Going Digital – Which Flash Recorder?
Sunday, August 17th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »Salt is going digital this fall. We're making the leap from mini-disc to flash recorder in the writing and radio tracks. (Even photo is shifting from film to digital this fall.) So, we've been researching which hand-held flash recorder to buy ...
Learning From Bad Luck
Monday, August 11th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Learning From Bad LuckStudents have a tough time of it at Salt. Not everyone, of course. But, often, a student will hit a wall, sometimes two. Maybe because of Salt's "Outward Bound" or experiential approach to teaching documentary, students seem to hit more ...
Hearing Blindness
Monday, July 28th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Hearing BlindnessProducing non-narrated radio stories is a real challenge. There's no narrator to synthesize, describe, and guide. Your tape has to carry the ball --- interview tape, active tape, ambiance. It's not easy. "I've Seen That" is one of the better non-narrated ...
Sound Reporting and Driveway Moments
Monday, July 21st, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Sound Reporting and Driveway MomentsIs that Salt's Patty Wight on the cover? :) P NPR updated its book Sound Reporting. It's a must-have. Originally published in 1992, the first edition was a compendium of essays by NPR luminaries. This time around, there's one author -- Jonathan Kern ...
Knockin’ the Rust Out
Monday, July 14th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »Listening just may be the most important skill for radio producers. Nah, scratch that. Listening IS the most important skill. From interviewing and field recording to mixing and editing and writing, you heavily rely on your ears (and your brain, of course.) So, ...
Sea Cucumbers, Blood Worms, and Russian Mail Order Brides
Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Sea Cucumbers, Blood Worms, and Russian Mail Order BridesSea cucumber processor in Milbridge, Maine. Photo by Holly Wilmeth, courtesy the Salt Archive.PMoral - The path to a story is not always straight. Sometimes it's circular. Zach Barr studied radio at Salt in the spring of 2003. He was a ...
Putting Words in the Mouth
Friday, June 13th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »Joe Marchelletta works a spinning frame in Etna, Maine. Photo by Lars Howlett, courtesy of the Salt Archive.P Radio producers face ethical questions every day. Indeed, when cutting tape, we face ethical questions each time we highlight and delete -- every ...
Getting In
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »Photo of Bill Picard in his van by Emilie Kapp, courtesy the Salt Archive. P Welcome to the first Saltcast! Glad you could stop by and take a listen. Saltcast is a production of PRX and The Salt Institute for Documentary Studies ...
