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Learning from Erik Barnau – Part 6

By Philip RobothamPosted on February 16, 2014May 11, 2014Posted in Blog, Writing for RadioTagged dialog, erik barnouw, formatting audio scripts, radio writing, speechNo 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 dialog. Dialog is the heart and soul fo a radio play. Mr Barnau provides some great advice (particularly regarding casting). This was a particularly useful chapter […]

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Learning from Erik Barnouw – Part 5

By Philip RobothamPosted on January 31, 2014May 11, 2014Posted in Blog, Writing for RadioTagged erik barnouw, narration, radio writing, speechNo 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 narration. I don’t use a lot of narration in my plays generally (occasionally to introduce the play and in my Fantasy Noir serial I make use […]

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Learning from Erik Barnouw – Part 4

By Philip RobothamPosted on January 19, 2014May 11, 2014Posted in Blog, Writing for RadioTagged background music, bridges, bumpers, erik barnouw, mood, music, radio writing, stingsNo 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 music. While I’m married to a gifted musician, I haven’t a musical bone in my body and tend to reserve music for use as the “virtual […]

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Learning from Erik Barnouw – Part 3

By Philip RobothamPosted on January 4, 2014May 11, 2014Posted in Blog, Writing for RadioTagged erik barnouw, radio writing, sound effectsNo Comments

By Philip Craig Robotham 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 sound effects. Here are my notes… Enjoy… Introduction to Sound Effects The Peculiarities of Sound Effects Self-identifying sounds Self-identifying sounds are those […]

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Learning from Erik Barnouw – Part 2

By Philip RobothamPosted on December 6, 2013May 11, 2014Posted in Blog, Writing for RadioTagged audio script terminology, erik barnouw, formatting audio scripts, radio writingNo Comments

By Philip Craig Robotham 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 how audio scripts are formatted. Enjoy… Here are some more of my notes, thoughts, and “learnin” from reading Erik Barnouw’s Handbook of […]

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Learning from Erik Barnouw – Part 1

By Philip RobothamPosted on June 21, 2013May 11, 2014Posted in Blog, Writing for RadioTagged erik barnouw, radio writing, unique features of radio writingNo Comments

By Philip Craig Robotham Hi folks, Welcome to the Weirdworldstudios.com blog. I hope you enjoy the content you find here. It is presented by “Host Your Own Old Time Radio Drama” scripts and, as the blog’s title suggests contains information and ramblings regarding radio drama and other obsessions. So, without further ado… In my continuing […]

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Dangerous Leadership and the Enabling Church

By Philip RobothamPosted on August 7, 2021April 28, 2022Posted in Essay, UncategorizedTagged Dysfunctional Leadership2 Comments

Historical and Structural Antecedents 3 THE CHARACTER OF THE DANGEROUS LEADER 6 Influence 6 Flattery 7 Energy and industriousness 7 Fragility of ego 8 Mythology 8 Claims of uniqueness 9 Enemy lists and the remembrance of grievances 9 Blame and Humiliation 10 Ruthlessness 11 Belief in strength as virtue (and a consequent hiding of weakness) […]

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