Writing Audio Drama
eBook - ePub

Writing Audio Drama

  1. 226 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Writing Audio Drama

About this book

Writing 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.

Frequently asked questions

Yes, you can cancel anytime from the Subscription tab in your account settings on the Perlego website. Your subscription will stay active until the end of your current billing period. Learn how to cancel your subscription.
No, books cannot be downloaded as external files, such as PDFs, for use outside of Perlego. However, you can download books within the Perlego app for offline reading on mobile or tablet. Learn more here.
Perlego offers two plans: Essential and Complete
  • Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
  • Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
Both plans are available with monthly, semester, or annual billing cycles.
We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1 million books across 1000+ topics, we’ve got you covered! Learn more here.
Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more here.
Yes! You can use the Perlego app on both iOS or Android devices to read anytime, anywhere — even offline. Perfect for commutes or when you’re on the go.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Yes, you can access Writing Audio Drama by Tim Crook in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Media & Performing Arts & Media Studies. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2023
Print ISBN
9780415570756
eBook ISBN
9781136875847
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Media Studies

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half Title page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. About the Author
  7. Preface
  8. 1 Radio Drama Is Born and Is in Its Cradle
  9. 2 The Psychology of Writing and Listening
  10. 3 Instrumental Utilitarianism in Radio Playwriting: The Evolving Thoughts of Val Gielgud
  11. 4 Achieving the Long Form Audio Drama
  12. 5 Beginning the Sound Story: Techniques and Devices
  13. 6 Characterising the Sound Story: Techniques and Devices
  14. 7 Dialogue and the Sound Story: Techniques and Devices
  15. 8 Sustaining the Sound Story: Techniques and Devices
  16. 9 Plotting the Sound Story: Techniques and Devices
  17. 10 Ending the Sound Story: Techniques and Devices
  18. 11 Film, Internet, and Stage Dimensions to Sound Storytelling: Techniques and Devices
  19. Bibliography
  20. Index