How to Write a Radio Serial Drama for Social Development- PDF

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The portion of the story following the introduction during which the dramatic
conflict develops and intensifies. (Chapter 3)
The words that the characters utter in a drama. In radio drama, the dialogue
must provide listeners with an understanding of location, personality, and action
as well as the message. (Chapters 3 and 7)
Communication theory that states that social networks and interpersonal
communication are largely responsible for spreading new ideas and behaviors and
for determining how people judge them. (Prologue)
The person who directs the actors and technicians in the studio recording of the
serial. In some countries, the director is called the producer. (Chapter 2)
Education for students who cannot attend class because they live too far from an
institution of learning or for some other reason. Distance education can be
provided by correspondence courses or through electronic media such as radio,
television, and computers. (Chapter 2)
The process of spreading learning throughout a radio serial, with particular
attention to pace and repetition. (Chapter 2)
drama A story acted out on stage, radio, television, or film (Chapter 3)
dramatic
dramatic conflict
efficacy
Enter-Educate
episode
episode treatment
event list
flashback
format
Strongly effective to the point of exaggeration, for example, “There was a very
dramatic moment in the story when the king had to choose between his throne
and his wife.” Also means related to drama, e.g., “The story will be told as a
dramatic presentation rather than as a novel.” (Chapter 3)
The twists and turns and juxtapositions of life that are reflected in drama and
provide its central interest as the audience becomes emotionally involved in why
things happen and how they will turn out. (Chapter 3)
Confidence in one’s ability to carry out a behavior. Grows with direct personal
experience and with vicarious experience gained by observing real people or
characters in a drama. (Prologue)
A format that blends entertainment and education to disseminate social messages.
The use of this term originated with Johns Hopkins University Population
Communication Services. (Chapter 1)
Individual programs into which a serialized radio or television drama is divided,
usually broadcast once a week. Also known as an installment, an episode of a
radio drama is similar to a chapter in a book. (Chapter 3)
Description of scene divisions, action, settings, personalities of characters, and
emotions to be stressed in an episode as well as the point of suspense on which
each scene and the episode itself will end. (Chapter 8)
A list of the major events needed in the story of an Enter-Educate drama to allow
the message to be brought in naturally and subtly. (Chapter 4)
A scene from a past time that interrupts the present action of a drama.
(Chapter 6)
The form or design of a radio or television program; includes interview, talk,
drama, and news shows. (Chapter 1)