Radiocourse in September:
Stage
1 - How to present music and stories - 9.9.2014:
19.00 - 22.00
The
music ends, the red light goes on; what do you say? Presenting a
radio show can seem scary at first. There’s all the things you have
to say; the name of the station, the song and the band, what’s
coming up, what’s going on. Then there’s the fear that you’ll
have nothing to talk about at all, the terror of ‘dead air’ that
keeps producers and presenters up at night. Learn how to manage the
business end of things and always come up with something interesting
to say in this beginners guide to planning and presenting a radio
show.
Stage
2 - How to do an interview - 16.9.2014: 19.00 -
22.00
As
a radio presenter, you’ll meet all kinds of people; from wanna-be
superstars who just can’t wait to tall you all about themselves, to
professional misanthropes who’d rather eat their own arm than tell
you a single thing about the show, book or album they should be
promoting. Some you'll have admired for years, others you’d never
even speak to if for the interview. Learn how to deal with all these
situations in this beginners‘ guide to the art of the radio
interview.
Stage
3 - How to record - 23.9.2014, 19.00 - 22.00
Radioland
abounds with stories of once-in-a-lifetime interviews that no-one
ever heard because they were never recorded in the first place;
tragic tales of pause buttons left on, batteries gone flat,
microphones pointed the wrong way or not plugged in. Don’t be
another statistic! Learn how to do it right, and how to make it sound
excellent, in this beginner’s guide to recording, in the studio and
in the field.
Stage
4 - How to edit - 7.10.2014: 19.00 - 22.00
Bad
news: you’ll have to cut your masterpiece from one hour to five
minutes. The good news: you don’t have to do it with a razor blade
and sticky tape like they did in the 60ies. Digital takes a lot of
stress out of editing: anything can be undone, almost nothing is lost
forever. But more choices make things more complicated. Learn where
and when to cut, how much to cut, and - most important - when to
leave your digital scissors on the shelf, in this guide to sound
editing for radio-makers.
The
courses take place in Radio Infothek88Vier's training room and
studio.
Special
Offer: Get on the radio! All classes involve hands-on
exercises and practical workshops. If you make something really
excellent during the course, and you're not shy about it, Radio
Infothek will play it on air.
Craig
Schuftan is an author, radio
producer and presenter from Sydney, currently living and working in
Berlin. He is the author of three books on music and popular culture.
www.craigschuftan.com
Radio
Infothek88vier is the station
of Berlin’s neighbourhoods. The focus is local music, events,
initiatives that don't get into commercial media. It's daily audience
is 35,000 on FM and + 50,000 online.
Cost:
18 euro per class, or 4x for 60 euro
Location:
Radio Infothek 88.Vier, Wassertorstr. 48 Berlin Kreuzberg,
U-Bahn Prinzenstr.
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