Well, I have read books on tape for the blind, but I've never been interested in being a DJ, and what the hell else would one do on radio?
Because I'm a bit of a ham, and also a fan of OTR (Old Time Radio), I've gotten hooked up with other people with similar interests. Recently (within the past six months), I've connected with a group of people who put together amateur radio shows. This group, called Pendant Productions, makes radio serials based on existing properties (comic book, movie, and television), in the tradition of some of the great Old Time Radio serials.
Among their running shows are Superman, Wonder Woman, Star Trek: Defiant, and James Bond. On a whim, I decided to audition for a small but recurring role in a new show they were putting together. This one based on the Indiana Jones property. Auditions can be rather fierce, with many people wanting to show off their talents, but I managed to get the role (actually, I auditioned for three roles, but got the small, recurring part).
The first episode has finally been released and can be found as a free podcast on iTunes (just search for "Indiana Jones")! If that doesn't work for you, you can click on the nifty poster below. Oh, yeah...that's my name there on that poster.
It's been fun, and I may even audition for some other roles. (Another group is doing Iron Man!) For a bunch of amateurs, it's not too bad.
Oh, and I just received my script for episode five, where I make yet another brief "appearance." I'm not in episode four, and wondered if my part was completed, but I guess the fans must have been wanting more of me!
...No, I'm not going to tell you what role I play. Listen and try to figure it out for yourself. At the end, there are credits, however, and you can check your guess.
2 comments:
Just out of curiousity, if these are amateur groups, how do they handle the copyright issues? It's hard to imagine the owners of the properties you listed giving them over very easily.
Copyright?! They don't need no stinkin' copyright permission!
Actually, I think it falls under the category of "fan made" meaning that as long as it is done for the love of the project and does not charge for, or make any money, then the creators of the original characters generally leave it alone.
Lucas could stop all fan generated Star Wars films, but why would he? They don't really compete with his product, and they keep the interest level high by having people spend their own money to make supporting products.
but heck, what do I care? I just read my lines into a microphone.
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