22-07-15

Semester 2 has hit the ground running & an all too familiar feeling has begun to unfold. I find myself feeling inadequately prepared to handle the full force of the inevitable shit-storm that is about to unfold. However, throughout this unnerving epiphany there has been a glimmer of hope…

Radios New Wave.

A studio class that operates around the ideas of documentary based radio pieces.

The maiden class for this semester comprised of the usual housekeeping affairs of meeting and greeting, semester deadlines and course overviews. Upon the completion of this necessary exercise, the true nature of the Studio began to reveal itself as we broke into pairs and commenced a short exercise in recording and interviewing. With the use of a H4 field recorder, my ‘buddy’ and I commenced a short series of interviews to familiarise ourselves with the technology and process of bouncing the audio.

The exercise both excited me and offered a new thought process when interviewing a subject, as I found out that it is great to be seen and not hear, for trying to edit out your voice becomes a futile exercise when mixing.

Until our next encounter.

– donandsherri