3LCE MultiMedia
TPO Class
Option 6: Tape Journal/Sound
Portrait
STUDENTS: There are two choices
for this Option, remember? The Tape Journal –or- the Sound Portrait. For today’s class, you can listen to an
example of one, or the other, or BOTH!
Step ONE: To begin,
skim through the different links to recordings listed below and choose ONE
recording from either of the two variations, Tape Journal and Sound Portrait. If you have extra time you could always listen
to a recording from the other variation.
Below are all the different recordings with an
short explanation to help you choose one to listen to that sounds interesting
to you!
Option Variation 1. Tape Journal : These are recorded diaries made by individuals. There are three different categories of
interest for you to pick from – just choose one recording, not one from each of
the three categories.
a. Category One- TEENAGERS: http://www.radiodiaries.org/teenagediaries.html
Below are
four suggested diaries: (listen to 8-10
only)
Emily in
Emily gives
an inside look at "sportos," "krusties," "krinkles"
and how being a teenager isn't all it's cracked up to be. "I always wanted to be older
when I was little. 'Cause it was cool. You know, go to
the drive-thru and order hamburgers, like on Happy Days. You know, getting in
fights with your parents and getting grounded. You just thought it was the
coolest thing. I mean, you need a goal when you're little. That's your goal: to
grow up and be a teenager." http://media1.acs.albany.edu:8080/ramgen/gz580/thistory/rdiary/rd-td-emily.rm
Brina in
Brina keeps
an audio journal of her first year at
Frankie in
Frankie always thought his family was pretty normal until the day the FBI
showed up. His dad had been hiding from the law for 15 years, and Frankie had
no idea. "I was
coming home from school. I got off the school bus. My Dad and Mom were in the
kitchen fixing a waffle iron. And about 10 minutes after I got off the bus, all
these cops pulled in our yard. And my Dad looked out the window and he looked
at our family in the kitchen. And he said he loves us and he'll never forget
us." http://media1.acs.albany.edu:8080/ramgen/gz580/thistory/rdiary/rd-td-frankie1.rm
Jeff in
More and more these days Jeff finds himself thinking about race and being
forced to answer the question "What are you?" "When I was younger - you know my father's
black, my mother's white - that's the way it was supposed to be: father meant
black person, mother meant white person. Race had no bearing on anything. To
me, two Asian people could just have a black kid. It made perfect sense when I
was younger." http://media1.acs.albany.edu:8080/ramgen/gz580/thistory/rdiary/rd-td-jeff.rm
b. Category Two - PRISONS: http://www.radiodiaries.org/prisondiaries.html
Suggested diaries: (listen to 8-10 minutes only)
Matthew and the Judge: Juvenile Court
Diary
One year ago, Judge Jeremiah, a Rhode Island juvenile court
judge, and Matthew, a 16-year-old repeat offender, were given tape recorders.
During that time, Judge Jeremiah released Matthew early, for good behavior. Two
weeks later, Matthew was arrested again for selling drugs. Through their
diaries, Matthew and the judge tell the same story from two different sides of
the bench.
http://media1.acs.albany.edu:8080/ramgen/gz580/thistory/rdiary/rd-pd-matthew-judge.rm
Serving 9 to 5: Correctional Officers' Diary
Sergeant Furman Camel is retiring after 27 years. Officer
Alicia Covington remembers the day her son walked through the gate as an
inmate. And other diaries from officers who work behind bars at Polk Youth
Institution. http://media1.acs.albany.edu:8080/ramgen/gz580/thistory/rdiary/rd-pd-officers.rm
Going Home: Cristel's Diary
At the age of 15, Cristel viciously
attacked a rival classmate with a razor blade. The crime was one of the most
violent acts ever committed by a young girl in
c. Category Three - NYC WORKERS: http://www.radiodiaries.org/newyorkworks-home.html Suggested
diaries: (listen to 8-10 minutes only)
Selma Koch, Bra Saleswoman
94-year old Selma Koch runs the Town Shop, one of New York's
last old-style bra fitting shop. The Town Shop is a fourth-generation family
business that emphasizes personal service and custom fitting. Selma still works
every day alongside her son and grandson. Their motto: "We know your
size."
http://media1.acs.albany.edu:8080/ramgen/gz580/thistory/rdiary/rd-nyw-bra_fitter.rm
Pasquale Spensieri, Grinder
Pasquale Spensieri spends his days driving around Brooklyn
looking for dull blades. When he rings the bell on his truck, the owners of
upholstery shops, restaurants and pizza parlors come out with knives and
scissors to sharpen. Pasquale's father first started sharpening knives during
the Depression, with a pedal-operated grinding machine strapped to his back. At
that time, there were hundreds of door-to-door grinders in New York. Today, at
the age of 71, Pasquale is one of the last.
http://media1.acs.albany.edu:8080/ramgen/gz580/thistory/rdiary/rd-nyw-grinder.rm
Frank Schubert, Lighthouse Keeper
Frank Schubert became a lighthouse keeper in 1937. Today at
85, Frank works at the Coney Island lighthouse. He is the last civilian
lighthouse keeper in the United States.
http://media1.acs.albany.edu:8080/ramgen/gz580/thistory/rdiary/rd-nyw-lighthouse_keeper.rm
2. Option Variation 2: Sound Portrait –
these are recordings that are “sound portraits” of an
individual or an audio story of a striking person or event in a person’s
life.
www.soundportraits.org/on-air/ghetto_life_101/ These recordings are kids from a
Choose: Day One up to 0:00--
--or-- Day
Two
Blak’s Story: (Listen
to the first 7 minutes)
Aspiring poet and writer living in the
projects: Yanier "Blak"
Moore. Blak's
life has been marked by an almost inconceivable degree of violence and death --
gang-banging and drug-dealing, the murders of his parents and countless close
friends -- but through it all he has been able to transcend personal tragedy
with the power of words. http://www.soundportraits.org/on-air/blak's_story/
About "For Love" (Listen
to the first 9 ˝ minutes)
The things we do for love. As a cure for our post-Valentine's Day emotional
hangover, we have these stories about the extremes people go to in the name of
love. It's not pretty. Sue Mell, you will soon hear, has done some extreme
things in the name of love and after being told an equally distressing story
about the ends her friend goes to just to please her boyfriend, she went on a
mission collecting stories. http://www.transom.org/shows/2004/200409.invisible_ink.html
STEP
TWO: Listen to this recording at least twice – just listen to the first 8-10
minutes.
STEP
THREE: While listening to the recording, make any notes you need to for
yourself to help you remember the important points. What is this story about? What are the key elements to this recording? How could you describe the person who made
the recording?
STEP
FOUR: Be prepared to summarize/re-tell this story in no more than 2
minutes, either just to a partner or to the whole class. Your lecteur will
tell you which one to do.
STEP
FIVE: If you have extra time, you can try experimenting with making a CreativeWave
recording. Record yourself telling your
2 minute summary. Listen to your own
recording.
Ask your lecture to listen to your recording and give you some feedback!
STEP
SIX: This should give you some ideas
if you are interested in doing Option #6 for your Portfolio!