This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: http://librivox.org/beyond-the-horizon-by-eugene-oneill/
Volunteers outside the USA: Eugene O'Neill died in 1953; this text may not be PD for everyone. Because O'Neill was American and published in America, the text may be read by those residents of countries that recognize the Rule of the Shorter Term. Please check your copyright laws before volunteering.
Beyond the Horizon is a 1920 play written by American playwright Eugene O'Neill. It was O'Neill's first full-length work, and the winner of the 1920 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The play focuses on the portrait of a family, and particularly two brothers Andrew and Robert. In the first act of the play, Robert is about to go off to sea with their uncle Dick, a sea captain while Andrew looks forward to marrying his sweetheart Ruth and working on the family farm as he starts a family. ( Summary by Wikipedia )
- Is there a deadline?
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 2011-Dec-01 . - 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.archive.org/stream/beyondthehori00oneirich
If this text contains unreadable portions, there is another version here: http://www.bartleby.com/132/32.html - 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.
Character descriptions
James Mayo: 65 years old, a farmer, an older version of his son Andrew.
Kate Mayo: 55 years old, his wife, "prim-looking" former school teacher.
Captain Dick Scott: 58 years old, "a typical old salt, loud of voice and given to gesture."
Andrew Mayo: 27 years old, "husky, sun-bronzed, handsome in a large-featured manly fashion ... a son of the soil," not bookish like his brother Robert.
Robert Mayo: 23 years old, with a "touch of the poet" about him; tall, slender, intellectual, dreamy.
Ruth Atkins: 20 years old, "healthy, blonde, out-of-door girl" with a "stubborn, underlying fixity of purpose."
Mrs. Atkins: 48 years old, partially paralyzed, with the "selfish, irritable nature of the chronic invalid."
Mary: 2 years old, daughter to Ruth and Robert.
Ben: a farm hand, a "hulking, awkward young fellow."
Doctor Fawcett: "short, dark, middle-aged."
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Genres for the project:
play
Keywords that describe the book: - 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.
Please leave 2-3 seconds in between each of your character's lines, to make editing easier. - 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 Beyond the Horizon , by Eugene O'Neill . 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 Beyond the Horizon , by Eugene O'Neill .
Please remember to check this thread frequently for updates! - AFTER recording:
Save files as 128 kbps MP3 beyondthehorizon_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
