Radio drama dialogue is much more than the words on the page
| One of the most important challenges for actor and director. |
| You create dialogue WITH movement, and convincing acting, that is more than the words on the page |
| DIRECTORS: Redraft the script |
| ACTORS: You 'live' the words. Give the script movement and life. |
| ACTORS: You must not give us 'stand and deliver acting' at the microphone. |
See how to do this in Beck, Radio Acting, page 61 etc. And see there other sections about how physical radio acting is, and discussions about 'embodying'.
Embodying
'Embodying the dialogue' = getting the character's body into the dialogue, living in the vocal stream.
As a technique for this, see 'umms' (1) characters' reactions while others (scene partners) are speaking, (2) establishing presence
SEE Getting PRESENCE into the scene - the sense of a character being 'in'
CONTINUING THROUGH THE SITE: to SOUND BOX - production sound effects archive
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'moving camera' technique |
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'Will you turn that music down!' |
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| number the scenes carefully with a system | voice in the mind = interiorizing |
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