I couldn’t help but semi-refer to what might have been a Matrix quote in the audio world as KC Wayland and Wayland ProductionsWayland Productions dropped this news today about a new 10-part series Policy Kings.
Laurence Fishburn and Lorenz Tate will be using the audio genius of Wayland to make this new production come to life. A great time to be an audio drama-phile!
Author: Jack (Page 102 of 175)
Born to Teachers and Amateur Audio Enthusiasts in the small rural community of Belwood, Jack's first love was stories- writing, reading, telling, and singing. He developed his acting skills through High School, University, and through film and community theatre.
Jack writes the lion's share of Sonic Cinema Production's (previously Electric Vicuna) Audio Drama scripts and has his own writing site at www.jackjward.com. Jack also is the middle of book writing, screenplay production, and is the CEO of the Mutual Audio Network- where he and the best people in the world Listen & Imagine, Together!.
He's thrilled to co-host the Sonic Society with his wonderful, talented, friend David Ault as they enter their second decade in the medium!
2016 MARK TIME AWARDS OPEN FOR SUBMISSION UNTIL APRIL 30TH
The 2016 Mark Time Awards are given in recognition of the best audio theatre productions in the genres of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and mystery/detective. As a legacy project of the Firesign Theatre, the awards encourage creative use of the audio arts medium which includes writing, voice performance, sound effects, acoustic environments, musical underscoring, and technological accomplishment. The finalists will be announced May 10th online and the winners will be a presented at the 2016 HearNow Festival, in Kansas City, Missouri. Go to www.marktimeawards.org for entry forms and 2016 guidelines.
We’re back with the hilarious and ingenious Cayenne Chris Conroy’sTeknikal Diffikulties SuperCut! Ten years of grand comedy from the audio drama master. Right here, on the Sonic Society!
Mira Burt-Wintonick who was a producer for ten years on the popular CBC Radio show Wiretap has some incredible things to say about making fiction on the air. While I think her thoughts are especially valuable for those making podficts (fictionalized podcasts), her clear thoughts can be found in detail in the article Storytelling through Sound but here are a few of her notes:
- Performance- less is more, go off script, imperfections are your friend, take charge
- Writing- keep it tight, read aloud before, ladle out unbelievable elements, base your writing in truth
- Sound- leave in mic noise, paint a picture
- Develop emotional truth
- Break the rules
Whether its taking a flight in the Twilight Zone, radio drama’s The Zero Hour, through the acrobatic fight scenes of TJ Hooker, up the elevator to the roof in Boston Legal, or through the skies as the Big Giant Head, or in the many incredible roles, not least of which as Captain James Tiberius Kirk of Star Trek, William Shatner continues to live a life of the artist.
He’s been a radio, stage, screen (silver and big screen), performer, Director, author of science fiction and biographical books, comics, and of course with a hit album and a successful businessman. Curiosity and a passion has driven the life of this iconic Canadian superstar to this point.
On the fiftieth anniversary of Star Trek we get to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY today to Mr. Shatner, and wish him many many more successful and creative projects ahead. Check out CBC Radio’s Rewind tribute to William Shatner’s birthday as MIchael Enright shares for all of us the incredible body of work and wit of our captain.
Warp speed.
John Hurt‘s tour as the infamous War Doctor has passed on to the realm of the audio. Big Finish Doctor Who has kept everybody’s favourite Time Lord busy.
And as this Radio Times article says: “One thing’s for sure: never underestimate the Doctor. If any single thing could be considered Gallifrey’s deadliest weapon and greatest hope, it’s him.”
Check out the trailer below and watch for its release!
More great Radio Drama that was translated and adapted for the stage as The Edmonton Journal Reviews Under Milk Wood.
From the article:
Originally released in 1954 as a radio drama and later adapted for the stage, this “play for voices” was written in the aftermath of the Second World War to portray a sense of innocence and humanity driven by human goodness.
Under Milk Wood depicts the thoughts and desires of the inhabitants of Llareggub, a fictional fishing village in writer Dylan Thomas’s home country of Wales. The production opens on an invitation from the narrator to “hear the dreams” of the sleeping villagers. Llareggub’s townspeople are a diverse group of characters, including Captain Cat, the blind, retired sea captain haunted by visions of his past, and the lovesick Mog Edwards and Myfanwy Price, with dreams only of each other. The figurative language is captivating, littered with humour and imagery, depicting not only the simple provincial life of Llareggub’s inhabitants but also their deepest desires.
This UK Market Magazine Article suggests that while Oculus Rift may represent an entirely new world of virtual entertainment and immersion, maybe the original virtual reality or VR gold standard belongs to radio drama. Consider the authors, Gavin and Jason Fox’s suggestion that Orson Welles and War of the Worlds provided the greatest trick to the mind, and come back and comment your own thoughts on their theory!
Ian McDiarmid
A star-studded cast will be performing in BBC‘s latest release of Shakespeare‘s classic tragedy King Lear.
The play about the elderly King and his three daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cordelia, is to be broadcast on Radio 3, May 8th and stars Ian McDiarmid famous for his role as Palpatine in Star Wars in the lead role.
No stranger to Lear, McDiarmid has played the King in 2005 from the Edward Bond’s 1971 rewrite of the original work.
An all Scottish casting will include Bill Paterson will play Gloucester and Paul Higgins the role of Edmund, while Brian Vernel will play The Fool and Michael Nardone the role of Kent. The daughters will include Frances Grey, from Edinburgh, as Regan, Joanna Vanderham, from Scone, Cordelia and Madeleine Worrall, from Edinburgh, will play Goneril.
Details of the upcoming performance can be found in this article of Herald Scotland.
Ken Foote muses over at CBS Local about the sunny days of radio drama after seeing an episode of The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson and the titanic voice actor Orson Welles. While talking about the difficulties of working as an actor and as part of the crew during live radio drama, Foote considers the powerful gateway show CBS Radio Mystery Theater starring the unforgettable E.G. Marshall as your host and narrator.
Go check out the article, but then consider mentioning to Mr. Foote how audio drama has come back in the modern age!