War of the Worlds 2022

[AnRoinnUltra]

Gonna have to call time on this and put a bit of shape on the thing -if there are any more Chrons interested, post here or PM before sundown on Wed 19th Oct. Dunno if you were showing an interest @Elckerlyc , but it'd be great to get a Dutch scene in there ...and all the better if it could be peppered with the language but no panic if you're busy. Anyways, still open for collaborators till Wednesday

 

[Elckerlyc]

Gonna have to call time on this and put a bit of shape on the thing -if there are any more Chrons interested, post here or PM before sundown on Wed 19th Oct. Dunno if you were showing an interest @Elckerlyc , but it'd be great to get a Dutch scene in there ...and all the better if it could be peppered with the language but no panic if you're busy. Anyways, still open for collaborators till Wednesday

I was busy, doing part of the synopsis for the Power of the Rings series. That being done, I'll see what I can for you...

 

[AnRoinnUltra]

I was busy, doing part of the synopsis for the Power of the Rings series. That being done, I'll see what I can for you...

Class, great stuff -fair play

 

[THX1138]

Finally got our network issues solved. All is good and still in on the project.

 

[Elckerlyc]

Finally got our network issues solved. All is good and still in on the project.

I did get something together. See the post below. You may wish to add some Dutch accent to some of the text. I don't know for sure how to do that.
Three clips.

 

[Elckerlyc]

***SAMPLE CLIP - BEGINS***


AliensAreAwesome_duh​

IT IS HAPPENING! Invasion by the Martians!
They are not little or green, but butt-ugly, pale and mean.

Anyone who values his dear life, WATCH THIS!
This is for REAL! The Martians are landing everywhere. Also here in the Netherlands!
But we can do something! We can FIGHT! WATCH THIS VIDEO!

I will send this video to Bongerlon Lanshaw and many others.

*** *** ***

AliensAreAwesome_duh​

Hello! I am on my way to Delft for a report about the heat ray guns. In the meantime I am looking for eyewitnesses.
You there! Hello! Have you seen the Martians?

Passer-by One​

Onzin! You believe that nonsense? It’s a hoax, man! A conspiracy! Only morons believe in aliens. And nerds, they even think the world is a globe.

AliensAreAwesome_duh​

Then how do you explain the sightings and the chrome structures you see everywhere?

Passer-by One​

Clearly it’s the government, obfuscating their total ineptitude when dealing with the energy-crisis. Silly attempts to distract the masses.

Passer-by Two​

Look who’s silly here. We do not have the knowledge to build such large chrome structures overnight, nor does our government have the brains to organise such an gigantic operation.

Passer-by Three​

I think the Martians are real!

AliensAreAwesome_duh​

Have you seen them?

Passer-by Three​

Nee, dat niet. Not seen them myself. But the chrome structures are for keeping people in, to be fattened and then eaten!

AliensAreAwesome_duh​

Huh? Really? How do you know?

Passer-by Three​

I read it on Facebook!

Passer-by One​

Facebook! Is in league with the government! It’s one huge conspiracy, I tell ya!

AliensAreAwesome_duh​

Has anybody here seen or filmed the aliens?

Passer-by Two​

I heard them. Does that count? A screeching sound.

Passer-by Three​

They don’t show themselves much. They stay in their tripods. Or in the chrome structures, feeding the captured humans.

Passer-by One​

Ha! Well, if the food is fine! Free food paid for by the government. I’m all for it!

AliensAreAwesome_duh​

All very well, but I need proof that the Martians are here.

Passer-by One​

Go visit the chrome structures. Then you’ll be sure!

Passer-by Four​

Rennen! De Martianen komen eraan! Kijk, daar!

AliensAreAwesome_duh​

What? Someone just ran passed us, shouting that the Martians are coming this way. I don’t see any… I do hear some weird screeching…

Passer-by One​

Well, I’m off. Bye.

Passer-by Two​

Said the man who claimed not to believe in aliens. My, is he quick!

AliensAreAwesome_duh​

Perhaps we should hide somewhere. I need footage!

Passer-by Two​

We? I’m not staying

Passer-by Three​

Me neither. Nou, veel geluk met je filmen!

AliensAreAwesome_duh​

Right. OK. Everyone is suddenly gone. I think it’s time for me to go visit the students who posted the video about a heat ray gun.
See you later!
AliensAreAwesome_duh signing off.

*** *** ***


AliensAreAwesome_duh​

Hello again! Today I am in Delft and talking with some students from TU - the University of Technology - who have posted a video on TikTok on how to build you own heat ray gun!
Anyone can do it! Klopt dat, jongens? Is that even possible?

Student Habbekrats​

Absolutely. Doodsimpel. You don’t have to be a nerd or engineer to build one.

AliensAreAwesome_duh​

Awesome. But I must admit, I didn’t get it working.

Student Bierzucht​

Ha! Doesn’t surprise me. It does require some intelli….

Student Habbekrats​

Watch the video closely. Perhaps you overlooked a minor detail.

AliensAreAwesome_duh​

Right. OK. How come you invented this gun so fast? Just when we needed one?

Student Knijperd​

Nee, nee, helemaal niet! We invented that gun years ago! But think about it. Do you want to give people in general the means to build their own heat ray gun? At home? We kept it secret and never publicised or patented the invention.

Student Bierzucht​

Except that of course every student here made his own gun. For years! Hehehe. Until accidents start to happen….

Student Knijperd​

Hou je grote bek dicht, stomme lul!

AliensAreAwesome_duh​

Ah well, that does explains some curious accidents and fires in the city.
Anyway. Things clealr changed, with the Martians invading and all?

Student Knijperd​

Absolutely. Now everyone should make one and fight the Martians.

Student Bierzucht​

And after that, go hunt Elon Musk.

AliensAreAwesome_duh​

Huh? Why?

Student Habbekrats​

It’s all his fault. He wanted to colonize Mars. I’m sure the Martians heard about his plans and decided to strike first.

Student Bierzucht​

Precies! People should think twice before saying stupid things and antagonizing folks with their weird ideas.

AliensAreAwesome_duh​

Jij zegt het.

Student Knijperd​

Oh, and a warning about the heat ray guns. Shoot Martians, don’t aim at the chrome structures! The rays sometimes glance off or bounce in unexpected ways.

Student Habbekrats​

What he means is that the ray theoretically can bounce back and hit yourself between the eyes.

AliensAreAwesome_duh​

Hehehe, hilarious! Eh… sorry, not funny at all. Of course not.
Well, anyway. Thank you guys for your time.

AliensAreAwesome_duh​

Let me switch off my recorder... Zeg eh… Habbekrats. Wat dacht je van een date met een beroemde reporter?

Student Habbekrats​

Vlieg op, eikel!

*** *** ***



AliensAreAwesome_duh​

Hello Bongerlon! I am standing here, of all places, in the middle of a meadow, somewhere halfway between Delft and Utrecht, in what is called the Green Heart of Holland. With me is Jodokus Naaktgeboren. He has a farm here and he has some exciting news to tell us. What happened here this morning, mister Naaktgeboren?

Jodokus Naaktgeboren​

Wablief? What you asking? My English is no good.

AliensAreAwesome_duh​

Tell us about this morning!

Jodokus Naaktgeboren​

Oh, right. OK. Some of these creepy eli… eli…

AliensAreAwesome_duh​

Aliens.

Jodokus Naaktgeboren​

Yeah, those. Men from the moon, what? Well, the ugly eli-ants put down machine here in my eh… weiland. The uglies get out and walk eh… circles in my eh… my green field. First I am eh… how you say?… Flabbergassed? Yeah, totally flabbergassed. Never see the eli-ants before. Then I angry, because they make holes in my field. Many holes! What if cows fall in hole? Who going to pay, right?

AliensAreAwesome_duh​

Right. Not the aliens, I think.

Jodokus Naaktgeboren​

Well, I tell them. I shout, Hoepel op en neem die troep mee, schooiers!

AliensAreAwesome_duh​

You told them to piss off. Did they? I don’t see any aliens here any more.

Jodokus Naaktgeboren​

No, no! Well, yes, the machine go away. But four eli-ants still here. In my field. And when I shout they come to me. Then one eli-ant falls in the water. Here, this water. Make terrible noise, high noise. Then is silent.

AliensAreAwesome_duh​

OK. He fell in this 2 meter wide ditch, screamed... And then what?

Jodokus Naaktgeboren​

Then next goes in water to get first out. Then he start screaming and screaming. Then silent. Dead silent.

AliensAreAwesome_duh​

You mean the aliens died because they fell in this ditch? They drowned?

Jodokus Naaktgeboren​

No, not drown. Just screamed, then dead.

AliensAreAwesome_duh​

Oh wow!

Jodokus Naaktgeboren​

I tell my son… he was here too, I say, Haal je waterpistool.

AliensAreAwesome_duh​

Waterpistol? Don’t you mean your heat ray gun?

Jodokus Naaktgeboren​

My what gun?

AliensAreAwesome_duh​

Heat Ray gun. Did you not see the TikTok video?

Jodokus Naaktgeboren​

TickTock? What good is looking at a clock now?

AliensAreAwesome_duh​

Never mind. Your son got his waterpistol.

Jodokus Naaktgeboren​

Yes. And good one. Strong. He shoot at eli-ants. They scream. They run away.

AliensAreAwesome_duh​

Did you get that Bongerlon? Water hurts Martians! Poisonous or something. Makes sense, perhaps. We know there is very little water on Mars. Maybe a little ice. They hardly know water! Everyone should get a waterpis…
Oh wait, there comes another Martian tripod, right at us! We better go, mister Naaktgeboren. Hurry…! Where’s your waterpistol? Oh darn, too late. Argh…

Bongerlon​

AliensAreAwesome, are you there?

Bongerlon​

Awesome? I know you’re there. I can hear you giggling.

AliensAreAwesome_duh​

Hihi, sorry about that, Bongerlon. I couldn’t resist. Hehehe. But we really barely escaped and… Oh, sh*t. They have spotted us again. Run! To the… ARGHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Bongerlon​

Ah, come on, Awesome. Once is funny, sort of. Twice is stupid.

Bongerlon​

Awesome?

Martian​

Klckgaa klckkk Gaa Pshhhhhhhhhh

Bongerlon​

For pete’s sake, man. Grow up!
Well, never mind. This is it for now. And the good news is; Martians can be killed with water. Anyone can join the fight!
We’ll be back soon with more updates. And remember, use the subscribe button down below! Preferably before you join the fight.
Just kidding.

***ENDS***​

 

[AnRoinnUltra]

Fair play and thanks -the rough plan at the moment is to have narrator, who is cut off by a young teenage vlogger excitedly explaining that they have stumbled on YT 'reaction' videos reacting to the Martian apocalypse ...and the clips the TY videos react to are our seemingly disjointed and unconnected clips, which play out the narrative ...it is 2022 after all

Great work -the water thing ties in with @THX1138 's Redrocks finale ...water can suddenly do a guest appearance at the end of a long dry spell. Plus it explains why the invaders were goosed in the west of Ireland Are you or any of your friends up for recording a few lines? (a simple Watsap recording would do, and I can mix it in). No panic if not, the key to it working will be authentic Dutch accents so I can start hassling local expats if it's not something you're into doing

 

[Elckerlyc]

Fair play and thanks -the rough plan at the moment is to have narrator, who is cut off by a young teenage vlogger excitedly explaining that they have stumbled on YT 'reaction' videos reacting to the Martian apocalypse ...and the clips the TY videos react to are our seemingly disjointed and unconnected clips, which play out the narrative ...it is 2022 after all

Great work -the water thing ties in with @THX1138 's Redrocks finale ...water can suddenly do a guest appearance at the end of a long dry spell. Plus it explains why the invaders were goosed in the west of Ireland Are you or any of your friends up for recording a few lines? (a simple Watsap recording would do, and I can mix it in). No panic if not, the key to it working will be authentic Dutch accents so I can start hassling local expats if it's not something you're into doing

I don't use Whatsapp. But that's just a technical issue. The problem, so it seems to me, is more to get several people together to do a clip, for several voices. I can do only 1 voice (and not very well, I think.)

 

[AnRoinnUltra]

The problem, so it seems to me, is more to get several people together to do a clip

Sadly that's never gonna be possible with this -in an ideal world we'd all sit down in a studio with beer and coffee and make the show but reality means each part of the script will be recorded individually, mailed on, and mixed. With a bit of luck the background noises etc. will make it seem like we were all in the one spot. Whatsapp is terrible, but popular, which is why I mentioned it -much better would be an MP3 file recorded with the best mic available (phone mics are pretty good).
Anyways (and I'm no expert) I think the normal thing is for voice actors to do three takes of a line and send it on ...I'd be happy with one if you were up for voicing something. I reckon you'll be perfect for whatever part(s) you want to do -the writer will always know best what the form of the character should be. No rush, plan is to get the recording in during November, and mix it during December -it'll be a total rock bottom amateur thing but I'm hoping that'll lend itself to the format (plus we have at least one audio drama star doing a turn ...and it's early yet

 

[THX1138]

Hay @AnRoinnUltra, just e-mailed you an update of my part. Going on holiday here in a few days, so I'll talk to you when we get back in mid Nov. The fun of collaborative improvisation!

 

[AnRoinnUltra]

Great stuff, have a few more actors onboard -some local comedians have a rehearsal space they use every Tue night so I'm gonna try making the sessions and bringing a mic; WotW2022 recording will be shoehorned in by hook or by crook

 

[THX1138]

Back on dry land and I'm going to play around with recording here soon.

 

[AnRoinnUltra]

Back on dry land and I'm going to play around with recording here soon.

Good stuff, things are moving along nicely ...can safely announce a guest appearance by Madison on the Air as Madison, and a speech penned by Jack Fennell. With a bit of luck there'll be a few more star names to come. Are you okay to introduce the characters playing back a phone message from Madison in the final scene? -saying: 'Sorry I missed you 2022. Just wanted to remind you not to forget that the Earth is flat. The Martians don't know that.' (a tangental hint at the Martian weakness to uncarbonated water)
Keep it lit, chat soon

 

[THX1138]

Good stuff, things are moving along nicely ...can safely announce a guest appearance by Madison on the Air as Madison, and a speech penned by Jack Fennell. With a bit of luck there'll be a few more star names to come. Are you okay to introduce the characters playing back a phone message from Madison in the final scene? -saying: 'Sorry I missed you 2022. Just wanted to remind you not to forget that the Earth is flat. The Martians don't know that.' (a tangental hint at the Martian weakness to uncarbonated water)
Keep it lit, chat soon

Sure! I can do that. Like you said, we'll work it out in the final scene...

 

[AnRoinnUltra]

Sure! I can do that. Like you said, we'll work it out in the final scene...

I'm going to be on Worlds of Complexity tomorrow plugging this -let me know if you want your other work mentioned (same @Elckerlyc, apologies, I lost the link to your site, are you okay to link it on this thread?)

 

[THX1138]

I have no other work as of now, other then my Chons writings, (75 100 and 300 word) Just working on my novel outside of here!

 

[Elckerlyc]

I'm going to be on Worlds of Complexity tomorrow plugging this -let me know if you want your other work mentioned (same @Elckerlyc, apologies, I lost the link to your site, are you okay to link it on this thread?)

My site is in Dutch, except for my entries for the challenges that I also put 'on show' there. (I let go of the idea to make my site bi-lingual, there was simply too much I would have to translate.)
Having said that, I have no objections mentioning my site TonSchevan Schrijft my site

 

[AnRoinnUltra]

Dank u wiel, will try drop the name in at some stage -we can do an official credits page later

 

[THX1138]

OK, doing much better as far as covid goes. Played around with Audacity today and exporting as a MP3 file.
Will be going my part(s) here very soon and I'll get it out to you good sir!

 

[AnRoinnUltra]

OK, doing much better as far as covid goes. Played around with Audacity today and exporting as a MP3 file.
Will be going my part(s) here very soon and I'll get it out to you good sir!

Good to hear, it can take time to beat. Some great recordings in already (Barack Obama giving a 'rally the humans' speech, and a phone call from 1939 Best of luck -hoping to record this end tomorrow evening.