Cyberpunk/Sci-Fi audio drama (Need some help)

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SirTimberWolf

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I've been kicking this idea around for a while and while I like the general idea of it, I can't help but think it could be better. I'm by no means some prolific writer or anything but I have an idea for an audio drama told from the perspective of a soldier during a new civil war.

This story would be set on the backdrop of an Orwellian world where people's civil liberties are pretty much supplanted and people either live within large cities dominated by corporate and government authority or they live on the fringes and in small collectives, destitute to say the least.

My basic plot outline is something along the lines of this soldier being part of a resistance movement to overthrow what it believes is a tyrannical government (along with it's corporate overseers/partners). This soldier is part of a larger unit which has its own headquarters and we'd also go over how they live and that kind of thing.

Quasi cyberpunk-ish and dystopian, this story would be kinda short. Maybe 4 60 minute episodes or so. My big problem right now is figuring out how I'd go about doing it. The writing is one thing and recording quite another. . . Does anyone have any tips for a newbie to this kind of thing?
 

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If you don't want to outlay a lot of money, I'd recommend Audacity - it's free audio software that a lot of podcasters use, and a decent mike should be ok.

As to the episodes themselves, are you planning on podcasting them, or releasing them in some other way? If you are going to podcast, there are some good plugins for blogs that you can get which makes things a lot easier for releasing them to your listeners.

Perhaps some more specific questions would help you get the answers you need. :)
 

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Ditto on Audacity for recording. You can get a good audio card for about $100-$150 for improved audio quality.
 

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Quasi cyberpunk-ish and dystopian, this story would be kinda short. Maybe 4 60 minute episodes or so. My big problem right now is figuring out how I'd go about doing it. The writing is one thing and recording quite another. . . Does anyone have any tips for a newbie to this kind of thing?

Only to say that four episodes of 60 minutes each isn't short - that's the length of two and a half feature films.

Try to structure your stories to give yourself a climax at the end of each episode (and mini-climaxes at the start of commercial breaks, if you plan any.)

And http://www.transom.org/tools/index.php has info for radio storytellers. They're recommended by the folks at This American Life, who are the kings of spoken word these days, IMO.
 
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