Radio Play – End of the World!
Task: To create a realistic and entertaining radio play to be presented to the class.
- As a class brainstorm Radio plays to consolidate ideas.
- Get into groups of 4-5.
- In your groups read each 2-3 page story and by majority vote choose the story that will make the best radio play.
- Adapt the story to suit your group!
- Tape story using the voice recorder on your mac.
- Present to the class.
Radio Drama Needs:
Organisation: Each person has a job to contribute to the whole
- music, sound fx, clear explanation of story/ narrative, drama/ action!
- advetisements
- good diction/ clarity
Organisation: Each person has a job to contribute to the whole
- Producer, to keep everyone motivated, assign tasks
- Director, helps actors to add in expression, clarity, tone, volume into their speaking.
- Ad writer, writes the 2 ads to put on the show
- Playwright, adapts the short story into a radio play, by summarising the main action/ drama/ plot and giving each person in the group a character to act.
Audio Recording - Which programme?
You choose! - imovie? Quicktime Player? Podcast?