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I just watched Star Wars – The Rise of Skywalker in the movie theatre. Here’s some first impressions. Some of the things I say may be considered spoilers.
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@MrHenko I’ll definitely watch it whenever I stop coughing, because Blade Runner, but I hear what you’re saying about the original. It was a class apart, absolutely iconic, so I think we have to approach 2049 almost forgetting about that.
@colinwalker Indeed. It would have been interesting to have seen a version of 2049 that wasn’t a Blade Runner sequel. Since you’re going to see it soon I won’t spoil anything, but even without discussing the details of it I can say that I think it could have stood on its own merits and probably been better of for it.
@MrHenko “sitting in you car talking to yourself” great. Enjoyed the microcast. I think I liked Blade Runner 2049 better than you. For me it still spoke about life and it’s end. (See also “Never Let Me Go”)
@johnjohnston I’m glad you enjoy my car adventure. :) Honestly, recording these outside of my home or private office makes me really self-concious. That is probably partly because I record them in a ”foreign” language.
Anyway, I’m glad you likes 2049! I didn’t dislike it and I don’t think it’s a bad movie. I just can’t make up my mind about it.
@MrHenko I don’t think it is just speaking in another tongue. I need the door shut to record anything. Unless well away from the crowd.
@johnjohnston You are probably right that it’s multiple factors that contributes to the feeling of awkwardness.
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Jeremy Cherfas
3 november, 2017 13:43Ah, the old chestnut about audio quality of podcasts. So I’ll give my standard answer. If what you’re saying is interesting, audio quality is less important. Asymcar is my goto example for that. And if what you say is not interesting, no level of production value will make me listen longer.
In between is a grey area. So, specifically addressing Henrik’s question, that microcast was perfectly OK, except that once we had dealt with the weather and the question, I had had enough. On all outdoor recording wind noise, handling noise and bumps are the most distressing to me because they are always a shock to my ears. But if I know it is going to be over in three minutes, I can survive.
I’ve recorded outdoors and walking along myself, almost always with either the built-in microphone on the earbuds or else with an external Zoom iQ-6. The Zoom is actually worse, because it is so much more sensitive to wind and handling. A few times, when I was doing Dog Days of Podcasting, I cheated and recorded while walking along only to shadow myself with a decent mic when I got home. That’s fun because you get the spontaneity of unscripted speech with much better sound quality.
Daniel Goldsmith
3 november, 2017 18:13Once the voice that I’m listening to is clear, I don’t really sweat it about the quality too much. Thankfully, most microcasts are single-voice, thus avoiding the awful skype encoding mess that ruins many longer-form podcasts. I found this microcast clear and understandable, Henrik, and it was fun to imagine you pushing your baby stroller through the frosted fields of Sweden.
johnjohnston
3 november, 2017 18:44@MrHenko I like the concept of publishing short audio without edit or worrying about equipment. Happy to listen to variety of sound quality.
MrHenko
3 november, 2017 20:57@johnjohnston Thank you for replying, John!