RADIO DRAMA ABOUT RADIO DRAMA Radio drama is
RADIO DRAMA
ABOUT RADIO DRAMA Radio drama is a form of audio storytelling broadcast on radio. With no visual component, radio drama depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the listener imagine the story. Radio drama achieved widespread popularity within a decade of its initial development in the 1920 s. By the 1940 s, it was a leading international popular entertainment.
RADIO DRAMAWIDESPREAD POPULARITY Widespread popularity • Perhaps America's most famous radio drama broadcast is Orson Welles’ The War of the Worlds, 1938 • By the late 1930 s, radio drama was widely popular in the United States • There were dozens of programs in many different genres, from mysteries and thrillers, to soap operas and comedies.
Elements of Radio Drama Narration Music Dialogue Sound Effects
Narration In most radio dramas, the narrator laid the groundwork for the show.
Dialogue The function of dialogue in radio drama is: to give information reveal character direct attention (or foreshadow) reveal theme establish the level of reality establish the tempo and rhythm of the drama Normally only two or three characters are involved in a conversation and they repeat their names often.
Music is used to identify the program -- every show had a theme that was instantly recognizable. Music is used to: Create a bridge, a short three or four measure musical connection between scenes Underscore dialogue, as in a movie, creating a "dramatic" mood.
Sound Effects are used to establish the environment.
Radio Drama Today Radio dramas have again become popular – we call them podcasts. Popularity of podcasts are due to: Ease of creation Cost little to no money Can be produced by anyone
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