Re:Jad Abumrad's Steps to Better Storytelling
by tootie on Sunday January 16, 2022 @08:18PM
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I think that's mostly just clever editing. Standard interview practice is to just let the tape roll and talk about stuff as free-flowing as possible. Then pluck out the salient bits and inject explanation when they speak in shortcuts. Surely they could be putting words in a subject's mouth, but I seriously doubt it.
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Re:Jad Abumrad's Steps to Better Storytelling
by DamnInteresting on Sunday January 16, 2022 @10:51PM
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Oh, I'm sure their intent is to just brighten up the audio, make it more engaging. And they probably rarely or never misrepresent the views of their interviewees. Still, it just sits wrong with me for a person's words to be used to say something they didn't exactly intend to say. It's like quoting someone out of context.
Like I said, it's a little thing. It doesn't ruin the show for me, I just cringe a little every time the trick is used.