RADIO PLAY UNIT…DAY 2 Objective: Create a Radio Play Script - PowerPoint Presentation

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RADIO PLAY UNIT…DAY 2

Objective: Create a Radio Play ScriptWarm Up: How was life different in 1938 compared to today? How were values different? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akT0wxv9ON8 Agenda: Warm UpReview AssignmentRadio Play videoYour awesome teacher example!Work on ScriptsClosure

10/24/2014

GO SEE LEAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Slide2

What did Radio Plays look like?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ43UC5tIOY Hey… go see Leap. If you do, you might win the lottery. Just saying…Slide3

What is suspense?

sus·pensesəˈspens/nounnoun: suspense1. a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen.synonyms:tension, uncertainty, goseeleap,

anticipation, expectation, expectancy

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excitement

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anxiety

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apprehension

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…LEAP…

Ever heard of subliminal messaging…?Well… this isn’t it.Slide5

Things to remember

This should be a suspense drama in the style of the 1940s. This is not a modern day horror. Don’t be graphic. Build the suspense!Get the contact info of all your group members. Go see Leap together then decide when you will meet to record. Be creative.Think of an ending with a twistNOTES SECTIONSlide6

Script Outline – To be approved by your Mr.

SeagrovesInclude the following in your outline…The title of your radio playCharacter Names and who they are played byA list of the ten sound effects you are using. Indicate which of these will be recorded live. Outline the script – What happens first, second, third etc. Notes Section (Cont.)Slide7

Outline Example

Tales from the ClassroomAnnouncer – Mr. GabbardMr. Gabbard – Mr. GabbardBrandon – Mr. GabbardBrenda – Mr. GabbardSound Effects – door knocking (live) 1, door knocking (live) 2, keys (live), key in lock (live), opening the door, banging on door (live), evil laugh, door opening, door slamming, lightning, thunder

I. Announcer starts welcoming everyone a.) Welcome to tales from the classroom

b.) Commercial – Lucy Strike Cigarettes

II. Classroom Scene

a.) Brandon comes in and says he hears a voice in the dressing room

b.) Brenda comes in and says she hears a voice in the dressing room

c.) It suddenly starts to rain – the students react

III. The announcer explains that the Mr.

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and the students go to the dressing Room

IV. Scene in the dressing room

a.) opening the door

b.) students enter the dressing room – they are scared

c.) the door slams shut

d.) They try to get out – we hear an evil laugh

V. The announcer closes out the broad cast

a.) Concludes the broadcast

b.) Thanks lucky strike cigarettesSlide8

Closure

What is your plan for recording and editing this project? When are you meeting? Slide9

Radio Play Unit – Day 3

Objective: Create a Radio Play ScriptThere is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man’s fears, and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call ... The Twilight Zone***** Radio Plays are Due*******Wednesday for A day classes Thursday for B day ClassesWrite your intro for your radio play. Build the suspense. Think Twilight Zone intro. Slide10

Agenda:

Warm Up, Audacity Example, Assignment Expectations, Work on ScriptsClosureSlide11

Script Writing Expectations

Everyone ContributesEveryone Writes (a three person group will produce three scripts that are exactly the same) You completed script should be between 3 and 5 pagesYou must indicate the sound effects in your script. Your final copy of the script be typed or neatly written. You must have three characters and an announcer.Tell everything….Remember we can’t see the action. Slide12

Closure:

How good is your script? Are you proud of it? In not…what are you going to do to fix it before you record?