Course Rationale
The paper discusses basic radio programme formats, their characteristics, voice types and variations, different target audiences in great detail and along with usage of the state of the art equipment handling; technical aspects related to recording, editing and mixing are also detailed, making the learner fully conversant in producing, presenting, editing, and mixing of radio programmes.
Basic Radio Programme Formats- News -Talks and Discussion, Announcements.
Breathing, quality of speech; Quality of speech and diction, Voice Culture
Thinking Audio
Interviews, Documentaries, Music Programmes,
specific- Classical/Ghazals/English etc
Phone –in-programmes
Radio Script--Different Programmes
Speaking – a performing art
Mastering speech
Speech, enunciation, flow, pronunciation, pace, pitch, modulation, tone, emphasis
Special Audience Programme
Agricultural Programmes ( Regional language programmes)
Educational Programmes (Quiz etc)
For women, children, culture
Other specific audiences
Online Programmes
Recording – microphones, loudspeakers, stereo – mono
Studio acoustics and recording techniques
Outdoor recording techniques
Editing and Audio mixing
Stereo recording editing
Audience Research Survey