Nancy Updike
inspired me with her artistic approach to the subject.
She
didn't really talk about the future of radio or radio of the future.
She said that radio isn't an old medium that is dying, radio is
timeless! I believe that it is true. Radio will continue to exist
side by side with other media. However, the shape of radio will
change.
I think that
radio in the future will not be a device with which you can listen to
broadcasts. Radio will rather be the content/programmes which you can
listen to. Radio will probably be on the internet in some way.
Updike talked
about how you can use the radio to tell stories and describe things,
how radio is the perfect medium in creating personal relations and
giving the opportunity to come close to a person or incident. I think
she is right about that, sound is essential in creating a feeling.
You know how important sound is in a horror movie, the movie isn't
scary at all if you turn off the sound.
Radio is inexpensive to produce, that means you (yes, you personally) can try things without a lot of expensive equipment. I also liked the argument that it is not only intimate (in your ear), but also intimate as you can sit beside someone in a sofa and ask questions intimately (without a huge production crew around you).
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting and fun job Nancy have, i am a bit envious!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed her artistic approach towards radio and the fact that she also have experience with TV makes her view on radio as a story teller interesting.