July 2, 2014 - Host Your Own Old Time Radio Drama

Audio Showcase #15 – The Lives of Harry Lime – Too many crooks

By Philip RobothamPosted on July 2, 2014April 8, 2017Posted in ShowcaseTagged download, radio drama, showcase, the lives of harry lime, too many crooksNo Comments

Hi folks, This is our audio drama showcase where we discuss great public domain audio dramas on a weekly basis. If you are subscribed to our newsletter and registered on our site you will have free access to these great audio downloads. You may have picked up from earlier posts that I am a fan […]

Learning from Erik Barnau – Part 12

By Philip RobothamPosted on July 2, 2014November 17, 2021Posted in Blog, Writing for RadioTagged erik barnouw, radio writing, scene shifting, sound effect transitionNo Comments

Hi folks, I’m taking another look this week at the advice offered by Erik Barnouw in his Handbook of Radio Writing (1947). This time the attention is focused on “shifting the scene” of a radio drama using a technique known as the “sound effect transition”. These techniques are common sense but nonetheless easy to overlook. […]