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Learning from Erik Barnouw – Part 14

By Philip RobothamPosted on July 19, 2014Posted in Blog, Writing for RadioTagged combination transition, consistent transitions, conventional sound symbols, erik barnouw, radio writing, scene shiftingNo Comments

Scene Shifting (part 5) 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 by combining the techniques discussed so far (or combination transition). These techniques are common sense […]

Learning from Erik Barnau – Part 13

By Philip RobothamPosted on July 11, 2014Posted in Blog, Writing for RadioTagged erik barnouw, musical transition, radio writing, scene shiftingNo 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 “musical transition”. These techniques are common sense but nonetheless easy to overlook. Scene […]

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. […]

Learning from Erik Barnau – Part 11

By Philip RobothamPosted on June 6, 2014Posted in Blog, Writing for RadioTagged erik barnau, narration transition, radio writing, scene shiftingNo 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 “narration transition”. These techniques are common sense but nonetheless easy to overlook. Routine […]

Learning from Erik Barnau – Part 10

By Philip RobothamPosted on May 24, 2014May 24, 2014Posted in Blog, Writing for RadioTagged erik barnouw, pause transition, radio writing, scene shiftingNo Comments

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