Podfic Big Bang Challenge
Guys I am doing this thing good god I just got permission from the author of one of my fav fics today and it’s 28,000+ words long sweet jesus I’m practicing reading out some bits and this is gonna HURT. Me, you, everyone we know, etc.
But I’m gonna do it. I’m excited. And nervous. And daunted by the length. And concerned about my voice and the echoing of the rooms of my house. And sound editing.
We’ll see how this goes. Updates to follow.
Biggest Concerns:
1) The length. I've done one podfic before, and it was pretty short.
Solution: I have until mid-August. I got this. I'll just chip away at it and if the sound/my voice varies slightly between chunks, so be it.
2) My voice. I feel ok about it but I've heard some fantastic podficcers before (and some not-so-good ones) but I'm concerned I might not sound very good compared to the other people in the challenge.
Solution: I will avoid listening to the previous works of the other people and not listen to any finished podfics until I'm done.
3) Pleasing the author. I really admire this fic and it's so good and I wanna do it justice and thank this author because reading this fic cheered me up on bad days and is super good and I'll probably never meet this person and I wanna say "thank you" better than a squeeing comment on a fanfic.
Solution: authors tend to be happy and excited no matter what the podfic sounds like in the end. She has already gleefully expressed being honored about my offer to podfic her fic. So that's good. I worry too much, I should stop that.
But I’m gonna do it. I’m excited. And nervous. And daunted by the length. And concerned about my voice and the echoing of the rooms of my house. And sound editing.
We’ll see how this goes. Updates to follow.
Biggest Concerns:
1) The length. I've done one podfic before, and it was pretty short.
Solution: I have until mid-August. I got this. I'll just chip away at it and if the sound/my voice varies slightly between chunks, so be it.
2) My voice. I feel ok about it but I've heard some fantastic podficcers before (and some not-so-good ones) but I'm concerned I might not sound very good compared to the other people in the challenge.
Solution: I will avoid listening to the previous works of the other people and not listen to any finished podfics until I'm done.
3) Pleasing the author. I really admire this fic and it's so good and I wanna do it justice and thank this author because reading this fic cheered me up on bad days and is super good and I'll probably never meet this person and I wanna say "thank you" better than a squeeing comment on a fanfic.
Solution: authors tend to be happy and excited no matter what the podfic sounds like in the end. She has already gleefully expressed being honored about my offer to podfic her fic. So that's good. I worry too much, I should stop that.