Audio Slideshow Reflection

My interview with the subject of my slideshow uncovered many interesting anecdotes and quirks. I ended up focusing on the relationship she has with her family and how greatly in permeates her daily life and decisions. I was casually acquainted with my interviewee beforehand through mutual friends. This gave me the advantage of having some background information about her and I knew which aspects of her life to focus on. In doing this I determined the most usable story by how much she was willing to divulge about each topic matter and how detailed and interesting the topics themselves truly were.

The pictures are what originally compelled me to focus on her family life. The relationships are spelled out in the still photos more than could ever be described with words. She was somewhat guarded and protective where her family was concerned, but she gave enough bare facts that the story unfolded with little editorial commentary on her part. I found that when I revealed the direction that I was trying to lead her with my questions, she became defensive and less detailed. When I asked very broad, indirect questions, she rambled for longer and she was more genuine and opinionated answers. When I asked her to repeat or restate an answer, she froze up and became embarassed, this was trying.

The slideshow editing program was very efficient and I didn’t have any trouble navigating and creating my project. I would have interviewed first and taken pictures second if I had another go at this project. A tip for slideshow editing would be to make sure that you have more pictures than you know what to do with if you really want to illustrate the story portrayed through audio.

racheleileen’s blog