As Jack makes his way out of the TORTIS to rescue David, he sets the controls for Brad Lansky and the Rogue Era– Part One from Dieter Zimmerman and Part One of “Please Come With Me” from Darker Projectsand Mark Bruzee.
Author: Jack (Page 120 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!
Jack completes Season One of Sonic Speaks with part two of his audio essay on the landscape of the audio story first heard in the Audio Drama Production Podcast.
He may not be the picture here, but Biff Straker of Nova Command is still looking for a few good men and women- actors that is!
As we prepare for the release of Season Zero, of Spaceways for Sonic Society Season 11, EVP is looking for some great, energetic and interesting character voices.
The tone of the revamped Spaceways will be Buck Rogers adventure but Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow seriousness. The storylines may be fantastic and silly at times, don’t let your characters be. We’re looking for believable auditions so that Biff can be appreciated for all ages!
Here’s some of the roles you can give a try.
1. Rat Man (M): Drag them both back to the Circle… But Captain Bara (BEAR-ra) ! How did you guess that the blaster was not set to kill? … Fool! You heard her. She was ready to surrender to the Council. Do you think she would have dared to kill us knowing how much trouble she’s in already? Do you?!
2. Viking Amazon Centaur Pirate (F): The slave male you asked for, War Chief… Yes, War Chief (STAMPS A SALUTE) … No. I slew her. It’s amazing how easily that can be done and so quickly, she even now breathes her last.
3. Oar Captain on Flying Slave Ship (M): You! Sapiate! (SAY-pee-it) The War Chief will see you above decks. Be quick about it. YOU! SAPIATE! I won’t tell you again! Get above decks!
DETAILS: a. Record on an excellent microphone with great isolated sound quality.
b. Provide your audition on any or all of the above lines. Include more voices or lines of your own.
c. Send audition mp3’s (256K is fine for the audition) to sonicsocietyATgmailDOTcom.
d. Include your full name, best way to get in contact with you and your availability.
Please note that actors who are excellent usually have the following attributes: great voice flexibility and style, great recording capability, flexible schedules for recording and retakes, and fun to work with.
Are you as excited about part two of Jerry Robbins’ and Colonial Radio Theater’s triumphant season one Ticonderoga as we are? We doubt it. It’s going to be hard to stifle the cheering as CRT releases this special sneak preview on their blog.
Pick up Ticonderoga Season One, Part 1 in Amazon, Audible, or I-Tunes today!
David Filskov provides a very detailed Guide to Sound Effects with a ton(e) of different ideas to help tell your audio story! Pull out those sound recorders and start making some great original effects and pass them along to the community.
NPR asks the question “Can you hear quality audio?” with this interesting series of music segments that included compressed and uncompressed elements of songs, Jacob Ganz challenges you to pick the WAV. Go ahead, and take the test! We’re not afraid to say that we failed, but then again, none of these clips are audio drama!
The hilarious antics of the boys from Rude Alchemyarrive in the Sonic Society, and just in time to help reset the TORTIS and Jack. Prepare for Carver Cranebottom, Bone Detective Parts 1 and 2!
With thanks to the awesome twosome over at Audio Drama Production Podcast and their facebook group page, here’s a super look at the eternal problem for all of us audio producto-philes (so maybe that’s not a word, but it should be!).
Aaron Brown’s excellent sound page has a fantastic article on how to make a great sound environment. Have a read and discover How to Build Your Own Acoustic Treatment Panels for Under $30.
Jack ends off the series of Sonic Speaks this season with his own little audio essay on the landscape of the audio story first heard in the Audio Drama Production Podcast.
It’s been a few years since our first release of the Audio Drama Rating System that we released in the incredible Audio Drama Directory. Many audio drama groups, companies, and individuals have been using the rating system to help identify what their content contains with thanks to Matt Leong’s artistry for the rating system badges!
Some people have asked why even have a rating’s system in the first place? Here was my answer back then:
Audio Drama on the Internet has become a renewed golden age of entertainment. So many new companies and individuals have created plays and stories and are distributing them through Internet Radio, Direct Downloads, Streaming and of course Podcasts. But as we become a larger and more robust community, it becomes more and more difficult to sort out which show is most appropriate for which audience. As an educator and a father, I know I would love to be able to point more families, teachers and students to a number of different audio play productions.
In the old days of radio, we had specific requirements banning certain language and adult situations. Today we have virtually no limitations in the breadth and scope of our tales! So, to help sort appropriate audiences, I have, with the consultation of several folks, developed a basic ratings system. It is my hope that many organizations and audio drama producers will sign on and agree to rate their shows so that many more people can listen and enjoy!
And it’s only become more important today with so many productions as we move through the Silver Age of the Modern Audio Drama movement and find fantastic new shows and new listeners.
In the tone of that collective effort I’m proud to provide folks with the BRAND NEW AUDIO DRAMA RATINGS VOICINGS by none other than Tanja Milojevic famous from Lightning Bolt Theatre of the Mind (and the upcoming Biff Straker) and John Bell from the hilarious and compelling Bell’s in the Batfry (and the aforementioned upcoming Biff too!)
Please feel free to download the new audio drama ratings and use on all your shows. Let’s help spread radio drama far and wide!
Excelsior!