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OverviewWriting Audio Drama is a comprehensive and intelligent guide to writing sound drama for broadcasting and online production. The book uses new and original research on the history of writing radio plays in the UK and USA to explore how this has informed and developed the art form for more than 100 years. Audio drama in the context of podcasting is now experiencing a global and exponential expansion. Through analysis of examples of past and present writing, the author explains how to originate and craft drama which can explore deeply psychological and intimate themes and achieve emotional, truthful, entertaining, and thought-provoking impact. Practical analysis of the key factors required to write successful audio drama is covered in chapters focusing on audio play beginnings and openings, sound story dialogue, sustaining the sound story, plotting for sound drama and the best ways of ending audio plays. Each chapter is supported by extensive companion online resources expanding and supporting the writers and subjects discussed and explored, and extensive information on how to access online many exemplar and model sound dramas referenced in the chapters. This textbook will be an important resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students taking modules and courses on radio drama, theatre and media drama, audio theatre, audio drama, scriptwriting, media writing. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Tim CrookPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.598kg ISBN: 9780415570756ISBN 10: 0415570751 Pages: 226 Publication Date: 31 March 2023 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsChapter 1 Radio Drama is Born and In Its Cradle Chapter 2 The Psychology of Writing and Listening Chapter 3 Instrumental utilitarianism in radio playwriting- the evolving thoughts of Val Gielgud Chapter 4 Achieving the Long Form Audio Drama Chapter 5 Beginning the Sound Story Chapter 6 Characterising the Sound Story Chapter 7 Dialogue and the Sound Story Chapter 8 Sustaining the Sound Story Chapter 9 Plotting the Sound Story Chapter 10 Ending the Sound Story Chapter 11 Film, Internet and Stage dimensions to Sound Story TellingReviewsAuthor InformationTim Crook is an author, playwright, journalist, and academic who pioneered British independent production in audio drama in the 1980s and 1990s with UK co-productions with NPR in the USA, and new writing festivals and competitions. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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