Today we'll workshop the Radio Essays in small groups. Everyone will get a chance to read, and the listeners will fill out Reader Feedback Sheets to help the writer identify strengths and problems with clarity or emotional impact.
We'll also talk about how sound effects and dialogue add new information and greater emotional interest by drawing the listener in closer to the story. In order to maximize the effects of sound effects and dialogue, it's important to make wise decisions about when/where to use them: they should be designed to give "weight" to moments of drama and emotional significance (including humor), and should not simply repeat information that the narrator has already given.
This week, you'll turn your Radio Essay into a Radio Drama by adding sound effects and dialogue. The format example is in the sidebar (Radio Drama Format).
PLEASE NOTE: If you were absent today or did not have your Radio Essay script with you, you MUST download the Reader Feedback sheet, get together with someone and get your script workshopped, or else your Radio Drama assignment will be considered incomplete.
HOMEWORK:
- Render at least half your script as dialogue.
- Add at least 3 sound effects.
- Follow the format example; use 12-point font and double space.
- Remember that SFX and dialogue bring the listener closer in to the story — so use them at key emotional points and moments you want to "weight". Also avoid writing dialogue that simply repeats what the narrator has already said; dialogue should add new interest and new information about the story.
- Read your work out loud at a reasonable radio pace and make sure it times out to 2 minutes.
- Turn in 3 things: today's Radio Essay, the Reader Feedback Sheet, and the final Radio Drama.
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