Matters Various.

[fangrrl_squees]

Rather to my surprise, I find myself with more ideas to play with than I have time in which to play with them. This hasn't happened for quite a while, I assure you.

Podcast
- Brainstorm ideas for individual segments and episode themes (I've got a lot. The challenge will be getting 'em all to quiet down long enough to be written down)
- Sort out the tech (probably not all that difficult, just time-consuming. Will probably set up a subdomain of skaro.com for hosting, since I've got unlimited bandwidth through the host)
- Wheedle folks into contributing. Remote recording will be challenging, but not impossible, by any means.
- Think of a name for the bloody thing that is neither dull nor patronizing.

Still-unnamed Time Agency Audio Fanscript of Dooooom
- Finish outlining the last two characters
- Outline the Big Events which immediately precede the first story. Mostly done in my head already, phew.
- Brainstorm the episode story ideas (whimper) and summarize.
- (oh gods) Sketch out the overall season arc. Thank god I'm planning a short season.
- Writewritewritewrite until my fingers bleed. Treatments, then script.
- Declare that I'm crap, throw everything out, start over.
- Decide if I want to record the bloody thing as a fan project, or what. (no, I will not be buying large drinks for certain BFA people at certain conventions. That doesn't work outside the movies, anyways. ;))

The Locusts of Time
- If I can't get my bloody cast together for a read-through soon, I'm in trouble.
- I'm already in trouble as it seems one of my leads is working the local Renn Faire and that could sink plans to have footage in the can by mid-August. Must decide if I'm going to re-cast, or shoot something else to provide footage for the Final Cut Pro class - assuming I can afford to take it, this fall.
- GAH (translation: I will not think about this right now, because I'm not thinking clearly. Further bulletins after further cogitation has occurred)

I think, if nothing else, I've got the bones for a great one-shot tabletop RPG with the Time Agent stuff. I forgot how much I like doing character-crunchy things and world-building. I just wish creating actual plot wasn't like trying to perform dental surgery on myself. With stone tools. Without anesthetic.

I think I can manage all of this, simultaneously. I just can't take anything else on board, right now (cue: revival of the screenplay that wouldn't die)

Comments

[rm.livejournal.com]

When I did an episode of Snapecast, we did roundatables via Skype, each recorded our own audio on an audio program and then sent it to someone to splice together for sound quality. This might already be obvious to you, but fyi.

[fangrrl-squees.livejournal.com]

That was an approach I was considering for any dialogues/round tables - glad to hear that it's worked for some folks. Thanks!

[brewsternorth.livejournal.com]

*nods*

I seem to recall an epic podfic with a multinational cast where individuals recorded their own parts and sent them off to be stitched together as one audio.

[shadoweave.livejournal.com]

I've done a few segments for Syne Mitchell's Weavecast where I recorded interviews on my mp3 player and sent them on to Syne for editing.

Actually, over the past few months, she's gathered together a group of volunteers to do the editing for her so that she can concentrate on the content - that has been working very well for her, and I think is probably an excellent example to follow.

[jblum.livejournal.com]

Re the Time Agent thing -- there are plenty of audio production groups both in and *out* of fandom, some of whom do good work, who might be happy to handle the recording end of things if the project enthuses them. Neil Marsh is involved with Hub Of The Universe Productions -- you never know, they might be interested in doing a production, especially if you're willing to do post-production yourself!

[britgeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

Bloody hell. I'd forgotten about the "release it into the wild" option. Thanks!