Content Outline

My final video outline.

Content outline

My content outline.

Peer review for Alexis Morrison

I gave a brief peer review of Alexis' It’s Singular They, Or So They Say on Not Very Onomatopoeic.

I mostly gave content suggestions. I suggested that both of the counter-arguments be strengthened to better fit the form of a public argument. I also gave a resource recommendation. I know that professors in the linguistics department could help with information to ground the subject in.

I think I helped show an area of weakness in the essay and showed how it could be improved.

Alexis did an excellent job in making her essay interesting by connecting it to the human struggle underlying the argument. I hope to due the same in my essay though it may not be as effective since string theory is not nearly as personal an issue as gender identity.

Peer Review A

http://fernatua.blogspot.com/2016/04/production-schedule.html?showComment=1459752741518

I made a resource recommendation on Fernando Coronado's production schedule on Fern's Blog.  I did a podcast for my last project and have a few pieces of advice.

I pointed out the Gear to Go Center as a useful equipment resource and gave my thoughts on Audacity as an editing program though I couldn't fully recommend it.  Choosing your tools wisely can smooth out the production of an unfamiliar medium like a podcast.

I also recommended that he put more time into script writing as I found that writing for audio recording had unique challenges and hurdles.

He did an good job in planning to spend a lot of time early in the project recording.

Editorial Report A

I've modified my introduction to the topic of my writing in Physics podcast to better introduce myself and establish credibility.

Old version
New version

I added a slight ethos appeal in mentioning my Major and university.  I hadn't introduced myself or established my credibility well enough before.

I added a backing track from here to give the audio a better overall texture and retain listener attention.  The track doesn't seem to be playing in the version linked.

Reflection on Post-Production

   I will admit that some things went rather well for my post-production cycle.  What the project needed to be and how I had to improve my Rough cut was really cleared up.  I think my peer reviews were helpful and the ones I received were definitively helpful.  My rough cut was lacking in evidence and dynamic audio.

    What went wrong is rather clear, I have yet to submit my final cut.  I found that I simply did not have enough time to finish it.  Having a Physics test tomorrow morning didn't help either.  The standard answers to do better next time would be to better plan ahead and do more work ahead of time.  I do generally have trouble with such thing but this week I felt I did the best I could with the time I had.

    I think Project 3 will go far smoother because I've gotten the hang of the structure of this classes assignments and I'll be doing the standard college essay.  The essay of course means far less room for technical problems.  And I won't have to deal with audio recording.

    Overall, I think my project will turn out well, if late. I know and can use the genre conventions, and I think that I have some genuinely interesting things to say about my topic.

Peer Review B for Jason Boley

    I recently reviewed The Future of American Podcasts by Jason Boley and made some suggestions along the lines of copy-editing.  I focused on how language and pacing could be used to more effectively engage his audience.

    The changes I suggested should make the podcast better maintain a listeners interest.  When dealing with a technical subject in an audio format any lapse in attention can cause the audience to miss an essential piece of information and become completely lost.  Speeding up and varying the pacing can help audience engagement as can wording choices.  Brief and precise wording helps convey essential information.

    I was impressed with how the interviewees in this podcast were established as interesting characters.  I found myself far more likely to care about what they said because of that.  I'll try to incorporate that kind of personality in my podcast in some way (I'll have to do it differently than this as interviews are nearly so important a piece of my podcast).