cap_ironman | Podfic: Reconnection

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Podfic: Reconnection

Title: Reconnection
Author: Penumbren
Reader: Saphirerose1986
Rating: G
Song: He Wears A Pair of Silver Wings sung by Kay Kyser
Permission: I got permission from the blanket author permission list at Ampflication
Reader's Note: I am very new at reading podfics. This is only my second one. Also, in one part of this podfic I sing two lines. I am not a singer.
Disclaimer: I do not own the copyright for Avengers or to the song used in this podfic.

Edit: I have rerecorded this following advice from Jazzypom. I read it a lot slower and made certain to breathe between any sentences. Any more advice would be greatly appreciated.

http://www.mediafire.com/?0mn55opmtwjc6tw

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7WBAA3OC

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First of all, breathe. You're rushing and crashing through the fic instead of taking your time.

You're trying to paint a picture for your reader with your voice. Use the pauses (commas, full stops) and try and have some intonation in your voice (like, when you come to a full stop whilst reading, you drop your voice, then lift your voice when starting a sentence).

The thing with the fic is, it's supposed to be intimate, in the way that the best friendships are. So slow down, feel the words, and then interpret them for your audience.

But good effort for putting yourself out there. It can be hard.

But cheers for doing it. That was my Christmas fic! (Penumbren wrote it for me) :D

Thanks for the advice. I am stil getting the hang of this. I will probably rerecord this. Any advice is definitely appreciated.

It helps that you have a naturally sweet, clear voice. I have no issues with your diction (it's really clear!), and you've made a great effort with starting and stopping.

You might want to listen to poems being read out loud as examples in how to read podfic. With poems, there's a rhythm, and it's the same thing in prose. For fullstops, there's a beat, for commas, half of that. Semi colons; a medium length pause. Or even find an ebook that you like to hear being read aloud, and ask yourself why? Once you do that, you'll know.

Create a theatre of the mind and you'll be juuussst fine.

Thanks again!

Thanks for the compliment on my diction and voice.

I'm glad it's better. I have several podfics with several different readers so I will try to pay attention to their style a bit more and see what I hear.

I didn't take theater or voice coaching so I really am going to have to focus on improving that area. I'll try imagining what I think the characters sound like and try to emulate it more.

I really appreciate the advise. I can't get better without it. :)

Thanks for posting this! It may be our comm's first podfic, and I've inspired me to make a tag and to dig out that old mic of mine.

That's great! I was really disappointed by the lack of Steve/Tony podfics when I went looking. I really hope a lot more people start doing these.

I haven't listened to this yet but omgyay podfic! I've been waiting for people to start making some for this fandom! If you don't mind me asking, what program did you use to make/edit this? And did you use your computer mic or a seperate one?

I used a separate, standing computer mic. The program I used was Audacity. It works great for editing and recording. The best part is it is completely free.

You have to download the Lame plugin to work with MP3s though. Don't worry it is really easy to setup.

You can download everything you need here: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

OMG! You podficced one of my stories!! And I totally missed it somehow when you posted it! I'm so sorry about that - but you just made a really crappy day SO MUCH BETTER.

XD

Off to listen, now. Thank you. :)

ETA: ...Or not. For whatever reason, I can't get MF to respond AT ALL on that page. :( Did you post it to

amplificathon or anywhere else that I could try?

Edited 2011-05-03 00:21 (UTC)

I added a megaupload link. If you have any more problems I can try something else.

On another note I am working on podficing Indelible. I have chapter one nearly done. I love that story and I am enjoying working on a really long podfic.

I love you.

XD

I would only echo jazzy's advice on the pausing/pacing. This is really not bad at all, although the "fin" at the end sounds like it's part of the last sentence. I imagine that's because of editing pieces together... I've never podficced, as I don't have the patience or somewhere quiet enough, so I'm impressed by anyone who does. :)

Would you mind terribly if I did this up as a proper podbook, with cover and formatting to show as an audiobook in iTunes?

(Also... you're podficcing Indelible? I... wow. Just... wow. Thank you so much for the HUGE compliment, because that thing's a monster. Although the sequel is going to be longer. *grin*)

ETA: Forgot to say - your singing is better than mine would be, any day. ;) And the song at the end was a nice touch. I've always loved that song, though, so I'm a bit biased.

Edited 2011-05-04 00:46 (UTC)

I am working on the pacing and pausing. Indelible is great for that. I am having lot of fun doing all the different voices. I particularly like reading Tony. He is a lot of fun now that I have some more practice.

I was doing a lot of editing with that one. I have found it much better to just redo a section rather than try to fix it. It never seems to come out right when it is pasted together unless there is a built in stop.

Wow. I would be very honored if you would make a podbook out of it. That is a great compliment coming from you.

A sequel to Indelible! I squealed and bounced with glee when I read that. I can't wait to read it!

I am having so much fun with podficing Indelible. I'm really not noticing the work because it's for my own enjoyment.

I finished chapter one and it's ready to be posted. Nearly an hour long! I don't know if I will post it by chapter or all together when I am done.

I choose a different song than the ones from the Ost to go with it. I'll never smile again by frank Sinatra worked really well. It's from the right time period too.

I'm thinking I will choose a different song for each chapter. I really liked the soundtrack but I couldn't make one of the songs fit.

The sequel to Indelible (commonly referred to in my journal as the Noir!sequel and in my drafts as NSD) is already 50k, as it was my NaNo project last year. It'll be undergoing serious revisions/expansion/editing and is my c_im big bang story for this summer. :) It's been fun so far, but I will be incredibly glad when it is DONE.

It's awesome that you're podficcing such a long thing. I really look forward to hearing the end result, either in pieces or as a whole. No worries about song choices; the OST I put together was more for mood than specific anything, although lots of the songs follow the general theme, and I'm sure you'll pick good stuff. Sinatra is definitely a good start. XD

Avengers podfic! \o/ You win ALL the internets! Downloading now and can't wait to listen! :D

Thanks. I hope you enjoy it.

I haven't listened yet, but I'm so excited for podfic! I looked waaay-back-when and I was sad there wasn't any. I hope there will be plenty more so I will have awesome S/T fic to listen to on my trips.

I've attempted recording myself in the past but I do have a southern drawl that I really didn't notice until then, oh noes!

I hope you enjoy it. I ran into the same problem (no Steve/Tony podfics) when I went looking myself.

I am currently working on Indelible by Penumbren. It's really long but I have 2/7 chapters done now. When I finish I will see about getting some more author permission. I am determined to make sure there are plenty of Steve/Tony podfics when I'm done. :)

I am glad you tried. I know how much work goes into these things now so I can imagine it would be a pain if your own voice was working against you.

I downloaded this a couple weeks ago, but I was waiting for the right time to listen. Well, the weather was beautiful this weekend so I went on a walk and played this. I think this was the first podfic I've ever listened to, actually, and it was really cool. You chose a great story with wonderful dialogue and mood, and you captured both really well. I think it was a neat idea to play the song that Steve and Tony sing at the end of the fic!

Thank you! I am really glad you enjoyed it.

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