make a radio documentary

i interviewed, edited and nearly complted one that an editor told me she wanted….

The software was a pain, and ancient and it took forever to do…

and contacting the editor to say i was done took 3 weeks…

and then another editor told me they didn’t even want it anymore.

Seriously, despite the bad experience w/ the editors….

It’s so frustrating dealing with the editing programs..
And you have to be meticulous in terms of wind ormicrophone noise… and even if they say something AMAZING but there’s noise,.... you can’t even use it.

Editing video is 1000 times easier.

I no longer have the desire to do this. NOT worth it.

Forget it.

id like to learn how to make audio documentaries

yay. production training starts this week. i get to be an official on-air person soon – after years of guesting on other ppls shows. will be doing more doco-style shows as we go along, starting with themes – breakcore, sound-art, noise, onkyo, labels (Extreme, Volition, Creel Pone) – but this week, female electronic artists. There’s a fair bit of work that separates a themed show from an actual doco..

So I’ve found everyone I need,and they’re all going to talk. I emailed the producer at the program I want to do it for…a week ago. She hasnt’ even opened it yet (we have an email feature at work that tells you whether they have or not). Not only that, I called her twice and she’s always “too busy.”

This is time sensitive!!

UGH.
If you dont’ like it, just say so. Don’t string me along.

I’ve decided on a topic!! I’m waiting for the interviewees to email me back!!!

I’ve started researching a topic I think that will work out. I’m waiting for a source to call me back to get the ball rolling!

I boxed to a national level when i was a teenager. i started partying, smoking, drinking, drugging.. and threw it all away. After a decade and a half of struggling to get my life back on track. I want to do a radio documentary of myself at 31, getting back into the ring, and getting back in fighting shape. the Doc ends when I finally get back into the ring and compete win or lose (the result of the match doesn’t matter).

Albeit slowly. have a look at www.brasstacks.org.uk/africa to find out loads. Help welcome…

1. The equipment is relatively inexpensive and easy to use.
2. A microphone is less intrusive than a video camera. People can be more natural, more themselves.
3. Radio is intimate. When you hear someone’s voice on the radio, it feels as if they’re talking directly to you. It’s like getting a phone call from a friend.
4. The limitation of radio is actually its greatest strength: there are no pictures. Radio forces you to be creative and pay attention to words, sound and language. Radio requires you to be not just a journalist, but a poet and a good storyteller.
5. Remember that many people listen to the radio in their cars. That’s why radio should never be boring, or people will fall asleep. Good radio saves lives.

Source: http://www.radiodiaries.org/makeyourown.html

Radio documentary could be more fascinating that any tv stuff. Sounds and voices are so powerful. But how to begin?