first narration Archives - Host Your Own Old Time Radio Drama https://weirdworldstudios.com/tag/first-narration/ Drama for the dinner table Sun, 11 May 2014 05:37:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 77634614 Learning from Erik Barnau – Part 8 https://weirdworldstudios.com/learning-erik-barnau-part-8/ https://weirdworldstudios.com/learning-erik-barnau-part-8/#respond Sat, 19 Apr 2014 01:56:32 +0000 http://weirdworldstudios.com/?p=795 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 it’s only a very short entry. The attention is focused on “the first narration” of a radio drama. The techniques aren’t ones I have used, but are probably worth a try. […]

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]]> 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 it’s only a very short entry. The attention is focused on “the first narration” of a radio drama. The techniques aren’t ones I have used, but are probably worth a try.

Routine Technique

The first narration

Immediately following the opening comes the first narration, and introductory passage about what’s coming. It usually contains the where, when, and who of the story to follow.
The most frequently encountered form of this introduction is an announcement or straight narration. Nonetheless a variety of forms can be applied.

Multi-voiced introductions

You can split the first narration up among a number of voices, establishing characters quickly along with other required information.

Semi-dramatized introductions

In this case, a piece or two dialogue is inserted to underline and illustrate the narrative.
The lead-in for serials is a special case and Mr Barnauw’s advice regarding this will be examined later.

If you’d like to see some examples of how the first narration is handled in the scripts we publish be sure to visit http://weirdworldstudios.com/product-category/our-products/. We have some free samples you can download.
See you next time.
– Philip Craig Robotham

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