This is nice short piece. Good use of sound effects and actualities.
The writing is good, it's personal and introspective. The story of working with fish. The smells, the sounds, the resignation are highlighted in a very serious and slightly angst ridden way. Throw in a bit of guilty liberal slumming and we've got a piece that works over and over again public radio.
There are few interesting production techniques, like repeating a phrase from a supervisor on the dock. It kind of works like the repeated phrasing in a rap/hip-hop tune.
I might suggest that the levels of the narration should be brought up a bit and that the narrator should do a few diction exercises with a voice coach, but nothing that would prevent me from recommending the segment as is.
Strong and visual, this piece brings a tone of seriousness for fish and people. Kind of a weird thought I know, but take a listen.
Review of Alaskan Fish Guts
Steve Yasko
Posted on October 25, 2005 at 05:05 AM
This is nice short piece. Good use of sound effects and actualities.
The writing is good, it's personal and introspective. The story of working with fish. The smells, the sounds, the resignation are highlighted in a very serious and slightly angst ridden way. Throw in a bit of guilty liberal slumming and we've got a piece that works over and over again public radio.
There are few interesting production techniques, like repeating a phrase from a supervisor on the dock. It kind of works like the repeated phrasing in a rap/hip-hop tune.
I might suggest that the levels of the narration should be brought up a bit and that the narrator should do a few diction exercises with a voice coach, but nothing that would prevent me from recommending the segment as is.
Strong and visual, this piece brings a tone of seriousness for fish and people. Kind of a weird thought I know, but take a listen.