Yang-May Ooi talks to Dulwich resident and Dulwich OnView regular contributor, Steve Slack, about writing the multimedia guide for the British Museum’s Italian Renaissance Drawings exhibtion. This podcast first appeared on the Fusion View Mobile Podcast. Steve also shares some tips about the business side of being freelance writer and the emerging field of multimedia writing.
Most major exhibitions offer visitors an audio- or multimedia- guide that can enhance your experience of their artworks or artefacts. As you take the tour of the gallery or exhibition, audioguide in hand, it’s like having your own private expert alongside who can point out the fascinating details of the exhibits.
Who are the creative artists behind these audio experiences? In this episode, I hope to find out as I talk to Steve Slack, the writer behind the audioguide for the Italian Renaissance Drawings exhibition, now on at the British Musuem (until 25 July 2010).
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Photo: from the Italian Renaissance Drawings exhibition website, with thanks
