Tonight my eldest took me out to see The Legend of Tarzan. Tarzan’s been a favourite of my father’s, and it’s great to see the Edgar Rice Burroughs pulp star still having life after all these years. Inquirer.net has a nice summary on the Ape-Man’s resurrection in the theatres. The flick was pulpy fun. Solid performances. Hard to believe that there were many radio dramas done in the past. They are pretty out dated and could use a new fresh look. Anyone up to making Tarzan adventures in audio again? In the meantime, enjoy the show!
Author: Jack (Page 94 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!
Christian audio drama has been around for a long time, and while many podcasters work hard at producing new work, great production talents are put into the full sounds of epic storylines in these religious tales. City of Destruction is one of these new series, and episode 29 is available to listen on Vimeo. If this could be your new jam, go download the whole series for free at JesusforSinners.com but be warned- 29 is the LAST chapter!
We return with more from the National Audio Theatre Festival with “Jungle Gem” from Bill Chessman and Will Snyder brings us episode two of The Case of the Black Knight” from Neon Nights: The Arcane Files of Jack Tracer. David Ault returns next week but for now it’s AUDIO DRAMA TIME!
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If you’re living in the Des Moines area, now’s your time to get tickets for the upcoming summer playhouse live radio drama there. Final Act Ensemble is bringing back many of your OTR favourites. Check out this Broadwayworld article:
The Des Moines Community Playhouse’s Final Act Ensemble presents their annual summer showcase, an evening of radio shows, 7:00 PM, Tuesday, July 19. Tickets are $10 for all ages and available online at www.dmplayhouse.com and at The Playhouse ticket office, 515-277-6261.
The Final Act Ensemble returns for another installment of nostalgic radio programming, presented in two acts. The first half of the program consists of old-time radio fun with episodes like “Fibber McGee and Molly on Election Day,” “Gracie (Allen) Runs for President,” and “George Frumple Runs for Town Council.” Also on the program: period songs, an installment of “The Shadow” and the return of Dick Tracy, this time solving “Murder at the Mike.”
Go get your tickets today! Make sure you tell ’em “The Sonic Society sent me!”
It’s January 2nd, 2007 and episode #49 of the Sonic Society is on the air. The feature that night? The pilot of Second Shift an original “podplay” that brought gamers and fantasy together in an audio drama series. It was fun. It was gripping. And it continued until 2011 on and off again.
And today we get a look at ten years of Second Shift from writer Brandon M. Crose. Ten years is a long time to be in love…
Jen Rudin writes a series of sage advice on voice acting in one of the latest posts from Backstage .
Go check out what she has to say, but the end of her article identifies the summary of her top five list:
If you want to be a professional actor, you must act like a professional. Practice etiquette and manners and save the crazy tweets and funny Instagram photos for other parts of your life.
Couldn’t have said it better ourselves Jen!
Bill Chessman provides from the National Audio Theatre Festival “The Woman on the Pedestal” while Will Snyder brings us episode one of The Case of the Black Knight” from Neon Nights: The Arcane Files of Jack Tracer. More great new shows and it’s AUDIO DRAMA TIME!
Bernard Cribbins, Adrian Lester, and Paterson Joseph are just a few names who will star in the next installment of Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere spin-off produced by the Maestro of Sound Production, Dirk Maggs. Check out the incredible Radio Times article on this grand new adventure!
Terry O’R
eilly has been a MUST LISTEN personality way back when he gave us O’Reilly on Advertising, and then The Age of Persuasion and now Under the Influence.
O’Reilly is a kingpin of advertising as owner and operator of Pirate Toronto and Pirate New York, his studio is the largest production studio that’s not from a major movie production company. O’Reilly simply knows his stuff. He knows how persuasion is made in advertising, and what’s more, he loves radio.
I had the opportunity to see Mr. O’Reilly when he was at his book signing in Halifax. I got to tell him about The Sonic Society and he was thrilled. Apparently, he’s a lover of radio drama. Who knew? Well, we do. Because those with taste always reach for the best in audio.
Speaking of the best, have a listen to this recent show about how Radio Still Makes Waves. It could give you some incredible ideas to market your own show. Then subscribe to Under the Influence for a ton more!
While the art of Foley tends to be a term used for Film exclusively, those of us in audio drama have a special place in our hearts for the amazing practitioners. Sound makes and breaks movies, just like a good musical score, and no differently than the main focuses of story, acting, and cinematography. Foley tends to get overlooked and often that’s because when it’s done right, it’s so integrated in the product that you don’t even realize how amazing it makes the whole.
Check out vimeo’s release of The Secret World of Foley and check out how awe-inspiring foley truly is!