Today: Pitch Workshop
We’ll discuss your pitches for your radio stories.
Zoom tutorial.
Set it to XY. Bring backup AA batteries if you’re not conducting the interview in a place where you can plug it in. Hold it 1-2 feet from the interviewee’s mouth. Don’t let them hold it. Use the handle to reduce handling noise. Highly recommended to you use your own headphones to monitor sound levels while you’re recording. Please format the card before you return it. MENU –> SD CARD –> FORMAT
Upcoming Dates:
Scripts for the radio piece will be due Tuesday, March 24, when instead of class as usual I will have everyone sign up for an in-person script editing session.
Final produced radio story will be due Thursday, April 2.
Reminder:
Assignment #2 will be a 5-minute news radio feature (a “wrap”). A wrap is a scripted radio piece that weaves together natural sounds, interview clips (known as “actualities”), and reporter narration to tell a story.
These are the components you are required to submit for the final draft:
- A good headline/title.
- Your final 4-5 minute edited audio file, posted to Soundcloud and embedded on the blog or on Exposure.
- At least one photo.
- A slightly reworked version of the script that reads like a normal news story, similar to the above examples.