Radio Drama - War of the Worlds

What is Radio Drama?

• a system that is seen

• written for the annual spring

• motion picture

• an acoustic performance

A person who reads out broadcast news bulletins.

• Drama series

• Newsreader

• Chat show

• Documentary

- _________ - Sets the scene, identifies action

- _________ - Spoken words between characters

- _________ - To establish the environment, adds realism

- _________ - Underscoring creates a dramatic mood

• Dialogue, Sound Effects, Music, Narration

• Narration, Sound Effects, Music, Dialogue

• Narration, Dialogue, Sound Effects, Music

• Music, Sound Effects, Dialogue, Narration

What radio drama sketch panicked America in 1938?

• The Sketch of an Education

• Attack of the Martians

• The War of the Worlds

• The Sketch of the Martians

In reality, the radio program was doing a version of a book.

• True

• False

List 5 key sounds you heard in war of the worlds

Briefly describe each of the characters that you are reading in the radio show.

How do you plan to differentiate between the two characters?

How long/ what would it take to rehearse this to a point where it would be perform-able? What problems do you see or what concerns do you have?

How do you hear the latest news?

• TV

• Radio

• Podcasts

• Social Media