💫 Creator workshops at
#IWPF2024
💫
Join
@GejWatts
for a hands-on session on directing audio fiction. Learn how to communicate and what to focus on when directing and the key tools you need to make great audio fiction. ✨
Follow the link for info 👉
Begging writers to stop doing the “but THIS fictional marginalised community is ACTUALLY a threat and therefore it’s ok to violently oppress and subjugate them 🙂” metaphors
Think about the context of the stories you’re telling! Ask yourself WHY you want to subjugate difference!
Love that folk are catching the Doctor/Rose moments in episode 10 of
#DoctorWhoRedacted
- as a sapphic Whovian, getting to direct Jodie in those moments was huge for me personally. There’s a part of the Doctor that will always love Rose ❤️❤️
A year ago today we launched
#DoctorWhoRedacted
! Happy birthday babes 😘 Never getting over the privilege that was playing with these characters - not to mention directing Jodie as 13 performing dialogue I'd written! Forever grateful to everyone who let us make this happen 💙💙
Hello! I am currently casting two big projects for my fabulous employer,
@ZombiesRunGame
- we have 21 paid roles for voice actors currently live!
Please take a look, and if you'd like to be involved with my next big project, send us an audition. Further info below 🧟📻🧟
So…I’m leaving the BBC to start work as a Voice Director for
@ZombiesRunGame
!!
I’ll still be making
#DoctorWhoRedacted
💙💙
I’m also taking on freelance work as an audio fiction producer and director…
If you want to make things with me, get in touch! ❤️📻❤️
Oh hey would you look at that? It's casting time!
Six roles, all remote, £50 an hour. Deadline is 11:59pm BST.
@camlannpod
is a scripted audio drama written and directed by yours truly, produced by
@TinCanAudio
If you want to apply, fill in the form below!
So hey, here’s some cool news. Today is my first day as a Podcast Producer for
@bbcstudios
- I’ll be working with the Radio Comedy team. I’m excited, grateful, and overwhelmed. Looking forward to learning a lot, and spreading the good word of
#AudioFiction
! ❤️📻❤️
🚨Calling
#DoctorWho
fans!🚨
✨ Guess which little
#AudioDrama
is now available on all podcast apps?!
🎙From today, releasing weekly, you can listen to
#DoctorWhoRedacted
on any podcatcher!
😉 (If you want the rest now, like
@junodawson
says, get BBC Sounds!)
🔗 Below!
Just finished relistening to
#DoctorWhoRedacted
a year on. Making it took 4 years of my life, and I had to fight so hard through so many obstacles.
But I’m so proud of it. I think you can hear the hope, and love, and queerness and Who in the fabric of it. It’s so special to me.
First up: seen people wondering why we recast Vastra in
#DoctorWhoRedacted
. Very sadly, Neve was unavailable to take the part. After speaking to her and Steven Moffat, we agreed to cast a slightly older actor for an older Vastra in the present. I think Doon does it brilliantly!
Happy We Only Have Six Days Until the End of
#DoctorWhoRedacted
!!
Numbers will decide whether we make more. We need your help 💙💙
So, enjoy this clip of us recording the crowd scenes in ep 9😂
Then reply, tell me about your Redacted experience, and tag a friend 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
For people wondering about Jodie’s reaction: she’s an incredible actor. I only had to give her the note once, and she understood entirely. A lot of the emotion you can hear there is just how deeply Jodie understands her character, and the subtlety she brought to her performance.
Oh look, a wild
#CastingCall
appeared!
We're casting 5 paid roles for
@camlannpod
- a post-apocalyptic fiction podcast inspired by Arthuriana and British folklore.
The show is produced by
@TinCanAudio
and will be recorded at their home studio in Glasgow. More below!
So today I interviewed
@neilhimself
about audio drama and
#TheSandmanAudio
for Podcast Radio Hour. That's, you know, sort of a lifelong dream. No biggie (!)
It's out tomorrow. Listen live at 11am on
@BBCRadio4Extra
or get the podcast - it's magic ♥️📻♥️
Folks, if a casting call says "actors of [X] heritage strongly preferred", that doesn't mean Americans with a very distant connection to said culture.
Please stop it. There are very few things that can negatively affect your chances of working with me, but this is one.
@wherewallydodo
Sadly not - whilst I repeatedly told the BBC I’d like to work on the series, they decided to hand it to James Goss without an application process. I’m sure there’s some really important brand thoughts going into it, though.
Hi! Seen some confusion about this, so here’s your reminder that
#DoctorWhoRedacted
is free to listen to and available to anyone, anywhere.
You do need the BBC Sounds app, but that’s also free to access, available to download free on all devices worldwide.
Why? See below (🧵)
I'm one of the Radio Academy's 30 Under 30 this year!! I'm so excited for what this means for me personally, and also appreciate the recognition of audio fiction as a medium by our colleagues in radio. Special thanks to
@edmorrish
for the nomination!
#RWRA30
🏆
EXTREMELY delighted to finally be able to share that I am a director for
#MarvelMove
from
@sixtostart
- this is one of the most exciting projects of my career, and I can't wait to tell you all more about it
#DoctorWhoRedacted
launches tonight (!!!) after the Easter special, so, story time! I started at the BBC in 2018 - after Jodie Whittaker became the 13th Doctor. The BBC had a cutout of her with the caption “It’s about time”. It was the first thing I saw when I walked in, age 26
It’s such a shame to me to see people saying, especially publicly, that the only
#AudioFiction
shows which are ‘objectively good’ are very famous ones. Especially from creators - you know how hard it is to get your show out there. You know you didn’t start big.
Ok so Tumblr user
@kqlink
has been *archiving*
#AudioFiction
podcasts by printing and binding them into books and it’s maybe the most beautiful project I’ve ever seen? Y’all, LOOK at this (shared with permission!)
#AudioFictionLove
❤️📻❤️
Ok I loved Wolverine and so far I’m a solid Okay about the Star Lord podcast but like. If Marvel is gonna make a superhero story in audio why? Isn’t it Daredevil? I mean if you want a story well suited to sound storytelling you could do worse than your only (?) blind superhero
I'm really excited to share that my research for
@BBCSounds
on
#AudioDrama
podcasts is now available online. I hope it's helpful to creators old and new!
So getting to meet, work with, direct, produce and write for Jodie Whittaker as The Doctor for Doctor Who? Yeah. As a young queer woman that was pretty overwhelmingly wonderful
#DoctorWhoRedacted
So,
#UpriverDownriver
⛵️ is my upcoming, tarot-inspired, pastoral fantasy roleplaying game about sailing a ship on a magical river. I'm making it in partnership with
@MacguffinAndCo
, my partner
@MaxBriarArt
and a host of other amazing creatives. You can follow for updates now!
For me the specific lines were:
- Powell Estate, we meet again [BEAT] It’s been a while.
- I had a…friend here once.
- Rose
- Yes, I knew Rose
#DoctorWhoRedacted
Alright, read the thing. I’m terribly sorry for everyone who has been dealt with so badly by Rusty Quill - and I can only imagine the distress that must have incited this action. I hope these concerns are taken seriously, and that these issues are resolved swiftly.
It's uh. Fun. To live in a country run by absent fascists being devoured by late-stage capitalism as we stare down a winter in which millions of us will not be able to eat, heat or light our homes. Really situates you in the 21st century, you know? Glorious progress.
You know what I'm just going to say this every time I encounter it:
- Stop making your villains victims of child abuse
- Stop making victims of child abuse villains
- Child abuse survivors are not inherently monstrous
We're looking for our Cable, aka Nathan Summers!! We're especially interested in disabled voice actors for this one. Character uses he/him pronouns and has an American accent. Rate is £162.90 per hour.
Please signal boost and tag folk you think are relevant!
🎙️ Casting Call 🎙️
We're continuing to cast for
@MarvelMove
, our exciting new collaboration with Marvel Comics.
💰 Rates are £162.90 per hour
📅 Deadline 17 November at 11:59 PST
ℹ️ Get more info, browse roles, and apply here:
Happy
#AudioDramaSunday
! I’m already heartbroken that
#DoctorWhoRedacted
is over - and am planning to share a few clips and things as time goes on.
But in the mean time - if you’re looking for queer, feminist, sapphic sci fi: podcasts have got you covered (thread, 1/9)🧵👇🏻
Trans lives are not up for debate. We are a group of audio professionals who condemn the nomination of the podcast ‘Nolan Investigates: Stonewall’ in two categories for the
@radioacademy
ARIAS 2022. Please read our statement.
#UKARIAS
So
@ZombiesRunGame
is casting again!
This is a paid, lead role in a 5 part series for a character who uses she/her pronouns.
We're specifically looking for someone who:
🤎 Identifies as SWANA, Arabic or Middle Eastern
♿️ Uses a mobility aid
Please share! And see more below
Hi! Been a bit quiet recently due to some abrupt life changes, lots of travel, and - MOST IMPORTANTLY - recording a little audio drama up in Glasgow with
@TinCanAudio
. I truly cannot wait to share this with you all, our cast are phenomenal and it's some of my proudest work 🥰❤️
Gentle reminder that it’s good and important to cast older voice actors in your older roles ❤️📻❤️ They do exist, and sometimes casting very young people in improbable roles with no justification in fiction can shatter suspension of disbelief a little. Cast all ages!
I'm delighted to see that
@TinCanAudio
and I won awards for our work on
#DoctorWhoRedacted
. Thank you so much to everyone who voted, and to the organisers. And huge congratulations to all of our colleagues and fellow winners! ❤️📻❤️
Happy
#DoctorWhoRedacted
day!!! These last 9 weeks have been absolutely wild. I can’t believe we’ve spent over 2 months with you all already!
THANK YOU to the incredible
#DoctorWho
fandom for all the amazing support you’ve shown us. I hope you enjoy these last two episodes. 💙💙
Ok SO, hi!! In 2021 my mental health collapsed. I've struggled with clinical depression, anxiety and ADHD all my life and this was a perfect storm. But I'm getting help and getting better, and hopefully going to be more active this year. So, hi
#AudioFiction
! What's new? ❤️📻❤️
It is my absolute delight and privilege to share that
#DoctorWhoRedacted
has been nominated for a
@ShoutOut_Radio
Listeners' Award!
Finalist voting is currently happening now until 12th Feb '23, and open to the public. Please give us a vote! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Here's the video of Jodie signing the book - we'd just finished recording her lines for
#DoctorWhoRedacted
and Charlie had met us for photos. I brought Juno's novel with me because it was one of the reasons I'd wanted her to work on Redacted, I was so excited to get it signed!
I have a new
#AudioFiction
show coming out! This one is incredibly special to me because it’s a series I wrote (!)
@camlannpod
is a post-apocalyptic, urban fantasy inspired by British folklore and Arthuriana. It’s produced by
@TinCanAudio
Time to light the fires 🔥
A very sad scene: happens in
#DoctorWhoRedacted
Me: grinning like a maniac in my flat because it’s SO GODDAMN POWERFUL AND THESE ACTORS ARE AMAZING 😄💙💙
Ok twitter don't let me down. If, hypothetically, I was working on a podcast about fanfiction - and if, hypothetically, we needed 500 word Victorian AU & Only One Bed fics...would I know anyone who might like to write something? Deadline is this Thursday, you can be anonymous!
Once again: commercial commissioners will NOT 'commission' your pre-existing
#AudioDrama
. If you have made an audio drama, it will not be commissioned. It might, if you're very lucky, be acquired. But this is extremely improbable. Please stop planning on this (thread 🧵 1/12)
I'm available for hire on freelance projects! I'm currently taking bookings from November onwards for 2024.
I'm a director, producer and consultant. I specialise in podcasts, audio drama and voice directing. Get in touch ❤️📻❤️
So it looks like the BBC carrier pigeon got lost in the Mail BUT, guess what????
You can listen to
#DoctorWhoRedacted
, live, on the actual radio
@BBCRadio4Extra
!!!
It’s on weeknights, Monday to Friday this week and next at 6pm BST.
You can listen anywhere! ❤️❤️➕🎙
Happy International Nonbinary People's Day! Here are some of my favourite NB creators and characters in the
#AudioFiction
space who I think you should support 🧵
#AudioFictionLovesNB
I am immensely proud to say that I'm a voice and casting director for
#MarvelMove
.
I'm casting and directing:
🤖 X-Men: Age of Orchis by
@TiniHoward
😈 Daredevil: Terminal Degree by
@bilald
🪄 Doctor Strange and Scarlet Witch: In Dreams by
@nanosounds
Listen to them!
So hey listen - do you want to know what I’ve been doing for the last year with
@BBCSounds
? Want to know what the first ever drama I’ve worked on for the BBC sounds like? You can do that now! It’s
#BBCMurmurs
, it’s finally here ❤️📻❤️
#AudioFiction
So hey, just a reminder that not all disabilities are visible, and that includes disabilities that affect mobility. This means: if you see someone sitting in a priority seat and you don't think they look disabled, MIND YOUR GODDAMN BUSINESS.
You know, I really do think that if your favourite thing about
#MagnusPod
by
@TheRustyQuill
is shipping Georgie and Melanie, or if you love Daisy's Welsh accent, then you should absolutely be listening to
#WeKnowNone
by
@CalliopicProd
- which is Welsh, Gay, WLW and has The Vibes
So I’m about to go to bed over here in the UK but it’s come to my attention that marginalised indie podcasters are being harassed en masse, in public, online, as a direct result of
@PodcastMovement
’s failure to prevent fascists from entering their convention 1/3🧵
Fun fact! Tonight you can catch the first ever programme I've produced for national radio broadcast live on
@BBCRadio4
!! This is exciting, and a little bit terrifying. The programme itself is absolutely mad. Tune in if you like! ♥️📻♥️
In the last episode of our
#SummerComedyFestival
series,
@DarrenHarriott
curates his ideal festival: a magical carnival of surprise. Listen live tonight on
@BBCRadio4
at 6:30pm. You can catch the rest of the series now on BBC Sounds
Alright 20 votes is more than enough motivation - strap in for some
#AudioFiction
recs in honour of
#BiVisibilityDay
! 🧵🏳️🌈💖💜💙 (and if you're not here, reply to this thread! I want to see you and I will RT!)
Camlann is a scripted fiction podcast by
@GejWatts
- it's a post-apocalyptic, hopepunk fantasy series about three people and their dog in a small cottage in Wales. It's queer, it's magical, it's coming this winter. We can't wait to share it with you
#AudioFiction
#AudioDrama
This is my first commission as an audio producer. It’s a huge step for me in my life, in my career, and as a queer woman. I feel so grateful to have had so many amazing women, trans and queer people to help me across the finish line. I really hope you enjoy it
#DoctorWhoRedacted
Also hey it’s
#BiVisibilityDay
- so just a warm and loving reminder that I’m super bi!!! I choose to be very visible about my sexuality, but if you can’t be or don’t want to be, that doesn’t make you any less queer! Stay awesome, roll disadvantage on stealth checks 💗💜💙
Happy
#DoctorWhoRedacted
Sunday! It's still so odd to me that we've released s1, BUT if you want to relive it...
You can catch episodes 6-10 live on
@BBCRadio4Extra
this week!! Monday 4th-Friday 8th July, 6pm BST.
Here's a BTS clip of me crying at the end of episode 10 ❤️❤️
Also I just want to give a big thank you to every fiction podcast with a lady captain or commander - you’ve given me the kind, complex, inspiring characters I never thought I’d get and I love them all so deeply
Happy International Women's Day! I hope you celebrate by incorporating meaningfully inclusive practice into your work and social life. I also hope you remember that misogyny is the lynchpin of so many prejudices, and that feminism is about fighting all of them.
#IWD2023
Baby’s first headshots! It…only took 6 years as a professional podcast producer 😂
But in wild news I actually won this photoshoot? Anyway, expect more soon 😘
#WomenInPodcasting
#AudioFiction
My friend: hey wanna do a little remote Pride over Zoom?
Me, already breaking out the glitter: DRESS UP TIME
(I continue to be fantastically gay. In other news: water, wet)
If I read one more “but the people born genetically with magic could potentially be dangerous and therefore it’s ok and good for us to deprive them of agency before they’ve done anything” story I’m going to set something on fire
Listen it keeps coming up so here’s my two cents - kissing in audio drama: breath, clothes, dialogue. Make someone’s breathing uneven, make them catch it. Let us hear a rustle of cloth. Have them say something, or lose their train of thought. No mouth sounds required
Hi hi, thank you so much for all the
#DoctorWhoRedacted
love! I have been at a wedding in Sweden all weekend but very excited to catch up on what I missed today. Really hope everyone is enjoying the series, thank you for listening and talking about it - we need you! 💙💙
WE. ARE. LIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You can now back
#UpriverDownriver
⛵️ on
@Kickstarter
and help make our queer, cosy
#TTRPG
a reality! I really hope you consider supporting us!!!!!!!
Ok following a disappointing exchange with a games bar: if you choose to be 'neutral' in regard to the wizard franchise, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.
Transphobes have nothing to fear from an establishment that advertises transphobic wares. Trans people do (1/3)
“Oh but the magic is a metaphor for imperialism” - understand that people born in imperialist cultures are not genetically superior to those who aren’t and your story suggesting that’s why empires happen isn’t helping!
WE MADE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#UpriverDownriver
⛵️ is OFFICIALLY FUNDED and
@MaxBriarArt
and I CANNOT BE CALM RIGHT NOW THIS IS WILD. Thank you so, so much!!!!!!! We have so many stretch goals, so please keep supporting the project and spreading the word. Thank you!!!!!!!
“It’s like a sci-fi remix of Mae Martin’s Feel Good. Or It’s A Sin with aliens also saying “La!”.”
Huge thanks to the
@guardian
and
@michaelhogan
for an absolutely beautiful article about
#DoctorWhoRedacted
.
(It made me cry 💙💙)
Ok, now it’s been a day of excitement about the nomination -
With these fees, the British Podcast Awards have all but stated they are not interested in low income workers attending their events. They do not want us there. (1/3)
Hello
#VoiceActor
friends! I've realised this a weak spot in my mental database: who likes doing monster / creature sounds*? Identify yourselves and relevant friends in the replies! Thank yoooooouuuu
(*This is general knowledge gathering, just augmenting my existing searches)
#AudioFiction
twitter, meet the PODCASE. I am once again travelling across the country - this time for EXCITING SECRET PROJECT REASONS. I literally cannot wait to spill these beans, but in the mean time wish me luck! ❤️📻❤️
If 🙃 your 🙃 podcast 🙃 has a very generic title, PLEASE put a link in your tweets so people can find it. I have a vested professional interest and am willing search for several minutes to give you a chance. The majority of your audience won’t!
So I just started listening to chapter 30 of
@TheSiltVerses
(they’re back!)
No one is doing audio fiction like this. Cinematic, lyrical, epic, bold, confident, daring. This show is a masterclass in audio storytelling and will continue to be for decades to come.
Hey! So as a fun part of my COOL NEW JOB I’m going to be in Edinburgh (and, briefly, Dublin) for the next month. I might not be super available, as I will be INDULGING IN CULTURE and MAKING PODCASTS. If you need me, hit the bat signal. See y’all on the other side! ❤️📻❤️