This piece is a succinct vox pop about life after death. It is rather short and sweet, with a multitude of interesting answers. The producer picked out some very fitting piano music that, in a way, was sort of creepy. I felt like it really set the mood well. There were also a couple places where I thought the editing of the piece was very well done. I liked in the beginning where she put in a montage of people saying, “After death…” It gives you a nice mental image of all of those people, and her standing there with the microphone pointed at them. I really liked how visual that part was.
Some of the sound levels were a bit off. It seemed like not all of the voices were the same volume. Also, I felt like one of the answers she received was sort of unnecessary. It was more or less a repeat of what was said by the person immediately before her, talking about goth kids and gravestone vandalism. I think having both responses in the story was needless. Over all, I enjoyed the piece, there were only a few technical things that bothered me.
I admire the fact that this piece attacks "the big question" with a good cross-section of viewpoints that were thoughtful and relatively light (considering the subject). This piece can stand on it's own between segments, or could be used to seque from a heavy piece about death and dying into one that is lighter, or the other way around.
Comments for What Happens When You Die?
This piece belongs to the series "Youth Radio Vermont"
Produced by Marcianna Tulecke Beyer
Other pieces by Vermont Folklife Center Media
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2 comments
A. Greene
Posted on June 13, 2010 at 02:28 PM | Permalink
Youth Editorial Board Review of "What Happens When You Die?"
This piece is a succinct vox pop about life after death. It is rather short and sweet, with a multitude of interesting answers. The producer picked out some very fitting piano music that, in a way, was sort of creepy. I felt like it really set the mood well. There were also a couple places where I thought the editing of the piece was very well done. I liked in the beginning where she put in a montage of people saying, “After death…” It gives you a nice mental image of all of those people, and her standing there with the microphone pointed at them. I really liked how visual that part was.
Some of the sound levels were a bit off. It seemed like not all of the voices were the same volume. Also, I felt like one of the answers she received was sort of unnecessary. It was more or less a repeat of what was said by the person immediately before her, talking about goth kids and gravestone vandalism. I think having both responses in the story was needless. Over all, I enjoyed the piece, there were only a few technical things that bothered me.
Richard Frohlich
Posted on June 14, 2007 at 10:53 AM | Permalink
Review of What Happens When You Die?
I admire the fact that this piece attacks "the big question" with a good cross-section of viewpoints that were thoughtful and relatively light (considering the subject). This piece can stand on it's own between segments, or could be used to seque from a heavy piece about death and dying into one that is lighter, or the other way around.