Radio Drama ProjectTask 12 - Presentation

Jessica Owen

“The Undead”The tile of my radio drama is “The Undead”. It is

a horror/drama so it will appeal to a wide range of people because of the different aspect of the media product. I have chosen this idea because there are so many possibilities where my radio drama could develop with different characters. This radio drama has a documentary stylistic approach, the main characters are recording their journey during the apocalypse. These tape recording were discovered after the apocalypse and are now being broadcasted on the news.

“The Undead”The radio drama will be introduced by a news

reporter explaining that it has been 50 years that someone discovered the vaccination. There will be two main characters that will be on the tape recordings, they have this kind of friendship that would make the audience love both of them and it will encourage them to keep on listening to the radio show. The show can develop into something bigger, like one of the characters being in serious danger, this will create a gripping atmosphere and if it happens at the end of an episode it will leave a cliff hanger for the audience

“The Undead” Character profiles:Dan – Between Dan and Matt, I don’t think there is an

alpha male of the two, they both have good survival instincts but Dan relies on Matt to brighten up his day a bit. He acts like it doesn’t bother him but he knows it wouldn’t be worth surviving without Matt.

Matt – Matt is the funnier one out of the two, he does take the whole situation seriously because he knows if they mess up it could be a life or death situation, but he appreciates the little things in like. So finding this working tape recorder allows him to keep his high spirits up and bring even just a little bit of joy to Dans life.

“The Undead”The scheduling information includes the station

that my radio drama is intended to be broadcasted on, it also includes the broadcasting plans and the frequency of the broadcasts. I intend my radio drama to be broadcasted on BBC Radio 4 Extra, this is because it applies well to my target audience and it is one of the most popular radio stations that is dedicated to broadcasting radio dramas. I would want my radio drama to be broadcasted every Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 6pm over a four week period.

“The Undead”My plans for post-broadcast distribution, which mean what will happen with the radio drama after all the episodes have been broadcasted, are to be able to be downloaded/bought via the internet. I think this will be best for my radio drama because of the age of the target audience. This is because 15-25 year olds, if they would buy it, are more likely to buy it digitally than buy a physical copy of it. So I think having my radio drama available to download would be the best option for my radio drama. In addition, I also think my radio drama can be adapted into different media projects, like a recreation or a graphic novel or even a TV series.