This course was Lectured by João Cordeiro from 20-March to 20-April 2011.
SYLLABUS
Radio Practice is a course dedicated to explore the majority of techniques implied on radio broadcast activity. These diverse techniques range from conceptualization of a radio show (where the content and form should be adequate to the target audience and medium of diffusion) to the audio mastering of the final product (a primarily technical skill). To better understand the radio broadcast phenomena, an introduction to radio broadcasting history will be lectured, along with an overview of the major technological achievements in the field. The course will be mainly practical with a majority of hands-on activities. Sparse theoretical concepts will be presented, whenever possible, with the aid of audiovisual supports.
The three stages of a radio production - pre-production, production and post-production - will be presented as the paradigm for any project.
METHODOLOGY
The class (30 students) was divided in 7 workgroup, which remained the same during all course period. All assignments were accomplished in groups, except the first which consisted in self presentation in audio format.
Groups:
Group 1 - Jerusa, Angelo, Pedro, Victor;
Group 2 - Adriano, Daniela, Pierre, Cherry;
Group 3 - Winnie, Sarah, Meii, Miki;
Group 4 - Wendy, Renee, Phoebe, Anna;
Group 5 - Joey, Angel, Lawrence, Tex;
Group 6 - Jill, Athena, Laura, Yanny, Eunice;
Group 7 - Kian, Emily, Angela, Trinity, Andy;
Assignments
Students were asked to acomplish four different assignments - one individualy and three group works - along the fourteen sessions. The briefings and outcomes are presented on the next pages of this website.
The course was designed with the intention to provide students with different and complementary radio practices rather than striving for expertise on one solo task. All the results presented here are the outcomes of first incursions in each of the assignment topics.
