Evaluation

Evaluation

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Post Production

The finished product consists of sound effects which were added after recording the individual scenes. This was done using the program in audacity.

Digital technology to be used

Radio Drama
- Recording Studio; to record the scenes of my radio play
- Audacity; to edit the radio play

Newspaper Advertisement

A Double: page listings magazine feature

-Digital Camera; to take images needed for magazine

-Photoshop; to edit photo and to put double page spread together

Using this technology has allowed editing to be more efficient. For example, whilst recording scene 4, a few lines needed re-recording. Instead of having to run through the whole scene again, as it was quite a long scene, I was able to record the necessary lines and then using the editing program, audacity, replace them in the origional scene. This was quicker to do and was done in less time than it would've taken to record the whole scene. Furthermore, the programme, audacity has allowed me to be more creative as it has allowed me to add effects to my final piece. For example, in scene 2, I was able to add an echo effect to highlight how the patient was not in concious or involved with the conversation between her husband and the nurse. As a result, it created an illusion of how the patient was not included in the conversation, and as a result of the echo made it more realistic. Thsi allowed me to be more creative with possible ideas I could include in my play, to make it more realistic and more interesting and dramatic, especially for my young-middle aged target audience.

Also, this was the same case for photoshop as it allows the photo to be manuipulated into what you want it to. For example, an image had a hair on the models face, which made it look unprofessional however instead of having to take the image again, it was simpler to erase the hair of the face, again which saved much time. Similarly, in Photoshop, different effects could be added to the image to make it more purposeful towards the scenario. For example

Evidence of Planning

Planning and drafting of the script, took longer time than expected.
Here is the first draft.

Schedule

January- Research
February- Planning/drafting script
March week 1- Record radio play
March week 2- Take pictures for adverts
March week 3/4- start editing
April- Carry on with editing, put together adverts.

Other Institutions producing Radio plays

The Mutual Broadcasting System (MBS) was an American radio network, in operation from 1934 to 1999.
Back in the 1930s, Orson Welles was involved in theatre and directed plays such as Hamlet. However in his second year in, he took an interest in radio and after gaining
a hour slot on the radio, which he named 'The music theatre on Air,' firstly produced the famous world of wars, which was what gained him national and international fame.

Radio Caroline is an English radio founded in 1964 by Ronan O'Rahilly, who broke the monopoly the BBC held on being the only broadcaster with radio.


The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), founded in 1927, is the largest broadcaster in the world. They offer a variety of television, radio, magazines and news. They have many different channels which are different genres, and this enables them to obtain a bigger/wider audience enhancing their status as the worlds largest broadcasters.
BBC Radio, also has different channels again aimed at different target audiences.
Radio 1; music, young audience
Radio 4; domestic UK radio station that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history
Radio 5 Live; live news and sport from the UK and worldwide
The BBC further launched the Radio Times magazine, which again aimed to promote their radio. BBc interlink their services aiming to sell themselves further and to as many people as possible.

Primarily the BBC was more aimed at the white class, however as time passed the BBC aimed to become more diverse, which meant employing asian presenters and programmes. This led to the arrival of the BBc Asian Network. This hosts a mixture of entertainment, news, bhangra music and also drama- Silver Street.

Codes and Conventions of radio dramas:
- an episode can have no more than 6 characters otherwise this would be confusing for the listenener
-Structure; is set up...struggle...resolution. You can reverse this if the set-up is more dramatic and explosive than the resolution.the play is regarded as a series of phases
-Dialogue; this is what engages the listener dramatically with the world. Characters inform, argue, amuse, outrage, argue through the ebb and flow of dialogue. Great radio plays are made.....by talking in dramatic dialogue.
-A radio play has scenes like a stage play, It is useful to think of a scene as a sequence. One sequence, or scene, might consist of one line of dialogue, or it might just consist of a crucial sound effect (know as FX)
-every bit of speech must help the plot move in some direction, increasingly involving the listener as it does.
-need to think about sound effects, music, and, something rarely appreciated by the inexperienced writer, silence. Silence can convey a variety of things: suspense, anxiety, tranquillity. Pauses also help listeners take in what they have heard and help prepare for what happens next.
-A variety of sounds is essential for holding the listeners' attention and engaging their interest. This variety can be achieved by altering the length of sequences, the number of people speaking, the pace of the dialogue and location of action.
-Sound Effects These should be used sparingly and effectively. They can be used functionally, e.g. door opening, or to create a mood, e.g. dogs barking in the distance on waste-land. If used to excess they become tedious and pointless.
-Radio plays must run to exact lengths as the programme schedule is always fixed.