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When The Force Awoke

December 14, 2015 / Jack / 2 Comments

John Madden was “making movies with the lights turned out” by releasing the incredible NPR Star Wars radio drama. With the help of Brian Daley, this never before tried extended series of the original trilogy was an instant sensation and starred Mark Hamill (who Madden proclaimed as a “natural” in radio drama) and Anthony Daniels of C-3P0 fame. Other stars included Ann Sachs as Princess Leia Organa and Perry King as Han Solo (a film role he lost to Harrison Ford, but ended up playing the swashbuckling Solo longer in the extended series than Indy himself).

As The Force Awakens breaks all box office numbers known to humanity, have a listen to NPR’s remembrances of when radio drama sparkled after a low fizzle for decades in That Time NPR Turned ‘Star Wars’ Into A Radio Drama — And It Actually Worked!

Sonic Speaks- 0205- Steven Jay Cohen

December 13, 2015 / Jack / 0 Comments

The incredibly versatile and talented Steven Jay Cohen comes in to talk about audio production, Broken Sea, acting, and his new passion project Listen 2 a Book!

Episode 449- Audilivious

December 8, 2015 / Jack / 0 Comments

Virginia helps out Jack with co-hosting while David Ault rests up his Kris Kringly self. Tonight’s special feature comes from Austin Beach andAudioblivious with “Natural Selection”. Hold on to your hats and your screams!

The Martians Attack Again!

December 5, 2015 / Jack / 0 Comments

… Or rather they have settled for kidnapping Santa! That’s right, Lions Den Theatre and Dartmouth Players present “Santa Claus Conquers the Martians- the Radio Play”. The holiday favourite was adapted into a live show radio drama which was fun for the whole family. Ginny, Rory and Jack had a ball laughing at the great balls of cheese as this B-flick script was expertly rendered into a live performance. Congratulations all!

Adapted by Keith Morrison from the much over-looked film of the same name, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians will bring a little family friendly sci-fi into your holidays as we present an old-timey radio style version of this classic Christmas comedy, complete with costumes and live sound effects.

Our star-studded cast includes: Colleen MacIsaac, Dan Bray, Dan Roy , Jenny Trites, Jesse Robb, Maggie Hammel, Mark Penny, Matt Downey, Melanie Patten, Sean Skerry, Shawn Maggio

Biff Straker- The Man They Call Methuselah, Episode Five

December 4, 2015 / Jack / 0 Comments

Biff fights to survive with Angela Degan and Professor Thermopoli in the Pool of Death before they make their escape to “The Man they call Methuselah”

Episode 448- Watch Victorian

December 1, 2015 / Jack / 0 Comments

David flies solo and soars with a great double feature from WCRS Stage “The Watch” by John S. Drewand “Victoria! Empress of the Universe- Ep 1. Murder in Space Most Foul” from All Better Audio.

Episode 447- Strange Polygloms

November 24, 2015 / Jack / 0 Comments

This week on the Sonic Society Jack and David welcome back an old friend with several episodes fromDreamRealm Enterprises new series Polygloms and the long awaited second episode of Strangeness in Space!

Aurotica

November 22, 2015 / Jack / 0 Comments

When I created the Audio Drama Ratings System for audio producers everywhere to be a helping hand in identifying various content warnings for listeners, I was aware that audio drama is the most intimate of mediums. Just try listening to the sounds of movie lovemaking scene at some point, you’ll notice its far more X-rated in your head than it is when you open your eyes and match the visuals.

Aural Sex is not something new, and actually has a pretty large audience. as describes in this New York Times article.

Whatever way you make your audio, even if it’s Aurotica (TM), give your listeners a clue as to what to expect, and they’ll appreciate it!

Bring Back the Trans-Atlantic!

November 21, 2015 / Jack / 0 Comments

If you’re a fan of the fast-paced, hard-clipped, almost-English accents of the 20’s and 30’s, you’ll remember it as Trans-Atlantic or Mid-Atlantic accent. Especially effective for enunciating in Audio Drama, it has a kind of machine gun speed comedic style which is sadly missing. While many people can do a great parody of the Trans-Atlantic, superior usage of it, like Katherine Hepburn in Bringing Up Baby, has long been lost (kind of like our wonderful audio adaptation!). We at the Society think it’s about time to bring it back. Check out Brainstuff‘s little video on the accent, and start practicing, see!

Grab Your Secret Agent Kits

November 20, 2015 / Jack / 0 Comments

Straight from the website, Code Named Cygnus is

an interactive radio drama that uses speech recognition to cast you as the secret agent in a branching story. Use your voice to operate the game on your iPhone/iPad for a high quality acoustic experience of dialogue performance, sound effects, and music.

Play as a secret agent in an interactive fictional world inspired by old time serial radio dramas. Choose between options to accomplish your mission objectives and listen to the drama unfold as characters react to your decisions. Be the type of spy that you want to be in a world of action and intrigue.

One of the awesome benefits of audio drama is its eternal flexibility. There are so many ways to integrate audio story telling. Codename Cygnus seems to be one more. Go and grab the app from the store and play along with us!