Darker Projects

Hollywood, a billion dollar or more industry that satisfies everyone's need for theatrical entertainment. Audio theater, as I have written about before, is a new form of theater based entirely of sound. The orriginal intention behind audio theater was to serve as a tribute to old time radio shows back in the 40's and 50's. I have been listening to audio theater on www.darkerprojects.com, where you can find a variety of sci-fi related offerings and some orriginal works. They also include recorded fan fiction on some of the most popular of series such as Star Treck and Doctor Who.

The orriginal idea for the web site took blind and visually impaired individuals in to consideration, and the site is fully accessible. However, the admin of the site has stated that they intend these productions to entertain everyone, even sighted people also. I listen to there productions online and you can also download them as well. I can surely tell you that I appreciate the time and effort that is placed in to these works, and I will continue to test out the various offerings for audio theater in other genres. With life essentially dictating that tv must contain repeats for most of the year in most cases, why not check out something different.

The minds that come up with audio theater like this should really be praised for what they have been accomplishing. Since even movies and regualar tv need good quality audio and music, I can imagine any number of production team members working on audio theater to be offered positions with major companies, if only mainstream media was aware of them. Thankfully Darker Projects is completely free, although donate options do exist if you wish to support the site. Most of the outlets for audio theater are actually run and maintained by people volunteering there time free of charge, and from the feedback I have come across through my inquirys, everyone agrees that these talented folks, especially the ones at Darker Projects, would be able to command a high salary somewhere should they wish. I am amazed at how technology is making media more accessible in every sence of the word, and I will continue to investigate greater forms of theater and audio.

Audio Theater

Old time radio, or radio drama, as it used to be called in the 1930's 1940's and 1950's, has taken on a new twist with audio theater. Audio theater is dramatic media made up entirely of sound, in the fashion of old time radio drama. Audio theater is simply productions or plays that contain only voice overs and sound effects. This is great for those who are visually impaired, and I am highly recommending this new art form to my friends and family. The great collection of audio theater resources can be found at www.audiotheater.com and is easy to navigate with graphical links. Some of the resources are fan based or free to listen to and download, others are professional comercial productions from recognized audio performers. I myself love the independent free offerings from Darker Projects, and I am currently looking in to trying others. If you have further questions, comment below and I will try to answer as best I can.

Movies for the Blind

You ever wonder how you can enjoy movies without sight? Actually, there is a service called audio description that allows blind people to keep up with what's going on in a film Audio description consists of an extra audio layer to a film, comprised of a narrator verbally stating what is currently happening in the scene. Audio description can be found on the special features of a lot of dvds and blue rays, as well as services that allow you to listen to and download movies on the computer. I haven't tried Apple's services for audio description, but I have tried and enjoyed the services of a web site, known as www.blindmicemart.com. I just signed up for a free account with the shopping site, and whenever you are logged in, you can access the movie valt of described movies. The shopping site also has a wide variety of products for the blind and visually impaired, so I would definitely look it up. I would love to hear about what different people's favorite movies are.