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FinalRune Productions is an independent audio drama production company based in Alfred, Maine. Their award-winning productions were featured in the Wall Street Journal on February 25, 2010.[1]
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Radio production companies |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Headquarters | Alfred, Maine, United States |
| Products | Production of contemporary audio drama |
Production Style
editFinalRune Productions uses field recording techniques for recording radio drama, a technique taught to director Fred Greenhalgh by his mentor, Roger Gregg (of Crazy Dog Audio Theatre).
On location recording is more like film recording than traditional, studio-based radio drama. Actors, director, and sound recordist go to an acoustical environment similar to that referenced in the play, and record in stereo to a compact flash recording device.
The result is a drama that has natural sound that is laborious and difficult to re-create in post-production. This process also greatly speeds up post-production.
Company history
editFinalRune Productions began in 2006 with the production of the story Day of the Dead, by Fred Greenhalgh. Since then, FinalRune has released over a dozen other titles, mostly original work.[2]
In 2010, FinalRune released the pilot of an audio serialization of the novel Open Season by Archer Mayor . This pilot was produced on location and is an example of how dramatized treatments of novels different from a single-voiced audiobook.[1]
Awards
edit- 2008 - Gold Ogle Award, "Waiting for a Window" [3]
Press
edit- February 15, 2010 - "Return With Us to the Thrilling Days Of Yesteryear - Via the Internet." - Wall Street Journal - https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704240004575085313479028540
- March 10, 2010 - "Making radio waves: Alfred man gets exposure for his audio dramas" - Current Publishing https://web.archive.org/web/20100315123322/http://www.keepmecurrent.com/arts_and_entertainment/article_5e81e428-2c6a-11df-b424-001cc4c002e0.html
- April 24, 2007 - "The podcast's the thing to revive radio drama,” The Guardian, UK - https://www.theguardian.com/stage/theatreblog/2007/apr/24/thepodcaststhethingtorevi
- July 26, 2009 - "Drama producer at WMPG wins national radio award" - Portland Press Herald
References
edit- ^ a b Wall Street Journal; Newman, Barry (2010-02-25). "Return With Us to the Thrilling Days Of Yesteryear — Via the Internet". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Bridgers, Leslie (2010-03-10). "Making radio waves: Alfred man gets exposure for his audio dramas". Current Publishing. Archived from the original on 2010-03-15. Retrieved 2010-03-21.
- ^ "Mark Time / Ogle Award winners".