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Query: audio dramas
7 years ago
Audio dramas are a craft I’ve kept to myself.
I make it a point to separate my professional life with what I do here. But my love for what I post here made me acknowledge how under utilized crafts like that of
caudle are. I do enjoy his work immensely. Which is why I would like to try my hand at this myself.
But I worry about ostracizing the small group of people who enjoy.
I would like to try my hand at funding my projects in some way. It’s not my main job. But my career income is earned through time and effort. And I do not desire to skimp on either here.
My experience: I have a master’s degree in sound design, and by trade, I’ve sound designed dozens of shirts, feature length movies, and audio dramas. I run pro tools and have my own recording studio and access to a foley stage.
When I make these. I typically use my own foley, my own voice work. And usually I appropriate a little music from Creative Commons resources.
My options are limited to ensure you all enjoy this without locking you behind a paywall.
Here is what I have found:
1. Patreon. I do not like this platform generally. It’s great for production companies or others, but my career DOES NOT allow me to guarantee regular releases. I’m not opposed to answering to my patrons. But not if it hampers my creativity.
2. Commissions. Generally. I know I won’t get these. Who would pay for an audio drama for such specific things they do not realize they want? I’ve seen some voice actors do stellar work this way. But I may wish to retain creative freedom here.
3. Ko fi. Aka buy me coffee. A tip jar. I have less of an issue with this, but again. I likely do not have any Means to encourage it, and it will likely go forgotten.
4. High quality purchases. I could release my content for free, and to offer a means to compliment my work. I offer a ‘pay what you want’ tip jar to give access to higher quality versions of my audio. I do not know how to implement this.
I am unsure what I could do to make this easy and accessible to you all.
What do you think?
I make it a point to separate my professional life with what I do here. But my love for what I post here made me acknowledge how under utilized crafts like that of
caudle are. I do enjoy his work immensely. Which is why I would like to try my hand at this myself. But I worry about ostracizing the small group of people who enjoy.
I would like to try my hand at funding my projects in some way. It’s not my main job. But my career income is earned through time and effort. And I do not desire to skimp on either here.
My experience: I have a master’s degree in sound design, and by trade, I’ve sound designed dozens of shirts, feature length movies, and audio dramas. I run pro tools and have my own recording studio and access to a foley stage.
When I make these. I typically use my own foley, my own voice work. And usually I appropriate a little music from Creative Commons resources.
My options are limited to ensure you all enjoy this without locking you behind a paywall.
Here is what I have found:
1. Patreon. I do not like this platform generally. It’s great for production companies or others, but my career DOES NOT allow me to guarantee regular releases. I’m not opposed to answering to my patrons. But not if it hampers my creativity.
2. Commissions. Generally. I know I won’t get these. Who would pay for an audio drama for such specific things they do not realize they want? I’ve seen some voice actors do stellar work this way. But I may wish to retain creative freedom here.
3. Ko fi. Aka buy me coffee. A tip jar. I have less of an issue with this, but again. I likely do not have any Means to encourage it, and it will likely go forgotten.
4. High quality purchases. I could release my content for free, and to offer a means to compliment my work. I offer a ‘pay what you want’ tip jar to give access to higher quality versions of my audio. I do not know how to implement this.
I am unsure what I could do to make this easy and accessible to you all.
What do you think?
If you're not aware, Patreon does have a per-release model as well as a flat monthly "subscription" model, so that might fit better. But as someone who's been eyeing up the possibilities for myself for going commercial in the distant future, it's struck me that the core to most of it is consistent and frequent output. VERY frequent is ideal, but not necessary; it can be several times a week or once a month, but it has to be something followers can get used to and rely on. Different art necessitates different production timelines, but as long as the output is regular (and good of course), people will stick around.
I understand the difficulty in trying to work around existing employment, but the reality is it's kind of binary: If you want to do it as a hobby you can be flexible, but you won't be able to monetize it much. If you do it more regularly that will get people on board and the money flowing, but that does take a commitment of time that may be a challenge. Just keep in mind it doesn't have to be SUPER frequent at first; If you could manage one or two a month that would probably be enough to get things rolling.