Step one: Create broad plan for your project...this will evolve as the project moves along, but what story are you trying to tell. Think here about who you are going to interview, what questions you will ask, what sounds you will collect, etc. Here's a good link for creating questions and this site has good info about collecting sounds and other issues.
Step two (or three): Collect Sound. Use Marantz Digital Audio recorders. Instructions here.
Step three (or four): Take photos using all the lessons taught by Professor Cross.
Step four: Log your recordings. Logging is basically a less than perfect transcript. Click here for a how-to on logging.
Step five: Use Audacity (free audio editor) to edit and create your sound file. See links on right side for tips on how to use Audacity. Especially hepful may be the basic hadnout on editing interviews in Audacity and the YouTube video.
Step six: Begin producing your Soundslides project. The YouTube video on the right is very strong, as are some of the handouts.
Step seven: Publish your Soundlides production on the Voices from the Valley website. We'll have a separate page featuring the work from this class for all the world to see. Thanks.
**Here's some info on multi-media journalism you might find of interest--you'll find sample Soundslides here, tips on editing audio, making Soundlsides productions, etc. This is an excellent resource.
