show. Most of the nat sound was just laughter. We included alot of that in our video. It personally interest me when laughter is involved in anything, so I enjoyed doing this package. This worked out great because most, if not all, of our video is nat sound.
ReplyDelete-Kori Jones
In our story we don't really have a natural sound, but I would say that natural sound is one the principle element to a good story. It gives the story a sense of direction.
ReplyDelete-- Jeff Delva.
I would love to hear many differet sounds. I also would like to get a feeling from the people's interviews. I want to feel what they are feeling.
ReplyDelete-Kayla McKinley
I apologize for my lateness on blogs but you do have a point there. I love using NAT sound but I think sometimes its just i don't know how to use it. I am getting a little better at it though. I agree with the fact that NAT sound is very important because it does feel like I am in the story when i watch someone elses package with NAT sound
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