Statement of Purpose

[zvi]

This community is for podfic meta -- what's an effective way to use music, are certain stories more podficcable than others, what tagging data is good and where should it go, for instance -- and podfic reviews. The goal is not to come to a single consensus about what makes a good podfic, but to articulate and debate aesthetic theories about podfic, in the same way that we articulate and debate aesthetic theories about television shows, music, movies, and, to a sadly lesser extent, fanfiction and other fanactivity.

This community is not for concrit or recommendations; those are valuable, but they also lead the discussion to a really producer-centered place. This comm is for those who like meta discussion and podfic, without regard to whether they read, edit, or listen.

Comments

Question!

[(Anonymous)]

How do you feel about non-native speakers recording a podfic?

Like, I'm playing with the thought of doing this fic, but English is not my native tongue. I don't think my pronunciation sucks *that* much, but still...

Re: Question!

[pandarus]

I like it! There are lots of established podficcers who have English as a second or other language. Individuals can be picky about accents - lots of people won't listen to me reading for American fandoms, and I can't argue with that, but then other people are happy enough to ignore my British accent. Some people will find your accent distracting, others won't mind, others will actively love it.