RADIO SCRIPTWRITING AND BROADCASTING

RADIO PROGRAM FORMATS 1. Documentary 2. Radio Magazine program 3. Radio Drama 4. Musical 5. Commentary 6. Talk Show 7. Broadcast News 8. Radio Features

RADIO SCRIPTWRITING
1. The Nature of Radio It is a personal companion/intimate medium. It is theater in mind. It is not appropriate for very detailed information.

Radio listeners do not tune in at the same time. Radio competes with a lot of distractions. Radio is mobile. Radio production cost is relatively low.

2. You are heard only once. 3. There is lack of immediate feedback. 4. Possibility of a mass audience of small group and diverse groups. 5. Know your audience: age, gender, etc. 6. Set communication objectives

smooth continuity of the program aids in proper program timing ensures accuracy of information helps in presenting information in an organized manner

Importance of Script

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

News Script Interview Script Spot announcements Program Script Drama Scripts

Types of Script

1. Title Page name of station date and time of the broadcast 2. Left-hand Portion title of the program person involved respective roles 3. Inside Pages

Mechanics of Script Form

Paper Size Slug title of the article Title of the program Date of writing/Name or initials of writer Pagination Typescript spacing double spacing Spoken lines-Capital lower case letters All non-spoken lines/instructions-capital letters

RADIO SCRIPT FORMAT

Example: (News Script)

State Dinner Saksi October 21, 2009/ F. Gaga

U.S. President Barrack Obama plans a state dinner for President Aquino on November 18, in New York. White House Spokesman Angelina Pot says Obama wants to salute Pnoy for doing a great job.
Pot cited that.. 1 End

1 DYVL EXPRESS NEWS 2 6:00-6:15 PM 3 DYOK-TACLOBAN CITY 4 MSC: UP FOR 3 SECONDS THEN FADE UNDER 5 SFX: SOUND OF GONG FOR 1 SECOND THEN MUSIC UP FOR 2 SECOND THEN UNDER 6 ANCHOR 1: STATION ID

7 Good evening, heres your 15 8 minute news update brought 9 to you by 10 MSC: UP AND UNDER 11 ANCHOR 2: DEPARTMENT OF

Editing Radio Scripts Reasons for Editing to check for errors in fact to check for broadcast style to check for readability to check for length Broadcast Style sentence structure-active vs. passive attribution

Names Titles/positions Use of quotes Numbers/statistics/detailed information Abbreviations Acronyms Syllabication Pronunciation guides Transitions Use of symbols Punctuations

Checking for Readability Avoid tongue twisters Avoid confusing words Avoid long sentences Checking for Length 10 seconds-25 words 20 seconds-45 words 30 seconds-65 words 45 seconds-100 words 60 seconds-125 words

Microphone Instructions ON MIC/OFF MIC distance from the mic FADE ON/FADE OFF moving near/far FILTERED MIKE-cover nose for effect of telephone ECHO/REVERB- innovative effects on sound producation SFX/MUSIC (MSC) INSTRUCTIONS SEGUE-dugtong na dalawang music FADE IN/FADE OUT-walang kasabay FADE UP/FADE UNDER-may kasabay

Thank you for eavesdropping! Obet Erandio Leyte National High School Tacloban City

 Prepare a five-minute broadcast in English and Filipino with the following contents: International News National News Local News ( your Division training now ) Business Entertainment Sports Weather Report 2 Infomercials ( should be educational )