Jack | December 14, 2015
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. […]
Category: Podcast, Radio |
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Tags: Ann Sachs, Anthony Daniels, C-3P0, Han Solo, John Madden, Mark Hamill, NPR, Perry King, Princess Leia Organa, Star Wars
Jack | August 28, 2015
As we get closer to the latest Star Wars epic movie, it behooves us to look at sound engineer Ben Burtt’s explanation on how the iconic sounds to the universe are created. As we get closer to Biff Straker’s launch in the Sonic Society with Year 0, the question is how will Josiah Ambrose produce […]
Category: Media, Sound Effects |
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Tags: Ben Burtt, Biff Straker, Josiah Ambrose, Star Wars
Jack | December 17, 2014
Remember Star Wars? It was quite the thing in the day (and if you believe the hype it will be again starting next year. George Lucas wasn’t just the King of visual effects, he also pioneered in a pile of really unique sound effects. Here’s an incredible look at how the breakdown of the Millennium […]
Category: Media, Sound Effects |
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Tags: Millennium Falcon, Star Wars
Jack | September 13, 2014
Who listens to Audio Drama anyway? That’s always been the big question we who create new Audio plays always asks. Is this a medium that’s still mostly appreciated by Baby Boomers? Or is it the Gen X’ers who listened to A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and The Star Wars Radio Drama in the eighties […]
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Tags: David Farquhar, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Moonlight Audio, Star Wars, Voices in the Wind Audio Theatre
Jack | February 21, 2012
Ninety year old Erik Bauersfeld sure loves Radio Drama and his voice has certainly been the stuff of legend. Check out this pro as he gives you some of the most memorable Star Wars characters from Return of the Jedi and asks you to give Audio Theatre a chance!
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Tags: Admiral Ackbar, Erik Bauersfeld, Radio Drama, Return of the Jedi, Star Wars
Jack | August 5, 2010
Shooter from Furious Fanboys wrote a great article on his picks for Top 5 Bits of SciFi Earcandy and guess who got two nods of the five? Before we let the cat out of the bag lets take a moment and give a nod to the other three mentioned: 1. National Public Radio Star Wars […]
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Tags: 5 Bits of Sci Fi Ear Candy, Firefly Old Wounds, Furious Fanboys, Sonic Society, Star Wars, We're Alive, Wormwood
Jack | February 3, 2010
With thanks to Bill Hollweg from Broken Sea for passing this out to us! Finding great help to make good audio drama is always a special treasure, and this is no exception. Thanks so much for the folks that put this fun series together. Check it out! F.A.M.E. Since the launch of Star Wars Fanworks […]
Category: Audio Blogs, Podcast |
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Tags: F.A.M.E., Fan Audio, Nathan P. Butler, Rich Sigfrit, Star Wars