Broadcast announcing worktext : a media performance guide / Alan Stephenson, David Reese, Mary Beadle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stephenson, Alan R., author.

Contributor:

Beadle, Mary E.

Reese, David E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radio announcing.

Television announcing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (373 p.)

Edition:

4th ed.

Place of Publication:

New York ; London : Focal Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The Broadcast Announcing Worktext provides you with the skills, techniques, and procedures necessary to enter this highly competitive field of broadcast performance. In addition to the principles of good performance, this book addresses the importance of audience and how to communicate effectively to various groups. Television and radio studio environments, announcer specializations and responsibilities, and developing a broadcast delivery style are just a few of the many topics covered. Factual information is presented in brief, easy-to-digest modules and is enhanced with self-study questions

Contents:

Front Cover; Broadcast Announcing Worktext; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Introduction to Professional Announcing; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Announcer, Talent, or Personality?; 1.3 Announcing: An Historical Perspective; 1.4 Announcing: An Employment Perspective; 1.5 Announcer Specialization; 1.6 Is a College Degree Necessary for a Broadcast Announcer?; 1.7 Key Physical Requirements for Announcers; 1.8 Key Emotional Requirements for Announcers; 1.9 Is Practical Experience Necessary for a Broadcast Announcer?; 1.10 Announcer Responsibilities

1.11 Role Model Announcers1.12 Conclusions; Self-Study; Questions; Answers; Projects; Project 1 Interview a Local Announcer; Project 2 Profile a Renowned Announcer; Project 3 Complete a Self-Evaluation; Chapter 2. The Audio Performance Environment; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Audio Studio; 2.3 Microphones; 2.4 Working With a Microphone; 2.5 Mic Fright and Why Broadcast Performers Get It; 2.6 The Broadcast Console or Audio Mixer; 2.7 Music Playback Sources; 2.8 Digital Audio Equipment; 2.9 Conclusions; Self-Study; Questions; Answers; Projects; Project 1 Operate Audio Equipment

Project 2 Practice Microphone TechniqueProject 3 Investigate "Mic fright"; Chapter 3. The Television Performance Environment; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Television Studio; 3.3 The Television Production Crew; 3.4 Television Terminology; 3.5 Camera Panic; 3.6 Working With a Camera; 3.7 Communicating in the Studio: The IFB, Hand Signals, Cue Cards, and Prompters; 3.8 Makeup; 3.9 Conclusion; Self-Study; Questions; Answers; Projects; Project 1 Practice Camera Performance; Project 2 Practice Taking Hand Signals in the Television Studio; Project 3 Record a Movie Review Utilizing a Teleprompter Script

Chapter 4. Vocal Development4.1 Introduction; 4.2 How Sound Is Produced; 4.3 Diaphragmatic Breathing Technique; 4.4 Proper Breathing Posture; 4.5 Key Elements of Vocal Development; 4.6 Volume; 4.7 Pitch; 4.8 Rate; 4.9 Tone; 4.10 Articulation of Sounds; 4.11 Pronunciation; 4.12 Substandard Pronunciation; 4.13 Common Vocal Problems; 4.14 Maintaining a Healthy Voice; 4.15 Conclusions; Self-Study; Questions; Answers; Projects; Project 1 Practice Articulation; Project 2 Practice Proper Pronunciation and Avoidance of Substandard Enunciation; Project 3 Practice Pronunciation

Chapter 5. Performance Development5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Developing a Media Delivery Style; 5.3 Performance Elements; 5.4 Copy Marking; 5.5 Word Usage; 5.6 Language Changes; 5.7 Avoiding Amateurish Announcing and Inept delivery; 5.8 Audience Rapport; 5.9 Conclusions; Self-Study; Questions; Answers; Projects; Project 1 Copy Mark and Record a Script; Project 2 Compile Jargon, Cliché, and Redundant Word Lists; Project 3 Practice Pronunciation; Project 4 Practice Inflection (Pitch Variation); Chapter 6. Commercial Announcing; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Sources of Commercials

6.3 Commercial Forms: Radio

Notes:

Previous ed.: Broadcast Announcing Worktext, 3rd ed., 2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781136036491

1136036490

9780240818610

024081861X

9781299137042

1299137040

9781136036507

1136036504

OCLC:

828298606