126 - Why aren't there more Children's Audio Drama Shows? Part One

126 - Why aren't there more Children's Audio Drama Shows? Part One

Author: UberDuo Podcast Network October 23, 2017 Duration: 1:32:48
Have Your Say: The ADPP 2017 Winter Survey
Why aren't there more kids audio shows? Why isn't there horror? Sci-fi? Comedy coming voluminously out of - and into - children's ears? We ponder the audio scene for kids and focus on the amazing range of work in bi-naural audio being done by Michel Lafrance on The Owlfield, and how Jonathan Messinger is inspiring kids to create and nurture their love of reading by listening to Finn Caspian.

How and where do they market their shows? What is their demographic and how do they focus their shows on those age ranges? How do they make their shows appealing to kids and how much interaction do they get from their young audiences? We discuss how podcasting folks need to educate parents about what wealth of shows are available to them, and hopefully inspire you to crack on and make some audio drama for kids too!

And (Cry) this is also sadly Fiona Thraille's last co-presenting episode. We will miss her truly very madly deeply very much and wish her well in her future Audio Drama Producing endeavours, and she has promised to come back and speak about them one day. You're still stuck with Sarah. Sorry 'bout that....

Our next episodes are co-presented by Zachary Fortais-Gomme of The Orphans Podcast re our horror episode, and then Rick Coste for part two of our children's audio exploration. Each new show will now have a co-host who is someone amazing from the Audio Drama world. If you'd be interested in doing this and are an active audio drama creative, please let Sarah know!


We are excited to present our Winter Survey Questionnaire -https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/Q5JJCKD - launched on our Facebook Forum page. Please do tell us what you like that we're doing, what we need to improve and what you would love to hear episodes about in future. We need as many of you as possible to feed into this so we produce the most useful episo

For anyone who has ever been captivated by a story told only through sound and wondered, "How do they do that?"-this is for you. The Audio Drama Production Podcast, from the UberDuo Podcast Network, is a deep, practical dive into the craft of building worlds with audio. It moves beyond simple advice to explore the entire process of bringing fictional narratives to life in your ears. Each episode tackles the specific, often unspoken challenges of writing for the ear, directing voice actors, designing immersive soundscapes, and weaving it all together in the edit. You'll hear about the technical choices behind convincing ambiance and the narrative techniques that make characters feel present in the room. Whether you're a writer curious about scripting without visuals, a producer figuring out remote recording sessions, or a creator wondering how to distribute your finished work, this podcast serves as a constant workshop. It’s a resource for making any form of audio fiction-call it a radio play, an audio drama, or a fiction podcast-focusing on the tangible skills and creative problem-solving required from initial idea to final master. The discussions are grounded in real production experience, offering a clear path through the complexities of this unique storytelling medium.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 97

Audio Drama Production Podcast
Podcast Episodes
074 - Becoming An Audio Drama Producer [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:33
Are you still waiting to make the leap and start creating your own shows? How long does it take to become an Audio Drama producer?We’ve seen a few new faces emerge in the world of Audio Drama Production in 2015. One such…
073 - UK International Radio Drama Festival & Competition 2016 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 14:45
The Winter’s Tales UK International Radio Drama Festival is taking place from the 22nd to the 27th February 2016 In Herne Bay, on the South East of England. winters-talesJoining us on this episode is one of the event’s o…
072 - Fleshing Out Your Characters [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:01
When you plan out a story or write a script you will begin to introduce characters. These characters need to have lived their entire lives up until the point where they arrive in your story. You may want to establish the…
071 - Making Sound Effects, Building Soundscapes [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:44
Sound effects and soundscapes are an integral part of your Audio Drama, and often the best way to get your hands on that perfect sound you envisaged when you wrote the show is to go ahead and make it yourself.Direct Down…
069 - Writing for Audio Drama: Characters & Structure of a Series [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:15
If you’re planning to write a serialised Audio Drama there’s a lot to think about in terms of your wider story arcs, individual episodes, and characters.In the first of these ‘Writing for Audio Drama’ roundtable discussi…
068 - How Do You Make a 3D Binaural Audio Drama? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:37
It’s hard not to get excited by the thought of listening to Audio Drama in 3D. Though binaural audio isn’t a new thing, it’s still relatively rare to encounter unless you are actively searching for it online. Many people…
067 - Developing Story Ideas. AudioFlix [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:44
Story ideas probably creep up on you all the time, you could be in the shower, out running, or lying in your bed. They could be fully fledged story ideas, fragments of stories, individual scenes, or short snippets of con…
064 - Audio Drama on Audible. Locke & Key [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:00
The adaptation of Locke & Key – originally a best-selling graphic novel series by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez – into a thirteen and a half hour Audio Drama is one of the most significant developments in the history of…
061 - Setting Dialogue Volume Levels, & Roomtone [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:45
One of the toughest challenges when you begin producing Audio Drama is looking at ways to bring in multiple pieces of dialogue, recorded by different actors, on different mics, in different conditions, and set them to pl…
Funding projects, writing comedy. TV icons [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:42
Nostalgia might be a bit of a fad at the moment, but we’re genuinely delighted to have comedy double act Trev and Simon back in our lives. The pair were essential Saturday morning viewing in the UK in the late 80s and ea…