Crowded Podcast - Episode 4

BACKGROUND:
Crowded is a radio show made entirely from audio solicited from workers on the crowdsourcing website, Mechanical Turk. It was commissioned by Rhizome.org in 2009. Each episode will have a theme or a mechanism around which the crowdsourced samples are gathered. This episode is about how different generations of families define work. (more info here: http://www.crowded.fm/themes/episode-4-hits/)

ASSIGNMENT:
I need someone to take the collected files (link below) and edit it together into a 25-35 minute show. I would like to use some percentage of all of these intros. The rest of the clips can be edited and mixed together however you see fit. PLEASE LISTEN TO AT LEAST ONE OF THE PREVIOUS EPISODES TO SEE WHAT THEY ARE LIKE.

Also, please note that, just because I have included a clip in the ZIP file doesn't mean it is completely usable. If a clip is unintelligible, please try to clean it up. If you still can't understand what is being said, please don't use it.

Please submit a 5-8 minute sample of how you would handle the editing of the show. A winner will be chosen from this sample and asked to complete the project. The deadline for submissions is April 14. If you have any questions or need more material, please contact me.

All submitters will get a link to their site on the Crowded.fm website. The winner will be featured on the site.


NOTE
I hope to get a variety of editors for this show, so if you have won within the last 2 episodes, please do not submit.

I will pre-pay as soon as I get the first submission.

ATTACHMENTS
crowded_jingle.zip
I have attached the intro as a reference, but please do not include it in your submission.

Episode 4a.zip
This is only about half of the total recordings. I will be posting more in the next few days.

intros.zip
NOTE: These are a few intros from Episode 2. I haven't gathered the ones for Episode 4 yet, so you can use these as placeholders.


INSPIRATION
I am looking for a cross between This American Life and Joe Frank. There should be soft instrumental background music through much of it, but not necessarily all of it. I also like the slightly experimental quality of Radiolab. But this should be subtle - keep the focus on the content, not the effects. (links below)


LINKS:
The Podcast: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id361232443?...

Episode 1: http://www.crowded.fm/episodes/episode-1/

Episode 2 Info: http://www.crowded.fm/themes/episode-2-part-1/

Episode 3: http://www.crowded.fm/themes/episode-3/

Information on Mechanical Turk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Mechanical_...

Inspirations:
Joe Frank: http://www.joefrank.com/cast/
This American Life: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/
RadioLab: http://www.wnyc.org/shows/radiolab/


Background Music should be legally legit - please use either your own music, or something you find on one of these sites:
http://www.freesound.org/
http://magnatune.com/
http://ccmixter.org/olpc-berklee-sample-pool
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Sound_samples
http://www.archive.org/details/audio


Prize: $300.00

Owner: jefftimesten
Category:Mixing
Status: Closed
License Model: Non-exclusive
The project owner obtains a non-exclusive license to the audio material. Thus, producers can submit music that they have licensed elsewhere and they can license the audio elsewhere even if they win the project.

Reference files:
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crowded_jingle.zip
Episode 4a.zip
intro_and_credits.zip

Winning Submission


billycrompton
Hi, Jeff! Here is my final submission for 'Crowded'. I look forward to your suggestions and hope to work with you soon! Thanks.

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Submissions


Corderonegro
Hello! this is my job. The music is composed by me. I listen to suggestions. Greetings!

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xceed
here's my proposal, all music composed by me (it's royalties free for you). 4 interviews, if there will be more I will do it in the same way

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ivanchoe
Final mix (but with "demo" voice)

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Discussion


jefftimesten
21 months ago

billycrompton - this is great! I love the intro and the music. Some of the cuts are just a little awkward. Maybe this is just because it is a draft, or maybe due to the quality of the recordings?


billycrompton
21 months ago

Hi, Jeff. Glad you liked it! I'm out of town until tomorrow, but I'll glady re-edit the cuts for you. That was my first draft. Please let me know if there are any other thoughts or suggestions that you have. Thanks!


ivanchoe
21 months ago

Hi Jeff, please note that I made intro and background music loops, so there are no legal - licencing problems


ivanchoe
21 months ago

And please, if you have any corrections, specify the approximate time in the recording where you hear the error


SergeiStern
21 months ago

Hi

What is the deadline for the project ? I guess 14 of February is an error..


xceed
21 months ago

I thought it had to be April rahter than Feb and 14th was yesterday...


Mihai_Sorohan
21 months ago

Wait... none of you have a time machine ? What do you do with your money then ?


xceed
21 months ago

After listening to your music Mihai, If I had one I would go back 20 years back to buy myself a trumpet and start learning to play... :>