This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: http://librivox.org/henry-vi-part-1-by-william-shakespeare/
(Summary by Algy Pug)[After the empty pagentry of Henry V, we watch the English continental empire disintegrate as a group of scheming and quarrelsome nobles begins to undermine the authority of Henry VI, the hapless priest-king. This is the first in a series of three plays which I am hoping to record as a composite project.
- Is there a deadline? 1 January 2011
We ask that you submit your recorded sections within 1-2 months of placing your claim (or by the target completion date, whatever is sooner). Please note that to be fair to the readers who have completed their sections in a timely way, if you haven't submitted your recording(s) after two months, your sections will automatically be re-opened for other readers to claim, unless you post in this thread to request an extension. Extensions will be granted at the discretion of the Book Coordinator. If you cannot do your section, for whatever reason, just let me know and it’ll go back to the pool. There’s no shame in this; we’re all volunteers and things happen. The target completion date for this project is DD Month YYYY. - How to claim a part, and 'how it all works' here
To find a role to record, simply look at point 5. below at the sections. All the ones without names beside them are “up for grabs.” Click "Post reply" at the top left of the screen and tell us which role you’d like to read. Read points 6. to 8. below for what to do before, during and after your recording. - New to recording?
Please read our Newbie Guide to Recording! - Where do I find the text? Source text (please only read from this text!): http://www.opensourceshakespeare.org/views/plays/playmenu.php?WorkID=henry6p1
- Please claim roles (the numbers in the first column below)! Please note: All Librivox recordings are in the public domain. When you submit your recording, you will be placing your recording in the public domain as well.
If this is your first recording, please let me know under which name or pseudonym you'd like to appear in the LibriVox catalogue. We can also link to a personal website/blog.
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MAGIC WINDOW:
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BC - please provide *all of* the following:
- Number of sections (roles) this project will have: 62
Basset, of the Red Rose, or Lancaster, faction
Bastard of Orleans
Boy, son of the Master-Gunner
Captain
Charles, King of France, king of France
Countess of Auvergne
Duke of Alencon
Duke of Bedford, Henry VI's uncle and Regent of France
Duke of Burgundy
Duke of Exeter, uncle to Henry IV, great-uncle to Henry V
Duke of Gloucester, Henry VI's uncle and Lord Protector of England
Duke/Earl of Somerset, John Beaufort
Earl of Salisbury
Earl of Suffolk, William de la Pole
Earl of Warwick (Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick)
Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March
First Gaoler
First Sentinel
First Serving-Man, Serving-Man 1
First Soldier
First Warder
General, of the French forces in Bordeaux
Henry VI
Joan la Pucelle, commonly called Joan of Arc
Lawyer
Legate
Lord Mayor of London
Lord Talbot/Earl of Shrewsbury
Master-Gunner, of Orleans
Messenger
Officer
Porter
Queen Margaret, daughter to Reignier, afterwards married to King Henry VI
Reignier, duke of Anjou, and titular king of Naples
Richard Plantagenet (Duke of Gloucester), becomes duke of York in Henry VI, Part
Scout
Second Sentinel
Second Serving-Man , Serving-Man 2
Second Warder
Sentinels (Sentinels 1 and 2 together)
Sergeant
Servant
Serving-Man 3
Shepherd, father to Joan of Arc
Sir William Glansdale
Sir John Fastolfe
Sir Thomas Gargrave
Sir William Lucy
Soldier
Third Serving-Man
Vernon, of the White Rose, or York, faction
Watch
Winchester, Henry Beaufort, great-uncle to Henry V, bishop of Winchster, and later cardinal
Woodvile, lieutenant of the Tower
Narrator
Five Sections for Acts 1 to 5 (admin use only)
Here is a link on Googledocs for the lines for each role:
https://docs.google.com/document/edit?id=1lzqv2BM7DlTkWe2eN0inFkwZgRxuP3yYDGxhK1epCz0&authkey=CK2QopkD&hl=en#
My plan is to record all three parts of Henry VI, keeping, if possible, the same readers for roles that occur in more than one play eg. Richard (later Duke of York) etc. The exception to this will be Henry VI - I would like separate voices to reflect him as a child in Part 1, idealistic youth in Part 2 and embittered holy man in Part 3.
- Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare
- Link to title on Wikipedia (if available): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VI,_part_1
- Short description (please state who wrote the description. This can be a paragraph copied from Wikipedia. If you write this yourself, please be aware that your summary will be in the PD): Henry VI, Part 1 or The First Part of Henry the Sixt (often written as 1 Henry VI) is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1591, and set during the lifetime of King Henry VI of England. Whereas 2 Henry VI deals with the King's inability to quell the bickering of his nobles, and the inevitability of armed conflict, and 3 Henry VI deals with the horrors of that conflict, 1 Henry VI deals with the loss of England's French territories and the political machinations leading up to the Wars of the Roses, as the English political system is torn apart by personal squabbles and petty jealousy. (Wikipedia)
- Date of first publication: 1623
- Year of author's death: 1616
=========================================== - BEFORE recording: Please check the Recording Notes: http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6427#6430
Set your recording software to:
Channels: 1 (Mono)
Bit Rate: 128 kbps
Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz
Submit one file per act. - Make sure you add this to the beginning of your recording:
[Role], read by [your name].
If you are reading stage directions, please include for each file:
At the beginning: Act [#] of [Henry VI Part 1], by [William Shakespeare]. This is a Librivox recording. All Librivox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit Librivox dot org.
At the end: End of Act [#]. At the end of the play, add End of [Henry VI Part 1], by [William Shakespeare].
Please remember to check this thread frequently for updates! - AFTER recording:
Save files as 128 kbps MP3 henryvipart1_[role]_[#].mp3 (all lower-case), where # is the act number.
ID3 V2 tags: Not needed for individual parts.
Transfer of files (completed recordings)
Please always post in this forum thread when you've sent a file. Also, post the length of the recording (file duration: mm:ss) together with the link.
- Upload your file with the LibriVox Uploader (when your upload is complete, you will receive a link - please post it in this thread): http://upload.librivox.org
(If you have trouble reading the image above, please message an admin)
You'll need to select the MC, which for this project is: ek - gloriana - If this doesn't work, or you have questions, please check our How To Send Your Recording wiki page.
- Upload your file with the LibriVox Uploader (when your upload is complete, you will receive a link - please post it in this thread): http://upload.librivox.org
- Number of sections (roles) this project will have: 62
