Knightmare Audio Series: Series 1
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Myself and Jake Collins have scripted our own series of Knightmare and got various people to record parts - it's basically a series of Knightmare portrayed through audio!
Episode 1 has already been uplooaded! The website for the project is http://knightmareaudioseries.webs.com/ - please have a listen and let us know what you think!
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Oops, sorry about that, I've corrected it now
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Excluding cast members, we've only had 2 downloads so far. I'm desperate to hear what you think, so if you've already listened to it please let me know either here or in the guestbook on the site, and if you haven't already listened to it, please give it a listen
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It's not bad, although it works strictly as a parody only. If the audience tries to take it seriously while listening to it, they'll cringe.
I like Rosey's performances as Gretel and the advisor - especially the advisor's habit of prolonging the final syllablllllllllllllle. Not quite so sure about Jake's version of Treguard, he seems to be making him sound more like Derek Nimmo to me. The other advisors sound a bit like they're taking the p*ss.
Some work does need doing on the sound balance. The different mics being used are very obvious (this is ground we've been over a few times making the audio plays), there are a few moments of 'breathing-microphone', while some of the sound effects seem to cut off in the middle rather abruptly. And it would've helped if you'd added some vocal effects to Granitas' voice. A phasing echo at the very least.
A small legal point; this is certainly not the only fan-project guilty of this, and it's very unlikely that anything will come of it, but strictly speaking you are breaking the law by using the original KM theme. Ed Welch does still have exclusive copyright on the original recording.
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I've added a mailing list to the site, and by adding your email address to it I can update you when new episodes have been uploaded.
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What a tremendously fun Knightmare tribute project this has turned out to be. Ross, you wrote and edited this with love and care, and acted with gusto. Rosey, you brought Gretel to life with just the right mix of naivety and annoying-ness, and plucked Katie right out of Sir John Lawes School, Harpenden in the late '90s - I really was taken back in time! GeZ, your dungeoneer would slot nicely into a real episode of Knightmare, and your horse impression is - simply and undeniably - brilliant! Greg, you made the perfect "stupid-advisor-the-other-two-hate" character - everything you did with your voice to bring George to life was excellent!
I really enjoyed scripting and recording my own modest contributions to this, but all the credit for getting the project off the ground (and thinking it up in the first place) should go to Ross "Raven's Eye" "Granitas Is Cute" Thompson, who is always full of great ideas to help us express our appreciation and love for Knightmare and Raven. Roll on the next episode - there's plenty more fun to come!
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Episode 2 is now up at http://knightmareaudioseries.webs.com ! Feedback appreciated!
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I'm happy to say that Episode 3 has now been released at http://knightmareaudioseries.webs.com
Please, please have a listen and feedback would be greatly appreciated because we didn't get any for Episode 2. Thanks
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Technically (i.e. editorially) this is the best episode yet. Well done, everyone, for some truly grin-worthy performances. Even though I shouldn't really single out one actor for special praise, there can be no denying that Andy makes the whole thing rather better than it would be without him. Get in your lines for the next episode quickly, cast - I want more!
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Just listened to episode 3. For some terrible reason, I started hearing Hansel as The League of Gentlemen's Herr Lip. Couldn't unhear. I am a horrible, horrible human being.
Fun performances and excellent writing, definitely an increasing level of quality present, although I'm surprised by the use of .wma as the type of audio file you've gone for. You'd get a better audio quality out of .mp3 or .wav, it's well worth the extra megs in download.
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Episode 4 has now been released at http://knightmareaudioseries.webs.com - any feedback is greatly appreciated!
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Episode 5 has been released at http://knightmareaudioseries.webs.com - please listen, enjoy and if you can post some views
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This is definitely the funniest episode yet, and I don't think it will ever be out-funnied thanks to Mel and her team of bickering chavs - kudos must go to Rosey for creating them. (They're not entirely fictional, of course - you may sometimes be able to spot them hanging around outside your local secondary school after 3.30pm on weekdays.) I particularly enjoyed the two Grimwolds having a scene together - something that (criminally) only ever happened once on the original show, and must happen more in the audio series! Once again, thanks to all the cast for their voicework, and thanks to Ross for putting it together skilfully and patiently even in the face of my twelfth-hour nervous breakdown about something Igneous shouldn't have said (and now doesn't).
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Episode 6 is now available at http://knightmareaudioseries.webs.com - have a listen and post your views if you can
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Episode 6 is another great episode. Congratulations and thanks to everyone involved. Here are two things that struck me as working particularly well - Darren's frustration with his team-mates coming to a head at last, and the vocal and sound effects of the Giant scene.
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