Friday, November 27, 2009

Jockeying Through the Ages

Radio jockeying today, is almost like a cult in today’s careers. With its roots in the days gone by, when the radio announcer would announce news tid-bits via data lines while playing your favorite songs, today it has undergone a glamorous face lift. Now this profession is equated more with creativity than simplicity and hordes of youngsters yearn to become RJs and provide entertainment on air

In this vocation, you can truly explore the range of your versatility. Be it in voice, style, expression, dialogue or just slap stick comedy that will keep your listeners hooked, as an RJ, your job has a diverse portfolio.

This is a fast growing industry with more channels on air catching up the community and entertaining them from every corner of the city, all over the globe. Numerous short term and long-term courses are offered by recognized institutes for aspiring students. SeamEdu is an institute in Pune which aims at delivering professional education to the RJ students. It has state of the art infrastructure to give practical training, and this exposure is sure to keep students well versed with the expectations of the industry.

With realistic exposure, performances and experience, a greenhorn can emerge as a professional in this upcoming field.

Monday, November 23, 2009

Start Tweeting with SeamEdu!



Seamless Education Academy is all up for the latest trends on the internet! We are eager to reach out to you over various media of social networking, and this has prompted us to make our presence felt on Twitter – joining in all the Tweeting fun that lies in store!

With twitter, we hope to keep in touch with fellow tweeters by putting up mini preludes to our blog posts. So, watch out for the buzz of SeamEdu on Twitter and let’s get the tweeting going!


Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Education sans boundaries

Education they say, has been bracketed as the fourth necessity. It is time, that education not just reaches all, but that all reach out to the various spheres that education offers. Hardly in this new age can education be restricted to the technicalities of science. We have to make an effort to blend creativity and a lateral thought process with technique to keep the cycle of innovation running, to keep the wheels of progress turning.

And this is exactly what Seamless Education Academy is undertaking. With a plethora of new age career options for contemporary students to choose from, we offer courses in off beat vocations like Gemmology, Radio Jockeying, Broadcast Media, Sound Engineering and Animation. The learning we impart is practical, useful, and above all fun!

This is why we proclaim our selves as The Creativersity – where Education is sans boundaries. After all, education has no confines… Education is Seamless.

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Seam’s New Avatar

A splash of colours, a flurry of waves… everything that goes into creating a brand new avatar. SeamEdu is back in its second year with a whole new aura around the name! And the ripples that our new logo is creating are beyond boundaries… much as our motto describes the education we deliver.

The creative energies that are enhanced at Pune’s first Creativersity have been aptly represented in the curves of colours that overlap each other in a lattice of design. Our logo speaks volumes, and the best part is that it is open for interpretation – much as art has forever been. The unique perspective that all our students are bound to garner during the tenure of their courses is the crux of the mélange of hues that spring from the white backdrop. It is a holistic approach that we give out, that our students take in.

Our philosophy is well reflected in our name – the Seamless Education Academy. No other term can define us better; no other phrase can so concisely portray our conviction…

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Radio Jockeying - a HOT career!

Advent of the modern communication technology has brought sea change in the mass media. It has resulted in the various mass media devices to become accessible in the terms of cost effectiveness for the tech savvy people. Moreover, technology has also revived some communication forms which were on the verge of disappearance. Radio is a glaring case at this point. The Radio Frequency Modulation (FM) is found to be fulfilling one’s creativity and demanding for good remuneration in media market. Therefore, in this context, lucrative career of radio jockeying could be cited.

Needless saying, radio jockeying these days is considered as a hot profession. Radio is considered as one of the cheapest means of media of mass communication, it offers with an opportunity of reaching people from almost all the walks of life.

Radio Jockeying

Radio jockeying, despite of being non-conventional career is catching up with traditional careers. With advent of the FM channels, Radio Jockeying has gained popularity as a career option. An RJ plays music both his own choice as well as choice of audience. Simultaneously, while playing music, he interacts with the audience by delivering some relevant local, national and international news and some information in his unique style. The radio jockeying career needs rationality, enthusiasm, and good sense of humour, creativity, excellent communication skills and an appealing voice.

Career Prospects

This domain was previously dominated by the state owned AIR has seen huge investments by the private concerns lately. This factor led to increased job opportunities for the radio jockeys. The job of the radio jockey is mainly of diversifying the nature depending on subject matter of program. An RJ normally can also opt’s in doing voice covers for radio and television advertisements. They might also consider lending voices to the audio magazines and the documentaries. As an RJ, one can also compeer or anchor the live shows or TV shows or events.

And radio jockeying course covers…

Formal educational qualification does not hold much value in the RJ career as it is talent based field. However, graduation is often a benchmark; students having passed 10+2 too are easily hired by the private channels. Personal qualities required for becoming a RJ are- good communication powers, good command over the language, and good sense of humour, proper voice modulation, and good diction. Staying updated with the happenings around is important for a RJ.

Radio jockeying covers all topics that are important to ensure that students graduate as professionals. The students would be taught all aspects of radio jockeying, right from the content creation to the production. RJ needs to perform various tasks like making calls on air, understanding the legal aspects of radio broadcast, interviewing the guests on air and so on. The students will be trained on RCS software, essential software. Programming of all FM channels is based on this software. The in-house studios at the institute like SeamEdu would give an opportunity for getting hands on the latest technologies that are being used in radio industry.

Where to study

Institutes like the Seamless Education Academy, Pune offer courses in the radio jockeying field. Courses offered vary from the certificate course in Radio Jockey to Diploma in Radio Jockeying, and Diploma in Radio Programming and Management to PG in Radio Programming and Management. Enrol today and make your RJ dream come true. Good Luck!

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Broadcasting at its Best...

Broadcast media has seen a rapid growth rapidly in India due to expansion of the entertainment industry. The courses mainly focus on the requirements of the new challenges in the management of radio and television companies today- demand for new knowledge, new skills and a new spirit for game that would increase employment opportunities. The broadcasting schools will facilitate the students with state-of-the art studios where broadcasting skills could be practiced.

Broadcasting education would include training in television, radio and digital media. Apart from learning about the traditional audio and video media, some of the broadcasting schools would also include digital broadcasting and telecommunication training. The aspiring broadcasters can enjoy learning about the show preparation, writing and the techniques in the vocal interpretation. Students also learn about the production skills in television and radio, cable, industrial video and satellite broadcasts so as to operate the audio and video consoles also digital recording and the broadcasting devices.

More about available Broadcasting courses…

In schools like Seamless Education Academy, the courses available under Broadcast Media help the students to become professional entertainment production specialist or professional on-air personality. The following courses are available in SeamEdu.

For a diploma in broadcast journalism, the main focus of the curriculum is an introduction to the television reporting, developing presentation skills, which would in turn allow becoming professional broadcast journalists. Another course, a diploma in digital film making is designed to train for becoming TV directors, producers, production controllers / managers, script writers, professionals and freelancers in the related areas.

A diploma in anchoring & acting is another career option. This course is mainly designed for getting trained as professional radio jockey, television news anchor, corporate executives, and program anchors. Diploma in non linear editing too has gained popularity. This course mainly aims at expertise with the industry standard non linear editing software, developing operative techniques and creative skills.

You might be interested in joining a Diploma course in Camera and Lighting. This course is designed mainly to develop the professional broadcast video camera and lighting skills.
A diploma in web multimedia aims at the future media development need of the twenty first century. This course will provide expertise in developing skills with the technological developments and the convergences of Media.

Choose any short term or long term courses in broadcast media from an array of available course. Enrol for a course at SeamEdu and build your career in Broadcasting.

Thursday, October 1, 2009

SeamEdu - It's Hot!

Your voice floating over the crackle of a tuning frequency, and people waiting to catch your show each day on air – if that’s what you want, you can be on your way to pack your bags and take a hike into the Radio World!

With so many movies portraying their central characters as popular Radio Jockeys, a career as an RJ is gaining popularity with the Gen Next youth. Who doesn’t want to interview celebrities or enjoy a wonderful Dandiya night while fuelling your wallets? After all, a career as an RJ sure has its perks!

There is only one hitch in this foolproof ambition plan – an institute where you can not only graduate with the tricks of the trade, but also ensure that you strike up a deal with a leading Radio station as a full time RJ! Some may wish to enter radio production, others might want to go on air – whichever way your ambitions take you, SeamEdu has the education solution for you. With the SeamEdu’s institute of Radio Jockeying having eminent personalities like RJ Jack (Sunny Ahuja), what more can you wish for in experience oriented education?