Genre: Mystery
Form: Radio Play
Task:
Adapt a short ‘solve-it-yourself’
mystery into a radio play for ‘your local radio station’. You must stay true to the basic plot and main
characters, but can add characters if you wish.
Please follow a proper script format.
(Examples posted.) You will also
have two commercials from your show’s sponsors.
Have fun, but remember that artists must consider community
standards. Who is the audience for the
radio show? Who is the target market for
your sponsor? A virtual youtube
community does not have the same demographic as a local radio station. Your artistic boundaries are determined by
your goals.
Nov.
19/20: develop commercials for radio show sponsors; Listen
carefully to the radio play "Sorry Wrong Number" or one of "The Whistler" episodes on Youtube. Here are links to “A Choice of Witnesses” or "Bullet". Note the live commercials, sound effects,
etc. Consider how characters are
developed and how the plot is moved forward without visuals.
Nov.
21/22: develop radio script and rehearse; collect
sound effects; make certain each of you has a copy of the script on your
netbook for Friday’s class.
Nov.
23/27: rehearse with sound effects (remember that every group
is rehearsing—work respectfully). Make
certain you will have a hard copy of the cast list and script printed for Mrs.
Bloomfield for November 28th.
November
28:
Performances! (Live performance,
behind curtains.)
