I listened to a piece called “remembering Lilly” on PRX. The piece was 12 minutes long and it was very interesting and engaging. It was produced by Will Pearson.
It is mainly about a girl called Lilly who died suddenly in a car accident and this piece was made to emphasize the good she has left in people’s life and focus on the bright side of her life not the dark side of her death. The anchor started by introducing the whole story and stressing on the most important aspects and then he conducted interviews with 6 of her best friends. The piece is touching and emotional.
Those the anchor chose to talk to were not at ease at the beginning of the piece there were some “…emmss and ummmss” but then they became more comfortable or I guess more editing was done to the piece.
The anchor did a great job in choosing those to interview as he succeeded in choosing good story tellers; they were passionate about what they were talking about and they were so engaged in the issue which made it attractive and interesting for me as a listener. Also the script itself he succeeded in writing good questions, open ended, that would encourage interviewees to talk more.
The piece was neither too long nor too short it was just right. No natural sound was included the music that was used is amazingly beautiful; I am not quite sure whether it was especially made for Lilly as its name is “Lilly’s song” by Bailey McBroom. The song fits perfectly and the place where it was put was just right.
http://www.prx.org/pieces/41906-remembering-lilly#description
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