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Elements of audio in radio

This document analyzes the elements of audio in radio, including human voice, music, sound effects, and silence. It discusses how human voice conveys meaning and stimulates imagination. Music adds color and life while also breaking monotony and setting mood. Sound effects help listeners imagine scenarios. Silence provides emphasis and emotion. Together, these audio elements create sound landscapes in the mind of the listener. The strengths of radio are its ability to speak directly to individuals by talking to them, rather than just reading to them. Music significantly contributes but must be used discreetly and suitably.

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ELEMENTS OF AUDIO IN RADIO - AN ANALYSIS PRESENTED BY – JOYDEV MAJUMDAR ( 17/03/DJMC/05) PAPER – BJP C-204 COURSE INSTRUCTOR – TJB, DEPT.OF JMC, CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF ORISSA
INTRODUCTION "Communication is a process of sharing or exchange of ideas, information, knowledge, attitude or feeling among two or more persons through certain signs and symbols”. We have many mediums to communicate to . They are:- 1) Traditional and folk media 2) Print media ( Newspapers, magazines) 3) Electronic media ( Tv, radio) 4) New media (web portals, e-news etc)
ELEMENTS OF AUDIO IN RADIO The main set of elements involved in the creation of a radio script are: 1. Human voice 2. Music 3. Sound effects 4. Silence
HUMAN VOICE Voice is a crucial element in radio. It can provoke different reactions on the listener depending on its characteristics.
CONT.. VOICE is important because:- 1) Voice conveys meaning, 2) Stimulates our visual imagination and creates visual images in our mind. If we do not take care of our voice and the way we speak, we will not make it easy for the listener to understand our message TIPS to speak in radio:- • Speak slowly. We are not in a hurry! • Move your mouth as much as you can while pronouncing words. • Do not laugh! (if not on script) There are people listening to you.
MUSIC Music is very important. Its main aim is to generate the appropriate atmosphere so as to make language work on the listener and with the desired objective. 1) Music adds colour and life to any spoken word programme. 2) Music can break monotony 3) Music is used to give the desired effect of happy or unhappy situations, fear or joy. 4) Music can suggest scenes and locations.
Music functions.. • Grammatical: it joins different spaces and identifies different contents and sections of the programme. • Descriptive: when the music is part of the narration. • As content: in musical programmes.
SILENCE Silence is a very useful resource to put emphasis and atmosphere to the radio message. However, there is usually not much place for silence in radio scripts. Silence can provide a message with tension, emotion and very deep feelings.
SILENCE FUNCTIONS… •Expressive: to represent emotional states. • Interactive: when doing interviews, the interviewer does not speak to stimulate the thinking time. • Narrative: to represent a gap in time.
SOUND EFFECTS Sound effects are sounds produced by a human voice or by other things (e.g. animals, objects) which are neither words nor music. Noises and effects provoke the listener to imagine, thus they are very important in a radio message. Sound effects can be used in two ways: (a) Spot effects or effects that are created as we speak and (b) Recorded sound effects.
Categories of Sound Effect… a)Ambiences: It provide a sense of place, “where”, and perhaps of time “when”, events occur. b) Discrete Effects: Indicates individual events; “what”, “how”, and “how much”. c) Crowds: Sounds of many people in a crowded situation, without specific voices or words being distinguishable. d) Dialogue: Dialogue is sound too. The character of the voice indicates a lot about who the character is. Give importance to vocal contrast. e) Silence: A dramatic element.
SOUND LANDSCAPES Human voice, music , silence and sound effects altogether create a sound landscape in the mind of the listeners. They create images with the help of this sound elements. It makes a person to imagine a wonderful sight even sitting inside a dark room.
CONCLUSION Radio differs from other media because it is for the ears, not for the eyes. Therefore, sound, voice, script and music plays a vital role in a radio production. In fact, the strength of a radio programme is that it speaks to individuals, and the way it does this by talking to them, not reading to them Music is the straightest path to the emotional centres of the mind. Other sounds, dialogue or effects must be translated and understood first. It makes significant contribution in radio but must be used with great discretion. Suitability is an important factor.
REFERENCES… • https://baecj.blogspot.in/2015/05/elements-of-radio-programme • www.slideshare.net • www.nios.jmcarticle.edu • The Radio Handbook by Carole Fleming.
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