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Just to throw another heritage related podcast into the pot - Wessex Archaeology irregularly produce "Archaeocast", our archaeology podcast. You can subscribe at http://feeds.feedburner.com/archaeocast/ or do the manual thing and read the "show notes" at http://events.wessexarch.co.uk/ We've only made 4 since last September, but we've got a few more in the pipeline. The last one was in December with Phil Harding talking about ancient technology. John Pratty is correct in thinking of them as radio shows, and that the quality of the audio and the content it paramount. Like a badly designed website, people won't come back if it's not a pleasure to read/look at/listen to. That said, they're far from perfect, and I'm not the best interviewer, but I'm learning, and I don't think that people should be put off from giving it a go. I'd be happy to share how we do them and how long they take with people on list if that's of use to anyone. Cheers, Tom > -----Original Message----- > From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jon > Pratty > Sent: 16 February 2006 18:55 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Museums and Podcasting > > Tony, Ray, Mike et al > > Podcasting - another slant > > It's great that podcasting exists, because it's really low technology and > most of us can upload it as .mp3 files to whatever kind of server we've > got, using whatever kind of CMS we have to display it, right down to, and > including, stone age html sites. > > However, and it's a big however, as someone once said, if you want to > broadcast sound, you've got to know how to record it. Just make sure, if > you're planning to make .mp3 sound available on your websites, you have > factored in the cost of properly recording and editing your audio, or find > someone in the know who can help for less. > > There's a lot more to capturing sound and playing it back, than just > pressing 'record' on a minidisc recorder. There was a time when BBC > trainees were laboriously trained in splicing tape and editing sound by > hand - thankfully those days are gone, thanks to programs like FastEdit > and the rest. However good broadcast journalism courses still teach the > old BBC ways - the careful and creative skill of recording sound in an > accessible and professional way. Techniques like making an ambient noise > track to play behind your interview and always recording in a quiet place > are crucial to making good radio. Don't forget you need interviewing > skills too, like not interrupting speakers or murmuring in agreement as > your interviewee is talking. > > Yes, that 's what it is - it's not podcasting, it's radio, and it's really > good fun to do as well! If you're a small museum and you want to try it > out, you can access student help by contacting a local media studies > course, or more effectively, any accredited BCTJ course. Find out more > here: http://www.bjtc.org.uk/ > > Happy listening! > > Jon Pratty > > P.S. I did City and Guilds 7750 media skills (broadcast radio) before I > did an NCTJ postgrad journalism course. > > Editor > 24 Hour Museum > 01273 820052 > 07739 287392 > [log in to unmask] > > The National Virtual Museum > Britain's Best Museum and Gallery website - Web User Magazine > Best Educational Website, New Statesman New Media Awards, 2005 > > > > > ************************************************** > For mcg information and to manage your subscription to the list, visit the > website at http://www.museumscomputergroup.org.uk > ************************************************** ************************************************** For mcg information and to manage your subscription to the list, visit the website at http://www.museumscomputergroup.org.uk **************************************************