2010 Third Coast Conference
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October 28-30, Chicago
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The Sound and the Blurry
Is it true? Are photographers secretly laughing at the multimedia efforts of audio producers?
- 2010
- 01:39:16
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Tales of the Tools
New developments in both hard and software are making audio production much more affordable, flexible, and convenient.
- 2010
- 01:38:39
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Beyond the Frontlines
News correspondent Jamie Tarabay spent much of the past decade reporting from some of the world's most high-profile conflict zones, including two years as NPR's Baghdad bureau chief.
- 2010
- 01:28:20
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Oscar, Shmoscar! (Friday)
Who needs the Academy Awards when you have the Third Coasties?
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The Mysterious Production
To mark ten amazing years of celebrating sound and story, we're closing out this year's Conference with something a little different - a special conversation about inspiration, collaboration, creativity, and storytelling that will leave your ears ringing... in a good way.
- 2010
- 01:25:31
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Out of Thin Air: Sound Design for Radio
At its most exciting, radio is a completely immersive listening experience.
- 2010
- 01:24:06
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The Script Disappears
You've pitched your story; you've collected tape; you've gone through your edits; you're ready to track.
- 2010
- 01:28:06
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Found in Translation
Someday they'll figure out how to make radio with subtitles.
- 2010
- 01:16:54
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2010 Win/Win: AIR's Pitch Panel (Day 2)
This session pulls back the curtain on one of the most difficult and important skills every producer needs to master: pitching a story.
- 2010
- 01:26:10
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Audio in Space
Producing great audio experiences becomes challenging in entirely new ways when you go beyond the stereo field, and add the dimension of actual physical space (say, a person with an iPod in Central Park.)
- 2010
- 01:17:06
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"In the Moment" Radio
Up a tree. Circling a mountain. Hitchhiking down a dusty road.
- 2010
- 01:29:07
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Presenting the 2010 Third Coast ShortDocs: Book Odds
In early 2010, the Third Coast teamed up with the incomparable pop / indie / experiemental band The Books, and issued an open invitation to make radio.
- 2010
- 01:16:28
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2010 Win/Win: AIR's Pitch Panel (Day 1)
This session pulls back the curtain on one of the most difficult and important skills every producer needs to master: pitching a story.
- 2010
- 01:30:22
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The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Local Radio
Strong local radio doesn't emerge from a moment of inspiration; it's the product of repetition, experimentation, even failure. It's about habit.
- 2010
- 01:31:59
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Small + Big = Dynamite
Back in 2009, one German documentary won both of Europe's most coveted radio prizes – the Prix Italia and the Prix Europa.
- 2010
- 01:35:39
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Oscar, Shmoscar! (Saturday)
Who needs the Academy Awards when you have the Third Coasties?
- 2010
- 01:22:38