[Stylist] Apollo 11 Narrative Update

[Barbara HAMMEL]

Upon thinking further about it, you're getting so close to the time when you need this that I think using a man and woman for "color" is a nice touch but I'm not sure you need to change your narrative or it's form of delivery. Maybe just determine which parts you'd prefer being read by the man and the woman. You might even have them share sections or sometimes, for emphasis, you could have them read lines together.   Barbara Hammel

> On Apr 25, 2019, at 22:13, Tina Hansen via Stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> We didn't want to have the recording asking them questions our audience had
> to answer. If we can get an adult actor with a child-like voice, we would
> have her ask questions and make comments throughout the narrative, asking
> questions the students might ask or making comments they're likely to make.
> How can we make that work? Is it necessary to give our narrators made-up
> names, or is it better to just use their own? Do we need to create a child
> character and an adult character to "prop up" the narrative? I know that
> anyone writing for this kind  of audience needs to be careful of not
> "contriving" something like this. How can we ensure that doesn't happen?
> Thanks.
> 
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