Cenozar wrote:Hey Todd,
I hope all is well. Are stage directions still open? After that I was thinking of picking up some of the minor characters that are still open.
Let me know your thoughts cheers,
Kevin
Welcome to LibriVox! Stage directions are open if you want them - you can see that in the MW (Magic Window) of the first posting if you scroll down. Great. They serve as the structure for assembling the rest of the play. (By the way, don't get attached to the section numbers in the MW - they move around all the time as I rearrange sections that are completed. This is NOT true for books which keep the same section numbers forever, but here I will be discarding all the individual contributions eventually as I create the file file for each act.)
What Catalog name would you like to have? (It does not have to be the same as your forum name.)
Please make sure you complete the "1 Minute Test" for review before you start actively recording any chapters for projects. This is NOT an audition, but a way to check to make sure all your technical settings are correct, your volume loud enough, etc. You will find the information for the 1-Minute Test Recording here:
http://wiki.librivox.org/index.php/1-Minute_Test. The instructions also tell you how to upload your test and then post in the Listeners and Editors Wanted forum so someone can give you feedback on it.
Also, as this is a Dramatic Work, here's a few tips to make a great recording.
* First, try and make sure you have as little background noise as possible. Follow the tips here:
http://wiki.librivox.org/index.php/Noise_Cleaning.
* Second, (not applying much in your case with stage directions but included for completeness) when recording a part, think of it as having a conversation. How would you naturally speak? read the text and see how the character reacts to the things around him, and if it doesn't say, then try to imagine it yourself. Let the reactions sound in your voice. A line can be read in extremely different ways, depending on if the character is sad or happy, so just remember to pay attention to the text and what is going on around him.
* Third, when you edit after you have recorded (you will edit, we all do), leave at least 3-4 seconds between the lines, so that it will be clear when I edit where the breaks are.
Since you are doing the stage directions, follow the instructions in the first posting about the introduction and ending words for each file (one for each act). And in the first act, read the cast list as "Satan, the great devil, read by _______" giving the full description of the character as in the MW (copied from the play text). I'll replace part of that with the voice credit read by the different readers. Give yourself a credit at the end "Stage directions read by (what you want to be called)".
In some cases there will be a character name at the beginning of a line followed by a stage direction. In such cases, please read the character name (full name, not the abbreviation) as well. Example: "FRED [sitting in a chair]" would be read as "Fred, sitting in a chair"
In order not to confuse listeners, you won't be able to read other parts in this play, but you will find a number of other plays open and more coming all the time.
At the Newbie Guide to Recording:
http://wiki.librivox.org/index.php/Newbie_Guide_to_Recording,you can see how to set up your computer to record.
If you'd like to introduce yourself to the community, you can do so here:
http://forum.librivox.org/viewforum.php?f=17
An overview of how Librivox works can be found here:
http://wiki.librivox.org/index.php/How_LibriVox_Works
One of our volunteers has created a number of videos that you might find helpful to learn more about the workings of Librivox. You can find a listing of those here:
http://wiki.librivox.org/index.php/User:Philchenevert
Also to point out to professional (or aspiring) Voice Over artists, all our recordings are put back into the public domain which means sometimes they are sold on ebay, etc. Have a look at this page which describes our Public Domain policy:
http://wiki.librivox.org/index.php/Copyright_and_Public_Domain
Thanks, Todd