Analysis of Student radio dramas
The genre of this drama is Sci-fi, he describes that the year is 2067 and World War 3 has just happened, which puts the audience right into the scene. What I've realised is that all the voice actors within the first five minutes are all different. At 0:15 to 1:26 he talks about destruction and lets's the audience imagine how destroyed the world it, as the narrator speaks music is played in the background, it sounds a lot like robots but also bangs and crashes. The only issue I have with the beginning is sometimes the sound is a bit too loud and you're not able to hear the narrator as clearly as before.
At 1:27, another character enters, she introduce herself and then goes right into the drama. It's clever how when she talks it sounds like she's talking through an actual radio that cannot get any signal and the narrator before is struggling to understand what she's saying, letting the audience imagine that she's quite far away. Around 4:36 there seemed to be a problem with the audio as it becomes much more quieter, though the scene they're trying to portray is still very interesting, as you can imagine these two characters in the same room and speaking directly to each other.
At 1:27, another character enters, she introduce herself and then goes right into the drama. It's clever how when she talks it sounds like she's talking through an actual radio that cannot get any signal and the narrator before is struggling to understand what she's saying, letting the audience imagine that she's quite far away. Around 4:36 there seemed to be a problem with the audio as it becomes much more quieter, though the scene they're trying to portray is still very interesting, as you can imagine these two characters in the same room and speaking directly to each other.
This radio drama is about the war, at 0:25 just after the music plays (which I think is 'Silent Night' setting the scene that's it's Christmas) after the music a woman starts reading out her letter that she's addressing to her husband, that I could only imaging is fighting in the war. An issue I have with it is the audio, I think the room they filmed in gave them a bit of an echo and it sounds too quiet. But then moving on to the next part where it switches to her husband, the audio becomes quite loud, at 0:59 it switches to the husband (Arthur) who is continuing reading the letter, I understand the effect they're trying to make but when Arthur talks with Roland (another character that turns up) their pauses are too long and makes it feel very unnatural. Roland has a deeper voice and it's clever how they make him sound like an older man but now I am debating whether or not it's an actual grown man or a an effect. There's a lot of footstep noises in the background, firstly indicating that they're walking somewhere but it makes a 'crunch' sound, which could let the audience know that it's frost and also adding to the point that it's Christmas.
At 4:25, they cut off Arthur too soon, so he's still talking when there's a cut and then a bit of a pause, once again very unnatural.
There are sound effects of gun shots and bombs, letting us know they're in a war zone but they're really quiet and you could get confused in thinking are they sound effects? or the voice actors moving around in the background as they record?
At 4:25, they cut off Arthur too soon, so he's still talking when there's a cut and then a bit of a pause, once again very unnatural.
There are sound effects of gun shots and bombs, letting us know they're in a war zone but they're really quiet and you could get confused in thinking are they sound effects? or the voice actors moving around in the background as they record?
Listening of Radio Dramas
The importance of sound
What does the music tell you?
The music used is from an Orchestra, as you can have lots of different musical instruments to convey a dramatic atmosphere. It sounds sort of scary, as that's what we are used to when listening/watching horror movies.The music starts to get more intense around 0:20, which indicates that something serious is about to happen. The music goes from quite soft to then having a loud and low drop (0:29). The music then on gets more and more intense, letting the audience understand the increasing amount of drama happening.
What sound effects are used?
The film originally is a Sci-fi, and is all about Aliens invading earth. The sound effects used are quite robotic, to make it sound like metal crashing together, and zapping noises that sound like wires of electricity. There is also lots of screaming, obviously to indicate people running away. But there is also a part that starts at 0:24, which sounds like waves, crashing about intensely.
How do these aspects combine to create a soundscape?
The sound of harsh waves crashing onto a surface, makes me think that what ever it is that is coming from the sea is huge. But also when I hear zapping sounds, it makes me think of electricity, maybe cables or giant machines. There are 'hissing' sounds, which also makes me think that whatever the 'creature' is, it's not from this world.
Is it dramatic or calm?
It is very dramatic, the music is what makes the whole piece dramatic, one moment the music is very quiet but then would suddenly increase the volume and deepen the beat, getting the audience to understand that more drama is going to happen but not only does the 'beat' drop once, but it happens a few times to keep the audience tense.
Happy or sad?
I wouldn't say it was happy because of the screams and the sounds of waves, overall making you think people are in a scary situation with these aliens that have attacked them. I wouldn't say it was sad either, more like worrying or frightening, you do feel sad when screams are played and wouldn't't want to be in that very situation but out of 'happy or sad' I would say it's more sad.
What genre of film do you think this clip is from?
I think it's from a Sci-Fi, because it sounds like pieces of metal hitting together and 'lashers' being shot out, which makes me think of more of an alien invasion, as the music tends to go higher when something serious is about to a occur, it's extremely dramatic.
The music used is from an Orchestra, as you can have lots of different musical instruments to convey a dramatic atmosphere. It sounds sort of scary, as that's what we are used to when listening/watching horror movies.The music starts to get more intense around 0:20, which indicates that something serious is about to happen. The music goes from quite soft to then having a loud and low drop (0:29). The music then on gets more and more intense, letting the audience understand the increasing amount of drama happening.
What sound effects are used?
The film originally is a Sci-fi, and is all about Aliens invading earth. The sound effects used are quite robotic, to make it sound like metal crashing together, and zapping noises that sound like wires of electricity. There is also lots of screaming, obviously to indicate people running away. But there is also a part that starts at 0:24, which sounds like waves, crashing about intensely.
How do these aspects combine to create a soundscape?
The sound of harsh waves crashing onto a surface, makes me think that what ever it is that is coming from the sea is huge. But also when I hear zapping sounds, it makes me think of electricity, maybe cables or giant machines. There are 'hissing' sounds, which also makes me think that whatever the 'creature' is, it's not from this world.
Is it dramatic or calm?
It is very dramatic, the music is what makes the whole piece dramatic, one moment the music is very quiet but then would suddenly increase the volume and deepen the beat, getting the audience to understand that more drama is going to happen but not only does the 'beat' drop once, but it happens a few times to keep the audience tense.
Happy or sad?
I wouldn't say it was happy because of the screams and the sounds of waves, overall making you think people are in a scary situation with these aliens that have attacked them. I wouldn't say it was sad either, more like worrying or frightening, you do feel sad when screams are played and wouldn't't want to be in that very situation but out of 'happy or sad' I would say it's more sad.
What genre of film do you think this clip is from?
I think it's from a Sci-Fi, because it sounds like pieces of metal hitting together and 'lashers' being shot out, which makes me think of more of an alien invasion, as the music tends to go higher when something serious is about to a occur, it's extremely dramatic.
Sound Effects
This sound effect is punching, by hitting a large book a couple of times could sound like punching, I wouldn't say it sounds like someone getting punched but more of a punching bag.
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Outside we found a tree that was as thin as paper, by crushing the thin bits are bark together makes it sound like paper rustling.
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We poured a little packet of sugar on the floor, then stepped on the sugar on the tip of our toes (quite lightly). By doing it on a hard surface, it adds to the effect of someone walking on gravel sound effect.
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In the canteen we found that the tinted cover on the glass was coming off, so we tried flicking it up and down to see if it was making a sound, it sounds like someone is typing on a typewriter.
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Codes and conventions of Radio Drama
Words: The words used are full of hope, but also the pain the actor is going through. You know that his friend ( and maybe lover) is in a coma, as right at the beginning he begins saying 'They say you're supposed to talk to people when they're in a coma.' , but the actor is full of hope that Jack will wake up but also how sad he is that when he ages,Jack won't and how he's immortal. When it moves to the other scene, everyone is happy Jack is alright but then the actor comes.
Voices: You can tell the voice actor is a male because how low his voice is, but you can also tell that he's got a bit of an accent by the way he pronounces certain words. But later on, after the transition to another scene, you hear two males and two females, by the tone of their voices, women higher and the men lower. One of the women sound older than all the other characters, maybe because even though her voice is higher it's also quieter than the others, a much softer tone. Around 1:42 you can hear the actor's voice which sounds hurt as he beforehand took a long silence before continuing talking which is only for a short couple of seconds (1:48) before another break.
Speech:The voice actor's voice is low, obviously he is upset and he talks many pauses as he talks to the other character (Jack), maybe to let the audience know that he's sad to talk to Jack and that he's thinking about the next thing he going to say. Around the end of the scene where he is talking to Jack, his voice breaks a bit, like he is close to tears. There is also a part when the actor sounds like he is about to cry around 3:58 where his voice begins to go higher as well as the background music like he's really trying to hold back the tears.
Background music and ambient sound: At the start, the background music is quite dramatic. The music is low and quiet at the start but gradually starts to build up, but not to a dramatic extent, where the audience know something sad is happening but you also have a feeling Jack will survive. In the second scene, a very quiet sound of a piano playing is in the background as the actor and Jack talk again, then as it moves to the end, only background music is played and the piano is played louder with other instruments join in.
Sound effects:At the beginning, there are sound effects of a beeping sound, this goes on from this starts at 0:12 and continues until 4:34 , which indicates a heart beat monitor, that you would get in a hospital, to help the audience understand that something bad must of happen as one of the characters is obviously in a hospital. In the second scene there is a sound of kissing, which is a kiss goodbye, a normal thing people do when leaving. You know it's a kiss, not because they said goodbye but because the sound of it makes of skin to skin contact.
Silence: Silence could be used for a dramatic part, or to create a mood or tension. There isn't any silence in this radio drama because they always have background music playing and even sound effects. Though the actor does take breaks when he is talking to Jack (when he's in his coma) but it isn't silent because the background music is still playing and the sound effect of the heart monitor still beeps.
Aural signposting: Is when there is a 'sign' that tells the audience there's another scene, so it could be a sound effect or background music. For example, the heart beat monitor, that starts at 0:12 and ends at 4:30, is a sign that the scene is in a hospital, it's not the best example but there is a lack of aural signing in this radio drama.
Fades and silences: A transition used is the music, Sci-fi music is played after the hospital scene to let the audience know it's the end of it, the music starts getting louder but then slowly fades to silent so the next scene can start. Fades and silences are used to transition from one scene to another, even though it's sort of used in this drama, it's not the best example. At 4:38 the music fades in and is used to transition to the next scene which starts at 4:42 when a new actor then begins to talk.
Titles and credits: There isn't any titles or credits mentioned in this radio drama because this is only a little part of the actual drama, usually at the start or beginning of a new scene, the narrator would say the title and then at the end they say the credits of all the actors within the drama.
Cliffhanger endings: The drama sort of has a cliffhanger ending, where Jack finishes his sentence 'not for me', music is then played to let the audience that it is the end. Though this isn't a good example of a cliffhanger because it's only part of the drama but usually a cliffhanger leaves the audience questioning what happened and wanting more. Right at the end the last thing said is by Jack, which is 'not for me' at 5:55 after that background is played until the very end.
Narration: There isn't a narrator that talks about the characters and what they're doing but at the beginning the voice actor is talking to Jack while in the hospital, basically explaining the situation he's in and indicates to the audience that there is something going on between the two characters. Narration is someone talking to help the audience understand what is happening, it could either be a character or be a character itself.
Voices: You can tell the voice actor is a male because how low his voice is, but you can also tell that he's got a bit of an accent by the way he pronounces certain words. But later on, after the transition to another scene, you hear two males and two females, by the tone of their voices, women higher and the men lower. One of the women sound older than all the other characters, maybe because even though her voice is higher it's also quieter than the others, a much softer tone. Around 1:42 you can hear the actor's voice which sounds hurt as he beforehand took a long silence before continuing talking which is only for a short couple of seconds (1:48) before another break.
Speech:The voice actor's voice is low, obviously he is upset and he talks many pauses as he talks to the other character (Jack), maybe to let the audience know that he's sad to talk to Jack and that he's thinking about the next thing he going to say. Around the end of the scene where he is talking to Jack, his voice breaks a bit, like he is close to tears. There is also a part when the actor sounds like he is about to cry around 3:58 where his voice begins to go higher as well as the background music like he's really trying to hold back the tears.
Background music and ambient sound: At the start, the background music is quite dramatic. The music is low and quiet at the start but gradually starts to build up, but not to a dramatic extent, where the audience know something sad is happening but you also have a feeling Jack will survive. In the second scene, a very quiet sound of a piano playing is in the background as the actor and Jack talk again, then as it moves to the end, only background music is played and the piano is played louder with other instruments join in.
Sound effects:At the beginning, there are sound effects of a beeping sound, this goes on from this starts at 0:12 and continues until 4:34 , which indicates a heart beat monitor, that you would get in a hospital, to help the audience understand that something bad must of happen as one of the characters is obviously in a hospital. In the second scene there is a sound of kissing, which is a kiss goodbye, a normal thing people do when leaving. You know it's a kiss, not because they said goodbye but because the sound of it makes of skin to skin contact.
Silence: Silence could be used for a dramatic part, or to create a mood or tension. There isn't any silence in this radio drama because they always have background music playing and even sound effects. Though the actor does take breaks when he is talking to Jack (when he's in his coma) but it isn't silent because the background music is still playing and the sound effect of the heart monitor still beeps.
Aural signposting: Is when there is a 'sign' that tells the audience there's another scene, so it could be a sound effect or background music. For example, the heart beat monitor, that starts at 0:12 and ends at 4:30, is a sign that the scene is in a hospital, it's not the best example but there is a lack of aural signing in this radio drama.
Fades and silences: A transition used is the music, Sci-fi music is played after the hospital scene to let the audience know it's the end of it, the music starts getting louder but then slowly fades to silent so the next scene can start. Fades and silences are used to transition from one scene to another, even though it's sort of used in this drama, it's not the best example. At 4:38 the music fades in and is used to transition to the next scene which starts at 4:42 when a new actor then begins to talk.
Titles and credits: There isn't any titles or credits mentioned in this radio drama because this is only a little part of the actual drama, usually at the start or beginning of a new scene, the narrator would say the title and then at the end they say the credits of all the actors within the drama.
Cliffhanger endings: The drama sort of has a cliffhanger ending, where Jack finishes his sentence 'not for me', music is then played to let the audience that it is the end. Though this isn't a good example of a cliffhanger because it's only part of the drama but usually a cliffhanger leaves the audience questioning what happened and wanting more. Right at the end the last thing said is by Jack, which is 'not for me' at 5:55 after that background is played until the very end.
Narration: There isn't a narrator that talks about the characters and what they're doing but at the beginning the voice actor is talking to Jack while in the hospital, basically explaining the situation he's in and indicates to the audience that there is something going on between the two characters. Narration is someone talking to help the audience understand what is happening, it could either be a character or be a character itself.
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Radio Dramas Research
Primary
Survey
A few people said the plot is something that would keep them listening to a radio drama, others said sound effects, a good ending and a drama which has a lot of tension.
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One person said bad sound effects is what would make them dislike a radio drama, while someone else said 'when there's too many characters in one scene and it gets confusing'.
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Overall ages between 16-17 took the survey, a lot of people's favourite genre was horror and action, action could be a very good genre when doing a drama because that means it can be as dramatic as possible. A lot more females took the survey as well, so that shows that it's not stereotypical that only males like horror and action, that i think females also said they liked horror and action. There is a fair amount that listen to radio dramas though still a high amount don't listen to radio dramas. People want a radio drama where they can have lots of action, something they can react to. They enjoy having tension, which adds to the horror and action side.
Vox Pop
Questions asked in Vox Pops
From learning what Amna had said was, she is 16 years old and she does listen to radio dramas but couldn't remember the names (saying just random ones). She likes horror, just like the survey, horror seems to be quite popular. She thinks the sound effects are really important and thinks it brings a drama together. Overall she thinks the drama should be 10 minutes long.
From learning from what Josie said, she is 18 years old, she does listen to radio drama and gave me some examples (one being 'The devil's violin') her favourite genres are comedy and fantasy because they're quite interesting and not usual genres in a radio drama. She thinks the plot is very important but also thinks that the characters are just as important because they are big part in supporting the plot. She thinks a radio drama should be 5-15 minutes (if it's an episode).
From learning from what Lexi said, she is 17 years old and she has never listened to a radio drama but her favourite genre is horror, this is the third vox pop where someone's favourite genre is horror, she likes it because it's a more interesting genre. She thinks the most interesting part of a radio drama is all of the above, she thinks without the other it's not going to be a good drama, so if you have a good plot but bad characters it won't work. She thinks it should depend, so if it's an episode around 5-10 minutes.
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From learning to what Hafsah said, she is 18 years old and likes the genre action, which is also another popular genre in the survey. Though she has never listened to a radio drama. She also thinks the sound effects are important to the a drama because it can make a drama more realistic. She thinks a radio drama should only last 5 minutes.
From learning from what Kayleigh said, she is 17 years old and she listens to radio dramas/podcasts every night. Once again she likes the horror genre (which is becoming a very popular genre) she likes it because there are so many different ways you can go into a horror story. Her favourite part of a radio drama is the characters because you can go in loads of different directions within a drama just by using one or two characters. She thinks a radio drama should last 30 minutes if it's a one-off but if it's part of a series, 5-10 minutes.
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Secondary
'It is important that, as an industry, radio is doing what it can to attract new listeners.' BBC Radio 1, like many other radio stations (BBC Radio 4) have introduced radio dramas for young adults, to bring in a younger audience. It is said 47.3 million people tune into BBC Radio, and even BBC Radio 4 has over seven million people tune into their radio station, they also want to bring in a younger audience using radio dramas, to get younger people something to enjoy just for them and to tune in.
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BBC Radio 2 and 4 (October 2018) have the most popular rating on statistics, many people now tune into those two stations. Radio 4's plan of bringing in a younger audience may have worked with planning radio dramas, it also gives a chance for young adults to have their own creations played.
In this graph, it shows the statistics of people who've said they've tuned into a chosen station, 14.6 million tune into BBC Radio 2 and 11 million for BBC Radio 4.
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Though it also seems BBC Radio 1 is just as popular, as it's the 4th most popular radio station, it also does very well with having a younger audience.
Millennials is the newer generation, it seems that the newer generation much prefers Radio 1 then Generation X and Baby Boomers, it seems that Radio 1 are adjusting to the new generation, soon I personally think it would be good to make radio dramas a much bigger thing to spread across radio stations. 53% of Millennials have a very positive opinion on Radio 1 and it's ranked as their 3rd favourite, Millennials are young adults who range from 16-25 year olds, while Generation X and Baby Boomers are of people at an older age, so your parents and Grandparents. Only 38% of Generation X had a positive opinion on Radio 1 and is ranked their 11th favourite radio station, while Baby Boomers are much lower with only 31% positive opinion and 15th on ranked favourite.
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Found on the BBC Radio website, their podcast are 'hot', becoming a popular thing to many listeners around the UK, each 'hot' podcast there have a different genre to each other, each reaching a different target audience, most of the podcasts are daily, meaning listeners will keep coming back to continue listening to the next episode. Radio isn't only there to listen to music, the picture on the right shows a range of genres, there isn't only just music genres but it does include comedies, documentaries, science, health, food & drinks and dramas.
Not only are Radio dramas set to be popular but also looking at apps like 'Audible', where a range of different books are listened by thousands of people. By going onto the discover page, you get information on what the app recommends, what the best sellers are, popular shows, crime & thrillers, fiction, sci-fi fantasy and non-fiction. This also shows the ratings they have, they even show how many people have rated each drama, for example 'The amazing book is not on fire' by Dan Howell and Phil Lester has a five star rating and 1,450 people who have rated it, with a tab that lets you read reviews about each individual audio book.
Podcasts are quite popular now, though when looking at the to charts I couldn't find any around the top that would interest me as a young adult, this shows that this podcast app brings in an older audience, with the number one listened to podcast having 3.54K rating of 4.5 stars. These screenshots tell me that this podcast app isn't bringing in much of a younger audience, personally I only go onto the podcast app to listen to one podcast every week, after that Would rarely go on it. Unlike the radio stations, it seems they are reaching only a certain target audience, and young adults aren't really one of them.
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Analysing Two Radio Dramas
Night Terrors is by Lizzie Nunnery.
Cast
Dad:Eddie Marsan
Victoria : Katie Angelou
Laura: Georgia Groome
Mum: Sally Orrock
Jane: Francine Chamberlain
Produced by Helen Perry
I think this drama is a thriller because of the description of Victoria's nightmares.
I chose to listen to Night Terrors on the BBC Sounds website. Night terrors using a lot of foley sounds to really create effect on the listener, it's an emotional story and quite scary when you understand the pain it puts young girl Victoria, when she has dreams about her passing father who puts stress on her in her upcoming tests and schoolwork but also is explained to look gory when speaking to her, which frightens poor Victoria. Though everyone at school gives Victoria a tough time, especially her older sister Laura, most likely because they're jealous of how clever she is and don't understand the horrible nightmares she has. This is a very good story, I didn't get bored listening to it because the drama doesn't stop, even in the dreams and in Victoria's real life there is drama. It really helped me imagine everything in my head, like i was actually watching the drama, the use of foley sounds were perfect as even a hug between Victoria and her mum, you can hear the muffled voice as they hug together. Or the crumpling of paper when Victoria's bully comes up to her, or the beating of her heart when she 'snaps' and fights with her bully.
Night Terror is an episode part of a series, the one I listened to is Series 3.
At the end, the same line repeated throughout the episode, which is a maths equation is repeated a few times until music starts to fade in. The ending is left on a cliffhanger, as you don't know what happens to Victoria while she lays in a hospital bed.
Cast
Dad:Eddie Marsan
Victoria : Katie Angelou
Laura: Georgia Groome
Mum: Sally Orrock
Jane: Francine Chamberlain
Produced by Helen Perry
I think this drama is a thriller because of the description of Victoria's nightmares.
I chose to listen to Night Terrors on the BBC Sounds website. Night terrors using a lot of foley sounds to really create effect on the listener, it's an emotional story and quite scary when you understand the pain it puts young girl Victoria, when she has dreams about her passing father who puts stress on her in her upcoming tests and schoolwork but also is explained to look gory when speaking to her, which frightens poor Victoria. Though everyone at school gives Victoria a tough time, especially her older sister Laura, most likely because they're jealous of how clever she is and don't understand the horrible nightmares she has. This is a very good story, I didn't get bored listening to it because the drama doesn't stop, even in the dreams and in Victoria's real life there is drama. It really helped me imagine everything in my head, like i was actually watching the drama, the use of foley sounds were perfect as even a hug between Victoria and her mum, you can hear the muffled voice as they hug together. Or the crumpling of paper when Victoria's bully comes up to her, or the beating of her heart when she 'snaps' and fights with her bully.
Night Terror is an episode part of a series, the one I listened to is Series 3.
At the end, the same line repeated throughout the episode, which is a maths equation is repeated a few times until music starts to fade in. The ending is left on a cliffhanger, as you don't know what happens to Victoria while she lays in a hospital bed.
Confessional by Gary Bleasdale
I found this drama on YouTube, it was broadcasted on BBC Radio 4, in 2003.
Cast:
Lisa: Catherine McCormacK
Driver: Trevor Cooper
Kate: Lisa Sadovy
Sam: Ben Price
Director: Peter Kavanagh
I'm not sure what the genre of this drama is, as there isn't much action that goes on, neither is it scary or much of a comedy, all i'd say is it's quite a typical drama, where a Lisa is stuck in an awkward situation but you can't understand why.
Its all set in a cab, it is quite funny but also very serious. The cab driving starts talking to the female character, he tells her stories and talks to her even though she doesn't want to have a proper conversation. There are lots of foley sound effects, especially the sound of traffic around that plays throughout, also the part when the female character starts getting changed in the back of the cab, you can the zips of shoes and how she struggles. They even have a muffled voice when her friend calls her on her phone.
Throughout she has multiple phone calls, so the use of phone and traffic sounds are played. The cab driver and Lisa seem to start getting along in the journey, they start talking about marriage and how they both have difficulty with their partners. The drama ends with Lisa calling her mum in the cab, as she now decides she wants to go home. The story starts with her getting in the cab and ends with her still in the cab.
I like how the whole drama is set in a cab, and how you slowly start to learn more about the characters, just by a simple conversation (cab or phone). I wouldn't say it was for 16-17 year olds but maybe of people of an older age, though as a 16 year old i still enjoyed it.
I found this drama on YouTube, it was broadcasted on BBC Radio 4, in 2003.
Cast:
Lisa: Catherine McCormacK
Driver: Trevor Cooper
Kate: Lisa Sadovy
Sam: Ben Price
Director: Peter Kavanagh
I'm not sure what the genre of this drama is, as there isn't much action that goes on, neither is it scary or much of a comedy, all i'd say is it's quite a typical drama, where a Lisa is stuck in an awkward situation but you can't understand why.
Its all set in a cab, it is quite funny but also very serious. The cab driving starts talking to the female character, he tells her stories and talks to her even though she doesn't want to have a proper conversation. There are lots of foley sound effects, especially the sound of traffic around that plays throughout, also the part when the female character starts getting changed in the back of the cab, you can the zips of shoes and how she struggles. They even have a muffled voice when her friend calls her on her phone.
Throughout she has multiple phone calls, so the use of phone and traffic sounds are played. The cab driver and Lisa seem to start getting along in the journey, they start talking about marriage and how they both have difficulty with their partners. The drama ends with Lisa calling her mum in the cab, as she now decides she wants to go home. The story starts with her getting in the cab and ends with her still in the cab.
I like how the whole drama is set in a cab, and how you slowly start to learn more about the characters, just by a simple conversation (cab or phone). I wouldn't say it was for 16-17 year olds but maybe of people of an older age, though as a 16 year old i still enjoyed it.