RADIO DRAMA by TIM CROOK Here are some horrible truths: Most radio drama is very badly written. Radio drama is an endangered species. It has never taken a hold of mainstream programming on commercial radio in the UK. It used to be the mainstream in the States and Australia but lost out to TV in the middle to late fifties. It is under threat within public radio services including the BBC because of the pressure of monetarist ideology and the fact that authors and radio drama directors have been
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RADIO PLAY/DRAMA The English word ‘drama’ derives from the Greek word ‘dran’ meaning ‘to do’. Thus a drama is a story performed or ‘done’ by people on stage‚ radio‚ film‚ TV‚ on the street. A drama involves a chain of events and describes a web of relationships involving one or more persons. It could be fiction or non-fiction. The main Components/ELEMENTS of a RADIO drama: I. Plot_____________________________________________________ The chain of events or actions in which the characters
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[pic] School of Radio & Television Arts BDC 979: Radio Production Winter 2011 Professor: Lori Beckstead ext. 6030 email: lbeckste@ryerson.ca Office Location: RCC 124 (enter via RCC 104) Office Hours: No specific office hours. I’m more than happy to set up a time to meet with you anytime…just email or call to set something up. Teaching Assistant: Kevin Konarczewski ext. 7525 email: kevkon@ryerson.ca [pic] About the Course Course Description from the Ryerson University
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What is a radio format? A radio format or programming genre refers to the overall content broadcasting over a radio station. Some stations broadcast multiple genres on set schedule. Over the years‚ formats have evolved and new ones have been introduced. NEWS BULLETINS News bulletins are too formal in language‚ structure and presentation Short sentences with facts and information are preferred for a bulletin National and international happenings get pride of place .Human stories and
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History of the Radio in the 1930’s In the 1930’s the United States endured one of the most difficult economic times in the history of our country. This horrible crisis was called The Great Depression. The Great Depression‚ which began in 1929‚ was an era never to be forgotten. The Great Depression‚ though challenging with many hardships‚ in a way brought America closer together. It caused people to show what they really were made of and highlighted their true character. Americans worked
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RJ 1: hi this is _________. RJ 2: hi this is ____________ and welcome to our show knowledge trunk on radio 102.34. RJ 1: isn’t it a pleasant day. rj2: yep it is and a day full of excitement and we have an exciting topic for today‘s program for our listeners. rj1: yes it is a very exciting topic and our listeners especially those interested in sci –fic will just love it. RJ 2: yes today we will be talking about UFOs and extraterrestrials beings (aliens). RJ 1: so today we have with us professor
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How to Write Radio News Scripts Introduction Learning how to write news for radio broadcasting can be a challenge because it is a format that has its own rules. First and foremost‚ radio news scripts are written for listeners‚ not readers or viewers. Follow these basic guidelines for writing a radio news script: Instructions Difficulty: Moderate Steps Step One Know that radio news writing is aimed toward the listener‚ so the writing should be clear and simple. No words that are difficult to
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A Live Radio Show Script What follows are the first pages of the script. This sample will familiarize you with the style of the piece and how a radio play differs from a traditional play script. Holiday music plays. We’re in a radio studio. On the stage are two microphones and a sound effects table ‚hanging above all are Applause‚ On the Air and WBFR illuminated signs (at the moment‚ only the later is lit). Maybe there’s a window in the background overlooking a skyline‚ maybe it snows outside
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Radio Script for Biebers Group RadioTronic Station Time signal. jingle intro Introduction Miguel: Hey there‚ you’re tuned in to RadioTronic‚ the best tech station in Macau. Hope everyone’s having a good evening so far. Here tonight with us we have Justin and Thales‚ how are you guys doing? Justin: I’m great and happy to be here in the studio. I have prepared an interview with local DJ Rocklee. Here is the preview Voice clip Thales: Cheers Miguel for the invite
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English drama script Narrator(N) :Felicia Mr. Adolf() : Tammi Daughter(Mary--D) : Mr Adolf’s Mother(M): Flora Kwong Mrs Adolf (Mrs): Old soldier(John) : Hoyaee Scene 1: Narrator: It’s 1914 in Germany. A war is about to break out in Germany. The Adolf family is having a family meeting about Mr. Adolf is going to join the war due to the mobilization of Germany. Mr. Adolf: Hey. (bitter smile) I have something to tell. Stop playing‚ can all of you
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