Diane Brooks is nominated at One Voice.
Hearty congratulations to Diane Brooks. Diane has been nominated at One Voice 2022 for the Award of Audio Drama Best Performance – Female.
Diane won the IVR Award at One Voice in 2019, and now she’s been nominated for her performance as Mrs Hunter in The Strathaven Weaver, the audio drama JB wrote and produced for By The Way.
One Voice recognises the skill of Voiceover Talent and Voice Actors in the UK. JB says, “I was delighted to have a company of professional voice actors for The Strathaven Weaver. Their skill and versatility are what bring a script to life and make it sparkle. I’m thrilled for Diane, and maybe her success will spread the word about audio talent in Scotland.”
JB went on, “From a personal point of view, I never thought my name would even be on the same list as the people here, including some heroes. I’m fair chuffed.”
You can listen to the whole of The Strathaven Weaver here.
Real Sound Effects
I prefer to use real sound effects in my audio. I’m working on an audio drama set on a Scottish island, so a ferry trip when I went back to visit friends on the Isle of Arran was too good a chance to miss recording its noises. Although my listener may never concentrate on the background sounds in a piece of audio, it’s still important for them to be genuine. The subliminal effect of hearing actual sounds makes the audio much more believable.
Recording in public places presents some legal niceties. Not least of which is, what is a public place. Still, I work on the basis of being discrete and not offending anyone. Secret Squirrel, OK?
Continue reading “Real Sound Effects”Interview with Arran Sound.
My interview with Arran Sound, the island’s community, internet radio station, was my first stop when I spilled off the ferry in Brodick on a recent visit to the Isle of Arran . Mhairi, who runs Arran Sound, asked me about my previous career, how I became interested in audio, recent and upcoming projects and more. Is my soul laid bare during an interview in the bar at the Douglas Hotel?
I was staying with friends for my visit to Arran, and hadn’t expected to be there for quite so long. The strength of the breeze is always something to consider for a November visit to Arran. A hoolie blew up and the ferry was stormbound for almost two days. Despite intending to stay only for a couple of nights, I stayed for four. I’m forever grateful for good friends. They’ll know who they are.
You can listen to the whole conversation of my interview with Arran Sound here:-
Mhairi and I also talked about my feature, “Gunner Graham” about a soldier of the Great War, which, appropriately for The Armistice Commemoration, was broadcast immediately following the interview in mid November 2021.