anatsuno: a women reads, skeptically (drawing by Kate Beaton) (Default)
long-time viewer some-time co-host ([personal profile] anatsuno) wrote in [community profile] podficmeta 2010-02-05 02:50 pm (UTC)

Okay, I can of course agree to disagree - I don't think it precludes continuing to discuss though? I mean obviously if you think I'm too forceful or feel like I'm trying to impose my pov then no worries, don't answer me; but I'm not, really. I don't want either to coerce you into discussing.

I totally grok that you can have an opinion that seems to imply others are 'doing it wrong' *g* without actually wanting to make them stop or anything like that. I know it won't stop me from rerecording anything or advocating my own pov, so no harm done, heh.

At the same time, I find it interesting to read you saying "I consider it a waste of their time and resources, because the versions Barbara Rosenblatt performed for Recorded Books are infinitely superior." When I read this, what it shows me is not that you think rerecording is a waste of time generally (even if you also do think that and say so on the side); your explanation gives me a /different reason/ than that to justify why you think it was a waste of time.

And the reason is predicated on the quality of the result as compared to the quality of the pre-existing recordings! Which implies a/ a judgment that can only be passed after the fact, and b/ that if they'd done a GREAT job, they might have produced a version YOU would find superior to the first one.

So... isn't that a form of implicit support of my position? If a recording sucks, whatever the reason - or, let's not frame it as an objective value thing - if YOU think a recording sucks; if it sucks for you - wouldn't it be a good thing (for you as a listener) that someone else produces another recording at some point?

Even if you remove all desire on the producers part and all considerations about artistry from the equation; considering podfic purely from an accessibility standpoint: when the only recording available of a story is by a reader with a thick accent that x% of listeners don't understand, or is laden with music or sound effects that ruin auditive comprehension for Y% of the listeners - isn't it then a good reason for rerecording in your opinion?

I am genuinely curious about what you think, and I don't mean to bludgeon you or anything. I'm honestly trying to understand. :)

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