How to Write a Radio Serial Drama for Social Development- PDF
How to Write a Radio Serial Drama for Social Development- PDF
How to Write a Radio Serial Drama for Social Development- PDF
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76 Chapter Five: Character <strong>Development</strong><br />
EXAMPLE<br />
1. FX. SHOP DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING.<br />
2. FARMER: (OFF) ‘Morning, Fred<br />
3. FRED: Morning.<br />
4. FARMER: (COMING IN) I haven’t seen you in a long time, Fred. (ON<br />
MICROPHONE) Mind you, that doesn’t mean I’ve been going <strong>to</strong><br />
any one else’s s<strong>to</strong>re.<br />
5. FRED: True.<br />
6. FARMER: But now suddenly I seem <strong>to</strong> need all sorts of things. Mind you, that<br />
doesn’t mean I’ve come in<strong>to</strong> money or anything.<br />
7. FRED: Right.<br />
8. FARMER: Let’s see, I need some fencing wire...Er...was there something else...<br />
Mind you, I could use a new shovel.<br />
9. FRED: Shovel. Right. You planting this year<br />
10. FARMER: Yes. Pota<strong>to</strong>es, I think. I’ve heard good things about pota<strong>to</strong>es. Mind<br />
you, one can’t believe everything one hears.<br />
11. FRED: True.<br />
ETC.<br />
Because the listening audience only can hear and not see what a radio<br />
character does, it is dialogue that must make a character’s behavior and<br />
actions clear. Listeners frequently learn about characters by hearing what<br />
others say about their behavior.<br />
In the following extract from the Nigerian radio drama, Four Is Our<br />
Choice, the main characters, Emeka and Nneka, reveal something of their<br />
own personalities as they discuss the party they have been hosting. Other<br />
characters, however, also shed light on their personalities and behavior as<br />
they talk about them.
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