COMPLETE: Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde - NF/tc

thistlechick · Post by **thistlechick** » December 5th, 2005, 9:08 am

This project is complete. All files are available on the catalog page here:
http://librivox.org/the-importance-of-being-earnest-by-oscar-wilde/

For more information on the development of this particular project please see this topic: http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=311

Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/844

Instead of claiming chapters as we do with novels, we'll try having a different person read each character and then edit them together into a single file... if this doesn't work as well as we'd like, we'll try getting together online and recording all at once...

Target Dates
Act I: Jan. 15, 2006
Act II: Feb. 15, 2006
Act III: March 15, 2006
Completion: April 15, 2006

Act I
Done - Algernon - GordMackenzie
Done - Bracknell - Kristen
Done - Gwendolen - Deana
Done - Jack - JohnGon
Done - Lane - Hugh
Done - Narrator - Betsie

Act II
Done - Algernon - GordMackenzie
Done - Cecily - Kara
Done - Chasuble - Tis
Done - Gwendolen - Deana
Done - Jack - JohnGon
Done - Merriman - Peter Why
Done - Narrator - Betsie
Done - Prism - Sureka

Act III
Done - Algernon - GordMackenzie
Done - Bracknell - Kristen
Done - Cecily - Kara
Done - Chasuble - Tis
Done - Gwendolen - Deana
Done - Jack - JohnGon
Done - Merriman - Peter Why
Done - Narrator - Betsie
Done - Prism - Sureka

File Info:
Encoded format: MP3
Sample rate: 44100
Bit depth: 16
Mono
Bit rate: 128K

Please put the files on your server and post a link here in the forum. Alternatively, if you don't have a server, use http://www.yousendit.com to mail them to Paula: paula at compulsivecreative dot com

File Names: earnest_act#_charactername_wilde.mp3
(example: earnest_1_lane_wilde.mp3). One mp3 file per act for each character.

Recording Notes: Please record your dialog with a 1 second pause in between your lines. (So that the waveforms don't touch each other.) Please do not attempt any type of filtering or modification of the "raw" sound... we'll leave that to the sound editors =)

Pronunciation Guide:

Moncrieff = Mon-CREEF (roll the R a little)
Chasuble = CHAZ-you-bl
Cardew = CAR-dyew
Bunbury = BUN-bree

thistlechick · Post by **thistlechick** » December 5th, 2005, 9:12 am

I will coordinate (with Paula), and also do narration.

Paula (pberinstein) has offered to edit this project.

Peter Why requested (in the former topic) to be Merriman, the butler.

johngon · Post by **johngon** » December 5th, 2005, 9:22 am

Oh sure... I'll jump in. Always loved the play.

I'd be interested in either John Worthing or Algernon.

thistlechick · Post by **thistlechick** » December 5th, 2005, 9:24 am

John, take your pick... I may be coordinating, but I'm not casting it hehe

GordMackenzie · Post by **GordMackenzie** » December 5th, 2005, 9:36 am

I'd be happy to take whichever of Worthing or Algernon that JohnGon does NOT choose.

(but I'd also take a smaller role, whatever...)

thistlechick · Post by **thistlechick** » December 5th, 2005, 9:37 am

you all are so humble... stop being shy and just pick one *rotfl*

Post by **hugh** » December 5th, 2005, 9:42 am

i'll take lane - manservant.

and, just a wee note on librivox "politesse" (!) ... it's much, much easier for a book coordiinator if you say: "I will take X," rather than saying, "I'll take X or Y or Z."

No one will feel badly if you start "hogging" librivox chapters - there are SO many books to do, you don't have to worry about that.

thistlechick · Post by **thistlechick** » December 5th, 2005, 9:43 am

Hugh, thanks for stepping up and claiming Lane =)

thistlechick · Post by **thistlechick** » December 5th, 2005, 9:51 am

Paula, in what format would you like these recorded? any other recording notes you would like me to add?

GordMackenzie · Post by **GordMackenzie** » December 5th, 2005, 9:52 am

Fine... I'll take Algie. So there.

thistlechick · Post by **thistlechick** » December 5th, 2005, 9:57 am

Thank you Gord... you'll read Algernon
... and JohnGon reads Worthing, aka Ernest, aka Jack.

=)

wheee!

thistlechick · Post by **thistlechick** » December 5th, 2005, 10:03 am

As soon as we have file format information from Paula, let's do a test run with Lane (Hugh), Algernon (Gord), and the Narrator (Betsie) reading the beginning of Act 1 (up to where Jack enters).

This will give Paula a chance to see how editing will go.

kayray · Post by **kayray** » December 5th, 2005, 10:06 am

May I be Cecily?

Kara

thistlechick · Post by **thistlechick** » December 5th, 2005, 10:17 am

kayray wrote:May I be Cecily?

Kara

oh, yes, indeed, Kara. I'll update the cast list right now =)

Peter Why · Post by **Peter Why** » December 5th, 2005, 3:03 pm

I'm looking forward to this!