As I write this post, my family interview project sits unfinished in Garage Band at about nineteen minutes of total run time. Since I recorded the initial audio and conducted the interview I have been very busy, so there has not been a lot of time to sit down and edit this interview down to at least thirteen minutes. The audio that I need to complete the editing is all there, but I may need to record some additional narration clips once I start chopping up the existing tracks.
There have not been any troubles so far in editing. A story is beginning to emerge as I listen to the interview a second time. I have decided that the goal of this project is to tell my dad’s story as best as I can while trying to shine light on the lessons and advice that he provided in our conversation. This episode of my podcast could serve as a piece of advice for people around our age entering the professional world.
To get to this final product, a whole lot more work needs to be done. The things that I have mentioned already like recording additional narration clips and refining the story properly are the biggest parts at this time. Obviously, I will need to cut out all of the dead space, the “ums and uhs,” and any other unnecessary information that lies in between the information I want to present. The problem is deciding which information is best to present and what is best to leave out. So, that’s where I am at currently!
