I wouldn’t politely stop speaking mid-punchline so my friend could cut me off. The editing here should reflect how real conversation in this scene would work: Why, then, would our dialogue be edited exactly as written on the page?: I, however, do not know preemptively that my friend is going to cut off my punchline, because I am not a psychic nor, apparently, a very attentive friend. My friend, understandably, cuts me off they are fed up with these antics. My friend has heard this joke a thousand times, because I am unoriginal and have told it to them a thousand times. Say, for instance, I’m telling my friend a joke. The same goes for a character who’s being cut off. I cannot fathom this happening in an actual argument, and hearing it immediately breaks immersion. So often, I’ll hear two characters in an audio drama engaged in some debate or argument, but they pause for a second when the other person is done talking before they start. People talk over each other, especially if they’re arguing. The problem is that people don’t speak for clean audio. You want the dialogue to be able to be heard, first and foremost, if you’re taking the time to write authentically. In podcasting, there seems to be an idea that clean audio is the key to making a podcast sound professional. While writing is obviously one of the most important factors in delivering authentic dialogue, editing shouldn’t be underplayed because most podcast audio is recorded asynchronously, editing is the most important tool in making sure their podcast’s dialogue sounds genuine. I’ve discussed writing authentic dialogue at length before in fact, the topic was the first post that I ever wrote for Podcast Problems (current Wil apologizes for past Wil’s copious gif usage). The Love of Silence: Inauthentic Frustration
The main problems I see with how silence is used in podcasts is trying for dialogue that’s too clean in audio dramas, not giving weighty dialogue enough space, and making sure your silences aren’t giving your editing away due to a lack of ambient noise. In an audio-only medium, silence is one of the most underappreciated facets of editing. After listening to so many podcasts, this is often exactly how so many of them have started to sound to me.
I think the reason I love these videos specifically is because, unfortunately, they seem so relatable. For reference, here‘s how the song is supposed to sound.
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