Hi! Has anyone here produced a radioplay before or know people who have and do? I'm writing a Sci-Fi radioplay at the moment and I've contacted companies like QCODE, Radiotopia etc. before, but none of them have replied to me. I started out my media passion at a radio station and I feel like fictional podcasts and radioplays are very popular at the moment.
I appreciate any help!
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That sounds really cool, actually. I don't have experience with radioplay though. Best of luck!
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A friend of mine is also trying to get a fictional podcast started and we plan to go over the details this weekend. I'd say get a team together of friends and colleagues and see if they'll help with development. We've been successful in finding animators, voice actors etc. that volunteer to help in their spare time.
I have some friends who have a weekly (more or less) Radio Redux show but I doubt that it would do any good in Germany.
Hey, Jana Forkel - maybe you could start with a table read? That might help highlight the areas that don't make sense on their own and might need radioplay narration, sound effects, and/or music. Do you have comparisons? I'm quite fond of BBC RadioOne's version of Good Omens myself.
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Hello Jana Forkel! Podcasts are massively popular right now, and many of them are making the coveted move to TV (Homecoming, Dirty John, Lore, etc). We are actually hosting a great webinar taught by Netflix director Mike Desa about How to Produce your Own Successful Podcast - https://www.stage32.com/webinars/The-Ins-and-Outs-of-Producing-Your-Own-... - I hope this helps! Happy podcasting :)
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You can check nycplaywrights.org ; they frequently post radio play opportunities there.
Thank you for the advice!
I started on converting one of my short stories (Dead Heads on my logline page) to an audiodrama.
Go to waylandproductions.com - they're behind the massively popular "We're Alive" series. They're also open to giving advice to newcomers. And KC Wayland wrote a book, "Bombs Always Beep," a definitive guide to audiodrama, from picking your concept, to lists of equipment for all budgets, to production (and post) to distribution.
And if I can help in any way, let me know!
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Thanks for such great resources, Maroun Rached, Meg Stone, John Ellis! I feel like this would make a good subject for talent on the Acting Lounge as well - would y'all share these resources there, too? https://www.stage32.com/lounge/acting
I was supervising producer on a 3d animation conversion of the early 1980s radio series Alien Worlds. Part of the challenges were dealing with the fully mixed soundtrack, which we had to examine a lot. So I have some perspective on this, if you are interested.
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Hey Jana Forkel You may be required to produce a sample episode. And you have to report in person to a radio station about this plus make sure you ask an appointment with the Managing Director. Cold emailing won't help. Meanwhile borrow a leaf from Stage 32 member Rebecca D Robinson (https://www.stage32.com/profile/782860/about) who produced hers, Piercing Time, and shared the experience in this Stage 32 blog (https://www.stage32.com/blog/Tips-and-Tricks-for-Creating-a-Narrative-Po...), and she as well set the drama a fantastic website: https://www.piercingtimepodcast.com where you can listen to it and check out the actors. Good luck!
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Great information, Bamutiire Edmund, thanks for sharing!
Victor Ramon Mojica Yep, "Narrative Podcasts" are the new "radio plays"!
I know some folk at the Radio Redux Show - if you have something I can show 'em.