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Writing Audio Drama

Author : Tim Crook
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2023-03-31
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781136875847

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Writing Audio Drama is a comprehensive and intelligent guide to writing sound drama for broadcasting and online production. The book uses new and original research on the history of writing radio plays in the UK and USA to explore how this has informed and developed the art form for more than 100 years. Audio drama in the context of podcasting is now experiencing a global and exponential expansion. Through analysis of examples of past and present writing, the author explains how to originate and craft drama which can explore deeply psychological and intimate themes and achieve emotional, truthful, entertaining, and thought-provoking impact. Practical analysis of the key factors required to write successful audio drama is covered in chapters focusing on audio play beginnings and openings, sound story dialogue, sustaining the sound story, plotting for sound drama and the best ways of ending audio plays. Each chapter is supported by extensive companion online resources expanding and supporting the writers and subjects discussed and explored, and extensive information on how to access online many exemplar and model sound dramas referenced in the chapters. This textbook will be an important resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students taking modules and courses on radio drama, theatre and media drama, audio theatre, audio drama, scriptwriting, media writing.

So You Want to Write Radio Drama?

Author : Claire Grove,Stephen Wyatt
Publisher : So You Want To Be...? career guides
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Radio
ISBN : 1848422830

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An essential guide for anyone who dreams of penning tomorrow's radio classics.

Audio For Authors

Author : Joanna Penn
Publisher : The Creative Penn
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781913321208

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Audio For Authors by Joanna Penn Pdf

Do you want to create, publish and market your audiobooks? Are you ready to use podcasting to grow your author brand and reach more readers with your books? Audiobooks are the fastest-growing segment in publishing with double-digit growth in markets across the world. Podcasting has gone mainstream with listeners consuming audio on mobile phones and in-car devices, as well as through smart speakers. Advancements in voice technology continue to expand possibilities for audio creation and marketing. With such rapid growth in opportunity, how can you position your books in an increasingly voice-first world? I've been podcasting for over a decade as well as narrating and producing my own audiobooks since 2014. I'm an avid consumer of audio content and I'm also experimenting with AI voice technologies. In this book, I'll share everything I know so you can position your books and your author brand for the next shift in reader behavior. You will discover: - Introduction - Why audio and why now? - The audio first ecosystem - The audio mindset PART 1: Audiobooks - Types of audiobooks - Writing, adapting and editing your work for audio - Intellectual property considerations for audiobooks - Your options for audiobook publishing and licensing - How to find and work with a professional narrator - Reasons to narrate your own audiobook - Audiobook narration tips - Recording studio options - Audiobook recording, editing, and production - How to self-publish an audiobook - How long does an audiobook take to produce? - How do audiobook readers discover audiobooks? - How to market audiobooks - The money side of audiobooks PART 2: Podcasting - Why podcasting is important for authors - The difference between audiobooks and podcasting - Types of podcasts - How to research and pitch podcasters - How to be a great podcast guest - Should you start your own podcast? - Podcast prerequisites - Intellectual property considerations for podcasting - Podcasting equipment and software - Podcast structure - How to be a great podcast host - Podcast distribution - Show notes and transcripts - Collaboration and freelancers - Podcast workflow and tools - How to launch a podcast - How to market a podcast - Repurpose your content - The money side of podcasting PART 3: Voice Technologies - Overview of voice technologies - Speech to text: dictation - Text to speech - Voice assistants, smart speakers and devices - Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the future of voice

The Radio Drama Handbook

Author : Richard J. Hand,Mary Traynor
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781441187420

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The Radio Drama Handbook combines both theory and practice to lead, stepwise, to a full understanding of radio drama form. Broken down into two large sections, the first gives the reader an overview of English language radio drama in the US and UK and explains a variety of approaches to how radio can be understood to function as a dramatic and performative medium. The second section puts the academic groundwork into practice by leading the reader through the process of developing and creating a radio script and gives an understanding of the unique techniques demanded in radio performance skills. With a wide selection of case studies and practical exercises to make the book engaging and, above all, useful, the authors analyze War of the Worlds, We're Alive: A Story of Survival, and The Terrifying Tale of Sweeney Todd! Each section will be accompanied by practical exercises and suggested activities. Practice oriented and teacher/student friendly, this handbook is sure to become the new standard for all radio drama courses.

Children’s Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook 2022

Author : Bloomsbury Publishing
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 804 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-22
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781472982841

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Children’s Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook 2022 by Bloomsbury Publishing Pdf

Foreword by M. G. Leonard: 'It's rare to find a book that's as useful as it is inspiring ... essential reading.' The indispensable guide to writing for children and young adults, this Yearbook provides inspirational articles from successful writers and illustrators, as well as details on who to contact across the media. It provides practical advice on all stages of the writing process from getting started, writing for different markets and genres, through to submission to literary agents and publishers as well as on the financial and legal aspects of being a writer. Widely recognised as the essential support for authors and illustrators working across all forms: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, screen and theatre, it is equally relevant to those wishing to self-publish as well as those seeking a traditional publisher-agent deal. New articles for 2022: Christopher Edge Plotting and pace in your middle-grade adventure L. D. Lapinski World-building in your fantasy fiction Anna Wilson Finding your voice and point of view Rachel Bladon The learning curve: writing for the children's educational market Jenny Bowman How to hire a freelance editor Sophie Clarke The life and works of a literary scout Rachel Rooney Writing poetry for children

A Happy Bureaucracy

Author : M.P. Fitzgerald
Publisher : M.P. Fitzgerald
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Nukes ended most of society. Now all that’s left is taxes. No big deal or anything. Safe and sound inside a government bunker, Arthur is proud to be just another drone. But for an ambitious man (and excellent typist) such as Arthur, a promotion to supervisor is just around the corner. But his world is flipped when the brass makes him a census-taker instead. His task: to head out into the irradiated streets armed with paperwork and red tape. Assigned to him is a drug-addicted bodyguard, Rabia Duke, who could care less if they survive. The wastes bring much to fear. But even above radiation, roving gangs, and starvation, what the world should fear the most remains bureaucracy. A happy bureaucracy. Brazil by way of Mad Max, M.P. Fitzgerald’s A Happy Bureaucracy is a bleak and hilarious look at the wheels of a system that keep turning even when nothing else is left.Get your copy today!

Steal the Stars

Author : Nat Cassidy,Mac Rogers
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250172631

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Steal the Stars by Nat Cassidy,Mac Rogers Pdf

Steal the Stars, a debut novel by Nat Cassidy, is based on the science fiction podcast from Tor Labs, written by Mac Rogers. Dakota “Dak” Prentiss guards the biggest secret in the world. They call it “Moss.” It’s your standard grey alien from innumerable abduction stories. It still sits at the controls of the spaceship it crash-landed eleven years ago. A secret military base was built around the crash site to study both Moss and the dangerous technology it brought to Earth. The day Matt Salem joins her security team, Dak’s whole world changes. It’s love at first sight—which is a problem, since they both signed ironclad contracts vowing not to fraternize with other military personnel. If they run, they’ll be hunted for what they know. Dak and Matt have only way to be together: do the impossible. Steal Moss and sell the secret of its existence. And they can’t afford a single mistake. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The Story Grid

Author : Shawn Coyne
Publisher : Black Irish Entertainment LLC
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-02
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781936891368

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WHAT IS THE STORY GRID? The Story Grid is a tool developed by editor Shawn Coyne to analyze stories and provide helpful editorial comments. It's like a CT Scan that takes a photo of the global story and tells the editor or writer what is working, what is not, and what must be done to make what works better and fix what's not. The Story Grid breaks down the component parts of stories to identify the problems. And finding the problems in a story is almost as difficult as the writing of the story itself (maybe even more difficult). The Story Grid is a tool with many applications: 1. It will tell a writer if a Story ?works? or ?doesn't work. 2. It pinpoints story problems but does not emotionally abuse the writer, revealing exactly where a Story (not the person creating the Story'the Story) has failed. 3. It will tell the writer the specific work necessary to fix that Story's problems. 4. It is a tool to re-envision and resuscitate a seemingly irredeemable pile of paper stuck in an attic drawer. 5. It is a tool that can inspire an original creation.

So You Want to Write

Author : Marge Piercy,Ira Wood
Publisher : Piatkus Books
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2003-01-23
Category : Creative writing
ISBN : 0749923784

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So You Want to Write by Marge Piercy,Ira Wood Pdf

Here is self help book for aspiring writers which has been written by an acclaimed author and a publisher. In So You Want to Write Marge Piercy teams up with novelist and publisher Ira Wood to offer a comprehensive and inspiring guide. Marge has been writing for 45 years and Ira for 25, and for the last ten years they have co-taught two popular master classes on how to write fiction. Their book offers excellent specific and highly motivating advice on how to: Begin a piece by seducing your reader; Create characters that are fully formed and intriguing; Master the elements of plotting fiction; Create a strategy for telling the story of your life; Write about painful material without coming off as a victim; Deal with continual rejection - and learn about agents, work habits and how much writers really earn

Audio Drama

Author : Neville Teller
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-12
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781789017878

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Audio Drama is unique. There’s no other book like it. First it’s aimed at the vast audience for audio drama, whether in the form of traditional radio plays or as podcasts. For them, Audio Drama provides the opportunity to see how ten literary classics were dramatised for radio, and to recreate the performances for themselves as they read. Secondly, it’s for all those podcast producers who are keen to exercise their imagination and technical skills by producing audio drama for their followers. These ten scripts provide the raw material from which podcasters can craft their own drama productions. The works on which they are based are literary classics and are in the public domain. The audio dramatisations – all of which have been, or are about to be, produced and broadcast either by the BBC or across the USA – are offered to the global community of podcasters with no strings attached. An experienced dramatist and abridger, with more than 50 BBC radio dramatisations under his belt, Neville Teller not only presents 10 of his scripts, but also explains something of how a radio drama script is crafted. Audio Drama fills a niche that will appeal on both sides of the pond, and more widely in the whole English-speaking world.

Podcasting Hacks

Author : Jack D. Herrington
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0596100663

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Podcasting does for Internet audio listeners what TiVo does for television viewers--it puts you in charge of when you enjoy a program. Podcasting is a web-based broadcast medium that sends audio content (most commonly in the MP3 format) directly to an iPod or other digital audio player. You subscribe to audio feeds, receive new files automatically, and listen to them at your convenience. As you can imagine, podcasting is taking the "blogsphere" by storm. A podcast is a professional-quality Internet radio broadcast, and like blogging and HTML before it, this revolutionary new way of publishing to the Internet has become the new outlet for personal expression. If you've got Internet access and a copy of Podcasting Hacks, you can find out just how easy it is to listen to and create your own Internet audio programs. With Podcasting Hacks, Jack Herrington, a software engineer with 20 years of experience developing applications using a diverse set of languages and tools, delivers the ultimate how-to of podcasting for anyone looking to get the most out of this hot new medium. Since August 2004 (the month that iPodder.com editor Adam Curry considers the start of podcasting), audio blogging has exploded. Podcasts cover every conceivable topic, including sex, relationships, technology, religion, home brewing, recreational drugs, rock 'n roll, food, entertainment, politics, and much more. There were podcasts from the Democratic National Convention in Fall 2004, and some programs on Air America and NPR are also podcasts. Podcasting Hacks offers expert tips and tools for blogging out loud--for transmitting (and receiving) audio content worldwide with ease. This groundbreaking volume covers both entry-level and advanced topics perfect for aspiring and experienced podcasters. Herrington shows you how to get started, create quality sound, use the right software, develop a great show, distribute a podcast, and build an audience. More advanced topics include audio editing, podcasting on the go, and even videocasting.

Theater of the Mind

Author : Neil Verma
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-29
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780226853529

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For generations, fans and critics have characterized classic American radio drama as a “theater of the mind.” This book unpacks that characterization by recasting the radio play as an aesthetic object within its unique historical context. In Theater of the Mind, Neil Verma applies an array of critical methods to more than six thousand recordings to produce a vivid new account of radio drama from the Depression to the Cold War. In this sweeping exploration of dramatic conventions, Verma investigates legendary dramas by the likes of Norman Corwin, Lucille Fletcher, and Wyllis Cooper on key programs ranging from The Columbia Workshop, The Mercury Theater on the Air, and Cavalcade of America to Lights Out!, Suspense, and Dragnet to reveal how these programs promoted and evolved a series of models of the imagination. With close readings of individual sound effects and charts of broad trends among formats, Verma not only gives us a new account of the most flourishing form of genre fiction in the mid-twentieth century but also presents a powerful case for the central place of the aesthetics of sound in the history of modern experience.

Stories Told through Sound

Author : Barry M. Putt
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2023-11-15
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781493065356

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With thousands of outlets worldwide and growing, audio drama is the new frontier in storytelling. From family dramas tales to epic space battles and period pieces to large-cast musicals, it is a medium without limits, because the audience creates the visual world in their mind. In Stories Told through Sound, audio-dramatist Barry M. Putt, Jr. lays out the essentials of the form in an engaging, easy-to-understand manner. He offers dozens of tactics and strategies: the top reasons audiences don’t connect with a character and how to avoid them, ways to create exciting plot twists, career pitfalls to watch out for, and how to draft a dynamic marketing plan that will keep your work in the forefront of any industry professional’s mind. It includes tips from a number of top-tier professionals to help give a deeper understanding of how to find success in a new and exciting creative industry. Dust off that story idea you’ve been wanting to develop and learn how to craft an engaging script that can become a fully realized production. In audio drama, everything is possible!

Evolution Talk

Author : Rick Coste
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2022-10-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781633888357

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Evolution helps us understand our humble place in the rich tapestry of life. But what do we know about the theory of evolution itself? In this captivating book based on his popular podcast, Rick Coste reveals how the theory of evolution came to be and how it explains the world around us. Before Charles Darwin, other luminaries planted the seeds of the theory that would one day make him famous. Evolution Talk begins by shining a spotlight on the writers, philosophers, and scientists who cultivated the concepts and speculations that blossomed into the theory of evolution by natural selection, from Aristotle’s big ideas to a young fossil hunter named Mary Anning, whose discovery of the first ichthyosaur skeleton changed everything. After exploring the contributions of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace, Evolution Talk investigates the very beginnings of life itself. From its genesis in a primordial pond to the endless and beautiful forms which emerged to populate our once inhospitable and barren little planet. Along the way, adaptations such as altruism, sexual selection, and the development of brains further pushed life along its amazing path to where it is today. Finally, Coste concludes by taking a step back to ask questions about how we as humans fit in, such as “Are we unique?” and “Are we still evolving?” Breaking down complex concepts with easy-to-follow language and engaging examples, Evolution Talk will educate and entertain any reader looking to learn more about the greatest idea ever.

The Successful Author Mindset

Author : Joanna Penn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1912105411

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Being a writer is not just about typing. It's also about surviving the roller-coaster of the creative journey. Self-doubt, fear of failure, the need for validation, perfectionism, writer's block, comparisonitis, overwhelm, and much more. This book offers a survival strategy and ways to deal with them all. Large Print edition.