Broadcast Writing - Dramas, Comedies, and Documentaries

Broadcast Writing (1991) looks at the tools necessary for writers to find and develop stories for radio and television. It addresses the challenges of documentary and dramatic writing for TV and radio, and provides examples for most of the different writing genres.

List of contents

1. The Medium Forms the Message 2. How to Find Your Story 3. How to Tell Your Story 4. Character is Critical to Your Story 5. Your Characters Talk 6. Writing a Radio Documentary 7. Writing a Radio Drama 8. Writing a Television Documentary 9. Writing a TV Drama 10. Writing a Situation Comedy 11. Writing a Soap Opera 12. Writing a Police/Detective/Doctor/Lawyer Story

Product details

• Authors: Ken (Tisch School of the Arts Dancyger, Dancyger Ken
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.06.2025
• EAN: 9781032621852
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3262185-2
• No. of pages: 110
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Broadcasting
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; PERFORMING ARTS / Television / Screenwriting, Screenwriting techniques, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Screenwriting