Category Archives: Contemporary Storytelling

Are they listening?

Are they listening?

Quality and experience matter. If your visitors aren’t listening, it’s not their fault. It’s yours. Many organizations use software to track how listeners respond to their mobile tour. And often, when facilities find that tracks aren’t listened to in their entirety, they conclude that “the listener isn’t interested in mobile tours,” RATHER than “their mobile production isn’t interesting.” Visitor behavior,…

The Red Pill

The Red Pill

Recently I was in Newport, Rhode Island, attending the New England Museum Association conference, and it was a few firsts for me–first time at NEMA, first time in Rhode Island.  The conference was well attended, and we spoke with a few folks in that area about the possibility of producing and equipping an audio tour…

Zeke Zellemer: Audio Tour Secret Weapon

Zeke Zellemer: Audio Tour Secret Weapon

Moving around in an old submarine requires grace and flexibility.  Plus it helps to have a purpose, an aim, a goal. All these qualities combine in the energetic form of Captain Ernest “Zeke” Zellmer, ret., a board member of the American Undersea Warfare Center in Galveston, Texas. Zeke has a special passion for AUWC because…

Let the Air Out

Let the Air Out

As you blog readers have seen us post time and time again, we here at Q Media strive to produce audio tours that aren’t the run-of-the-mill-fact-data-date-talking-head audio tour experiences. An emotional connection between a listener and a facility through the tour is always our goal. Good story telling connects the listener on deeper levels to…

The Goal of Transparent Audio

The Goal of Transparent Audio

As the Technical Director at Q Media, I oversee the audio production aspect of our tours: recording talent, editing narrative, and adding music and sound effects into our narratives. When we produce a tour, the audio production is the last part of the creative process, and it is my job to oversee the sonic support…

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