Dramatic Content

The dramatic content is what you use in your radio drama to tell the story.
Therefore, how are words, voices, speech, music etc. used, in ways, that we as an
audience, recognise?
For example, to demonstrate to your audience that your drama has moved locations
you could use the following codes;

Words: have your Narrator say Person X and Y are now in the pub
Words: through dialogue,
Person X: Lets go to the pub, its just round the

corner.
Music: By using a musical jingle between scenes, which acts as a code for

changing locations/times
Fading down to silence and back up for the next scene code for change in

location/time
Voices: if your characters are wealthy, well-spoken characters, you could
distinguish the pub landlord through gruffer speech, with use of colloquial

language.
Effects: By using sound effects and ambient music to show the characters
have now entered a pub.

C and C

Narrated

Speaks in a deep mysterious voice

Gets you on edge

Chase scene

Talks really fast

Makes you feel part of the chase

His voice keeps up to speed with the actions

Sounds of what the actions would be. (car tyres, screeching)

Rain (set outdoors)

No music, just action sounds

Good use of silence

Represents fear and the fact that the character is worried

American accent

Trembling voice