Rough cuts from outLoud Radio

[Noah Miller]

Hi all,

outLoud has been taking part in the LGBT Intergenerational Storytelling Project for the last couple of months. We recorded a bunch of conversations between lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and ally youth and elders. Now the tough part: editing it all down!

Thanks for listening -
Noah and the ISP interns
outLoud Radio

[Noah Miller]

Today we're putting forward two very rough segments (they're not really stand-alone pieces, but portions of a longer program-to-be) for your feedback. In both of them, we've just started to line up raw tape, and now we're trying to figure out how to tie the clips together. So, questions for you:

* What makes sense? What doesn't?
* Do we lose your interest at any point? Do any of the clips go on too long, or ramble?
* Is the order of clips good?

THANK YOU for your feedback!
Noah
(writing on behalf of Alette and Phuong and the rest of the ISP)
outLoud Radio

[sarah levine]

These comments come from Kathryn with Curie Youth Radio:

I like the different acts a lot. They don't ramble too much, which is good. Who is the speaker in the beginning? Is that someone's grandparent? It's somewhat confusing.

Comments on "Lovestar":

The music is interesting, but it could be cut shorter to work better. There's some mic noise during the first man's interview. Good stories, though. Could the second man describe the picture? Aw, I'm glad they could get married, but it's terrible that their marriage could be invalidated. Bring up some of the sound levels on the quieter men. Aw, great story about the men meeting in the rooming house. Very unexpected what with his partner not being his type at all. What's the deal with the last act? It doesn't seem to connect with the other acts until the end, but not quite even then.

[Choc]

I listened to then and now. I really liked it here we just call it fem. I like the way you had information in it. I also like how the voices it was not too much of one person talking. It was not too long or too short I really just enjoyed listening to it. I would have wanted to hear more from a lipstick lebian. Lol I guess thats what I can call myself now. I like it, it has a nice ring to it.

[Choc]

I listened to love star. I love the introduction the voice is so suductive and nice. There are alot of tech problems with the mic. it helps if u wrap it around your hand and stand STILL. The voices need to start like all at the same volume. well ion other words it needs to be faded better. Maybe you should drop the music more its distracting. Can you throw in female answer between all the men.? It sounds like only men cares sounds sexest. I like the stories being told but still needs alot of work

[Angela]

I thought it was cool and very interesting i live the different view pionts and the older guys input that was a nice touch.

[Angela]

Bad technical recording problems and needed viewpoints from women.

[sarah levine]

Comments for Riot Boy from Xochitl:
The first time the music comes in its kind of abrupt. I like the interviews, I really liked the part about you saying you couldn't relate to the macho-ness of the all male rock bands. I also liked you saying that you don;t listen to them much anymore, but that the message is still the same, and I would've liked your piece to end with that. I loved the music at the end. Hmm, I liked it, in some parts the music gets loud and then low and then loud again too quickly, but besides that, it was well edited and I didn't feel that the responses from your interviews dragged...

[sarah levine]

This comment is from Angelica:

This is to the first one I think it's called now and then.
-First there wasn't any music, I know it's not done, but at least add music.
-Second I don't know exactly what the question is. I think it has to do with coming out.
-Third focus on the topic and try not to stray.

[sarah levine]

This is Lamar with his commets for response for roughcuts from outloud radio,

At the beginning there was no music...why??? Is there an effect you were trying to get across or tech. error??? The question is somewhat applied but not clearly stated. It could really answer alot of questions... focus on one good one please. I think you should directly state the question more clearly!!!! But other than that is a great piece in the working.

[Phuong Tseng]

replied by Phuong

First there wasn't any music, I know it's not done, but at least add music.

This is actually the first draft that I put together on the first day of editting. I didn't start editting it till the second day, so that's why there's no music to it.

Second I don't know exactly what the question is. I think it has to do with coming out.

The name of the clip is actually, "Then, Now, and Future"
I gathered few clips from different interviews that we recorded when we were in group conversation.
It's a "free-talk" kind of clips so there's no specific Qs to it.

Third focus on the topic and try not to stray.

well, it's called "Then, Now and Future"
So, it's a variety of topics about what happened in the past, and present.
Future is actually a topic of what we're hopping the future to be like.

[Phuong Tseng]

~Phuong~ (Then, Now, and Future)

First of all, I have to thank you all for taking your time listening and commenting on our roughdrafts.

I just wanted to let you know that this is actually the first draft that I put together on the first day of editting.
So, that's why there's no any music on the background.
I did consider some of your opinions on why there were no specific questions about the topic~
well, the draft is actually a bunch of different conversations about a variety of topics that I narrowed down to one small piece of clip. We didn't ask much questions because it's a "free-talk" conversation about certain topics of what happened in the past and present.

~I hope this explains a bit of my clip~ LOL
Again, Thank you all for the wonderful feedback.

P.S. I finished editting my radio piece and i also added music to it.
Now, we're planning on how we are going to put all of this together, so it's going to take a while~~

-Phuong T.

[Youth Mic]

The main theme is about finding yourself in a homosexual world and there are many things they come across within that. They come across peer pressure, finding out what kind of identity they should identify with, the people they decide to hang out with, the type of style they want to wear.


It was very informative. I had heard it but I had totally forgotten it, like what a lipstick lesbian was. That was helpful. It was not rambling or too long. In fact, it was too short. It kind of felt like a story, except it was unfinished. It was flowy. I thought it made a lot of sense. I want the last person to finish his anecdote because it gives me a little hope that they know what to do now. The ending is kind of confusing.

I think the way they were speaking should be more slow. They should have slowed down a little bit. I think a narrator would be necessary.

Adomako and Ashley (Youth Mic)