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Hands On Radio Documentary Production Workshop
Bonne Bay Marine Station, Norris Point, NL. November 9th to 18th, 2012.
Led by Chris Brookes, internationally renowned radio documentary maker.
The CURRA Radio Documentary Production Workshop was open to CURRA students, researchers, community partners and to representatives of community groups in the Bonne Bay region. It was designed to contribute to the capacity to use radio documentaries as a research and knowledge mobilization tool within the CURRA and by other organizations in the Bonne Bay region. The Voice of Bonne Bay Community Radio Station was a key partner in the CURRA Symposium and several VOBB volunteers participated in the workshop. Instructor Chris Brooke introduced participants to a broad range of radio/audio documentary productions, explored the whys and wherefores of recording sound and voice, equipment options, storytelling and dramaturgy, working with interviewees, structure, editing, mixing and narration. Workshop participants generated individual draft radio documentaries on a broad range of subjects by the end of the workshop.
Funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, with support from the CURRA, Voice of Bonne Bay Community Radio Station, and the Bonne Bay Marine Station.
All photos by Gene Bellows.
I Wanna Touch It!
by Allison Eaton
This radio documentary is meant to capture the joy, fear, chaos and wonder that visitors of the Bonne Bay Marine Station experience when they encounter the fascinating creatures found in our touch tank. The touch tank contains a variety of marine organisms that are found locally in Bonne Bay. Each visitor has a completely different tactile experience when handling creatures such as a crab, starfish or moon snail.
We hope that you'll be able to share in some of the feelings experienced by our visitors as you listen to all the interesting tidbits of information shared by your host, Fiona Cuthbert. Drop by the touch tank next time you're in Norris Point and discover your own reaction to these prickly, pinchy and sometimes slimy creatures!
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As We Fish And Farm
by Kristen Lowitt
This documentary explores a changing food system in the Bonne Bay region. It features Mancel Halfyward, Ernie Decker, and Marsha Crocker about their experiences fishing and farming, and what these activities mean to them and the community.
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