We finished the rough draft for the audio essay this week. I think we’re all pretty pleased with the results: our argument is fairly easy to follow and the examples are solid. Also, we received some helpful feedback from Louise in the workshop today.

However, overall the essay is a bit dull. At this point, it doesn’t really use many of the affordance of the audio essay. It is essentially just us reading out a written essay. We’re planning to add a lot more different sounds and music to add more texture and make it more engaging.

For example, at some point in the essay we discuss the negative feedback Scott McIntyre received for his controversial ANZAC day tweets. It’d be interesting to read out some of the negative responses he received, and layer these so they sound very intense, like an angry mob.

It feels good to be on track with PB4: the audio essay just needs a bit more polishing, and we’re well on the way with the video essay.