Reading Reflection #10

Reading Reflection #10: Live Sound. Your response will be a three-paragraph statement answering the following three questions (one paragraph per question):

1. Identify the article you have selected and why you chose it.

2. What are the main points of the essay?

3. Did the article convince you one way or the other about the feasibility of a career in this field? Please explain.

Choose one from the following:

Gilkey, Lucas. "An Insider's Look at the Grateful Dead's Wall of Sound."

OBIE. "Wall of Sound."

"History of Public Address." (click on "History" at the top left)

Borgerson, Bruce. "Is it P.A. or SR?"

Menasche, Emily. "P.A. 101."

Roger, Fred J.. "Why They Call It Sound Reinforcement."

Trubitt, David (Rudy). "Live Sounds: Suzanne Vega."

Industry Report #10

Industry Report #10: Live Sound

You will examine each career option, the pros and cons, the personal traits needed for success, entry level requirements, etc. Your report will answer the following questions:

1. The name and brief description of the career option.

2. A summary of the pros and cons, personal traits necessary for success, entry-level requirements, etc.

3. An examination of whether or not this career is a good fit.

You can format your Industry Report however you wish: a mock interview with yourself as a series of Q and A, a narrative with the answers woven into the text, etc.

If you are a member of the Live Sound Group, you still have to complete an Industry Report.

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Industry Report #9: Broadcasting

Industry Report #9: Broadcasting

You will examine each career option, the pros and cons, the personal traits needed for success, entry level requirements, etc. Your report will answer the following questions:

1. The name and brief description of the career option.

2. A summary of the pros and cons, personal traits necessary for success, entry-level requirements, etc.

3. An examination of whether or not this career is a good fit.

You can format your Industry Report however you wish: a mock interview with yourself as a series of Q and A, a narrative with the answers woven into the text, etc.

If you are a member of the Broadcasting Group, you still have to complete an Industry Report.

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Reading Reflection #9: Broadcasting

Reading Reflection #9: Broadcasting. Your response will be a three-paragraph statement answering the following three questions (one paragraph per question):

1. Identify the article you have selected and why you chose it.

2. What are the main points of the essay?

3. Did the article convince you one way or the other about the feasibility of a career in this field? Please explain.

Choose one from the following:

Derene, Glenn. "Is the Music Industry Trying to Kill Modern Internet Radio?"

Crum, Chris. "MusOpen Uses Diaspora Model to Set Classical Music Rights Free."

Deitz, Corey. "8 Reasons to Start Your Own Internet Radio Station or Podcast ."

Dardis, Ken. "Facebook and Radio Industry: Results Worth the Effort?"

Dardis, Ken. "Reason to Visit Broadcast Radio Sites."

Owen, Sharon. "10 Reasons Why Satellite Radio Rocks."

"Broadcasting: Some Sound Industry Job Descriptions"

"Broadcast and Sound Engineering Technicians and Radio Operators."

Jepson, Matt. "Confessions of an Audio Tech, Part 1."

Jepson, Matt. "Confessions of an Audio Tech, Part 2."

Jepson, Matt. "Confessions of an Audio Tech, Part 3."

Reading Reflection #8

Reading Reflection #8: Film Sound. Your response will be a three-paragraph statement answering the following three questions (one paragraph per question):

1. Identify the article you have selected and why you chose it.

2. What are the main points of the essay?

3. Did the article convince you one way or the other about the feasibility of a career in this field? Please explain.

Choose one from the following:

McGrath, Ben. "Wicked WInd," New Yorker, 20 October 2003.

Thom, Randy. "Designing a Movie for Sound."

Carlsson, Sven E. "Sounds of Illusions: Sounds of Moving Images."

Coffey, John. "An Open Letter from your Sound Department."

Lord, Max. "Why Is That Thing Beeping? A Sound Design Primer."

Marshall, Jane Knowles. "An Introduction to Film Sound."

Martin, W. Eric. "IP Foley Artist: A Day in the Life of an Independent Professional."

Peck, Nick. "Sound by Design: Make Pictures Come to Life With Sound."

Rydstrom, Gary. "Sound Design of Terminator 2."

Schurr, Ande. "Sound Tips."

Sergi, Gianluca. "The Sonic Playground: Hollywood Cinema and its Listeners."

Sergi, Gianluca. "In Defence of Vulgarity: The Place of Sound Effects in the Cinema."

Ulano, Mark. "Moving Pictures That Talk: The Early History of Film Sound."

Industry Report #8: Film Sound

Industry Report #8: Film Sound

You will examine each career option, the pros and cons, the personal traits needed for success, entry level requirements, etc. Your report will answer the following questions:

1. The name and brief description of the career option.

2. A summary of the pros and cons, personal traits necessary for success, entry-level requirements, etc.

3. An examination of whether or not this career is a good fit.

You can format your Industry Report however you wish: a mock interview with yourself as a series of Q and A, a narrative with the answers woven into the text, etc.

If you are a member of the Film Sound Group, you still have to complete an Industry Report.

Post as a comment to this post (click on the "comments" link below).

AU 1111 Week 8 Prep

Hello, everyone.

We meet tomorrow (August 31) for Week 8 of our career class. Week 8 means that we will experience our first Group Presentation! The Film Sound Group (Kevin, Alfredo, Rick, Johnnie, Michael) will break it down for us. And stick around for a guest lecture by Kelly McGuire, Chief Audio Engineer of the Fender Museum in Corona, 4 PM, in our classroom.

See you all tomorrow.