2. Introduction . The purpose of scripted material is to make
sure that all the content that needs to be covered is on the
script. The variety of dialogue that is pre-scripted is ,
underestimated, particularly in music sequence production where
music track introductions and backannouncements are sometime
scripted and distributed via the internet daily to radio stations,
leaving often only a small amount of time in the middle of a link
available for the presenter to ad-lib. 3. Linguistic Conventions
Abbreviation - An abbreviation is a shorter way to write a word or
phrase. People use abbreviations for words that they write a lot.
The English Language occasionally uses the apostrophe mark ' to
show that a word is written in a shorter way. E.g FM Frequency
Modulation , SFX Sound Effects Writing Numbers In radio script
writers write out numbers to make it easier for the presenter to
say them in case it is a long number and they are unable to
translate it . E.g 1998 - One Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety
Eight Expanding Acronyms By expanding an acronyms in radio is so
the whole audience can understand what the presenter is talking
about e.g RSPCA Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals 4. More Linguistic Conventions.. Punctuation By using
Punctuation in radio it guides the presenter on how to present the
script. E.gThe ! tells the presenter that he/she needs to present
the opening line with enthusiasm. 5. Formal and Colloquial Language
- Colloquial English is English as it is spoken, as compared to
formal English which follows all of the rules of grammar - written
English tends to be more formal than spoken. E.g - "My old man's
wheels are fully sick" which would translate to "My Dad's car is
great". Jargon Jargon is like a type of shorthand between members
of a particular group of people, often words that are meaningless
outside of a certain context. E.g Milatary Jargon - TD - Temporary
duty , AWOL - Absent without leave Phonetic Spelling of Difficult
Words This is breaking the word up so the presenter can pronounce
it properly E.g Ono-mato-poeia 6. Style Writing For The Ear For
listeners of the radio , they want to be able to listen to the
radio and keep up with what the presenter is talking about , so
this is why they write for the ear. E.g Read this out loud . Does
it make any sense?This is an example off Media TrainingRead this
out loud..Makes a lot more sense , this is writing for the ear! 7.
More examples of Writing For The Ear I got this off Media training
8. House Styles This is the general style of the station, for
example on BBC Radio 4 there house style is proper English and
quite a smart genre to the station whereas if you went for an
interview to work there with cockney-slang accent you probably
wouldnt get the job! Standard in-and-out Cues- On radio they use
in-and-out cues to inform the audience of what song just played and
who sings it, or for news who presented the news and what time the
news is on again. 9. Signposting- This is where background music is
played to set the scene of a certain situation. Such as if there
was a scene set on a documentary in a cave with water dripping off
the ceiling a sign post will be used in the background to create
this sound. Language Style- There are lots of different types of
language styles , a popular style is persuasive which is used on a
daily basis. This is Barack Obamas persuasive speech Change to
Washington http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVyDi-iwuNY 10.
Recognised Genres. Music Scripts
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/24269480/Sample-radio-script This are
the documentaries on BBC R4 Documentary Programmes This is a radio
programme which is documenting real life for example on BBC Radio 4
they are well known for their documentaries Heres one of the
documentaries Thinking allowed , Backpacking
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03brqlf 11. Speech Packages Live
Feature Material- This is material which is recorded live , such as
live celebratory interviews on BBC R1 or Talk Sport Live where
football commentary is broadcasted. E.g Heres Fearne Cotton
interviewing Katy B and Ellie Goulding Live
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03bn510
