2. Overview of the show
The radio drama will source material from the original book and carry the story
forward. The story will be centered around Owen Grady and the relationships that
he builds at the park. The audience will also explore the story of Claire who is a
workaholic and the narrative will also question science with the genetically
modified dinosaurs. There will be 12 episodes and each one will be continues
exploring the story of all the main characters and how the events in the park have
affected them in their lives through flashbacks.
3. Genre
The genre of the radio production will be adventure, sci fi and action. Each story
will be centered around adventure through each episode within the pilot episode
there will be a flashback to the day that the park was destroyed and this will bring
back memories of the past.
4. Characters within my radio production
Owen Grady (Dinosaur researcher) - He plays a crucial role in the story, as he will be the main lead character and he
works with the dinosaurs. He conducts research on the animals to help gain a better understanding of the species.
Claire Dearing (Park Manager) - As a park operations manager, she has a huge responsibility within the park to be
focused on the well being of both the dinosaurs and the tourists.
Zack Mitchell - He is the brother of Gray and is on holiday at the park when he encounters a range of different dinosaurs sh
as the Dimorphodons and Mosasaurus which means he will need to survive and eventually escape the park.
Gray Mitchell - He is the younger brother of Zack Mitchell.
Simon Masrani (Investor) - He plays an important role within the show as he has a purposed a range of genetically
modified dinosaurs and also is an investor in the research program.
Vik Hopkins (Park Worker) - He works alongside Owen and has extreme views on how the park should be run.
Katashi Hamada (Command Force Leader) - His sole purpose is to keep the park safe and to secure any dinosaurs that
may be a security risk or become a problem.
5. Voice Actors
Owen Grady who will be played by Tom Hiddleston
Claire Dearing who will be played by Mila Kunis
Zack Mitchell who will be played by Ryan Potter
Gray Mitchell who will be played by Tadashi Hamada
Simon Masrani who will be played by Morgan Freeman
Vik Hopkins who will be played by Kevin Spacey
Katashi Hamada who will be played by Michael Chow
6. Budget/funding
The budget for my new radio drama will be around £20,000 as this will be the cost
of hiring the studio and cast actors and a crew. The budget will primarily be from
license payers for the BBC and my radio show has a number of high profile actors
which will increase costs. I have chosen this budget due to the complex sound
effects that I will be creating in the radio show and this will require a lot of time to
edit.
7. Station and Time of release
The Broadcast station will be BBC 4 Extra and it will be composed of a range of
six episodes that will be available to listen to in the evening at ’18:00′ on
‘Thursday’ and the episode will also be repeated on Sundays. Each episode/show
will last for ’32’ minutes and each show will also be available on BBC iPlayer radio
and it can also be purchased as a podcast on iTunes, which will enable the target
audience to listen to the show on their digital devices, such as mobile phones and
iPods. The launch date will be 16th September 2016.
8. Target Audience
The primary audience will be the older generation who have ‘grown up’ on the
‘Jurassic Park’ franchise and have watched the original trilogy of films. Moth males
and females will enjoy watching and reading the material, the may also love to
travel abroad and have an interest in the natural world. They may also be
interested in popular culture and the secondary audience will aged ’13-25′, they
will a younger generation who have watched the recent installment of “Jurassic
World” and they will use social media. They will may be students who enjoy
reading comics and watch films. In terms of socio economic grouping, they will be
‘C, C1 and B’ with a disposable income, this will enable them to go out and
socialise with friends and family. The additional audience will be students and
critics who may be interested in the adventure genre or may be interested on one
of the voice actors who are involved in the production.
9. Marketing and Distribution
The radio drama will be aired on BBC Radio 4 Extra and it will also be available on
BBC iPlayer for 30 days. It will also be available as a podcast for a limited time
and this will also the core audience to download and listen to the radio drama on
their tablets and smartphones. There will also be physical CDs that are available
for the public to purchase.
10. Mood Board
Sound design will be used within the background and as a transition when
there is a change of scene for example in the beginning there will be a lab
scene and that will fade out to the airport where there is a sense of danger.
Sound will also be used as the weather as part of the rainstorm and the use
of atmospheric sound will help to bring the show to life. There will also be a
wide range of different sound effects within the production such to represent
what is happening to the characters for example in the airport scene there will
be children in the background screaming and also the alarms that are going
off.
The storyline of the radio production will be centered around the main
characters Owen and Claire and how they have to work together to save the
park. The 6 characters will be working together secure the park and make
sure that everyone is safe across the 90 episodes. The story will focus on the
sci fi and adventure genre as Owen finds out what is going on behind his
back at the park together with all the wrong doing in the labs etc. The radio
drama will be set in modern day in 2016 but it will feature flashbacks to the
past in the old park and it will also focus on the main characters and how they
got there.
The story will be of good vs evil and how Owen becomes a hero to help save
the park. The journey also centers around Claire and her story.
