Audio Theater Guide

The late Robert L. Mott had a long career doing sound effects for films, cartoons, theater, commercials—and for radio (such as Gangbusters, Philip Morris Playhouse and Perry Mason), and television (including Ed Sullivan, Jackie Gleason, The Tonight Show, Playhouse 90, Captain Kangaroo and Bob Hope). Twice nominated for Emmy awards for Days of Our Lives, he also wrote for Dick Van Dyke and Red Skelton. The Academy of Television Arts and Science selected him for their website honoring the legends of live television.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Preface      1. Voice Acting      2. Microphone Acting Techniques      3. Barkers, Burpers, and Screamers      4. Writing Tips for the Audio Theater      5. Picturing What You Write      6. Can Sounds Create Emotions?      7. The ABCs of Directing      8. Directing the Next Step Up      9. Comparing Audio Theater with Other Media      10. The Warm-Up      11. The Comedy Theater      12. Scenes, Comedy Sketches, Commercials and More      13. The Most Asked for SFX and How to Do Them      14. Creating the More Impossible Sounds      Glossary      Bibliography      Index

“Mott’s excellent text is destined to be a classic handbook for radio/audio theater production”—Library Journal.