Transcribing the Interview
MediaStorm Online Training
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11m
Interviews are an important part of many documentaries. Logging them, and keeping track of their content can be a laborious, and if not done correctly, it can create for more confusion than opportunity. At MediaStorm, we’ve developed a methodology for logging interviews in a way that makes their content searchable and easily digestible. That process starts with transcribing the interview, and in this video we’ll go over two methods to do just that.
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Credits
Writer: Tim McLaughlin
Voice Over: Tim McLaughlin
Editor: Tim McLaughlin
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