As part of the Radio Drama Writing course I have to de-construct a radio play, and as a horror fan I decided to listen to Dracula. As the play isn’t currently running on the radio I had to get it on CD.
The afternoon was gloomy. The house was silent except for the odd creaks any old building makes. Rain was lashing against the windows, and the cats were curled up beside me on the sofa as the play started. All very atmospheric, and I must admit I thoroughly enjoyed the production
That was yesterday. Today the hard work begins as I now have to listen to the play over and over again while splitting it into it’s component parts; looking at things like:
- scene setting
- atmosphere
- introducing character
- pace
- dialogue
- sound effects
- music
- etc.
There’s a 2500 essay due on this, and it might just help my own radio script, so I’d better get on with it.
Wish me luck.
EHillson - Writer and Artist 