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Post by RJ Alden Lackie on Sept 2, 2013 21:00:06 GMT
I've long played with the idea of producing an audio drama. In addition to the skills of a talented sound designer for sound effects and a decent library, which I don't have access to now I'm out of university, I'd need some kind of studio too. Any recommendations on equipment one might use to create one of these? I know Tom East and Dan Taylor did Doctor Who Tales together (am I right on that?), so they might have some wisdom to toss into the pool.
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Post by Tom East on Sept 3, 2013 11:29:42 GMT
I don't think I'm wrong in saying Doctor Who Tales was a very tough experience and that's why we only ever did one episode. The script kept on getting changed, even after actors had recorded their lines and the editor had a busy life so it wasn't at the top of his priorities meaning the rest of us were stood around for a while not doing very much at all and feeling useless for it.
Plus, I hate the scripts I wrote for that. They made everything far too obvious to the point where characters were going "Oh my God the aliens have tentacles and they're coming right for us!" Overall, it was pretty cringey.
I know other people have had more success than us though so I'd love to hear their stories.
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Post by Dan Taylor on Sept 6, 2013 0:00:15 GMT
It was tough and I think an audio series is definitely something you need to produce and have in the bag before you release anything. Part of our issue is the Pilot went out and then we were immediately under pressure to create more which is why I ended up passing the editors job onto someone else.
I think given time to breath, enough time and space to work, it can be an extremely rewarding experience. I know how proud I was of Flashbang, despite some cringy dialogue.
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Post by RJ Alden Lackie on Sept 21, 2013 10:02:46 GMT
Tom East, Dan Taylor, can I ask what equipment and software you used for DWT and whether you were happy with it?
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Post by Dan Taylor on Sept 21, 2013 11:23:49 GMT
Obviously we did ours just using whoever wanted to contribute so they all had their own types of microphones. I know lots of people use headsets but the audio quality on that isn't brilliant, if you listen to The Beautiful Game, I use exactly the same equipment.
Software wise, I think we used Audacity which is fine but I actually prefer using a video editing software like Sony Vegas as it's easier to edit in my opinion but it's just different strokes for different folks, I think!
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Post by RJ Alden Lackie on May 31, 2014 20:38:20 GMT
Now that I've got a decent microphone (Snowball ICE), I might try putting something together, audio drama wise, to experiment. Even though it won't be professional-grade quality like Dead City Blues was (recorded in-studio w pro actors, sound library access & sound designer / director), I still want to play in that sandbox more, and why not do it for free if I can? I could release it here for fun while I learn the ins and outs of writing to audio.
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Post by Srini Madhavan on Jun 1, 2014 8:46:04 GMT
Would be a good idea to get a couple of young actors together to voice a new series. I say go for it! It would take quite a bit of work in terms of sound effects, etc. - but definitely doable if you put your mind to it.
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Post by RJ Alden Lackie on Jun 15, 2014 18:43:46 GMT
If I can get my hands on a place with good recording acoustics and no external noise mussing up the recording, maybe a purely dialogue-driven one could work nicely. At least as practice.
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