2003 Third Coast Conference
October 16-19, Chicago
Variations on a Thirst: Presenting the 2003 TCF ShortDocs
In 2003 the TCF introduced our "ShortDocs", by inviting producersto submit written proposals for radio stories (five to seven minutes in length) about a single topic - 'thirst'.
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- 01:02:50
Breaking the Mold: Youth Producers Share Their Work -- Day One
Their work comes from the heart and gives us a glimpse into the most enigmatic of worlds: teenagehood. Listen in as young producers from around the country present their work and talk about how they're making radio relevant for a new generation.
- 2003
- 01:24:54
Breaking the Mold: Youth Producers Share Their Work -- Day Two
Their work comes from the heart and gives us a glimpse into the most enigmatic of worlds: teenagehood. Listen in as young producers from around the country present their work and talk about how they're making radio relevant for a new generation.
- 2003
- 01:24:21
Sound Seizing: Recording in the Real World
After a long day of taping in the field, have you ever felt that you failed to capture the true essence of your location?
- 2003
- 01:32:59
Ways of Hearing
It's not always easy to put aside the culturally-formed listening patterns we take for granted and hear radio in fresh ways.
- 2003
- 01:29:31
The Music of Voices
Creative sound projects are increasingly blurring the lines between radio, audio documentary, sound art, and music.
- 2003
- 01:32:08
These Are a Few of Dean Olsher's Favorite Things
Arthur Godfrey had it. So did Bob and Ray. And Ken Nordine has it, too. "It": the magical quality that makes you feel they're talking to you and you alone.
- 2003
- 01:02:21
Seeing Sound
Sound editor Walter Murch (The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, The English Patient), sound designer Randy Thom (The Right Stuff, The Thin Blue Line), and radio artist Joe Frank deconstruct excerpts from their work...
- 2003
- 01:59:27
To Err (on the Air) Is Human
No one likes to make mistakes, but the difference between you (brilliant producer) and the guy next to you (average producer) is in learning how to use those mistakes to your advantage.
- 2003
- 01:13:12
Megaphone
How do documentary producers and artists address the most common issues in the news and shed new light on them?
- 2003
- 01:25:45
Loose Tongues
Narrative deceptions, perverse fictions, audio portraiture: this conversation between feature-makers Natalie Kestecher and Susan Stone explores the interplay of story, character, and music, as well as the delights of creative ambiguity and communication in Kestecher's luminous, protean work.
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