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(Though, with simultaneous streaming releases, who knows.)
This is a long-winded way of saying: There are interlocking reasons for these things.
But what if you had a team dedicated to messing around with the force of those interlocking factors?
The emphasis, in other words, is on experimentation.
The economics on anything less than a six-to-eight-episode series just dont work right now.
Were leaning into this idea that were more aligned with the creators vision.
Oh, theyre also seeking contributors for future projects, so if youre interested, gohere.
You, the listener, are placed in Johns perspective, though not completely.
His thoughts are never directly communicated, whether by contrived narration or interior monologue.
Still, theres empathy to be mined from that feeling of proximity.
You might not fully know whats going on with this guy, but you might connect nonetheless.
(Specifically, they used theSennheiser AMBEO Smart Headset.)
WithVermont Ave, though, the use of binaural audio is less the sizzle, more the steak.
What does that feel like?
What does that sound like?
Can you capture that without using any words, just using sounds to get those emotions and feelings across?
Kim told me that the short was, for the creators, an emotional purge of sorts.
Everything was going pretty bad around the time we were making that, he said.
They staged the piece as if it were a short film.
The actual recording was fairly straightforward.
It also creates an experience that centers the perspective of the person wearing the recording equipment.
Vermont Avefalls from Kim and Iskras broader intent of producing more fiction pieces in the real world.
Ive always wanted to try new ways to get out of the studio, said Kim.
But thats pie-in-the-sky stuff.
Each season would be based in a different city, drawing contributors from that community.
That second piece is particularly important to Kim.
This is a really exciting time in fiction, he said.
They just think its too daunting now, and theres no outlet for them to express themselves.
The hope, then, is to provide a platform that could help native audio producers do just that.
Kim hopes that theyll be able to get something going by the end of the year.
I hope they do, too.
you could listen toVermont Avehere.
A relatively quiet acqui-hire, it seems.
Facebook will open up to other podcasters this summer.
The downside, of course, is that its Facebook.
A curious marketing campaign, though I do find the idea of app-icon-as-creative-real-estate somewhat intriguing.
SmartLessseeks $20-million-per-year deal,according to Bloombergs Lucas Shaw.
And theyre apparently finding at least some interested suitors, including Amazon.
Spotify is said to have looked at the prospect and passed.
Sony Music Entertainment has acquired Somethin Else,the decades-old UK audio studio.
SMEs pod exec team just got even more white, even more dude.
Hey,Floodlineswon a Peabody Award.Very well deserved.
A producer or host cant account for what any piece of audio will sound like to listeners.
Barnett made me think about its implications for gender.
Lets get one thing clear: You couldnt tell someones gender even if youcouldsee them.
Gender is shaped by feedback from and relationships with other people; even theWorld Health Organization calls itsocially constructed.
But its also true, they add, that their voice is too important to my work to change.
Indeed, even when such problems are present, audio also presents opportunities.
The intersection of audio and gender is looking much brighter than its looking dark, actually.
But thats for my column next week, so stay tuned.
