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General Sessions:
Variations on a Thirst:
Introducing the Third Coast Festival ShortDocs
Loose Tongues
Megaphone
To Err (on the Air) is Human
Seeing Sound
These are a Few of My Favorite Things
Breakout Sessions:
Breaking the Mold—Youth Producers Share their Work
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Breaking the Mold—Youth Producers Share their Work
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The Music of Voices
Ways of Hearing
Sound Seizing: Recording in the Real World
Audio Doctor Sessions
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This year the Third Coast Festival, introducing a new project, commissioned
four new audio works, the TCF ShortDocs, Producers were invited
to submit their ideas for stories (five to seven minutes in length) about a
single topic: THIRST. Four proposals were chosen from the 80 that were
submitted; in this session moderator John Hockenberry presented and discussed
each piece with its producer. (1:02:50)
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Narrative deceptions, perverse fictions, audio portraiture... A conversation
between feature-makers Natalie Kestecher and Susan
Stone explored the play of story, character, music, and the delights of
creative ambiguity and communication in Kestecher's luminous, protean work.
(58:50)
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How do documentary producers and artists address the most common issues in the
news, and shed new light on them? Through creativity, a keen ear for what's
been left out of the dialogue, and a passionate desire to keep an issue in the
forefront of the public mind. Moderator Dmae Roberts led a
conversation about rising to this challenge and how listeners have responded to
productions focusing on such topics as abortion, the mid-east conflict and
issues of race. (1:25:45)
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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. Moderator Gwen Macsai guided
three experienced producers through a conversation that revealed some of their
most memorable and valuable gaffes—and explained why it's important to
sometimes make those mistakes in the first place. (1:13:08)
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Three masters of American sound design joined the Third Coast Festival for a
conversation about radio. Academy Award-winning picture and sound editor
Walter Murch (The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, The English Patient),
Academy Award-winning sound designer Randy Thom (The Right
Stuff, The Thin Blue Line), and Peabody Award-winning radio artist
Joe Frank deconstructed excerpts from their work to reveal the
techniques, discoveries and secrets within, forging a conversation about the
ways sound can be used to create texture, build character and add rhythm,
mystery and suspense to radio storytelling. (1:59:26)
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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.
"A History of 'It,'" presented by Dean Olsher, host and creator of The Next Big
Thing from PRI. (1:02:20)
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| Breaking the Mold: Youth Producers Share Their Work
Moderated by Kitchen
Sisters
Their work comes from the heart, and gives us a glimpse into the most enigmatic
of worlds: teenagehood. Young producers selected from throughout the country to
attend the Third Coast Festival Conference, presented their work and talked
about how they're making radio relevant for a new generation.
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Breaking the Mold - Friday
With the following youth radio organizations: Blunt Youth Radio Program, XYZ
Media, Voices of Youth and Queen of Peace High School
(1:24:49)
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Breaking the Mold - Saturday
With the following youth radio organizations: WDIY Youth Media, Radio Rookies,
Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program
(1:24:49)
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It's not always easy to put aside the culturally-formed listening patterns we
Creative sound projects are increasingly blurring the lines between radio,
audio documentary, sound art and music. This session focused on the history and
current practice of artists who challenge the traditional definitions of these
fields, including composer Steve Reich, artist Janet Cardiff, maverick pianist
and radio producer Glenn Gould, and included sound artist (and session leader)
Ben Rubin's own forays into the world of radio. (1:32:07)
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It's not always easy to put aside the culturally-formed listening patterns we
take for granted, and hear radio in fresh ways. This session presented examples
of some documentary features that opened up the way independent producer
Chris Brookes hears audio work and very well may do the same for you.
(1:29:30)
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After a long day of taping in the field, have you ever felt that you failed to
capture the true essence of your location? Imagine recording the ritual
chanting and fires of a cramped sweatlodge nestled in the country hills, a
Washington D.C. protest march at daybreak, or a quiet refuge of a noisy
jailhouse....
In this breakout session, Michael
Johnson played tape from these scenes and others, and explored how to
create a sense of place and evoke mood though sound. (1:32:53)
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