emtiem said:
It's a cool idea, but maybe you can ditch it? The movies weren't shot in black and white, after all!
Thanks for your feedback, emtiem! When it comes to both the use of narration and the filter effect to give the productions the old-time radio feel, there are opinions on both sides.
Personally, I prefer a little narration to help draw the picture rather than the character describing what's going on, which comes off sounding cheesy and forced in most of those old radio shows, in my opinion. But we are trying a story with very reduced narration in one of the upcoming productions, so we'll see how it turns out.
When it comes to the filter, I am pretty sure that with the next story we will be able to get the levels worked out so that everything is easier to hear. That effect really adds an interesting character to the production, and actually brings the voices and some of the sound effects even more to life. Listening back to "Temple of Yearning" both as released and as it was before the filter effect was added, though, it did swallow up some of the details in the fx and dialogue a bit, especially if you don't use headphones to listen to it.
So, we appreciate the constructive feedback and will use it to try and increase the quality of future radio dramas.