New play project idea - photo shoot with Belenen
Okay. I had a new idea.
The Audio Play Project: I've had a thing for audio books lately. And one day I was thinking about how they should really do more audio book versions of plays. The best way to experience a play, obviously, is to see one. But I think hearing a play would be the next best thing. Almost like a recording of a staged reading, in a way. So. My idea is next year (2010) to record one full-length or longer one-act play a month and put it up in audio book/mp3 format for people to download on my website. Obviously, they wouldn't all be my plays. I'd probably have the first one and maybe the last one be mine, and in between it would be works by other local and/or unknown playwrights. It'd be really easy for me to do this. Just find good voice actors who have access to a mic, some kind of recording software, etc. or just bring them over to my place. Oh, AND I could even use awesome actors who have moved out of state if they could just record dialogue and send it to me *cough*RACHEL*cough.* I think people would listen to it, especially if I made it for free and in mp3 format so that they could burn it onto a CD or put it on their ipods or whatever. That way, these awesome plays that are for the most part unknown get out there, and people who may not necessarily go to see a lot of plays get to at least hear some, and maybe it will make them check out new works.
Obviously, there are still a lot of details to work out, but I really think I might try to do this next year. I think the first one I would do would be The Spins. I'd have to see if I could find 10 or 11 plays by playwrights who wouldn't mind me putting their work up for free on my website. That could be an issue...not being able to pay royalties. Hmm. But they gain exposure! And maybe it could be a useful tool for them to submit their work to theatres...
Anyway. Onward.
I had a photo shoot with belenen earlier this week. I needed some new photos/portraits for my website, my various music press kits, and I wanted to put a photo of me somewhere on Unsent Letters even though I have an artist designing the cover. Typically, I'm ridiculously awkward in photos, but I thought these turned out great!! I couldn't be happier! belenen just has a way of really capturing people the way that they are, and taking photos that are so bright, full of color, full of live! I feel like I look like myself in these. If that makes sense.
You can see the rest of the photos here!
The Audio Play Project: I've had a thing for audio books lately. And one day I was thinking about how they should really do more audio book versions of plays. The best way to experience a play, obviously, is to see one. But I think hearing a play would be the next best thing. Almost like a recording of a staged reading, in a way. So. My idea is next year (2010) to record one full-length or longer one-act play a month and put it up in audio book/mp3 format for people to download on my website. Obviously, they wouldn't all be my plays. I'd probably have the first one and maybe the last one be mine, and in between it would be works by other local and/or unknown playwrights. It'd be really easy for me to do this. Just find good voice actors who have access to a mic, some kind of recording software, etc. or just bring them over to my place. Oh, AND I could even use awesome actors who have moved out of state if they could just record dialogue and send it to me *cough*RACHEL*cough.* I think people would listen to it, especially if I made it for free and in mp3 format so that they could burn it onto a CD or put it on their ipods or whatever. That way, these awesome plays that are for the most part unknown get out there, and people who may not necessarily go to see a lot of plays get to at least hear some, and maybe it will make them check out new works.
Obviously, there are still a lot of details to work out, but I really think I might try to do this next year. I think the first one I would do would be The Spins. I'd have to see if I could find 10 or 11 plays by playwrights who wouldn't mind me putting their work up for free on my website. That could be an issue...not being able to pay royalties. Hmm. But they gain exposure! And maybe it could be a useful tool for them to submit their work to theatres...
Anyway. Onward.
I had a photo shoot with belenen earlier this week. I needed some new photos/portraits for my website, my various music press kits, and I wanted to put a photo of me somewhere on Unsent Letters even though I have an artist designing the cover. Typically, I'm ridiculously awkward in photos, but I thought these turned out great!! I couldn't be happier! belenen just has a way of really capturing people the way that they are, and taking photos that are so bright, full of color, full of live! I feel like I look like myself in these. If that makes sense.
You can see the rest of the photos here!