Style Guide-Genre-Non-Music
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Audiobook
Also called a "book on tape." A recorded, narrated version of a novel or text.
Normally narrated by one or two narrators only. Not to be confused with a Radioplay, where every character in the story is spoken by a single different voice actor.
Comedy
Can describe a recording of stand-up comedy, comedy skits, or comedic radio recordings.
Dialogue
Usually used to describe excerpts of dialogue from other media (TV, movies, radio) that are released in audio-only format.
Education
A recording meant to be didactic or instructional.
Field Recording
A recording made outside of a studio, i.e. "in the field."
Interview
A recording of an interview conducted between two or more people.
Monologue
Description for this style goes here.
Movie Effects
Description for this style goes here.
Poetry
Description for this style goes here.
Political
Can describe a recording of a political speech, political advertisements, propaganda, debates, or campaign promotions.
Promotional
A commercial or (usually paid) advertisement for a product or service. Use in conjunction with the Political tag for political advertisements.
Public Service Announcement
A recording made for use on public broadcast stations or in public areas. Contains information or suggestions concerning civic responsibility issues (e.g. joining the army, cleaning up trash, volunteerism).
Radioplay
Also known as Radiodrama or Hörspiel. Form of audio storytelling. With no visual component, Radioplay depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the listener imagine the story. Newer radioplays and also classics are distributed on all available media today and for newer productions it is not needed that they were ever broadcasted or even intended for radio airplay.
Attention: Only cause sound material was broadcasted on the radio does not make it automatically a Radioplay.
Religious
A recording about a religious subject, but not necessarily preaching or a sermon. For sermons, use the Sermon style tag.
Sermon
A recording of a religious service or preaching.
Special Effects
A recording containing sound effects or foley for use in TV, radio, movies, etc.
Speech
A recording of a speech or series of speeches delivered on any topic. For political speeches, use the Political style tag.
Spoken Word
May describe any spoken-word content that doesn't fit into another Non-Music category.
Technical
Description for this style goes here.
Therapy
A recording made for theraputic reasons. It may be spoken word, white noise (nature sounds, tones, etc.), or a combination of both.
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