Guess what happened.
Idea 1. (changed)
I want to focus on one particular time in my life which involves more than one individual and take turns describing it in each other’s view point. I would be borrowing the format of “A life in two minutes” but combining the stories so it fits 4-6min.
I believe it is important to explore various viewpoints in order to have a holistic view of the event.
Rather than myself trying to explain everything, I want the audience to figure out what the event is and have their own view of it as well by listening to various view points.
It will be scripted and read but each story in each individual’s voices.
There will be 2 to 3 people participating in the reading for about 1:30 min each.
I will be recording in my dorm room. Other people’s voices will be recorded through phone calls.
I will be mainly using my macbook and my smartphone while adding in special effect sounds with my own musical instruments if necessary.
Idea 2.
This is something I thought during the class on Monday. Listening to all the samples, I thought people tend to ask questions focusing more on what people regret and miss. These definitely gave off very heartfelt emotions, but made me very gloomy. I want to turn the atmosphere and ask people,”What are you most proud of?” This question may sound very obnoxious at first, but if you think of it, some people just need somewhere to express their pride. And sometimes, what people are “genuinely” proud of may be something completely unexpected from what others would think. I will be interviewing at least 5 people from different age groups. I will be mostly recording in Manhattan area although I may be changing locations within. I’ll be using my phone and mac to record and edit the pieces and I will be adding appropriate music as well.
One response so far
I think it’s great that you’re challenging yourself in the first idea. But remember that it’s still an assignment and if you’re uncomfortable with speaking without a script, I wouldn’t suggest it just because I wouldn’t want you to get stuck along the way and have to start over. Unless, I misunderstood. Are you going for a continuous story or a story consisting of fragments that come together. Still, I’d love to hear what you have to tell! Do you have anything particular that you wanted to share?
For the second idea, I like the question. You’re definitely going to get a large array of answers. What is the overall purpose of the question though? How are you going to unify all of the answers under one message?