Hello there Bloggers,
Day seven has come to an end. and guess what. It was hot again. I never thought I would be getting annoyed at the hot weather, but I am. London, with all its big buildings and endless lines of cars, just doesn't seem to ever have a cool breeze. It's just humid. I image this is what the sahara desert is like.
So anyway, today I finally finished gathering clips for the Jersey occupation show. I learnt a great deal about the war, and hopefully a lot of my clips will appear in the final piece! It really isn't as easy as I thought to find WW2 sound effects! They really are limited on the Internet!
Once again time just flew by today thanks to the WW2 clip gathering! But I also got a chance to start the next task! Basically I have been asked to gather some research for a programme called Something Understood, which uses stories, experiences, music and poetry to explain a certain theme. For example, past shows have been about Procrastination and hand holding! Its for Radio 4 so you know its good!
After listening to few of their previous episodes, I can tell that this is going to be really interesting! Creative radio like this is just awesome and I'm really happy that they want me to get the research for it!
So I will be giving you more info on what I have discovered tomorrow!
Until then, you stay classy!
Colin
Showing posts with label Experience. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Experience. Show all posts
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Monday, 15 July 2013
Day 6: Hot Nettles
Well hello there!
So week two has begun, and I can safely say, I melted today. I don't think I've ever experienced heat like that in England before. It was like a furnace at Whistledown today!
But that didn't stop me! No way hosay! So I got the train in from Southampton to Waterloo today. Which is fine, but it didn't help that I had my big red rucksack and two small bags to carry! Not good especially when it's boiling hot!
So last week on feedback there had been an uproar regarding the Archers (which for those of you who don't know, is a big deal in the radio world) and a storyline being played on a different station. Over the weekend yet more angry calls came in (18 in total) so it was up to me to listen to them all and note down what each one said!
I then had to continue finding clips for a show called The Reunion. To do this I had to watch two full documentaries on the Channel Islands, which though interesting, did start to turn my eyes to stone after a while! I had to record any audio that would fit the radio piece! I didn't even manage to watch the second one in full due to the length of it!
I've also been set another task for another show, but ill wait till tomorrow to detail that! Today was probably the fastest day of the whole work experience, simply due to the amount of things I had to do! Tomorrow should be another busy day, so we wait and see what is in store for my second and last Tuesday at Whistledown!
Until tomorrow bloggers, you stay classy!
Colin
So week two has begun, and I can safely say, I melted today. I don't think I've ever experienced heat like that in England before. It was like a furnace at Whistledown today!
But that didn't stop me! No way hosay! So I got the train in from Southampton to Waterloo today. Which is fine, but it didn't help that I had my big red rucksack and two small bags to carry! Not good especially when it's boiling hot!
So last week on feedback there had been an uproar regarding the Archers (which for those of you who don't know, is a big deal in the radio world) and a storyline being played on a different station. Over the weekend yet more angry calls came in (18 in total) so it was up to me to listen to them all and note down what each one said!
I then had to continue finding clips for a show called The Reunion. To do this I had to watch two full documentaries on the Channel Islands, which though interesting, did start to turn my eyes to stone after a while! I had to record any audio that would fit the radio piece! I didn't even manage to watch the second one in full due to the length of it!
I've also been set another task for another show, but ill wait till tomorrow to detail that! Today was probably the fastest day of the whole work experience, simply due to the amount of things I had to do! Tomorrow should be another busy day, so we wait and see what is in store for my second and last Tuesday at Whistledown!
Until tomorrow bloggers, you stay classy!
Colin
Sunday, 14 July 2013
Day 5: Frying on Friday
Hellllo Blog lovers,
It's the last day of week one! This week has indeed flown by! It's been an awesome experience working with people who have a wealth of experience within the industry!
Today is sort of like the calm after the storm. It's a lot gentler, as feedback goes out Friday night and has already been edited and sent off! So only three people were in today, meaning a quiet Friday afternoon.
It was up to me to continue gathering archive clips, but apart from that there wasn't whole lot else!
Apart from a long and tiring walk to Waterloo with all my bags, it was a pretty chilled and relaxed day!
So until next week, you stay classy!
Colin
It's the last day of week one! This week has indeed flown by! It's been an awesome experience working with people who have a wealth of experience within the industry!
Today is sort of like the calm after the storm. It's a lot gentler, as feedback goes out Friday night and has already been edited and sent off! So only three people were in today, meaning a quiet Friday afternoon.
It was up to me to continue gathering archive clips, but apart from that there wasn't whole lot else!
Apart from a long and tiring walk to Waterloo with all my bags, it was a pretty chilled and relaxed day!
So until next week, you stay classy!
Colin
Monday, 8 July 2013
Day 1: The Return
Hello everybody!,
It's been 1 year and 7 months since I last did work experience in London! Older and wiser I am not, but I still love radio, so lets continue.
For two weeks I will be attending work experience at the production company Whistledown, who make awesome programmes for radio stations such as Radio 4, Radio 1 amongst others!
Once again I am staying at my Uncles, and i'm getting the train in. But this time I am heading to London Bridge Station! The awesome thing about this station is the huge Shard building just outside. I believe it is the biggest building in London, and it certainly is hard to miss. I doubt i'll ever get lost, as all I need to do is spot the shard and I'll be back at the station!
So my first day was very interesting, meeting new people and learning about all the processes that a BBC radio programme goes through before airing!
Once again I'll be doing a daily blog, so stay tuned for more awesome news on my work experience! That's if I don't keel over with heat frustration before the weeks up!
Until tomorrow, you can cool Internet
Colin
It's been 1 year and 7 months since I last did work experience in London! Older and wiser I am not, but I still love radio, so lets continue.
For two weeks I will be attending work experience at the production company Whistledown, who make awesome programmes for radio stations such as Radio 4, Radio 1 amongst others!
Once again I am staying at my Uncles, and i'm getting the train in. But this time I am heading to London Bridge Station! The awesome thing about this station is the huge Shard building just outside. I believe it is the biggest building in London, and it certainly is hard to miss. I doubt i'll ever get lost, as all I need to do is spot the shard and I'll be back at the station!
So my first day was very interesting, meeting new people and learning about all the processes that a BBC radio programme goes through before airing!
Once again I'll be doing a daily blog, so stay tuned for more awesome news on my work experience! That's if I don't keel over with heat frustration before the weeks up!
Until tomorrow, you can cool Internet
Colin
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