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ratherastory) wrote2010-02-20 09:17 pm
ratherastory) wrote2010-02-20 09:17 pm
Podfic
Dear flist,
I have been in fandom just long enough to have heard of podfic but never to have listened to any. I'm not sure why the prospect worries me, but there are also technical considerations (such as I don't actually have an MP3 player on which to listen to it, and I can't see myself just sitting in front of my computer listening to a podfic when I could just as easily read it myself).
So, what's the deal with podfic? Why is it a good thing? Why do you like it? (Alternately, if you're not a fan, why is that? What fails to turn your crank about podfic?) What do you look for in your podfic? What makes you run screaming for the hills?
Is there the equivalent of BNFs for podfic? What's the protocol with recording someone else's fiction? Do people record their own work, or is that considered super-extra tacky?
How does it work for longer fiction? I would imagine that reading for six hours straight is right out for the vast majority of people, so do they get recorded as multiple tracks? So how does that work?
Anyway, this post is a bit disjointed, but I hope you get the gist.
Inquiring minds want to know! :)
I have been in fandom just long enough to have heard of podfic but never to have listened to any. I'm not sure why the prospect worries me, but there are also technical considerations (such as I don't actually have an MP3 player on which to listen to it, and I can't see myself just sitting in front of my computer listening to a podfic when I could just as easily read it myself).
So, what's the deal with podfic? Why is it a good thing? Why do you like it? (Alternately, if you're not a fan, why is that? What fails to turn your crank about podfic?) What do you look for in your podfic? What makes you run screaming for the hills?
Is there the equivalent of BNFs for podfic? What's the protocol with recording someone else's fiction? Do people record their own work, or is that considered super-extra tacky?
How does it work for longer fiction? I would imagine that reading for six hours straight is right out for the vast majority of people, so do they get recorded as multiple tracks? So how does that work?
Anyway, this post is a bit disjointed, but I hope you get the gist.
Inquiring minds want to know! :)
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I first got into it because I have a 30-minute walking commute to work, and it passes the time so so well.
At first I was hesitant -- podfic readers aren't "professional", and it's weird hearing Sam n Dean read in lady-voices, but once I relaxed and got into it I GOT WAY INTO IT.
It's also an awesome way to get to know my flist better! I can hear their VOICES! \o/ Ever wondered what I sound like? WONDER NO MORE! PODFIC IS HERE!!!!
Plus, I think it's a really cool way for people to get into fandom creatively if they don't write or draw or vid or whatever. Everyone should be able to contribute something, I think, y'know?
I had to look up BNF -- first google entry is for a metasyntax (??), but I figured it out, ha. I don't know that it works quite like writers, but some of the most prolific and well-known podfic readers I know of are Juice187 and twasadark, both of whom I recommend.
I FUCKING LOVE PODFIC, did I mention that? Some of my all-time favorite stories have been podficced, and some of them are more than 8 hours of pure listening bliss.
As a writer it's also really awesome to hear your stuff read aloud by someone else, to see how they hear it. It really helped me come to term with "I'd drive all night" to hear it read aloud -- I feel kind of embarrassed about that story as it was my first, but I listened to the whole damn thing and now I think we're friends again.
If you don't have an MP3 player, you could try listening while you clean your house, or knit, or something like that?