Podfic! Bandom Podfic, even! OMG!

[the24thkey]

Remember how I mentioned a few times that I was working on a podfic? Because OH MY GOD I ACTUALLY FINISHED IT. I started working on this half a year ago. Six. Months. Ago. Dear god. I'm so happy that I actually did it and I'm actually quite satisfied with how it turned out. So here it is, my first ever podfic:

Comments

[reena_jenkins]

Eeee! Hooray for posting! I'm so thrilled to see the final podfic :-D (Oh, and don't forget to crosspost it to amplificathon, so that you get added to the audiofic archive....)

[denija]

First of all I love the story, it's one of my bandom favorites and I've always wanted to see (that is hear) it recorded, so when I saw your entry over amplificathon I made happy noises. I mean, you couldn't choose any better than this! :D

And second - I would never ever be able to tell this is your first podfic if not for reader's notes. I mean it was perfect technically, your accent didn't give me any problems (none at all, I swear, you're worried about nothing!) and you really made me feel the fic. The part were Frank was apologizing to Gerard had me close to tears, because your sad!Frank voice was heartbreaking! All your voices were amazing! I am a huge podfic addict, and this was the best I could get. Thanks for making my train ride! :D

P.S. I hope you will make more! ♥

[the24thkey]

Eeee, thank you! <3 I'm so glad that it worked for you. It's especially nice to hear that you liked my sad voice, because while I was pretty confident in my comedic reading, I wasn't sure how well I'd be able to convey FEELINGS. (Yes, all caps was necessary there. ;D)

I DEFINITELY plan to make more! :D There are a lot of fics that I always wanted to listen to, and well, if no one else is going to record them, I might as well do it. ;D And maybe the next time it won't take me half a year to finish a podfic.

I've been thinking of recording some stories in my favourite smaller fandoms first, but I'm sure I'll record some more bandom stuff, as well.

Thanks again for your super nice comment. <3

[the24thkey]

Thank you! <3 I'm really happy to hear that it made you smile. Working on this was lots of fun, so I'm definitely going to record more stories in the future. :D

[ext_712025]

Wow! You did an incredible job with this :) You really do sound like an experienced reader, stressing just the right parts, nailing all the emotions. It's so nice to listen to you, I hope you'll continue with podficcing *hearts*.

(I'm also slightly envious of your nearly accent-free pronunciation. I wish I was that good.)

[the24thkey]

Thanks! <3 I rely heavily on my favourite online dictionary for pronounciation - it includes soundbites of the words, so whenever I'm unsure I just listen to the word over and over. Which can be really surprising, honestly. I listened to 'sherbet' and then just kind of stared at my laptop for a minute or two, going "SHERbet? Really? Really?".

Then again, listening to a lot of podfic over the years also helped me to improve - I still think fandom is the reason I got good grades in English. ^.~

[the24thkey]

Thank you for listening! I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it. <3