Unit 42 Radio Drama

LEARNING OUTCOME TWO PITCHING THE IDEAS

Front Cover
The name of my radio drama is the accident
and this is the front cover of the illustration.

Synopsis
The synopsis of my radio drama begins as the two main
characters are driving on a quiet cold road whilst
having a argument about directions. This causes the
driver of the car to loose control and swerve out of
control and end up in a potentially dangerous accident.
However we can see that the characters are unsure
of the situation and confused. My radio drama is based
on the events that have occurred after a car crash
on the quiet road, the drama is set between two
characters who are in the aftermath of the crash. The
storyline will follow both the characters on their journey
that is sharply ended due to an argument on the road,
the situation of the characters is unknown.

Budget
The budget of my radio drama will be around 3,000
per episode, these costs will go towards equipment
for sound and audio editing such as microphones,
the other main cost will be for publishing and
producing the drama. The drama will air for around
1 hour and a half per episode, due to this the costs
of running electricity will be high and the paying of
the voice actors will be considerably higher than a
comedy radio show. This would average at around
20,000 per series.

Format
The drama will have a multi strand format, because
of this the story will be told from multiple angles and
points of views from the different characters; these
multiple events will be occurring at the same time.
The drama will also have a realist format to it,
because of this the dramas events will be practical
and possible as appose to a anti-realistic drama with
will use fictional, mythical and ideological concepts to
portray its story to the viewers. This takes into
account the settings, characters and events that will
take place in the drama.

Narrative Structure
The storyline will have a non-linear narrative structure
witch gives it a unpredictable pattern as is not in
chronological order, so it doesnt reveal the storylines
events from start to finish. However the storyline will
use flashbacks to remember certain scenes witch
contrasts the conventions and order of a non-linear
structure. This is necessary for the storyline as the
characters will be recalling memories from the events
in the storyline. The drama will air on a Thursday at 9
oclock witch is the prime airing spot for dramas. Is is
post-watershed, therefore it makes it appropriate for
the adult content.

Character Biographies
The first character is a twenty-seven year old male called Nick.
Nick is a wealthy middle class banker and is content with a job
and stable financial situation, he originally came from a rich
family so he has a good background with a modern family;
because of this nick was well brought up with a good
education. He is related to the other character through work
and they often have to travel together with Nicks car. They
have a close relationship because they have been working in
the same office for years, because of this they are good
friends and have a strong relationship. Nick has a content
personality and his main focus is his job as he feels he has had
a successful break in his industry and he always works hard to
maintain his career, because of this he has a more formal view
on his current situation.

Character Biographies
Ever since Nick was in secondary school, he has always aspired
to work in the business and trade industry because he wanted
to impress his friends and be a successful father type image to
his children. Nick has noticeable character traits such as his
aspirations of wanting to get promoted in his job, this is the
driving force that keeps nick from concentrating on his main
goal in life. Nick is a stereotypical character because he is a
businessman and he can be perceived as being a hard and
excessive worker who is a younger male border lining his
middle age and has a wife with one child; this state of his
relationship is often how a businessman is represented. This
can also be seen in the car he drives witch is an expensive midrange intermediate vehicle.

Character Biographies
The second character in my drama is a 24 year old
male called Paul. Paul is a young aspirer who is
attempting to gain a good job in the industry similar to
Nick, however he is still in training and hasnt got a
wide knowledge range compared to his workmate
Nick. Paul is newer to the industry and still is
developing his skills and learning the skills from his
workmates. Paul comes from a working class family
who do more manual jobs therefore he doesnt have
any links or connections to anyone in the business
industry. Nevertheless Paul has had a good education
and has always wanted to become a businessman in
the city, he has followed his main aspiration for years
and it has been moderately successful.

Character Biographies
Paul knows Nick from the work industry as they work
together in the same office. Nick also has stereotypical
character traits such as he has a university debt and high
aspirations in the work environment. He is seeking a wellpaying promotion in his job, this shows that he is
dedicated to ensuring he has a god job and because of his
similar aspirations to Nick he also wants to work hard to
have a successful career. Paul has an expressive
personality and is able to make friends very quickly, this is
how he met the other character, Nick. Paul is presented
as being an enthusiastic learner and is keen to learn from
his work friends.

Actors
The characters will be voiced by males that are of the
similar age to them, Nick will be voiced by me (Kaan
Sengunes) and Paul will be voiced by Harry Lowe. I
have chosen males that are a similar age to the
characters to make there voices seem more realistic.
This will ensure that the listeners are provided will a
more practical depiction of the characters. If this is
not provided, the audience is more likely to switch off
as they would have lost interest.

Target Audience
The target audience is appropriate for this age
because it includes violent content and a mildly
adult situation. The social group for the radio
drama is lower middle class and working class
as they are more likely to have jobs were they
have time to listen to radio, such as truck driver
or office workers. The audience are likely to be
over the age of eighteen, this is because the
program is post-watershed meaning there may
be some unsuitable content for younger
listeners.

Storyline
The story will set off beginning with both my main
characters driving along a quiet long stretch of
road. There argument causes the driver to loose
concentration on the road when unexpectedly and
very suddenly they find themselves swerving out of
control and tumbling into a ditch on the side of the
road. It us unclear if they have both survived, until
one of the characters crawls out with minor
injuries, however at this point the situation is still
unclear for the other character. Due to the nonlinear structure of my drama, the program will then
proceed to end on a cliff-hanger and will continue
the story on the next episode.

Thank you for listening

BY KAAN SENGUNES