Statement of
Intent: Capstone Radio Drama
For
my Capstone project I will be writing a radio drama. Kevin Williams has agreed
to be my Director. I plan on getting into radio broadcasting after I graduate
from Shepherd University.
This
radio drama will be a mystery and suspense story. The story is about a
detective who suspects that his estranged sister is involved in a double
homicide. I plan to integrate mystery
elements into the story line, and have the lessons learned by the main
character focus on environmental awareness. I will use classic radio dramas, suspense films, true crime cases, Dark Shadows (The TV Series), and the Investigation Discovery Channel
for inspiration. I need to research those sources to get the material I need to
make this a good mystery story. These sources will also give an idea of how murder cases are solved.
I
plan on producing the story using Garageband or any other programs that
specializes in sounds. I can produce
this story myself as wells as reading the part of the detective. I have already
cast one of my friends as the detective’s sister. I plan on having her help me
again when I write another scene with her character in it. If I decide to write
and create another character, I will cast another one of my friends to read the
part. My story could be written for any teenage or young adult audience. I will
try to keep my story as old fashioned as possible.
My
first ideas about writing the story came when I was in Todd Cotgreave’s Radio
Practicum Class. One of the assignments that we did was to create a radio
drama. I still have the material I made
from two years ago. I’m planning adding
more to the story. I would like to see
if I could find any more radio dramas to read that deal with children yet still
read well for adults.
