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
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06j6lh3
The Audio Describers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05ssqpl
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00c81sk
- 2008
- Iranian Revolution
- Popularity of wrestling in Iran
- Production felt like a big disaster to Byrne
- 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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