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Stuntz · Joined: 09 Jun 2005 Posts: 16 Location: Seattle, WA

I'm currently looking into building an audio drama to help out those who are visually impaired to be able to enjoy the comic books.

If you would be interested contact AudioComics@gmail.com

J.D. Ravatt

Specifically looking for voice actors who can do passable impressions of the crew, and extras.

Companion Kate · Joined: 27 Jan 2005 Posts: 2014 Location: UK

Would you actually have to be visually impaired in order to get the audio drama? Only, I'd quite like to hear it too, once it's finished...

(Also, I happen to think that J.D. does good impressions of Wash and Book)
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Stuntz · Joined: 09 Jun 2005 Posts: 16 Location: Seattle, WA

No, but if I say that it's for the visually impaired it seems more altruistic and thus as I tread lightly on copyrights people are more forgiving. Besides, it was the e-mail from the visually impaired woman who inspired this idea.

-J.D. Ravatt

gobluegirl · Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 539

I'll volunteer. Don't want to tie myself down to anything specific, but if you are short a voice or two, i'd be glad to pitch in. I did chorus in high school drama, so being an "extra" is old hat for me.

I also agree that JD does a great Wash and Book.

gbg.
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Companion Kate · Joined: 27 Jan 2005 Posts: 2014 Location: UK

Stuntz · Joined: 09 Jun 2005 Posts: 16 Location: Seattle, WA

Although I wasn't suggesting doing it under The Signal's title, or actually including them in any way what you suggest is an interesting premise.

I should talk to those involved. There still might be room for people to do extra voices and the like if they are so inclined.

-J.D.

Companion Kate · Joined: 27 Jan 2005 Posts: 2014 Location: UK

I think that the visually impaired person who sent us an email would be happy with just one person reading the text and telling the story though. They just want something. So why not make a relatively simple voice recording, which we could give to that listener, and any others who needed it, and then maybe look into getting a more professional version done later.

That keeps everyone happy, I think.
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Aser · Joined: 01 Oct 2005 Posts: 57 Location: Sacramento CA

I personally was thrilled with Jill’s piece on the comics. I sort of treated my situation (legally blind) just as another fan who couldn’t get copies… LOL

Copyright law on this is confusing. I use books recorded: commercially, by nonprofit organizations, through government grants and by individual acquaintances; the only thing I’m particularly sure of is I can’t copy anything... and that for the noncommercial stuff, be certified disabled. The Library of Congress has a diverse selection including a lot of obscure fiction, but I’m doubting their readers will touch on Serenity/Firefly any time soon.

Dramatizations of comics are nothing new; the people that did Star Wars put a few out in the 90s. They don’t seem like they’d require much effort either. Which publisher did the comics? Maybe we really could convince them to make one. At any rate though, simply satisfying curiosity as far as Jill mentioned is more than enough of an endeavor I’d think…

Maybe someone (maybe even someone revered by us Browncoats) could volunteer to read Serenity material for the Library of congress…

Rhonis · Joined: 17 Sep 2005 Posts: 27 Location: Philadelphia

I have a recording where i read it like I was reading a book to someone. If anyone is interested in getting this, PM me or post here. I do all the voices myself:) I might rerecord to get my roomate to do the girl voices... just let me know!
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Robert W. Franson · Joined: 19 Sep 2005 Posts: 36

A number of old-time movies were also recorded for radio by the original cast members. You can follow them pretty well, but of course it helps if you've seen the movie, or recall what the principal actors look like. And realistic streets, houses, trains, and so forth can be taken for granted, whereas Serenity, Reavers and such would be helped by additional narration.
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Tigertiger1979 · Guest

Update - The short term fix for Christina (original email to the Signal on this thread) was that I got to read the first comic to her over the phone as I'm in DE and she's in MD. I only got through the first one on speaker phone for her and her husband, before they had to go when someone picked them up to see Serenity on opening night without me...GRRR...I waited till Sunday.

I claim credit for telling her about the Signal, but she's had more shindigs at her place than I have.

But if you want to do a spiffy version of that with more than one person doing the voices, I'd be happy to help!

Rhonis · Joined: 17 Sep 2005 Posts: 27 Location: Philadelphia

okay let's do this. For fun, not profit, and nothing professional. People send me a 1 minute sampling of the voice they want to do. I'm gonna do mal, and I'll do jayne if i have to as well.

rhonis@ g mail.co m

I put the spaces in there to prevent bots from grabbing it.

Some night we'll all get online with our mics, and we'll do a reading, and I'll use audacity to record. I'm not sure if googletalk has multi user capabilities, so we'd probably have to use another program. Anyone have a good one?
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erico · Joined: 07 Sep 2005 Posts: 49 Location: Maryland, USA

Shaid · Joined: 05 Oct 2005 Posts: 1 Location: Maryland, U.S.

Waw! Thanks for the great responses! My husband and I really appreciate it. I'd love to volunteer to help with the audio commic but, I'm incredibly untechnical so I don't know how me recording my own sound files would go.
As an amusing aside, when we went to see the movie on opening night, my husband told the people behind us that our friends would be describing the movie to us so, there would be lots of extra talking. The man behind us offered to add inaccurate descriptions to what our friends told us. He turned out to be too involved in watching the movie himself, though. Can't really blame him for that but, I was curious to see what he would have said.
Anyway, thanks again, everyone.

cinemafreak · Joined: 02 Aug 2005 Posts: 8 Location: North Carolina

I'd like to help. I do voice work in the Star Wars realm thanks to http://starwarsfanworks.com. Also, if you need any help with sfx or mixing, let me know, as I've done my fair share of it

http://www.requiemoftheoutcast.com - 2 year Indpendent Media review show
http://www.requiemoftheoutcast.com/pulp - recently started Old Style Radio Pulp Drama
and the upcoming, which always seems to miss mention
http://www.requiemoftheoutcast.com/mos - coming very soon, Serenity Comedic, in 'Verse series.
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StrawberryDemon · Joined: 13 Oct 2005 Posts: 9 Location: Arkham, MA

http://fullcastaudio.com/ is a nice company that does full-cast adaptations of lots of things... I suspect "Those Left Behind" doesn't suit their... sensibilities, but they might be able to offer tips on things like permissions.