6. Writing The Script + Compiling The Package

I booked out the radio studio once more in order to compile my package. I listened back to the interviews I had conducted in order to pick out interesting and relevant quotes. I chose three quotes – one which summarized one of David’s motives for creating music, one which briefly touched on the nature of his lyrics, and one from Baby Dee discussing how the latest Current 93 album was composed. I felt that these quotes did enough to portray David’s personality and provide a brief insight into his music. Using Adobe Audition, I cut out any pauses, stammering and irrelevant information out of these quotes. This would help the whole package run smoothly and ensure that listener interest was sustained.

Using both the quotes to determine the content and my Radio 3 research to create my writing style, I began writing my script. I started by describing the artist intentions and lyrical themes, and conveyed these using adjectives such as “bizarre” and “incomprehensible”. I used my script to cue up quotes from my interviewees, by making a point and using the interview quote to elaborate on it with the interviewee’s personal perspective. This would help to create a smooth flow between my voice and those in my interview quotes. I finished by mentioning where David planned to take his project next. I tried to be formal in my writing style in order to create the professional, authoritative atmosphere that I felt would be appropriate for my target audience.

Once the script was complete, I began to produce my package in Adobe Audition. The package begins with a Current 93 track fading in and David Tibet expressing how his view of the world provides a motive for making music. It’s quite a profound, thought-provoking quote which I feel would appeal to the older listener. I timed the quote to end just as the vocals enter on the song, and faded the music up at this point. A strong dynamic contrast is created between David’s calm interview response and his vocal performance, which has an angry, cathartic quality to it, and this helps capture listener interest. I included several of my own voiceovers, which summarized the points made by my interviewees and linked up the interview quotes seamlessly. Because the music of Current 93 was more intense than the music found on Verity Sharp’s “Late Junction”, I decided that it would be best if my package were broadcast earlier in the day, which meant that I could afford to be more dynamic and enthusiastic in my presenting style. Halfway through the package, I switched to a different Current 93 track in order to demonstrate the diversity of David’s music. The feature ends with a fade out, which gives it a satisfying sense of closure for the listener.