[COMPLETE]The Haunted Man&the Ghost's Bargain by Dickens-ni

rf · Post by rf » February 1st, 2011, 1:45 pm

The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain by Charles Dickens (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) .

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: http://librivox.org/the-haunted-man-and-the-ghosts-bargain-by-charles-dickens/

The Haunted Man and the Ghost’s Bargain, A Fancy for Christmas-Time, (better known as The Haunted Man and the Ghost’s Bargain) is a novella by Charles Dickens first published in 1848. It is the fifth and last of Dickens' Christmas novellas. The story is more about the spirit of the holidays than about the holidays themselves, harking back to the first of the series, A Christmas Carol. The tale centers around a Professor Redlaw and those close to him. (Summary from the Wikipedia).

Target completion date:: July 01, 2011
Text source (only read from this text!): http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/644
Type of proof-listening required (Note: please read the PL FAQ): Standard

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[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available):https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Charles_dickens
[*]Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/The_Haunted_Man
[*]Number of sections (files) this project will have: 10
[*]Does the project have an introduction or preface [y/n]:n
[*]Original publication date (if known):19 December 1848
[*]Year of author's death (note: in some countries copyright is author's death + 50 or 70 years):9 June 1870
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neerajanagarajan · Post by **neerajanagarajan** » February 2nd, 2011, 8:42 am

Hey rf,

I'll MC this for you. Be right back with your Magic Window.

ETA - The MW's up! Let's stay here for a couple of days and see if we can get a DPL. Have fun with your solo!

rf · Post by rf » February 3rd, 2011, 11:35 am

neerajanagarajan,

Thanks for MC'ing. I appreciate your volunteering. I'll try to make life as easy as I can for you.

Thanks,

rf

rf · Post by rf » February 15th, 2011, 8:16 am

Here is section 01,

Title : 01 - The Gift Bestowed, Part 1
Upload URL: http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/ni/thehauntedman_01_dickens.mp3
Duration : 00:20:31.12
File Size : 19.7M

Thanks,

rf

rf · Post by rf » February 17th, 2011, 8:23 am

Here is section 02:

Title : 02 - The Gift Bestowed, Part 2
Upload URL: http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/ni/thehauntedman_02_dickens.mp3
Duration : 00:19:18.11
File Size : 18.5M

Also, with two sections now available, I'd appreciate some feedback from anyone who would care to listen, regarding the use of different voices for different characters. I'm trying to use different voices, however, I'm not fully confident of being able to do it well. The alternative is to do a plain vanilla reading.

Most important is a reading that is enjoyable to listen to. So should anyone have an opinion regarding the voices used here, please let me know.

I'd rather find out early if the different voices sound OK or don't. That way if sections need re-done there are fewer to re-do.

Section 2 has the largest number of different of voices, 4. Section 1 only has two different voices.

In addition, if the different voices are OK, I'd also appreciate any tips on how a male can do voices that sound female, sufficiently to be enjoyed.

Thanks,

rf

coenders · Post by **coenders** » March 6th, 2011, 11:20 am

Greetings to you all,

I have done 'The haunted man and the ghost's bargain' in Dutch so I would like to DPL this project in English

http://librivox.org/de-behekste-man-of-de-gesloten-koop-by-charles-dickens/

Greetings Marcel Coenders

rf · Post by rf » March 8th, 2011, 10:04 am

Here is a revised section 1:

Input File : 'thehauntedman_01_dickens.mp3'
Upload URL : http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/ni/thehauntedman_01_dickens.mp3
Duration : 00:20:06.98
File Size : 19.3M

This a regular reading, without voice characterizations.

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Here is a revised section 2:

Input File : 'thehauntedman_02_dickens.mp3'
Upload URL : http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/ni/thehauntedman_02_dickens.mp3
Duration : 00:19:21.61
File Size : 18.6M

This a regular reading, without voice characterizations.

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Here is section 3:

Input File : 'thehauntedman_03_dickens.mp3'
Upload URL : http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/ni/thehauntedman_03_dickens.mp3
Duration : 00:22:06.17
File Size : 21.2M

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I tried the voice characterizations in sections 1 and 2 and decided that they weren't where I wanted to go. Therefore, I re-recorded those sections normally. Section 3 is a normal recording also.

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Marcel,

This is my first solo, so I don't quite know the protocol as to how things are organized. However, as the reader, I welcome you as the DPL and am grateful for your interest and effort.

Thanks

rf

libraryanne · Post by **libraryanne** » March 8th, 2011, 1:38 pm

Edited by Author.
I apologize I didn't see that someone has volunteered to be your DPL already. You should have feedback on your sections soon.

coenders · Post by **coenders** » March 8th, 2011, 2:40 pm

I just finished proof listening section 1 it is ok, in fact it was realy great marvelous well read

But now I don't know who is proof listening?? Ok it is me.

rf

can you please give me BC acces to the Magic Window.

Greetings Marcel

rf · Post by rf » March 9th, 2011, 8:16 am

Marcel,

I've done a modest number of readings. However , this is my first solo, and first instance as BC. therefore I'm still learning. I just found some of the BC wiki pages. As soon as I read and understand them, I'll give both of us BC status. I expect to have that done in the next day or so, I'm confident to have the material read before the weekend.

As for DPL, you indicated an interest first. Therefore, I would expect it to be you. However, I would suggest that you might send a PM to libraryanne and discuss it with her. I'm quite flexible in the arrangements, as long as we all are reasonably comfortable with the result.

Thanks

rf

coenders · Post by **coenders** » March 9th, 2011, 1:14 pm

rf,

section 2 Chapter 1 part 2 PL - OK
section 3 Chapter 2 part 3 PL - OK

Greetings Marcel

libraryanne · Post by **libraryanne** » March 9th, 2011, 1:20 pm

No No, It's fine, coenders is the DPL.
I posted by error cause I saw that this might be a ghost story project. I'll download the project when it's in the catalog. I'm sure it'll be great. Have fun recording and PL'ing.

Betty

neerajanagarajan · Post by **neerajanagarajan** » March 10th, 2011, 10:29 am

Hi Marcel, thanks! I've put you in as DPL! Do you need your login credentials for the MW or have you got them already?

coenders · Post by **coenders** » March 10th, 2011, 10:32 am

Greetings,

So now everything is runnings smoothly, only 7 sections to go and the job is finished. !!!!!!!!!

Greetings Marcel

neerajanagarajan · Post by **neerajanagarajan** » March 10th, 2011, 10:39 am

Yay, that's great!