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DRAMATIC CONTENT

Voices:

By using completely Different voices helps to

Recognize a character. As you cant see them,

it helps if you can tell the difference through

there voices.

The Tone in the voice also tells the listeners ifsomething is wrong, of if they are

happy/excited about something.


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Speech:

Speech is another very important factor, you cantell what type of character one may be through

how they talk

For example if the use hip slang they are more

likely to be a typical teenager.

Or if they pronounce each word precisely and

talk with a posh accent then they arestereotypically rich and snobby.


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Music

Music:

Music is very important when it comes to

Radio dramas, even down to the little jingles

in between speech. Music can define where

the scene is located, say for example in a

nightclub they would have loud music overthem talking. Music can also Show the

atmosphere, or how one character is feeling, it

can set the mood.


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Ambience:

You can use music To set the

ambience, or even the tone of which

the characters are talking in. For

example if you use a slow love song in

the background, this makes the

listeners believe the atmosphere is

romantic.


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Sounds:

Sounds can be used to set the scene, for example if you heard seagulls and

eaves crashing against the rocks you would automatically assume the

characters are at the seaside. Sound also includes sound affects (SFX),

For example you would know if somebody walked into the room if you heard

the door opening and shutting.


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DRAMATIC CONTENT

Silence:

Silence can be used to createa tense atmosphere for

example if a character shouts

Who's there? and there is

silence.


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Conventions

Aural signposting: Signposting is the technique for establishing the location at the opening of ascene. This is done by effects, spot or FX, and sometimes supported by description

Most of the time these effects are introduced at the top of the scene, before the dialogue begins. It is up to the

director whether speech begins quickly, or more seconds are needed to strengthen the effect of this signposting on

the listener.

If a new location, especially an outside location, is being established, the audience will need more time to absorb

this information. So for example; this scene would be established in this way: the beach - sea waves - with a seagull.


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Conventions

Cliff hanger: The cliff hanger ends a story or part of a story with a situation of great excitement ordanger. Making the audience wanting more and full of excitement for the next instalment.

Movie-makers use this attitude sometimes to create demand for a sequel. However there is also a danger in this

where audiences leave the movie feeling frustrated that all loose ends are not complete.

A typical ending is when a hero or otherimportant character is shot, or if they think they have defeated the bad side

and then the film ends with them still being alive.

Cliff-hangers can even be used in discussions with actors. If an actor is playing up, then the producer may decide to

end a season with the actor shot or leaving home. Whether or not the character appears in the next season thendepends as much on contract negotiations as audience demand!


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Flashback: Shift in a narrative to an earlier event that interrupts the normal chronological developmentof a story.

An example of a flashback is: If a solider was giving a account of his time in War they could use flashback so we

could understand more and create a picture of what was happening.


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CONVENTIONS

Use of fades

You can use fades to show Distance, for example ifsomeone is falling off a cliff and you hear there

scream getting quieter you know how far they have

fallen. On the other hand you can use fades to

change the scene, for example you hear to girls

bickering, then it fades out into the sound of the

beach, you know theyve changed location.


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CONVENTIONS

Characterisation: To show characters through Radio drama you cando it through speech, or sound effects.


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CONVENTIONS

Chronological development:Time in literal

manner


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CONVENTIONS

Narration:

Narration is normally done bysomeone who has a formal

voice, so it could be understood

by most the listeners . The

narrator normally speaks in third

person as well.


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CONVENTIONS

Direct Speech:

Direct speech is used to get the real

the characters real opinions, it makes

the listeners feel closer to the

character . Direct speech is normally

only used by the main character.


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CONVENTIONS

Credits

Credits are there for theListeners Purpose only, for

example if they wanted to

know who the actors were, or if

they want to know who

produced the drama. This

promotes the actors, writers,production team as well.


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Conventions

Music

Music is used to set thescene, or keep the

audience interested in the

radio drama instead of

dialog all the time.


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STYLES

appropriateness to target audience: this is making sure the

content you provide is suitable for the age group or style

of person.


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STYLES

Dramatic reconstruction: is where an actor will recreate a

scene melodramatically.


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STYLES

Radio drama styles:eg. Post-modern, radio drama as

theatre of the mind, creation of mood or location

(effects, acoustic)


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STRUCTURES

Duration: How long a piece of footage will last.


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STRUCTURES

Narrative structure: Narrative structure, is generallydescribed as the structural framework that underlies the

order and manner in which a narrative is presented to a

reader, listener, or viewer. The narrative text structures are

the plot and the setting.

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