26 March

• Course Introduction
• Learning to Use Recorders
• Record Soundscapes

Internet Resources:

• DocumentaryWorks.org
• Hearing Places
• Transom
• Radio DePaul

2 April

Required Reading:

• Jessica Abel and Ira Glass, Radio: An Illustrated Guide

Internet Resources:

• Digi User Conference (Pro Tools Forum)
• Transom.org, Pro Tools Shortcuts
• This American Life
• Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University
• Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

Project Proposal Due

9 April

Required Reading:

• Sound Reporting (excerpts): Robert Siegel “Interviewing” and Robert Krulwich, “Conceiving Features”
• Pro Tools Guide (PT_Guide PDF file) In Class:
• Importing audio to Pro Tools
• Soundscapes Editing and Burning

Internet Resources:

• National Public Radio
• All Things Considered
• Morning Edition
• Robert Siegel bio
• Robert Krulwich bio

16 April

Required Reading:

• Sound Reporting (excerpts): Scott Simon, “Writing for the Ear”
• Daniel Makagon and Mark Neumann (Introduction and Ch. 1)”

Internet Resources:

• Recording Culture (See links listed for Introduction and Chapter 1)
• Scott Simon bio

23 April

Required Reading:

• Robin White, “Getting Good Ambient Sound”
• Daniel Makagon and Mark Neumann, Recording Culture (Ch. 2)

Internet Resources:

• Recording Culture (See links listed for Chapter 2)
• Radio College

30 April

Required Reading:

• Nancy Updike, Transom Review (PDF in folder or print from Transom site)
• Ira Glass, Manifesto Part 3 from Transom Review (PDF in folder or print from Transom site)

Internet Resources:

• Recording Culture (See links listed for Chapter 2)
• Radio College
• Recording Skype Interviews
• Transom Tools: Recording Phone Interviews (esp. Skype)

First Short Audio Doc Due

7 May

Required Reading:

Rough Tape Due for 8-10 minute documentaries

Project Proposals Due for 2nd Short documentary

14 May

Required Reading:

• Daniel Makagon and Mark Neumann, Recording Culture (Ch. 3)
• Elizabeth Arnold, Transom Review (PDF in folder or print from Transom site)

Internet Resources:

• Recording Culture (See links listed for Chapter 3)

21 May

Required Reading:

• G8 in Loop (campus closed--email answers to discussion questions for on-line listening)

Rough Draft of Script Due via Email

28 May

MEMORIAL DAY—NO CLASS

4 June

Final Projects and Scripts Due by 6:00PM (Presentations Optional)