DVT082 Radio Drama

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 3 credits for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Andrea Hanáčková, Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. MgA. David Drozd, Ph.D. (deputy)
doc. Mgr. Šárka Havlíčková Kysová, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D.
Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Thursday 9:10–12:25 G03
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This lecture series with seminar discussions captures the theory and histo of the genre of radio drama as well as its modern versions. It discusses the liminal forms (docudrama, feature) and radio adaptations. The aim is to present the basic possibilities of drama in the auditive medium, providing an overview of the key concepts, names and dramatic titles in the Czech and European contexts and offering terminology necessary for a critical analysis of radio drama.
Syllabus
  • 1. Radio play - defining the concept, its beginnings, sources
  • 2. BBC and the Radiojournal - between radio play and the feature
  • 3. Brno radio Avant-Garde
  • 4. Radio drama mystifications of the 1930s and 1940s
  • 5. The 1960s in Prague and Brno
  • 6. Radio adaptations of drama classics
  • 7. Radio adaptation of fiction
  • 8. Czech radio direction
  • 9. Sound design of the modern radio play
  • 10. Debased, yet much beloved (the genre of the radio detective play)
  • 11. Docudrama and feature
  • 12. Contemporary productions abroad (outcomes of the Prix Europe 2012)
Literature
  • Crook, Tim: Radio Drama. Routletge, 1999.
  • Rut, P.: Pro rozhlas (i proti němu). Brkola, 2011.
  • Hand, R.J.: Radio Drama Handbook: Audio Drama in Context and Practice. New York, 2011.
  • Briggs, Asa: The History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom. Volume 2,3. Oxford University Press, 1965, 1970.
  • VEDRAL, Jan. Nezáměrná tetralogie plus jedna nechtěná hra navíc : pět rozhlasových her. Brno: Větrné mlýny, 2006, 283 s. ISBN 8086907295. info
  • Nepromlčené případy Jaromíra Ptáčka. Edited by Jaromír Ptáček - Vilém Faltýnek. Vyd. 1. Brno: Větrné mlýny, 2005, 353 s. ISBN 8070081848. info
  • VEDRAL, Jan and Jan VEDRAL. Jiří Horčička - rozhlasový režisér. 1st ed. Brno: Větrné mlýny, 2003, 210 pp. ISBN 80-86151-83-2. info
  • ŠTĚRBOVÁ, Alena and Tatjana LAZORČÁKOVÁ. Umělecké osobnosti brněnského rozhlasu. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2001, 107 s. ISBN 8024402149. info
  • ŠTĚRBOVÁ, Alena. Rozhlasová inscenace : teoreticky komentované dějiny české rozhlasové produkce. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Vydavatelství Univerzity Palackého, 1995, 149 s. ISBN 8070675314. info
  • CZECH, Jan. O rozhlasové hře : hledání specifiky české rozhlasové inscenace od roku 1945. Praha: Panorama, 1987. info
Teaching methods
A lecture series with seminar discussions; individual listening to radio plays and their analyses in class.
Assessment methods
The course will be concluded with an exam. Active participation in class is required; regular home work and a final essay.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
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