Evaluation on Radio Play

BEGINNING OF THE PERFORMANCE

Melodrama:
It began in the year 1066 in the 18th century by Charles Easdown.The earliest examples are the scenes from J.E. Eberin's Latin school play 'Sigismundus in 1753 A.D. At the beginning of the 18th century, the melodrama was firstly introduced to people. The first full melodrama was Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Pygmalion with music by Horace Coignet written in 1762 and first staged in Lyon in 1770)A.D. It was a monodrama, written normally for one actor only.

Blues music:
It was established by the late 1800s in southern United States. The first publication of blues sheet music was Hart Wand's "Dallas Blues" in 1912; W. C. Handy's "Memphis Blues" followed in the same year. The first recording by an African American singer was Mamie Smith's 1920 rendition of Perry Bradford's "Crazy Blues".

Morality plays:
The morality play developed during the victorian period. Morality Plays, such as 'Everyman', flourished in the 15th Century. It is thought that the Dominican and Franciscan orders of Christian monks developed the morality play in the 13th century by adding actors and theatrical elements to their sermons.

Classical ballet:
It emerged in the late fifteenth-century Renaissance court culture of Italy as a dance interpretation of fencing. It was reintroduced to western Europe on the eve of the First World War by a Russian company: the Ballets Russes of Sergei Diaghilev, who came to be influential around the world. For example, in the United States, choreographer George Balanchine developed what is now known as neoclassical ballet.

Ragtime music:
It was originated in 1890s, US. It began as dance music in the red-light districts of American cities such as St. Louis and New Orleans years before being published as popular sheet music for piano.The ragtime composer Scott Joplin became famous through the publication in 1899 of the "Maple Leaf Rag".

Sattriya dance:
It was orinated in 15th century in India. Guru Srimanta Sankardeva created this mangificent Sattriya dance to accompany the Ankiya Naat (a form of Assamese one-act play, another creation of Sankardeva) which was usually performed in Satras (Assamese monastries). On 15 November 2000, the Sangeet Natak Akademi finally gave Sattriya Nritya its due recognition as one of the classical dance forms of India, alongside the other seven forms.

Lindy hop:
It was originated during the late 1920s which begin int african-american communities of United states of america. Lindy dancing began in the late 1920s at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, New York. In 1928, shortly after Charles Lindbergh's first "hop" across the Atlantic, a reporter saw Snowden performing at a charity dance marathon.



Restoration comedy:
It was originated in the restoration period from 1660 to 1710. Refinement meets burlesque in Restoration comedy. In this scene from George Etherege's Love in a Tub, musicians and well-bred ladies surround a man who is wearing a tub because he has lost his trousers. Charles II (1660–1685) were the first involved.

1980s alternative comedy:
It is a term that originated in the United Kingdom in the 1980s for a style of comedy. In the UK, where the term was first used, alternative comedy had its roots in British nonsense writings of the Victoria Era. Those in the UK sometimes referred to as the "grandfather of alternative comedy" include Arnold Brown [6] , Malcolm Hardee [7] , Mike Harding [8] , Spike Milligan [9] , and Alexei Sayle [10] . French and Saunders are also cited as pioneers.

Punk rock:
It was originally formed durng the ‘60s in New York. Bands like the Sonics were starting up and playing out with no musical or vocal instruction, and often limited skill. Because they didn't know the rules of music, they were able to break the rules. The Velvet Underground, managed by Andy Warhol, were producing music that often bordered on noise. They were expanding the definitions of music without even realizing it. Artists like David Bowie and the New York Dolls were dressing outrageously, living extravagantly and producing loud trashy rock and roll.

Brit pop:
It was formed in 1990s in Unted Kingdom. In the wake of the musical invasion into the United Kingdom of American grunge bands, new British groups such as Suede and Blur launched the movement by positioning themselves as opposing musical forces, referencing British guitar music of the past and writing about uniquely British topics and concerns. These bands were soon joined by others including Oasis, Pulp, Supergrass and Elastica.

Research activity A: Chosen form of performance
What is your chosen form of performance?
The chosen form of performance is the radio play.

How did your chosen from begins
The chosen form begins by thinking of different storyline for the radio play. As, it gradually goes on one of the group member starts writing story making many drafts to see how much long and see the script is in the right path.

List the features of the form when it begins.
The features of the form when it begins are:-
1. thinking what kind of plot in the story will be
2. making a script by one of the member who is interested
3. one of the member takes responsibility in creating music and sound effects for the radio play.

How is it different now?
It is different now. When our group finished the script the dialogues/monologues were not included except for narrating. Later, our group were to make changes as it was radio play so the script were expanded with a dialogues to make it more interesting for the radio play script. The music and sound effects were also tested whether it fits to the radio play script during rehearsal to make sure the play is good or not

For each factor that is revelant, give an outline of how it has influenced the development of your chosen form.
Overall, the radio play we made is not quite in right order due to music and sound effects problem in the computer.

Developing technology:-
The radio play script is finished but due to computer problem the music and sound effects does not work according to the radio play script.

Social and cultural factors:-
The group members who are doing story writing and creating music and sound effects are separately doing their work so that all the members of the group could discuss about it and test whether it fits in a right order.

Economic factors:-
There have been a lot of changes while writing radio play script and dialogues/monologues. In first we just decided to do with the narrating. Later, we were told to do with the characters doing dialogues for the play. So, the member who wrote the story made a lot of changes and even included dialogues to fit the story. As well as the music and sound effects who were done by one of our group members who took responsibility for it had a difficult time to do pre-recorded and recorded sound for the radio play. Nonetheless we were given to do a lot of changes to make it like drama with different character and narrating to fit in the story and make it good.


History of radio plays:-
Radio drama was born in 1927, when networks began adapting short stories, and even writing original scripts, for broadcast but started being popular in the middle of late 1940's. Before the 1920's formal radio programs were normally unknown. Most broadcasts were one time events consisting mainly of talk and music. Broadcast hours were irregular, usually four or five hours a day, and the only regularly scheduled broadcasts were weather reports.

During the last part of the 1920's many one-hour, sponsored network programs started. Musical variety and concert music programs were the most popular forms during this period. Some of these network variety programs used a different format each week like a musical program one week, a talk or a debate the next week or plays in other week. Song-and-patter teams, usually two person teams that used talk between songs, became popular during this period. Later on patter-only comedy acts appeared. The Amos 'n' Andy show was one of the first radio program to be existed to be popular during the 1930-31 season even when the program survived into the TV Era.

In the early 1930s, the national advertisers started radio advertising which became popular among people who were willing to buy air-time and sponsor programs. This went on during the 1940s, where the radio programs were still popular and reflected the people who were involved in Second World War II. In fact, many of the successful radio dramas were moved directly to television during the TV Era.




The beginning of the performance scene:-
Firstly, the group members are arranged for their script parts and do some rehearsing to check whether the script lines are in correct order and proper sentences before they do their performances in the music studio.
In the beginning of the performance, there is an introduction for the title and names of individual roles of the group members from their respective radio play script which is done by the 'narrator'. The narrator starts reading the story line until the other members dialogue is coming.



Aims of performance:-
What is the theme of the piece?
The theme of the piece is about the teenage girl who just started to make friends from the website 'Facebook' and meets a unknown boy who she admires a lot. Later, the story plot disappears when she left her house to meet the stranger in his house.

Why did we choose the theme?
We chose this theme because it normally inspires the people who likes mystery as it is about a girl who in the end is mysteriously is unknown and disappears when she enters the stranger's(the boy who gave her a date from the website called 'FACEBOOK') house.

Who is it for?
It is for the family audience and teenagers.

What do we want our piece to do?
We want our piece to be mystery and shocking story as it is to educate the young girls and boys to be beware of strangers and thus the adults too.

What style(s) of performance will we use?
The performance we will use will be the music studio.

What are the dramatic possibilities of the piece?
the dramatic possibilities of the piece are:
* main focus on sound effects and dialogues done by the characters(members).
* rehearsing and final performance will be done in the music studio.
* script lines made changes during rehearsal.


Final preparation ‘A’
What is your role in the performance project?
My role is ‘narrator’ in the performance project.

Make a list of your main responsibilities:
-speak loudly and clearly while telling a story.
-narrate the story at the right time.

List the tasks you will be undertaking in the final stages of the preparation process and during the performance itself. When does each of these tasks have to be completed?
-rehearsing with group members.
-remembering the script lines.
-remembering the sound effects while narrating at the right time.

Make a list of the resources you will be using:
-Microphones
-Sound Effects
-Recorder
-Headphones
-Scripts
-video camera

How will you make sure that you are working safely in the final stages of the preparation process and during the performance itself?
-rehearsing again one more time before the final performance.
-arranging the sound in a correct way of the story's sound effects and dialogue.


Your role/Characters:-
The role I am doing is the 'Narrator'. I will be starting off with a brief introduction about the members of my group. Then I will be narrating the radio play script. individually me and my group members will be reading the script lines in order manners. the main point for me is i need to concentrate in sound effects and dialogues done by my group members.


Evaluate the recorded performance.
Firstly, the group members are arranged for their script parts and do some rehearsing to check whether the script lines are in correct order and proper sentences before they do their performances in the music studio.

In the beginning of the performance, there is an introduction for the title and names of individual roles of the group members from their respective radio play script which is done by the 'narrator'. The narrator starts reading the story line until the other members dialogue is coming. In this story the dialogues which the characters are doing need to do like a live performance because it is known as just the radio play but to express the listeners they need to have more voice expressions from their script line so that it could be more interesting and imaginable. The sound effects are completely done and even prepared during the first rehearsal but the beginning and the end of the sound effects were not available to do due to computer system were having problems with reviewing the sounds.

Before the second performance, the group members should be ready for their radio play. The group members main focus is to improve a lot of lack of confidence in acting out the voice expressions and should be completely done in a proper way.

FINAL DRAFT OF RADIO PLAY SCRIPT

The title of the story is ‘The Stranger’.
The director and producer is Emmanuela.
The music and sound effects is done by Patrick.
the narrator is Susan.
Falak is Lauren and Emmanuela is Lauren’s friend.

This is the story of a teenage girl whose life was going smoothly.
Her name was Lauren and she was always on the computer.....In the daytime, after school, she was in an internet cafe' and in the evening she was at home.
If she had homework from school or something to study, she used to do everything at school or late in the night.

One day she was in the internet cafe' ( sound effect of a crowded place and someone typing something at the computer ) ( the noise of a crowd and of a door that opens and loses frequently goes throughout the story )
when she signed up on a website that changed her life.
That website was ''FACEBOOK''.
While lauren was using facebook one of her friends entered the cafe to greet her. (sound effect of a door that opens)

Lauren:"hi darling are you Ok?"
Friend:"Yeah and you?"
Lauren:"I'm good."
Friend:"What are you doing?"
Lauren:"Ooh I'm using Facebook.......I just signed in......I think you too have to join it"
Friend:"Yeah maybe...but not today. You know some people, and I repeat, some people spend some hours for studying and now I have to go home."
Lauren:"Ok sweetie bye" "go and study!"
Friend:"Bye" ( sound effect of a door that opens and closes)

Everyday she was having many friends on Facebook.
One day, she received a friend request from someone who claimed to be her friend.
She accepted the request.
He wrote her sweet things and she liked it.

Lauren: " Ooh this guy is so sweet! No one have ever been so nice with me!"

She believed all his words. (there is a pause for 5 second: the sound of the crowd and of the door stops)
One day he decided to give her a date........in his house.

Some days later lauren's friend called her on her mobile: "hey...how are you?"
Lauren:"Fine and you?"
Friend:"so so.....how I feel depends from what you'll soon tell me!"
Lauren:"What's the matter?"
Friend:"You know the guy you was telling me about the other day?"
Lauren:"Yes....and then?"
Friend:"Someone told me....,correct me if i'm wrong, that he gave you a date at his house and you accepted..Is it true?"
Lauren:"Who told you that?"
Friend:"It doesn't matter...I just want to know if it's true"
(No sound during these last beats)
"so?"
Lauren:"Yes,...it's true"
Friend:"Are you mad? you don't even know him!"
Friend:"Well I don't think it's your business, after all I am the one who has a date!
Friend:"Don't go, you don't really know him...what if something happens to you??....don't go...".
She continued telling her this, Lauren always replied saying:
" don't worry...nothing will happen to me!",
and at the end her friend gave in.

Lauren liked him and trusted him so much that she was determined to go.
(recorded sound effect of an outdoor ambient with cars going on the road and some other noise)(the sound of someone walking in a street)
The day of the date she left home in time. (sound of someone knocking at a door and after the noise of the door that squeaks) She entered in his house and it was in darkness.....( a door opens) ( slowly the door shuts) Bang!!.........and never came out.

THIRD DRAFT FOR RADIO PLAY SCRIPT

Some days later Lauren's friend heard it she continued telling Lauren: "Don't go, you don't really know who he is ..Don't go...".
some days later lauren's friend called her on her mobile: "hey...how are you?"
Lauren:"Fine and you?"
Friend:"so so.....how I feel depends from what you'll soon tell me!"
Lauren:"What's the matter?"
Friend:"You know the guy you was telling me about the other day?"
Lauren:"Yes....and then?"
Friend:"Someone told me....,correct me if i'm wrong, that he agve you a date at his house and you accepted..Is it true?"
Lauren:"Who told you that?"
Friend:"It doesn't matter...I just want to know if it's true"
(No sound during these last beats)
"so?"
Lauren:"Yes,...it's true"
Friend:"Are you mad? you don't even know who he is!"
Friend:"Well I don't think it's your business, after all I am the one who has a date!
Friend:"Don't go, you don't really know ho he is...don't go...".
She continued telling her this, Lauren always replied saying " don't worry...", and at the end her friend gave in.

Lauren liked him and trusted him so much that she decided to go.
(recorded sound effect of an outdoor ambient with cars going on the road and some other noise)(the sound of someone walking in a street)
That day she left home in time. (sound of someone knocking at a door and after the noise of the door that squeaks) She entered in his house.....( a door opens) ( slowly the door shuts) Bang!!.........and never came out.

The Radio Play

The roles for the individual members of this group are:
Emmanuela-Director/Producer, Lauren's friend
Patrick-Music Director/Producer
Falak-Lauren
Susan-Narrator

Radio Play Script: Second Draft

The Stranger

This is the story of a teenage girl whose life was going smoothly.
Her name was Lauren and she was always on the computer.... in the daytime, after school, she was in an Internet cafe' and in the evening she was at home. If she had homework from school or something to study, she was used to do everything at school or late in the night.
One day she was in the Internet cafe' ( sound effect of a crowd place and someone typing something at the computer) (the noise of a crowd and of a door that opens and closes frequently goes through out the story) when she signed up on a website that changed her life. That website was "FACEBOOK". while Lauren was using Facebook one of her friends entered in the cafe to greet her.(sound effect of a door that opens)

Friend: "hi darling are you Ok?"
Lauren: "Yeah"
Friend: "What are you doing?"
Lauren: "Ooh I am using Facebook....I just signed in.....I think you too have to join it"
Friend: "Yeah maybe...but not today...you know some people, and I repeat, some people spend some hours for studying."
Lauren: "Ok sweetie bye" "go and study!" ( sound effect of a door that opens and closes)

After a while she started having many friends on it.
That day she received a friend request from someone who claimed to be her friend. She accepted the request.
He wrote her sweet things and liked it.

Lauren: " Ooh this guy is so sweet! No one have ever been so nice with me!"

She believed all his words. (there is a pause: the sound of the crowd and the of the door stops)
One day he decided to meet her........in his house.

When her friend heard it she continued telling Lauren: "Don't go, you don't really know who he is ..Don't go...".

Every time her friend said like this Lauren always replied saying " don't worry...", and at the end her friend quitted.
But she like him and trusted him so much that she decided to go.
That day she left home in time. She entered in his house ( slowly the door shuts) Bang!!.........and never came out.

THIS IS THE SECOND DRAFT FOR THE RADIO PLAY SCRIPT.

THE SCENE-CHANGES ON SCRIPT

TODAY, ME AND MY GROUP MADE CHANGES ON OUR RADIO PLAY SCRIPT. THE GROUP'S DIRECTOR/PRODUCER, EMMANUELA MADE CHANGES IN THE SCRIPT AND MUSIC PRODUCER, PATRICK STILL CONTINUING MAKING TUNE FOR THE RADIO PLAY. AS FOR ME AND FALAK WE HELPED THEM IN MAKING CHOICES FOR THE CHANGES AND ACCEPTED TO WORK OUT THE SCRIPT.

UNIT-SCENE: The first written script

This is the story about a teenage girl whose life going smoothly.
She was always on the computer....Day and Night.
One day she signed in on a website that changed her life.
That website was 'FACEBOOK'.
After a while she started having many friends on it.
One day she she received a friend's request, who claimed to be her friend and accepted him.
He wrote her sweet things and she liked it.
She believed all his words.
One day he decided to meet her.....in his house.
She liked him and trusted him so much that she decided to go.
That day she left home in time.
She entered in his house.....and never came out.