Research

Radio dramas which I have looked at
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The party

To begin this radio drama there are multiple male voice actors singing happy birthday, indicating that the location is a party/meal of some sorts then we hear gun shots. We then hear that one of captives gets shots as we hear someone in shackles, gun shots then hear someone waking up in hospital with sounds of a doctor and a heart machine.

The lamp

This radio drama has multiple voice actors to make the scenario of the story more realistic to the audience. There are also footsteps in the background when the woman is being shown round the house to indication to the listener that they are walking around the building without saying anything.

Script signs-

> Quieter- getting quieter
< Louder- getting louder

/ Small Pause

// Long Pause
Use brackets to indicate longer silence-"// (5 Seconds)

Underline emphasis or weight implied to word in a sentence e.g-"i didn't go". This is NOT  volume or loudness but emphasis that is implied!
↑ higher intonation of the voice to change feel/meaning of sentence.
↓ lower intonation of the voice to change feel/meaning of sentence.
emojis- to indicate mood of a line in the scripts
NB: you can use simple ringing of words + attach a line to key that details the way it is said. For examples it might say 'sing' or 'shout' or 'SPOKEN IN A POSH VOICE'

Delivery techniques: Use these to indicate use if microphone.
[close]-close to the microphone = lower voice, more intimate. Could be used in a romantic or intense scene.
[FAR]- further away from the microphone to create a distant and different voice characteristics. Which is good for shouting.
[LOW]- low voice level. Good for whispering.
[VO]- voice over, narrating over music or other descriptive complex sound.
[D]-distort, loud, clipping sound for the voice
[OFF]- speaks away from the microphone, creates a distant and non-connected sound.

When writing a script you are meant to...

• Grab audience from the start
• Write something that is personal to you 
• Vary the pace and length of your scenes
• Make sure the structure keeps them listening 
• Get under the characters skin
• Express your characters between dialogue and interactions
• Use the 4 building blocks speech, sound effects, music, silence
• Express the visual elements in a subtle way
• Concentrate on your presentation
• Pick a theme