Tuesday, 7 March 2017

Week 6: Lecture

Dominic Byrne

This week's guest lecture was from the freelance radio producer, Dominic Byrne. His work covered topics such as politics, science, international issues. He studies a Masters in International Relations at Sussex. During his time here in 2008, he made a radio podcast about Sussex funding. He has also created projects within other mediums such as print journalism, video and photography.

India’s Beats: the Hungry Generation
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04ws24p

  • Atmosphere sounds
  • Based on  1960s Calcutta
  • Music
  • Interview
Jazz Ambassadors of the Cold War
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06j6lh3


The Audio Describers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05ssqpl



Wrestling With the Iranians
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00c81sk
  • 2008
  • Iranian Revolution 
  • Popularity of wrestling in Iran
  • Production felt like a big disaster to Byrne
Process as a producer:
  • Work alone with a presenter
  • Pitch the ideas to boss 
  • Have to have good ideas
  • Research
  • Writing good proposals
Further advice
  • You can learn from your mistakes
  • Its good to get out there and make stuff - create projects for free
  • Make contacts
  • Audio network - good website for acquiring copyrighted music
  • Need to be able to write own description - apeallng; persuasive
  • useful to know skills in other medium
  • BBC never ask him to make anything - have to pitch own ideas

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