Resources and references

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Resources

These are the Word documents you can print from this resource:

• Characters and their characteristics (Word 44KB)
• Excerpts from the novel Bow Down Shadrach by Joy Cowley (Word 50KB)
• Extract from the radio play Bow Down Shadrach – scene 8 (Word 41KB)
• Extracts from the radio play Bow Down Shadrach – scenes 16 and 16b (Word 70KB)
• How elements of drama are conveyed (Word 47KB)
• Scriptwriting checklist (Word 31KB)
• 'Sound Tech' assessing AS90010 'Perform a technical or production role' (Word 114KB)
• Sound symbols (Word, 46KB)
• Template for a radio script, based on extracts from Bow Down Shadrach (Word 45KB)
• 'Theatre of Sound' assessing AS9008 'Demonstrate knowledge of a drama/theatre form through a practical presentation' (Word 126KB)
• Voice profile (Word 52KB)

References

Cowley, J (2000). Bow down Shadrach. Wellington: Penguin NZ.

Downes, P. & Harcourt, P. (1976). Voices in the air – Radio broadcasting in New Zealand: A documentary. Wellington: Metheun.

Grisell, A. (1996). Understanding drama (2nd ed.). London: Routledge.

Gosnell, A. & Herne, J. (1977). Broadcasting House 1963–1997. Wellington: Whitireia Publishing.

Owen, A. & Perkins, J. (1985). Speaking for ourselves. Penguin Books.

McLeish, R. (1994). Radio production. Butterworth-Heinemann.

Ministry of Education (2000). The arts in the New Zealand curriculum. Wellington: Learning Media. [Retreived from http://www.tki.org.nz/r/arts/curriculum/statement/contents_e.php]

Radio New Zealand website, www.radionz.co.nz

Smith, M. (2004). Bow down Shadrach [radio play]. Broadcast 2004, 24 October, Radio New Zealand.

Replay Radio

You can listen to some radio dramas through Radio New Zealand's service, 'Replay Radio'. Visit the 'Replay Radio' page on Radio NZ's website.

Careers in radio

Students interested in looking at options for training to work in radio can contact:

New Zealand Broadcasting School
Bachelor of Broadcasting Communication
Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology
Phone: 0800242476