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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 […]

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 […]