NATF Offers Audio Drama Teaching Texts and Audio
The Well-Tempered Audio Dramatist
A Guide to the Production of Audio Plays in Twenty-first Century America
Noted audio dramatist Yuri Rasovsky has completed his audio drama textbook, The Well-Tempered Audio Dramatist. The book features chapters on every aspect of audio drama production including Project Management, Microphone Techniques, Casting and Sound Effects. “I decided to put The Well-Tempered Audio Dramatist in a three-ring binder to allow for additions to the textbook as well as let producers add their own resources,” says Rasovsky. “I wanted to make sure, as technology changes and impacts how we work in the studio and over the internet, that anyone who buys the book could simply add additional chapters as I write them.” Supported by a grant from The National Endowment for the Arts, The Well-Tempered Audio Dramatist is a project that Rasovsky has been working on for the last five years. “I wanted this to be a complete primer for the newcomer to the art form, as well as a reference for those long-time producers,” says Rasovsky. “It took time to bring together all the elements necessary for teaching this art to others.” Available exclusively through The National Audio Theatre Festivals, Inc., the book costs $35.00. You can view chapters of the book here. Information on purchasing this book here.
Writing and Producing Radio Drama in the Classroom by Don Kisner is a manual for teachers wishing to move their students into the exciting realm of audio theater writing and producing. The book was written with middle/high school language arts classes in mind but has applications appropriate for any teacher aspiring to motivate students to become involved in their subject matter. Language arts teachers (English, drama, creative writing, multi-media) will find audio theater writing/producing an ideal method of integrating every conceivable language related skill into one project. Social studies teachers will discover that audio theater is an exciting way to motivate students to delve into the lives and understand the challenges of historical figures. Foreign language teachers will find writing and producing an inspiring way to involve students in the practical application of the language being studied.
Technical requirements are flexible. The book describes three separate production styles from the simple to the more complicated. Equipment needs are discussed in detail and their use is made clear with easy to read diagrams. Exciting productions, complete with sound effects, can be completed using equipment readily available in schools, and if more challenging techniques are desired, those instructions are in the manual as well. Sample scripts and student worksheets may be duplicated for classroom use.
Also offered:
Radio Theater in the Classroom by Meredith Ludwig
Words at War by Howard Blue
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Audio Titles
- The Art of Narration
- (featuring comments from Simon Jones, Jeffrey Hedquist, Lindsay Ellison and Richard Fish. Produced by Brian Price.) @ 12.00
- Writing For Radio – Creating Characters
- (featuring comments from Bruce Coville, Tom Lopez, Ralph Pezzullo, and Lindsay Ellison. Produced by Brian Price.) @ 12.00
- A Conversation with Randy Thom
- (from 2003 Workshop) @ 12.00
- Drama Bookshop Live Performance
- featuring Simon Jones in “The Doctor Is In” @ 12.00
- 2001 Audio Theatre Workshop Live Performance @ 12.00
- 2002 Audio Theatre Workshop Live Performance (2 CD set) @ 24.00
- 2003 Audio Theatre Workshop Live Performance (2 CD set) @ 24.00
- 2004 Audio Theatre Workshop Live Performance (2 CD set) @ 24.00
- 2005 Audio Theatre Workshop Live Performance (2 CD set) @ 24.00
- 60 Second Copywriter – Audio CD and Workbook
- Jeffrey Hedquist @ 45.00
- Pulse of the Planet
- Extraordinary Sounds From the Natural World @ 16.00
- Dakota Reader: The Best Aliens Are the Ones Only You Can See-
A History of Science Fiction on Radio, 1930-2001- by Jerry Stearns @ 12.00
- Dakota Reader: From Ark to Microchip-A History of Audio Art, 10,000 BC-2010
- by Rev. Dwight Frizzell @ 12.00
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