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Creative current affairs for radio

Creative current affairs for radio. Use your imagination. Stan Freberg. What’s unique about radio ?. No visual cues Easy to tune out Allows imagination Fleeting Intimate Listeners could be anywhere. Radio is theatre of the mind. Amelie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3S0LNGA2hp8.

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Creative current affairs for radio

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  1. Creative current affairs for radio

  2. Use your imagination • Stan Freberg

  3. What’s unique about radio ? • No visual cues • Easy to tune out • Allows imagination • Fleeting • Intimate • Listeners could be anywhere

  4. Radio is theatre of the mind Amelie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3S0LNGA2hp8

  5. Adding audio for impact • CloudseedingProducer: Michael Kermode • Archbishop Desmond Tutu retiresProducer: Matthew Knott • Election 2010: Why negative TV ads still work in election campaignsProducer: Catherine Zengerer • Anniversary of the birth of the nuclear ageProducers: Annie Hastwell and Danni Gillard • Greens and Liberals unhappy about Arkaroola miningProducer: Richard Evans

  6. Sources of audio you may not know you had Free sound fx • http://www.stonewashed.net/sfx.html • http://www.pacdv.com/sounds/ • http://www.mysoundfx.com/home/sound-effects.html

  7. Sources of audio you may not know you had Short news grabs • ABC news 24 • Press conference • National Press Club address

  8. Sources of audio you may not know you had Youtube clips

  9. Sources of audio you may not know you had Film trailers

  10. Sources of audio you may not know you had Sounds and people around you

  11. Putting it all together

  12. Editing software • Wavepad sound editor http://www.nch.com.au/ • Adobe Audition http://adobe-audition.en.softonic.com/ • Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

  13. Setting up a story • What is the Story? • What’s the best way to tell it? • Who do I need to talk to? • What do I want them to say? • Get straight to the point in interviews

  14. Out in the Field stories • Keep your ears and eyes open • What sounds may add to the story? • What are you seeing, feeling around you ?

  15. Dealing with audio • Listen • Think • Outline • Decide

  16. A word on intros • Entice the listener • Use power words • Avoid clichés • Don’t pre-tell the story • Keep it short and bouncy

  17. A good story should… • Talk directly to the listener • Have momentum • A few surprises • Create empathy AND ALWAYS… Leave the listener wanting more…

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