Writing for Radio: Movies in the Mind
|
RADIO IS A MEDIUM OF ENDLESS POSSIBILITY.
The only limit is your own imagination. STORIES IN SOUND Radio can engage the audience more fully than any other medium. You hear a voice, a sound effect, a pause, another voice; perhaps some music. Just a few sounds coming out of a small speaker. But those sounds can have immense impact and power, because you participate in what they create: YOU complete the picture; YOU visualize the scene; YOU are in the story. For the writer, radio can be the most creative medium of all. This course covers nearly every aspect of writing for radio: comedy gags, sketches and shows; radio sitcoms and series; short drama; full-length drama; radio ads - and beyond, to explore all the possibilities of work in the medium. COURSE CONTENT You will learn: How to use voices and words to create effective characters. How to write distinctive radio dialogue, for comedy and drama. How to write and use monologue - including internal monologue. How and when to use sound effects and music. How to create settings and locations... ... and how to take the listener there. How to keep the listener listening. What to leave out, and how to use the sound of silence. How much information the listener can handle. Which programmes can make the transition from radio to TV or film... ...and which can't, and will never be as good in any other medium - and why. How to write radio ads and what they can teach you. Want a preview? Read Paul's article "I LOVE THE SMELL OF RADIO IN THE MORNING" |
PRICES
Standard: £99
Concessionary: £85
*We offer the concessionary rates to all Concessions as well as to members of these affiliated organisations. If you are a member of one of these organisations, please book at the concessionary rate and show your membership card to the course tutor at registration.
*We offer the concessionary rates to all Concessions as well as to members of these affiliated organisations. If you are a member of one of these organisations, please book at the concessionary rate and show your membership card to the course tutor at registration.
DATE & TIME
Saturday March 2nd 2019 10.30am - 5.00pm VENUE Central London TBC at a later date EVENT CAPACITY 12 FURTHER DETAILS Email or phone: 07958 244656 
ABOUT PAUL
Writer, director and producer Paul Bassett Davies founded The Crystal Theatre, whose pioneering multimedia work was acclaimed in Britain and Europe. In television and radio Paul has worked with some of the biggest names in British comedy, on dozens of shows. He co-wrote and produced the award-winning BBC Radio 4 comedy Do Go On with Graeme Garden and Griff Rhys Jones, and wrote the radio sitcom At Home with the Hardys with Jeremy Hardy. His own sitcom, Reception, was broadcast by BBC Radio 4 in 2014. His radio plays have starred Bill Nighy, David Hemmings, Alison Steadman and Martin Clunes, and he has written music videos for Kate Bush and Ken Russell. Paul is a director of Euroscript Ltd., and he was the Creative Director of the London Comedy Writers Festival in 2013. Find out more... |
