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Module Specifications
Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.
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The module will build on and advance the students study of the Art and Craft of Radio Production and Presentation. The module will widen and test the students' analytical and critical skills in respect of Radio. The module will be a progression in understanding Radio as a motive for Communication, resulting in an understanding and a discovery of the difference between Persuasion-Entertainment and Information within the Radio context. They will be encouraged to listen more carefully and more distinctly to the diversity of Radio and to pick up points of technique. They will be introduced to the diversity of Programmes - Programme making and Programme makers. The module will develop the students sense and use of sound and sound layering as a language of aural communications. They will study the power of the Creativity of Voice as the ultimate Communication tool on Radio. They will be introduced to Radio Writing as a storage of talk. They will learn and practice the Art of Effective Interviewing. They will explore technical creative and imaginative skills necessary for more advanced elements of Radio production. The module will also include an introduction into the world of Radio Drama. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1. Be familiar with the elements that are essential in the making of good Radio. 2. Demonstrate advanced skill in the use of the Marantz and Microphone techniques. 3. Improve their radio writing skills. 4. Assemble a broadcast. 5. Illustrate interview techniques. 6. Classify great radio sound. 7. Interpret Radio Drama. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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ATTENDANCE COMPULSORY. The Making of a Package - Advanced. Research-ideas- story -sound - interview- wild-tack-drama-actuality-poetry- dialogue-editing voices -variety- construction-sequence- time -edit -production - presentation on air. Voice on Radio. What is natural speech? Clarity - articulation - pronunciation - emphasis - accent - dialect - pace - volume - inflection - vocal animation - voice of the station. Writing for Radio - Spoken Communication. Languare as written - language as spoken - oral. Script - microphone. Talking - reading. The style of The Spoken Word - why, what, how - to write. Audience/listener. Language use - clichés-slang etc.. The Art Skill and Craft of Interviewing. Types - preparation - technique - questions - locations.. Radio as the Language of Sound. Atmosphere - actuality - effects. Introduction to the elements of Radio Drama. Voice - character - dialogue - script - sound effects. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Timetable this semester: Timetable for CM215 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Last Revision | 23-JUL-09 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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