Radio script anaylis done
- 2. Style: The mediaisradio andthe institution isthe BBC.The script followsthe general style of radioscripts where there isa descriptionof whatishappeningatthe topof the page,(“KITCHEN.MORNING. SARAHIS CHOPPINGVEGETABLSWITH SOME FORCE.”) underneaththe title.Inthiscase itisthe choppingsoundswhichwill provide the listenerwithasense of time andplace,before the dialogue makesitclear that we are in a domestickitcheninthe morningand a couple are talking(“Hiiiii” “You’re up, are you?”). Content: SmoothApparatusisa short radiodrama whichpremieredon aBBC radiostation,mostlikelyBBC radio4. It tellsthe storyof the morningafterthe nightbefore,withacouple facinganuncertain future afteritemergesthatDave might’ve cheatedonSarahon a nightout. Narrative structure: SmoothApparatushasa typical 3 act structure where we are introducedtothe charactersand the setting,orthe equilibrium, before the disruptionof whatDavidwasreallydoinglastnight,leadingto the conflictof Sarah’saccusationthat he wascheatingonher (“Didyouscrew her inthe car park like we did?” Genre: The genre is dramaand is designedtoappeal tomiddle aged,middle classwomen.The scripthas conventionsof dramaas itportrays a realistic,domesticlifestyle andposesasituationwhichmany couples,inreality,would’ve beenin,engagingthe audience andpotentially movingthem emotionally,whichiswhatdramatypicallyachieves. Target Audience: The target audience forSmoothApparatusismiddle-aged, middleclasswomenwho range fromaC1 to an A on the NRSSocial Demographicscale andare the Mainstreamon RubicamandYoung 4Cs scale,as the character whothe listenerendsuprootingfor,Sarah,isa middle-aged,middle-class womanwholivesassuminglylivesafairlynormal,domesticlife,butone whichpotentiallyfrustrates her,especiallywhenherhusbandis outlate drinkingandpossiblycheatingonher. Ibelieve thatthe target audience couldrelate toaspectsof thisstorys lotsof people aren’tsatisfiedwiththe routine livesthattheylive.