Making Radio: An Audio Workshop

4 Credits - CRN 40062	2008 Final Projects 2007 Final Projects	Summer 2008
TuTh, 1-5p	2008 Final Projects 2007 Final Projects	Second Session: July 29 - Aug 29

Faculty

Tony Zaragoza

Sem2 D3106

867-6408

zaragozt@evergreen.edu

Books

There won't be any books you need to purchase for this class. There will be some readings from the web and a $35 fee for Media Services to access the 24 hr audio production studio.

Rooms & Times

TUESDAY	THURSDAY
1-5 - SEM2 C3109 Workshop	1-5 - SEM2 C3109 & MML Workshop

Program Description

From community and pirate stations to internet podcasting, "radio" offers a flourishing venue for grassroots, independent media. Making Radio will offer hands-on experience to anyone interested in producing informative audio: from those with no experience to those working on radio projects. We'll share information about equipment, interviewing, editing, and distribution, offer each other feedback, and of course listen to a bunch of radio. One goal might be to create a collection of material to make publicly available.

Credit Requirements ^

Four quarter-hours of credit will be awarded to students who fulfill all of the following requirements:

• Draft and Final Project and Project Presentation
• Each One Teach One Group Presentation
• Listening Exercise and Discussion Facilitation

Program Work ^

Workshop: We will be a collection of folks interested in radio from a wide range of abilities and experiences. Our work will be collaborative and cooperative. We each have something to teach each other and to learn from each other. Our approach will be to share our knowledges in order to begin and/or improve our work in radio. We'll determine together the content of the class, our assignments, and goals. The first day of class we will discuss what we would like to get from the program and begin mapping it out.

Evaluation: Your evaluation will consist of your seminar leader's written evaluation of your work, your self-evaluation, and the evaluation conference. You will be evaluated on how much you learn throughout the program.

Accommodations: Please let your faculty know at the beginning of the quarter if there are any reasonable accommodations that you will need that will be coordinated through Evergreen's Access Services.

Week by Week Schedule ^ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

DATES

TUESDAY

1:00 - 5:00
Workshop

THURSDAY

1:00 – 5:00
Workshop

WEEK 1 ^

JULY

29 & 31

Meet in Sem2 C3109

Introductions

Workshop: What we got; what we need

Production Process

Meet in the Multi Media Lab (MML)

Working with microphones, digital recorders, and audio editing equipment.

WEEK 2 ^

AUGUST

5 & 7

Radio Appointments in Sem2 D3106 (15 min to talk about your project before class)

Meet in Sem2 C3109

Discussion: Radio: An Illustrated Guide

Listening exercise: History and Public Memory via the Hindenburg Disaster (Tony)

Workshop Planning, Prep and scheduling

Develop Questions for John

Meet in Sem2 C3109

Film and Discussion: The Agronomist

Tour: KAOS 89.3 FM with John Ford

Meet in the Multi Media Lab (MML)

Project Work

WEEK 3 ^

AUGUST

12 & 14

Meet in Sem2 C3109

Workshops

Sound Levels and Mixing: Knowing this will save you lots of time (Jared)

Folklore and Oral History (Tovah)

Listening Exercises

War of the Worlds (Rachel)

Radio can build community (Joe Louis) (Monique)

Additional resources: Joe Louis from Dave Zirin's book A People's History of Sports in the US

Meet in the Multi Media Lab (MML)

Project Check-in

Audacity Workshops 1 & 2

Listening Exercises