This and other comments make me think this might actually be do-able, with lots of gotchas. Well, sometimes it's fun to fail. While many people comment that lots already exists, the point is to produce Free stuff, in the same sense as Gutenberg or GNU, and to do material that normally would not be done commercially. There would be several tasks involved, some of which may be the same person. The process might look like this:
WRITER writes a play or adapts a copyright-free work like a PG text, and advertises the script. The script will contain stage-direction-like instructions, since the DIRECTOR will not be present when the actors act.
DIRECTOR declares h{is,er} intention to begin production, and selects a small passage as the "audition" sequence. He inventories both the parts and the required sound effects.
Prospective ACTORS and SOUND EFFECTS TECHS select a part or set of sound effects and record as best they can, then send a compressed version it to the DIRECTOR, thus demonstrating both their acting/effect-generation skills, inderstanding of the piece, and their recording capabilities.
DIRECTOR selects and notifies his cast and instructs them to begin recording.
ACTORS record, save the masters and send compressed copies to the DIRECTOR for approval.
DIRECTOR returns them with comments (possibly with recordings from other actors if the scene is highly interactive) until {s,}he is happy.
ACTORS forward the uncompressed masters to the DIRECTOR, who submits them to the EDITOR for final cutting together.
The next step, I assume is for someone (me?) to generate some scripts to arouse the interest of others. Any suggestions on a good site to host such scripts and the surrounding discussions would be welcomed, either here or directly to me by email.
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WRITER writes a play or adapts a copyright-free work like a PG text, and advertises the script. The script will contain stage-direction-like instructions, since the DIRECTOR will not be present when the actors act.
DIRECTOR declares h{is,er} intention to begin production, and selects a small passage as the "audition" sequence. He inventories both the parts and the required sound effects.
Prospective ACTORS and SOUND EFFECTS TECHS select a part or set of sound effects and record as best they can, then send a compressed version it to the DIRECTOR, thus demonstrating both their acting/effect-generation skills, inderstanding of the piece, and their recording capabilities.
DIRECTOR selects and notifies his cast and instructs them to begin recording.
ACTORS record, save the masters and send compressed copies to the DIRECTOR for approval.
DIRECTOR returns them with comments (possibly with recordings from other actors if the scene is highly interactive) until {s,}he is happy.
ACTORS forward the uncompressed masters to the DIRECTOR, who submits them to the EDITOR for final cutting together.
The next step, I assume is for someone (me?) to generate some scripts to arouse the interest of others. Any suggestions on a good site to host such scripts and the surrounding discussions would be welcomed, either here or directly to me by email.