Comments on: What is Audio Fiction? http://www.finalrune.com/what-is-audio-fiction/ Radio drama, audio theater, fiction short stories Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:05:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Fred http://www.finalrune.com/what-is-audio-fiction/#comment-561 Fred Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:37:47 +0000 http://www.finalrune.com/what-is-audio-fiction/#comment-561 Rachel, Thanks for the comments and point well-taken. I'm not quite as set in stone as this article might imply (I run a show called "Radio Drama Revival" after all) and I must say, no producers I've talked to are particularly keen on "audio fiction." So maybe it's time to stop innovating terms and focusing on producing the art. I do tend to prefer "radio drama" over "audio theater" because I don't think many people use the latter outside of the producer/enthusiast community. Though most people in America hardly know what a "radio drama" is, the few that do would recognize it before they would "audio theater." Laura's point is very true -- the need for consistency -- and at the end of the day I think that's the biggest challenge. If we are ever to have a place on the bookshelves, Borders is going to need to know how to file this stuff. It's just too bad that no one with a major branding budget is available to make that decision! Fred Rachel,

Thanks for the comments and point well-taken. I’m not quite as set in stone as this article might imply (I run a show called “Radio Drama Revival” after all) and I must say, no producers I’ve talked to are particularly keen on “audio fiction.” So maybe it’s time to stop innovating terms and focusing on producing the art.

I do tend to prefer “radio drama” over “audio theater” because I don’t think many people use the latter outside of the producer/enthusiast community. Though most people in America hardly know what a “radio drama” is, the few that do would recognize it before they would “audio theater.”

Laura’s point is very true — the need for consistency — and at the end of the day I think that’s the biggest challenge. If we are ever to have a place on the bookshelves, Borders is going to need to know how to file this stuff. It’s just too bad that no one with a major branding budget is available to make that decision!

Fred

]]> By: Rachel http://www.finalrune.com/what-is-audio-fiction/#comment-558 Rachel Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:41:12 +0000 http://www.finalrune.com/what-is-audio-fiction/#comment-558 I would seriously call this "radio drama"-- people get that this isn't 1932 and changes will be made accordingly. Also, almost no one listens to the radio anymore, but we generally accept the term "radio" as helpfully descriptive. You're not working in a new genre and I don't see any reason to confuse the issue. In fact, there are people working in what I'd call "audio fiction" who utilize new technologies and composition techniques to combine spoken text with sophisticated sound works in ways that push outside the confines of "radio drama" to utilize more expansive capabilities of audio composition. I'm not saying one's better than the other, just that I agree with Laura's comment & think you should reconsider labeling your work as a new genre when it might just be an improvement on an existing genre. I would seriously call this “radio drama”– people get that this isn’t 1932 and changes will be made accordingly. Also, almost no one listens to the radio anymore, but we generally accept the term “radio” as helpfully descriptive. You’re not working in a new genre and I don’t see any reason to confuse the issue. In fact, there are people working in what I’d call “audio fiction” who utilize new technologies and composition techniques to combine spoken text with sophisticated sound works in ways that push outside the confines of “radio drama” to utilize more expansive capabilities of audio composition. I’m not saying one’s better than the other, just that I agree with Laura’s comment & think you should reconsider labeling your work as a new genre when it might just be an improvement on an existing genre.

]]> By: Laura http://www.finalrune.com/what-is-audio-fiction/#comment-512 Laura Mon, 08 Oct 2007 01:35:15 +0000 http://www.finalrune.com/what-is-audio-fiction/#comment-512 I don't know - audio fiction could suggest audio books. Personally I prefer audio drama, but I do think that there's a need to have a consistent description. I don’t know - audio fiction could suggest audio books. Personally I prefer audio drama, but I do think that there’s a need to have a consistent description.

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