Radio Drama

Throughout the recording and editing process for the radio play, we continually referred to existing radio drama productions for help and tips. The clips we listened to werent aimed at our target audience, but the initial style and conventions of a radio play still matched ours.

For example, Radio 4 dramas such as the ones below are scripted fiction productions. These, unlike our radio play, are generally one offs and not part of a series. We listened to sections of them to see how sound effects were placed and how voice volume implied movement, environment and distance. Additionally, it was interesting to see how different topics are addressed in different dramas, and how music is used as a background feature as well as a back-up to narrative.
Direct Red
Losing The Plot
A Domestic - Disclosure

To get the idea of the conventions of teen dramas, we watched a selection of clips from drama productions aimed at males and females in their late teens and occaisionally younger teenagers or children. This helped us estaablish pace and character.
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