Writing for Radio
Author(s): Christopher Willam Hill
Writing for Radio is an entertaining, accessible and informative book, providing a step-by-step guide to writing for this specific dramatic medium. A helpful approach to the process of writing a successful radio play from first draft to production draft and on into the recording studio, this book is suitable for first time writers, as well as established writers who simply haven't yet written for radio. A practical handbook that's both reliable and upbeat, providing an honest 'insider's view' of how radio plays are written and recorded.
Product Information
A practical guide to the process of writing a radio play from first draft to recording studio with advice from radio producers and sound engineers.
Christopher William Hill is an award-winning radio dramatist, playwright and children's author. He has written extensively for BBC Radio 4 and has been a judge for the Richard Imison Award and the BBC Audio Drama Awards. He tutors regularly for the Arvon Foundation.
1 What makes radio a unique medium? 2. Inside the BBC's New Flagship Radio Studio 3. Radio Drama Slots Available to Writers 4. Character and Dialogue 5. Openings and Endings 6. Adventures In Sound 7. Common Cliches and Desperate Exposition - Avoiding the Pitfalls 8. Write and Re-Write 9. How to Sell a Radio Play 10. An Insider's Guide to Recording a Radio Play 11. How to Develop a Career in Radio Writing
General Fields
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- : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- : Methuen Drama
- : 0.257
- : 31 May 2015
- : 216mm X 138mm X 13mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Christopher Willam Hill
- : Paperback
- : 808.0663845
- : 176
