Scriptwriting Workshop 3: The Radio Drama

• Credit value: 30 credits at Level 6

This module will give you the opportunity to develop your skills as a writer of radio drama. You will learn about the demands, form and elements of the radio playwright's craft, and have the opportunity to interact regularly with fellow playwrights and radio drama professionals, while developing skills in editing and revising your own writing. You will also develop an awareness of industry-standard expectations for the presentation of work for radio and an understanding of the histories, conventions and theatrical dynamics essential for the writing of drama.

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

• discuss and evaluate the work of fellow students and established writers in relation to elements of craft
• work more efficiently and constructively within a group to critique work
• interpret, self-evaluate and communicate constructive feedback
• sustain and evaluate a work-in-progress
• maintain a regular writing habit and produce more effective dramatic work for the radio independently
• understand sources of inspiration and creativity
• use language more confidently, precisely and imaginatively
• display confidence and fluency in your writing
• experiment with style and new forms
• solve craft-related problems in your creative work
• respond more effectively to the work of others
• participate in workshop or small group discussion by listening and contributing ideas
• implement the practice of redrafting and editing
• demonstrate the ability to edit and revise, and to apply technique and critical analysis to the development of a piece of dramatic writing.