Magical Musings

Podfic is more than just saying words aloud—it's performing them, expressing one reader's experience of the story and sharing it with the world. To find out more information on acting in podfic, check out Pod Aware on DW, LJ or Tumblr.

(I skipped Day 3 which was recs. Sorry, been a bit busy.)

( All about the acting. ;) )

There are so many ways to create podfic and so many ways to listen. We might engage with podfic curled up in bed, in our closet, while commuting or at the gym, in our bathroom with makeshift soundproofing. To find out more information on podfic and how we podfic, check out Pod Aware on DW, LJ or Tumblr.

Sorry I'm a day behind on this. Here we go!

( How I podfic )

A big THANK YOU to whomever (and I have a list of possible suspects) nominated my poetry drabble from the dmhgchallenge October Halloween/Samhain prompt for the hpfanficfanpoll award!

Title: she floated away upon the wind
Pairing: Draco/Hermione
Theme: Special Holiday
Category: Best Drabble

OMG! How amazing is that!!!!!!

Nominations are still going on through Jan. 22, 2012. Go HERE for further details, such as list of themes, categories, nomination information and rules.

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Just wanted to say that there are a crazy number of fests that either just concluded or just started. Pimping the ones I'm reading ...

October fests:
snape_potter Cliche Fest; I made it through weeks 1 and 2 in early Oct and nothing after that, but I will get to them and leave comments all over the place!

hp_creatures Monster Movie Night; lots of creative merges with movies.

hp_halloween 2011; we had 48 double-drabbles posted!

dramionedrabble 2011 Halloween Prompts; great little drabbles and ficlets full of spooky fun.

dmhghalloween 2011; some great ficlets for spooky reading!

hd_owlpost Round 1; Halloween/autumn themed content.




November fests:
hp_darkfest; delve into the dark aspects of relationships: infidelity, domination, psychological terror, non-con.

hp_sexstars; fun with rentboys and porn stars!

hp_3forfun Threesome Big Bang; lots of good stories with a variety of topics surrounding threesomes.



Go, read, leave lots of feedback!

Want to podfic but you think your voice or your accent stinks? Well, it doesn't. Not at all. Everyone has something to bring to the table. Wait! What accent? "Are you telling the pehples they have ahcents when they do not have an ahcent?" Why, yes, yes we are!

Every podficcer has an accent; sometimes that accent matches that of the canon character, sometimes it doesn't. Every accent is special and brings something to the podfic, it represents the podficcer and reminds us just how diverse fandom can be. Come celebrate accents and learn more about them in podfic at pod_aware on LJ or DW.

Now, I'm going to go against this and say that I have an American/Texan accent, but I'm recording Harry Potter fics with a British one. I know, I know, everyone is going to complain at me for this, but it doesn't feel right to do these with my Southern drawl, and I have been practising. We'll see. If it's awful, horrible, I'll go back and rerecord with my normal voice, which one British person, who said my British sounded "normal" to her, told me that my normal voice was "cute". La sigh. We'll see.

It is always nice to ask an author or artist or vid-maker for permission to use their work for your own project, whether you are writing an expansion piece to someone else's story or creating a cookie representation of someone else's artwork or recording someone else's piece as an audiobook. This is not plagiarism by any sense of the word for it is not a direct copy even though you are reading their words; it is a new creation all your own and you do still give credit where credit is due for the original work. But sometimes people are intimidated by others to ask for permission or are just naturally shy, and that's where blanket permission comes in handy (also known as a creative commons license).

Blanket permission is a way for fan creators to let other fans know they're comfortable with others playing with their works. It's particularly helpful to podficcers when authors give blanket permission for anyone to podfic their works without having to ask first. To find out more on blanket permission with regards to podfic check out pod_aware on LJ or DW.

I have a blanket statement that anyone can read my stories. My only stipulation is that you let me know which story you want to record so I can keep track and where the final product is so I can listen and pimp!

Others have given blanket permissions already, and a huge list is being compiled HERE. Feel free to make your own statements in your journal or profile page. And if you want more control over your work, which is your right, you can give a limited permission statement instead. My advice: don't be scared to put your stuff up for recording! It's fabulous to hear your work come alive over the headphones!

Yay, Podfics!

Sign-ups for hp_halloween's Double Drabble Exchange has now begun!

Go sign up! It's only 200 words, and it's such a fun little exchange.