Broadcasting Skills Workshop

If You Don\'t Like the News, Go Out & Create Your Own

Do you want to learn how to set up your own radio station, conduct interviews, record events, create and digitally edit content for radio programs, understand and use Internet audio/video streaming/webcasting, distribute audio/video files and programs/music via the Internet, and much more?

Free Radio Berkeley IRATE (International Radio Action Training Education) and IndyBay IMC are offering the following broadcasting skills workshops. They will repeat on a monthly basis. All workshops will take place on a Saturday beginning at 1 PM and will last 3-4 hours. Location is FRB\'s facility in West Berkeley: 2547 8^th Street, Unit #24 (between Parker and Dwight, enter through Bay #3). A suggested sliding scale donation of $15-$25 is requested per workshop.

Introduction to Micropower Broadcasting

Covering all the aspects (technical, legal, political) of setting up a low power community FM broadcast station, this workshop will introduce you to micropower broadcasting and how you can empower your community with its own voice.

Workshop dates: October 21, December 2

Internet Audio, MP3, & Webcasting

Offering media activists the means to globally distribute and share programming and content, the Internet will continue to play an ever increasingly important role in the democratization and decentralization of news and information. Learn: how to use the Internet to obtain audio source material; what file formats and software are used; what audio streaming and webcasting are, and how to set up an Internet radio station; about uploading content to the web in MP3 format; what recording, playback, and editing software tools are available and their application.

Workshop Dates: October 28, December 9

Interviewing and Field Recording Techniques

Getting the story is central to any news gathering operation. In this workshop you will learn: how to conduct interviews; the proper use of recording equipment; what is involved in setting up to record events; the basic usage of mixers and microphones.

Workshop Dates: November 4, December 16

Digital Audio Editing & Content Creation

Razor blades and splicing tape used to be the method of putting an audio program together. Now, with a basic PC computer system and the correct software, the job of creating an audio documentary or program is much easier and faster. In this workshop you will learn the basics of editing audio content on a PC computer. Covering what hardware is required, how to set it up, and the software used, this workshop will give you the foundation necessary to digitally create and edit audio content.

Workshop Dates: November 11, January 6

Internet Video, Streaming, and Editing

This workshop is an overview of the software and hardware required to create, edit, and stream video content. Both digital still cameras and video digital cameras will be covered.

Workshop Dates: November 18, January 13

For further information: call 510-549-0732 or email to xmtrman@pacbell.net

This flyer in PDF format: broadcastskills.pdf

Web sites: www.freeradio.org - www.indybay.org