Public Audience - Interview Extras
Since we were creating the video for Chanda to share, we knew we had to focus on the main points she wanted to get across. While we knew what was most important, we also had parts from the interview that were our personal favorites. The sound clip below is a part of the interview that we had included in the first draft of the video but had decided to remove for further drafts. We had a positive reaction to it during the interview that stayed with us. But since the video viewers would not be seeing the whole interview, they would not be experiencing Chanda's story in the same way we did anyways. Thus, our favorite parts would not necessarily be there favorite parts, and they may not even see that part at all. Additionally, we knew that the clip did not actually further the main points she wanted to focus on, so we made an executive decision to go against even what we wanted for ourselves.
When writing for public spheres, it is important to articulate and apply theoretical, rhetorical, and ethical considerations. Our public sphere was unknown outside of a few select people at the university and connected to our community partner. Otherwise, we could be creating a piece for anyone to view and understand. Thus, it was important to provide a simplified yet overarching, contextual background to begin Chanda's Story. We applied ethical concerns by filtering the information learned in the interview, since Chanda was not comfortable sharing all of her stories with anyone. She specifically said at points, "that's Cambodian culture, most people would not understand."
Regarding the course outcome of Rhetorical Knowledge, we needed to demonstrate awareness of and responsiveness to audience, context, and purpose. Basically, this means that we had many considerations to keep in mind while creating a piece for an unknown public audience. A major step of awareness involved understanding the audience's ability to understand the piece. During editing, we were advised where to place pauses and allow time for reflection in order to give the viewer time to process information. This was especially necessary when Chanda explains the chronologically devastating loss of three of her siblings.