Matt I'm glad you're getting so much out of the course! Hopefully it's aged well, it's been 5 years and *so much* has changed (including me getting a full-time job doing this). And I recorded this in the very early in the pandemic, and my POV on recording with remote actors has evolved a lot... i.e. I think this was my first demonstration of a remote record ever? And now it's pretty much par for the course, the entire industry has moved away from in-person records on all kinds of projects for a variety of reasons (generally related to logistics and cost).
I mean to get around to updating that course some day, or maybe writing my own book, but for now just hit me up if you have any questions, I'm always happy to help.
With five more years of experience (and a few more awards and #1 shows under my belt) my POV remains that there is no one right way to do any of this... though there are some things I've tried and failed at, and tried and seem to have found somewhat successful, and your own mileage may vary!
One quick tip, conceiving a show that's designed to work for audio does make life a bit easier for you than trying to take a conceit that's inherently visual in nature and trying to 'audiofy' it. Case in point - my recent show NARCOSIS which deliberately set itself in the world of sea divers and using radio comms as a key storytelling method, so you have a natural way to have characters talk to each other that's not feeling like we're using all this dialogue to fill in for what should have been a camera establishing shot.
I love that you are putting those models together. I get that they allegedly are worth more to collectors in the box untouched, but where's the fun in that? If I designed a product intended for the purchaser to USE it and knew they were just wasting it by letting it sit on a shelf for years to collect dust in the box, I would be annoyed. The whole point of a model kit is to BUILD it. IMHO
I hope you are going to share some photos of your builds!
I was talking to a mechanic from the gas company and he mentioned that when he was a boy you could get a Meccano kit to build a working steam engine, and that those kits were worth a lot now if they were still unmade inside their original sealed box.
"What sort of kid would get a present like that and leave it in the box?" I said, laughing.
He looked a bit miffed. "I've still got mine unopened."
Matt I'm glad you're getting so much out of the course! Hopefully it's aged well, it's been 5 years and *so much* has changed (including me getting a full-time job doing this). And I recorded this in the very early in the pandemic, and my POV on recording with remote actors has evolved a lot... i.e. I think this was my first demonstration of a remote record ever? And now it's pretty much par for the course, the entire industry has moved away from in-person records on all kinds of projects for a variety of reasons (generally related to logistics and cost).
I mean to get around to updating that course some day, or maybe writing my own book, but for now just hit me up if you have any questions, I'm always happy to help.
With five more years of experience (and a few more awards and #1 shows under my belt) my POV remains that there is no one right way to do any of this... though there are some things I've tried and failed at, and tried and seem to have found somewhat successful, and your own mileage may vary!
One quick tip, conceiving a show that's designed to work for audio does make life a bit easier for you than trying to take a conceit that's inherently visual in nature and trying to 'audiofy' it. Case in point - my recent show NARCOSIS which deliberately set itself in the world of sea divers and using radio comms as a key storytelling method, so you have a natural way to have characters talk to each other that's not feeling like we're using all this dialogue to fill in for what should have been a camera establishing shot.
Thanks, Fred! Your insights are much appreciated. I'll certainly hit you up at some point.
I love that you are putting those models together. I get that they allegedly are worth more to collectors in the box untouched, but where's the fun in that? If I designed a product intended for the purchaser to USE it and knew they were just wasting it by letting it sit on a shelf for years to collect dust in the box, I would be annoyed. The whole point of a model kit is to BUILD it. IMHO
I hope you are going to share some photos of your builds!
I was talking to a mechanic from the gas company and he mentioned that when he was a boy you could get a Meccano kit to build a working steam engine, and that those kits were worth a lot now if they were still unmade inside their original sealed box.
"What sort of kid would get a present like that and leave it in the box?" I said, laughing.
He looked a bit miffed. "I've still got mine unopened."
Yeah. Those people. I like horrifying them. (And then I tell them that I just made their kit more valuable, so they should be thanking me.)