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Can I ask how far ahead you guys try to stay of released episodes, and also roughly how long an average episode takes to fully produce? Also fantastic to hear about your surge in popularity.
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Roach Warehouse posted:Can I ask how far ahead you guys try to stay of released episodes, and also roughly how long an average episode takes to fully produce? We try to stay quite a bit ahead, so that it's never a panic. Right now we have scripts written up to episode 31, recordings done up to episode 30, and fully edited, finished episodes up to episode 29. It's hard to answer how long it takes because it varies so much from episode to episode. I'd say the average episode is maybe 5-6 hours of writing. I don't know how long it takes Cecil to record. Then it's usually only 1-2 hours for me to sound edit the whole thing together, unless we're doing something more complex with the sound that week, which we occasionally do. But some episodes take a lot longer than that. A Story About You took me a long time to write, because I was trying to figure out how to do something completely out of format for us. The same for One Year Later, which was a bitch to write. I don't know how long it took Jeffrey to write the Sandstorm episodes, but I would imagine a long time. The Sandstorm episodes were super time intensive, because not only was there two scripts to write, but I also had to record a guest session with Kevin, make all the sound effects, and compose and record all the Desert Bluffs music. All in the week before I was supposed to leave the country for a month. That was a stressful one.
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Jul 9, 2013 18:06
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Sisal Two-Step posted:http://welcometonightvalestuck.tumblr.com/ What the hell is homestuck?
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Jul 9, 2013 18:41
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Necros posted:What the hell is homestuck? A highly popular webcomic. BSS has a thread about it.
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Jul 9, 2013 19:13
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Necros posted:What the hell is homestuck? A webcomic that makes like zero sense crossed over with Night Vale, but nothing's sacred to those clowns.
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Jul 9, 2013 19:14
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Oh it's that thing. I'm not sure if that would be better or worse than Carlos ponies.
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Jul 9, 2013 19:38
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Necros posted:Oh it's that thing. I'm not sure if that would be better or worse than Carlos ponies. Given that it looks like it's a whole RP thing instead of just a couple scattered pieces of fan art, I'd say nope.
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Jul 9, 2013 20:06
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Ariong posted:Given that it looks like it's a whole RP thing instead of just a couple scattered pieces of fan art, I'd say nope. I just looked at that page and quote:THE BARKBEAST DESIGNATED PLAY AREA WILL NOT HARM YOU. uggggggggh
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Jul 9, 2013 20:45
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maxnmona posted:
A Story About You is my favorite episode. I know this is cheesy to say, but I thought it was beautiful. I'm glad you take the time to try new things even while your normal format works so well.
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Jul 9, 2013 21:41
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I absolutely loved "A story about you." So melancholic and disturbing and beautiful, too. I got a little hyped up with the second-person stuff at the beginning of the latest episode because it reminded me of the first time I heard about myself on the radio.
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Jul 9, 2013 21:57
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Necros posted:Oh it's that thing. I'm not sure if that would be better or worse than Carlos ponies. Better just because their fanbase isn't creepily latching on to and sexualizing a mediocre little kids TV show. Homestuck is at least written for nerdy teens and college students.
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Jul 10, 2013 00:09
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thelightguy posted:Better just because their fanbase isn't creepily latching on to and sexualizing a mediocre little kids TV show. Homestuck is at least written for nerdy teens and college students. like 90% of the characters in Homestuck are in their early-to-mid teens and there is so much Homestuck porn on tumblr, so I'm not really sure it is better.
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Jul 10, 2013 18:59
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I can't believe I've been on the internet my whole life and never come across an idea so simple and great. Will start listening to the series tonight.
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Jul 10, 2013 19:05
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Just out of curiosity, and maybe this is a question you can't answer particularly in depth, but how much does this show cost to produce, per episode, and where is most of the money spent? I don't really have any experience or knowledge with regards to podcasting, never mind a podcast with the unique format that yours offers, so it's had me wondering. If I'd have to guess I imagine most of it would go towards paying Cecil (and now some of the new guests we're starting to see).
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Kavingi posted:Just out of curiosity, and maybe this is a question you can't answer particularly in depth, but how much does this show cost to produce, per episode, and where is most of the money spent? I don't really have any experience or knowledge with regards to podcasting, never mind a podcast with the unique format that yours offers, so it's had me wondering. If I'd have to guess I imagine most of it would go towards paying Cecil (and now some of the new guests we're starting to see). The production doesn't really cost much at all, other than the upfront costs of a better computer for sound editing and mics and stuff. Most of our expenses is in producing events and t-shirts. But also there's a massive investment in time. Each episode is hours and hours of work by multiple people, all of us working for no money upfront. So stuff like donations goes towards helping us afford to keep doing that, and helping to, for instance, compensate Cecil for his acting work. With the way things are working out, and assuming donations don't massively flag, I may be able to move away from my day job and start doing Night Vale full time within the next couple months. Obviously this would mean I'd have the time to arrange a lot more Night Vale content, like bonus episodes, video shorts, books, live events (probably even outside of our local area), and new types of merch, so it would benefit everyone really.
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Jul 10, 2013 20:25
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Wow, I need to spend more time on Tumblr. This is pretty much EXACTLY how I pictured Cecil and Carlos, especially because Cecil mentions that he's an older guy. 
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Jul 11, 2013 04:40
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maxnmona posted:The production doesn't really cost much at all, other than the upfront costs of a better computer for sound editing and mics and stuff. Most of our expenses is in producing events and t-shirts. But also there's a massive investment in time. Each episode is hours and hours of work by multiple people, all of us working for no money upfront. So stuff like donations goes towards helping us afford to keep doing that, and helping to, for instance, compensate Cecil for his acting work. That makes a lot of sense, thanks for shining some light on it. When I am in less significant dire straits, financially, I plan on buying your book and shirts, as well as making donations. I hope that the donations continue to roll in, because Welcome to Night Vale is a pretty beautiful production, and helps me get through half an hour of my lovely, monotonous job every two weeks. Also the idea of video shorts is ridiculously exciting, though mainly because I'm a student in that field and live somewhat near your area, and a guy can dream, right? 
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Jul 11, 2013 06:25
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dj_clawson posted:Wow, I need to spend more time on Tumblr. This is pretty much EXACTLY how I pictured Cecil and Carlos, especially because Cecil mentions that he's an older guy. I wonder who the guy in the picture is.
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maxnmona posted:The production doesn't really cost much at all, other than the upfront costs of a better computer for sound editing and mics and stuff. Most of our expenses is in producing events and t-shirts. But also there's a massive investment in time. Each episode is hours and hours of work by multiple people, all of us working for no money upfront. So stuff like donations goes towards helping us afford to keep doing that, and helping to, for instance, compensate Cecil for his acting work. I'm planning to donate to you guys sometime next month. The question is how much. I REALLY want that Cecil shoutout but I dunno if I'll have that kind of disposable income.
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Jul 12, 2013 00:50
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Ariong posted:I wonder who the guy in the picture is. The Man in the Tan Jacket?
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Jul 12, 2013 02:58
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Dimloep posted:The Man in the Tan Jacket? No, he has no distinguishing characteristics. Aside from the tan jacket.
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Jul 12, 2013 03:07
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Ariong posted:I wonder who the guy in the picture is. Its the Sheriff. Remember, one of the episodes describes him as being masked and in a cape.
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Jul 12, 2013 04:15
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dj_clawson posted:No, he has no distinguishing characteristics. Aside from the tan jacket. Of course he does. It's just that no one remembers them. That's obviously a (very bad) drawing of the man in the tan jacket. Here's a cooler one: http://swamp-spirit.tumblr.com/post/53656386075/the-man-in-the-tan-jacket
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Jul 12, 2013 04:19
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Any plans on trying to work with King Lou again? Hearing Cecil and Lou together would be like a warm, soothing balm for my ears.
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Jul 12, 2013 15:58
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As of this moment, we are #1 in Comedy and in the top 5 on the overall chart. We've had as many downloads this week as our entire first year combined.
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Jul 13, 2013 05:36
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maxnmona posted:As of this moment, we are #1 in Comedy and in the top 5 on the overall chart. We've had as many downloads this week as our entire first year combined. Congratulations for breaking the podcast mold of "lovely comedians talk about life and stuff" and getting recognized for actually making something worth listening to. I can't wait to see where this goes.
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ZRM posted:Its the Sheriff. Remember, one of the episodes describes him as being masked and in a cape. Made me think of either:  or  (tried to find a luchador pic wearing both a suit and cape but no go!)
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Jul 13, 2013 08:16
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thelightguy posted:Congratulations for breaking the podcast mold of "lovely comedians talk about life and stuff" and getting recognized for actually making something worth listening to. I can't wait to see where this goes. To be fair there have been podcasts that break the mold before. They just sorta sucked. Personally I'm kinda really hoping for old fashioned radio drama to pick up again as a podcast format. I mean radio shows/podcasts like This American Life and Wiretap regularly run fictional segments,so what's stopping a full on radio play?
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Republican Vampire posted:To be fair there have been podcasts that break the mold before. They just sorta sucked. I want serials to come back. I'm honestly amazed the rights holders haven't tried to resurrect something like The Shadow in it's original radio serial format as a podcast yet, honestly.
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Jul 13, 2013 22:48
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TheJoker138 posted:I want serials to come back. I'm honestly amazed the rights holders haven't tried to resurrect something like The Shadow in it's original radio serial format as a podcast yet, honestly. If you like radio show kind of thing you can check out decoder ring theater. They do a super hero show set during WW2 called The Red Panda and a PI show called Black Jack Justice. They are well acted and written very well.
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BooDoug187 posted:If you like radio show kind of thing you can check out decoder ring theater. They do a super hero show set during WW2 called The Red Panda and a PI show called Black Jack Justice. They are well acted and written very well. I like Black Jack Justice more than Red Panda personally. There's some other fully voiced ones I've found of varying quality. Darker Projects has a few some are fan fictions while others are original works but they have an erratic at best update schedule. Leviathan Chronicles is another one. I'm not too sure if I actually like it or not and I've only listened to the first season but season 2 finally started coming out recently. The last that comes to mine is We're Alive. It's an ok zombie apocalypse podcast but I fell behind during one of their season breaks and haven't listened in awhile.
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Jul 14, 2013 00:54
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So is maxnmona Getting Paid now that he has a top rated podcast or is he only receiving donations? He should be getting money for this thing, but I'm not seeing ads or whatever so I'm not sure.
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Jul 14, 2013 01:02
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I wonder if any real sponsors would buy one of the existing ad spots that Cecil does; I.E., the sort of ads we already here, but with whoever paid for it getting the totally non-sequitur name drop. I doubt Subway would pay for "Devour your own heart", but I could've seen Subservient Chicken-era Burger King marketing wanting in.
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Republican Vampire posted:To be fair there have been podcasts that break the mold before. They just sorta sucked. You want the Thrilling Adventure Hour. 'Sparks Nevada' (and it's spin-off, 'Cactoid Jim') and the older 'Tales from the Black Lagoon' and 'War of Two Worlds' episodes are heavily plot-dependent, so listen to them in order. 'Beyond Belief', 'Captain Laserbeam', 'Moonshine Holler', 'Jumbo the Elephant' and 'Amelia Earhart' can be listened to in any order.
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Jul 14, 2013 01:56
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CaptainPsyko posted:I wonder if any real sponsors would buy one of the existing ad spots that Cecil does; I.E., the sort of ads we already here, but with whoever paid for it getting the totally non-sequitur name drop. I wondered the same while patronizing Red Lobster after listening to Night Vale. Coconut shrimp were on special. Cecil did good.
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thelightguy posted:Congratulations for breaking the podcast mold of "lovely comedians talk about life and stuff" and getting recognized for actually making something worth listening to. I can't wait to see where this goes. For real I love radio plays and all so this is just amazing to see you guys blow up.
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Jul 14, 2013 02:40
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CaptainPsyko posted:I wonder if any real sponsors would buy one of the existing ad spots that Cecil does; I.E., the sort of ads we already here, but with whoever paid for it getting the totally non-sequitur name drop. I would love to be a fly on the wall during Night Vale pitch meetings to giant corporate marketing departments. "...Okay, but we don't like that Cecil guy. Let's get Taylor Swift to do the ad instead."
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Jul 14, 2013 03:18
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You know what I LOVE? Decentralized fanfic! Where you just post it on your person blog that no one but the other two kids in high school who can stand you is reading and then maybe link to it in a Tumblr post that immediately gets buried by other Tumblr posts! So much easier than that massive, easy-to-use website created in the late 90's to solve this friggin' problem.
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dj_clawson posted:You know what I LOVE? Decentralized fanfic! Where you just post it on your person blog that no one but the other two kids in high school who can stand you is reading and then maybe link to it in a Tumblr post that immediately gets buried by other Tumblr posts! So much easier than that massive, easy-to-use website created in the late 90's to solve this friggin' problem. Um, why exactly are you complaining about how hard it is to find fanfic in the Night Vale thread?
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