Writing and Producing Radio Dramas

1. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-0-7619-3326-7
Verlag: SAGE Publications

Buch, Englisch, 325 Seiten, Format (B × H): 184 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 541 g

Reihe: Communication for Behavior Change

Throughout the world, the media is used in various ways to promote social awareness and initiate social development. Of all the available means of communication, radio is still the one with the maximum reach in most developing countries. This book, the first in a three-book series titled Communication for Behavior Change, offers extremely practical guidance on how to design, write, and produce radio dramas aimed at motivating social change.

Written by a leading teacher and practitioner of Entertainment–Education, it is the only available book which provides complete and hands-on instructions for creating successful radio serial dramas for behavior change. The text is interspersed with examples which show how entertainment and education have been woven together to create awareness programs that are both popular and effective. Extracts from several successful scripts from many countries are also provided to demonstrate what has previously clicked with the audience.

Autoren/Hrsg.

de Fossard, Esta

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Fernsehen & Rundfunk
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Entwicklungspolitik, Nord-Süd Beziehungen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Medien-, Informations und Kommunikationswirtschaft Radio- und Fernsehindustrie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Entwicklungsstudien
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Radio

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION TO ENTERTAINMENT-EDUCATION RADIO DRAMA
Radio Drama for Behavior Change
The Design Approach: The Design Document
The Design Approach: The Design Team
The Design Approach: The Design Workshop
PART TWO: FOR THE PROGRAM MANAGER
Starting Up the Radio Serial Drama Project
The Program Manager and the Writing Process
The Preproduction Phase
The Production Phase
Guidelines for Radio Actors
Pilot Testing the Scripts
PART THREE: FOR THE WRITER
Writing Entertainment-Education Drama
Blending Story and Message in the Drama Plot
Character Development
Developing the Setting
Writing for the Ear
Scene Development
The Finished Script and the Writer's Checklist
Success of Radio Entertainment Programs
Appendices
References and Select Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

de Fossard, Esta
Esta de Fossard is Senior Communication Advisor at the Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for Communication Programs. She previously taught at the universities of Southern California and Ohio, as well as at George Mason University in Virginia. Ms de Fossard has served as an international freelance consultant for numerous projects using radio or television for behavior change or classroom education. Her role involves assisting with curriculum design, training, production, and evaluation of the media campaign. Her practical experience in using media for behavior change spans 60 countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. She is also a prolific author with more than 50 books, both for adults and children, to her credit. Ms de Fossard is currently working on two more books in this series, related to the use of television and distance learning for behavior change.