RADIO DRAMA AND ITS COMPONENTS

Drama is fictional form involving expressions and script written for actor to perform.

Radio drama is a form of drama which is intended to be broadcast on radio with no visual component.

Vital types of drama in terms of mood

1

  .      Tragedy

2.       Comedy

3.       Satire

Types of drama in terms of making

1.       Solo plays

These are individual plays produced for special occasions, days, etc, such as independence day, eid days, anniversaries o f national heroes etc

2.       Series

It contains different plays with different sub titles under the same main title portraying different shades of same theme        

3.       Serial

           It contains one story that goes on to many episodes. Every episode has its own climax and the

           last episode carries the chief climax.

4.       Soap

           Soap drama actually presents family problems and conspiracies with no definite main character.

           Rather every character by and large is equally important.  

Components of Drama

1.       Plot / story board

The story of the drama that contains turns & twists along with the central idea of the story  is called the plot or story board.

2.       Script

It consists of dialogues, monologues (character’s verbal communication to himself), direction and suggested sound effects

3.       Expose/Entrance

The introduction of characters is called the expose/entrance

4.         Climax

   It is the peak point of the conflicts

5.        Music

a)      Situational (it depends upon the demand of situation and mood)

b)      Distinguishing (mark or identify the change in sequence)

6.       Sound effects

Help the listeners imagine the story. There are 3 categories of sound effects

a)      Recorded

Readymade Sound effects which are available on websites. Such as chirps of birds , rainfall, thunder storm, heart beat etc

  

b)      Manual

These are not readymade sound effects rather recorded on account of requirement of the sequence manually. such as opening or closing of door, noise of heel, noise of cattle, washing utensils etc.  

c)       Digital

Nowadays digital devices are used for making required sound such as Multi effects mixer. Computer softwares have comprehensive menu of sound effects for studio mixing.   

7.       Sequence

In language of radio production scenes are called sequences