“The minute I walk into that space, I turn my audio ears on.”

ABC broadcaster Kirsti Melville is an award-winning radio documentary maker, who always starts planning for an audio feature by thinking about sound. Melville describes how she triages the audio in any recording environment, and how she works with sound to create immersive and impactful storytelling.

"I often talk about it in quite filmic terms. Think about it in terms of small close-up sound and broader, wider sound that creates a scene."

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https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/earshot/earshot/102676508

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/earshot/the-ghosts-of-wittenoom---part-one/10635386

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/earshot/the-ghosts-of-wittenoom-part-2/10747390

“The minute I walk into that space, I turn my audio ears on.”
ABC broadcaster Kirsti Melville is an award-winning radio documentary maker, who always starts planning for an audio feature by thinking about sound. Melville describes how she triages the audio in any recording environment, and how she works with sound to create immersive and impactful storytelling.
"I often talk about it in quite filmic terms. Think about it in terms of small close-up sound and broader, wider sound that creates a scene."
WORK MENTIONED
<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/earshot/earshot/102676508">https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/earshot/earshot/102676508</a>
<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/earshot/the-ghosts-of-wittenoom---part-one/10635386">https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/earshot/the-ghosts-of-wittenoom---part-one/10635386</a>
<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/earshot/the-ghosts-of-wittenoom-part-2/10747390">https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/earshot/the-ghosts-of-wittenoom-part-2/10747390</a>

Learning Through Listening: Lessons in audio from some of the best audio journalists in the world, hosted by Louisa Lim from the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne.

Learning Through Listening: Lessons in audio from some of the best audio journalists in the world, hosted by Louisa Lim from the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne.

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Learning through listening: Lessons in journalism from some of Australia's best reporters, hosted by Louisa Lim from the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne

Learning through listening: Lessons in journalism from some of Australia's best reporters, hosted by Louisa Lim from the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne

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