Listening Journal #1: Luis' Story, An Illegal Immigrant Story

Picture from World Vision Report

Luis' Story Produced by Paul Cuadros
Length of the feature: Roughly 4:50 min
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The feature is a profile about Luis who is an illegal immigrant at the US. Because of his illegal status he might not be able to enter a university. The feature talks about Luis’ life, how he first came to the US and his dreams of joining the university.
It is an interesting feature because of the topic itself, the natural sound and the sound bites that the producer picked. Also the way the story was constructed and written puts some color into the story and makes you imagine the character.
The quality of the audio is very good. The natural sound is used wisely that it gives the feeling of being there but at the same time doesn’t compete with the narration or the sound bites.
The delivery of the announcer was clear and the pace, with which he talked, was suitable. It was not too fast, that you cannot understand what’s going on, nor too slow, that you feel bored.
But I think the overall feature was a little bit longer than necessary.
To make it better, I think that the timing of the feature should be provided because the listener needs to know what to expect. Also the website needs to be simplified that you don’t have to go different windows and tabs to download the feature or simply listen to it.