Audio Drama Production Podcast

Hello! So excited to share this insightful interview with you -  Mac Rogers, writer of The Message, Life After and Steal the Stars - all supreme audio dramas released into the wild with exceptional quality, storytelling and production values on every one. Find out Mac's thoughts on his writing process and character development (He discusses elements of plot from Steal the Stars so do listen to that before this if you can to stop spoilers changing your listening experience.) and he gives his hugely unmissablewriting top tips too! We also launch our new Sound Design competition in association with Aural Stage Studios and ADN. So please Do listen to the end for finer details.Thanks so much to our wonderful Patreon supporters and all who listen. We do hope you find these eps useful! Let us know who else you'd like to hear us interview next....Enjoy!   

Crafting an Anthology Series with Jonathan MitchellAnthology audio drama shows with quality stories every time are few and far between, and yet somehow The Truth Fiction Podcast shines like a beacon of twisted awesomeness each time. Join Sarah discussing how this show is created developed and made with The Wonderful Producer-Writer-Director-Editor Jonathan Mitchell. Some fantastic tips on writing collaboration, improvising, location recording and ways into developing your anthology show. And yes, we did improvise a little in the sketch...Enjoy! 

135 - Editing and Directing with Eli McilveenIf you need some top tips on directing VA's in a recording studio and directing remote actors, and how to organise your editing processes, this episode will be wonderfully useful! Eli Mcilveen Writes Produces Directs and Edits Alba Salix and Axe and Crown amongst other endeavours.Learn from one of the best working in AD right now! Enjoy....  

 134 - Mischa Stanton and Home Studio Tech SetupsHello! The wonderfully talented Mischa Stanton of The Bright Sessions, Ars Paradoxica, and The Far Meridian shares some top tips on organising your home studio tech recording setups, and ponders some issues with Sarah regarding excellent audio recording practices and the future of audio drama. David Devereaux, Fiona Thraille,Michael Stokes and Ryan Baldwin also share their own setups and how they use their space and equipment. Enjoy!

The inspirational John Dryden of Panoply talks us through making innovative audio creations and pitching to a Network, and Directing Audio Drama, giving gems of advice on being part of a Network that values our favourite audio medium! Get innovative folks! THINK sustainability!And if that's not enough.....Paul Sating waxes verbal about the indie Fatecrafters Network, and gives advice if you're thinking of making one or joining one yourself...Enjoy!Sarah and Team ADPP

Creating Satirical Characters with Peter Oldring and Dexter GuffNeed more funny in your life? Like satire? LEver wondered what Thought Leaders do? What they're like? Why they're like what they're like? Peter Oldring has created Dexter Guff, a character type ripe for satire in this crazy media fuelled world. We explore how Peter developed his comedic skills and how Dexter came to be. We talk marketing, developing voices and sharing thought dogs. Some people think Dex is actually real. Superb. We'd like you to be inspired to embrace the satirical. Go ahead and create your own....ah gwan....Think The Office, Alan Partridge, 2012. Such fun...Thanks for listening!SARAH AND TEAM ADPP  

Here is some wonderful advice ON HOME AUDIO TECH KIT from Steve Blizin, Tanja Milojevic, Kevin Hartnell, Regan Adler and Boyd Barrett.We also have a good catchup with Write Now and Girl in Space's Wonderwoman, Sarah Rhea Werner. Listen in and enjoy...  

Two absolutely inspiring and excitingly talented ladies have for one reason or another embarked on a relaunch of their podcasts. How did they do it? Why? What have they done And what else are they up to? All these questions and more are explored in this wonderful interview episode.19 Nocturne BoulevardPlease do wholeheartedly go out and listen to these amazingly talented folks' work straight after listening. You will not be disappointed (and in the case of Julie's back catalogue....it will take you a while but boy will you certainly be entertained!)SnatchbackWant Manga? Horror? Suspense? Thriller? Comedy? And more....? Julie has done and is doing it all...more people need to be aware of the huge body of work she has done and is aiming to do. Such a brilliant creative...and Beth too has such wonderful ambitions and I feel we will be seeing a lot more of her successes....do send your scripts and reels to her at Snatchback!And please do remember to do our ADPP Winter Survey!ALSO - REMEMBER TO GET WRITING

Sarah had a wonderful catch-up with the ever-exciting audio supermen known as Fred Greenhalgh and Bill Dufris about their adventures in recording the X-Files this summer, with the well known television acting leads (David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson) resuming Mulder and Scully in full awesome audio mode. Find out handy tips on directing actors, working on location and in studio, and some elements of what the chaps have planned next. We look at how they got onto Wondery Network, and who inspires them too (and we ponder what exactly is a 'Dirky Sheen?'!Now full-on focusing on creating more, once you've listened to this, do check out their forthcoming audio projects on Dagaz Media, and past shows including The Cleansed, Lock and Key, and Will's groovy podcast Sight Unseen.Apologies on some uneven sound in the interview. I keep learning the hard way when guests forget to wear headphones when recording interviews! I'll get there one day....!This show has James Oliva in the guest-host seat and

If you haven't heard any of Rick Coste's amazingly creative, fun, endearing, thought-provoking audio drama - where have you been? All explore relevant issues and themes important to the well-rounded understanding of the world for any young mind...and some older ones too! Ride with The Behemoth, Chase the rainbow in Waterguns and Rainbows and feel the power within us all from Inhale...Rick Kindly guest hosts this episode and we have wonderful interviews from Javier and Nora from Florida to tell us what kids REALLY want from their audio drama, and wise words from Mariele Runacre-Beck of Wireless Theatre (please forgive the sound call quality!) on marketing and other ways to engage kids in the wonderful world of audio drama. We hope you find Rick as inspiring and amazing as all of us do at ADPP! Go listen! Go make! We look forward very much to seeing the fruits of your creative endeavours for children and Kids Audio Drama. (And if you're using #Nanowrimo or #Wriscrivember to engage and push you to ge

11th Hour Audio Productions exists to bring you hair raising amazing horror audio drama for World Audio Drama Day. It is all recorded edited and produced entirely during the month of October and aired on the 30th. Scary huh?Pioneered by Monique and Matthew Boudreau with Fred Greenhalgh and more luminaries a few years ago, this year it involved 5 teams from across the world.In this episode we interviewed the core team leaders and have fun in fathoming what Eleventh hour is all about from people who have survived doing it. Sometimes more than once. This is in the hope that you...yes you reading this right now...might be inspired to make your own Eleventh Hour show next year by jumping in and joining a team or finding your own collaborators. C'mon world! Join in!Huge thanks to our first Guest Host Zachary Fortais-Gomme, Producer/Writer of The Orphans Podcast.And to Anne-Marie Luff who fine tuned and professionalised Sarah's Editing!Also ADPP Hugs and Thanks toMatthew and Monique Boudreau of Aural Stage S

Have Your Say: The ADPP 2017 Winter SurveyWhy aren't there more kids audio shows? Why isn't there horror? Sci-fi? Comedy coming voluminously out of - and into - children's ears? We ponder the audio scene for kids and focus on the amazing range of work in bi-naural audio being done by Michel Lafrance on The Owlfield, and how Jonathan Messinger is inspiring kids to create and nurture their love of reading by listening to Finn Caspian.How and where do they market their shows? What is their demographic and how do they focus their shows on those age ranges? How do they make their shows appealing to kids and how much interaction do they get from their young audiences? We discuss how podcasting folks need to educate parents about what wealth of shows are available to them, and hopefully inspire you to crack on and make some audio drama for kids too!And (Cry) this is also sadly Fiona Thraille's last co-presenting episode. We will miss her truly very madly deeply very much and wish her well in her futu

BARBARA MORGAN - Executive Producer, Organiser and General Superstar Austin Film Festival Guru.The Austin Film Festival has been going for a while - it's a burgeoning and exciting event in the Creative Calendar and you should go if you can! If you're wondering "WHY ARE ADPP INTERVIEWING FOLKS FROM A FILM FESTIVAL?" Well you wonderful people. Because we know there's some awesome writers out there who listen to this loverly show, and also happen to create or aspire to creat #AudioDrama. And at this festival, there's workshops for creating audio specific shows and for screenwriting and allsorts, and it seems like it is a fanTASTIC event to go to if this is your bag.  Barbara fills us in on what happens there and the finer details. Enjoy....LINKS TO AUSTIN FILM FESTIVALAUSTIN FF WEBSITEAUSTIN FF TWITTERAUSTIN FF FACEBOOKAUDIO DRAMA PRODUCTION PODCAST'SKETCH' GUEST STAR - NEWS REPORTER AND TRULY HANDSOME POLICE OFFICER :MR FIONA THRAILLESOUND EFFECTS USED:Freesound.orgSFX Car Indica

Need a serialised epic fantasy drama in your life? Loved Cabin in the Woods? Then you should already be fans of The Once and Future Nerd. Fiona interviews Christian - Co-Creator, Executive Producer Director Editor and Writer extraordinaire of this fun and dramatic entertaining podcast. With advice on why you should totally love what you do in podcasting, why Tumblr as a community is important for podcasting, and why you should definitely join at least one of TOAFN communities! Be inspired! AND if you have ten million dollars to spare, feel free to help Christian make this series into a movie.....Click any of the links below for more info.This is the final episode of our 2017 Summer Season of Conception to Production interviews. Thank you to Travis Vengroff and Kaitlin Statz, Pacific Obidiah, James Oliva, Lindsay Harris-Friel, Lance Dann, Lindsay Graham, MJ Cogburn and of course Christian. We hope if you haven't listened to those interviews, you'll happily binge all at once now. So. Much. Talent! Pleas

This hugely successful political audio drama hit the podcast charts by storm in the midst of the recent tumultuous 2017 actual US President Election. Terms follows the progress of the end of one fictitious Presidential reign and the beginnings of another, and the personalities within. It's a gripping listen with outrageous parallels even the script writers could never have though would be so close to reality.Get on it if you haven't already! ADPP recommends!The beautiful Robert Cudmore interviewed the creator - Lindsay Graham- about the trials and tribulations and surprises behind the making of the show, and thoughts on current states of politics and podcasting.TERMS TWITTERTERMS WEBSITEWONDERY NETWORKAUDIO DRAMA PRODUCTION PODCAST…Find Us…Join Us!ADPP TWITTERFiona Thraille @fthrllSarah Golding @SarahofGoldingEMAIL.OR feel free to leave a lovely message or contact us via the form below (And we would LOVE you to leave us an Apple Podcasts review….:)THANKS FOR LISTENING....

We can't wait for you to hear this fantastic interview with the multitalented man behind this years' hit Podcast thriller Blood Culture....Lance Dann >>>Writer, Director, Producer, Fundraising hunter, Podcasting book author, BBC Radio 4 Documentary Presenter and Academic. (And he's also rather groovy). Find out why he was beating himself up in a leather coat and headphones on in Brighton one evening, what amazing trans media tendrils are, why music was so important to the dynamic of his piece and how Blood Culture was fully funded and created and produced. Yes. Fully. Funded. AMAZING!Look out for his book about Podcasting coming out next year. We might even write one ourselves.....TWITTER@bloodculture@lancedannUSEFUL LINKSBlood Culture websiteLance Dann websiteThe Flickerman websiteMeta - Get a job at Meta!THE WELLCOME TRUST SOUND EFFECTS USED:Sounds from freesound.org  http://freesound.org/people/Soughtaftersounds/sounds/145449/ Oriental Harp 2. by Soughtaftersounds Copyright © 2011 Vara

Want to find out the best demographic group hobbyists to target for listening to podcasts? Ever wondered what a Dramaturg can do for your script? Should you record an Audio Drama in a hotel? Why is Aquavit dangerous? Why should you stop your podcast series from going on toooooo long? Why should writers be kept away from technology? All of these questions plus excitement about the new Dr Who are alllll in this jam packed fun filled episode - and we also find out how Jarnsaxa Rising came to be....and was developed and recorded....The wonderfully fun and talented Lindsay Harris-Friel took time out to talk to us from a dank cave in Scandinavian part of the US...Enjoy!Sarah and Fiona Twitter@thislindsay@jarnsaxarisingJarnsaxa: Listen here Discussed Useful Links:The BugleWireless NightsJudge John HodgmanThe Knitting Guild Association (US)The Knitting and Crochet Guild (UK)Hostile WorldsAUDIO DRAMA PRODUCTION PODCAST…Find Us…Join Us!TWITTER @yapaudioFiona Thraille @fthrllSarah Golding @SarahofGoldingEMAIL. 

James Oliva has been a screenwriter, a voice actor and more, and is about to unleash his thrilling new podcast - 'What's The Frequency' upon the world. Hurray! We caught up with him to discuss how it all came about just after he had cast and was about to herd those cats and record the podcast, and glean his top tips on producing, organising casts and working on audio from Conception to Production. Enjoy!USEFUL WHAT'S THE FREQUENCY LINKSWhat's The Frequency on TwitterJames Oliva and WTFrequency on TumblrWhat's the frequency WebpagesJames Oliva on Soundcloud SOUND EFFECTS USED:www.freesound.orgcmusounddesign - BC egg crackpcaeldries - Hatched

Order yourself a pint, pull up a bar stool, and join Kathleen Kidd (The Scottish Audio Co-Operative, A Night of Horror, Into the Murk) for a chat on all things Audio Drama.Kathleen is part of an Audio Drama movement in South-West Scotland who aren't only making their own podcasts - they're teaching others to do it by running workshops in a local pub.Dates for Your DiaryA Night of Horror, live at the Edinburgh Horror Festival (Friday 27th & Saturday 28th October 2017)Fiona & Sarah are on the Audio Fiction & Drama Panel at the London Podcast Festival (Saturday 16th September 2017)SFX in intro from Freesound.org | orgsinatra314 - Chairscrape11, Alexbuk - Sponge and cloth, bulbastre - cristaline wine glass glasses cling clang chin chin cheers, Braleven – small water spill, Erdie – pub reverb

In the second of our Conception to Production Summer Season shows, we interviewed the wonderfully creative and proactively ambitious Pacific Obidiah. He took some time out of Producing, Writing, Directing, University funtimes and Location hunting to speak to us about how Lake Clarity started, and where it's aiming to go! If you're new to podcasting, want some great top tips on startup podcasts, or just love Pacific and the team already...listen to this! We hope you find it an inspiring listen...Lake Clarity FacebookLake Clarity TwitterLake Clarity TumblrLake Clarity on LibsynLake Clarity WebsiteMIdnight Disease Website