rustyquill posts
Posts: 1946
Files: 4745
Backstage at Cry Havoc! - Writing Pirates
This week, we sit in with David K. Barnes, Octavia Bray, and Tom Crowley to discuss the making of the Pirate Arc!Content Notes: SFX: crowdsDirected by Amani ZardoeProduced by Lowri Ann DaviesExecutive Producers Alexander J Newall & April SumnerFeaturingLowri Ann Davies, David K Barnes, Tom Crowley and Octavia BrayDialogue Editor – Lowri Ann DaviesSound Designer - Lowri Ann Davies and Catherine RinellaMastering Editor - Catherine RinellaMusic by...
Ticket Info - The Magnus Protocol in-person premiere, Manchester October 22nd
There’s not long to go until we release tickets on the 30th August for our in-person The Magnus Protocol screening, happening in Manchester on Sunday 22nd October from 2.30pm.You can check out our pre-announcement with relevant details HERE. We will be sending a link to the ticket site to Kickstarter backers and Patreons at the Knights and Nobles tiers shortly before tickets go on sale on Wednesday 30th August, at 10am BST.Thanks again for your...
Cry Havoc! #12 - Hostage to Fortune
It’s Romans vs Pirates in the ultimate stand-off. There’s danger and drama aplenty – so why can’t Octavia keep her eyes off Charmian?Content Notes: Kidnapping Food Alcohol & Alcohol Use Sexual References & Innuendo SFX: Loud vocalisations, metallic clanking & scraping, waves & wind, creakingCreated by David K. BarnesDirected by Amani ZardoeExecutive Producers Alexander J Newall & April SumnerWritten by Tom CrowleyProduced by Natalie Winte...
Pirates and Protocols
Hi folks,Wishing you the very best for the coming week from everyone at Rusty Towers!Last week, we shared a pretty exciting update about The Magnus Protocol. If you haven’t yet read it, check out our Vast Update here for some updates on the release schedule, the production, and a first look at some of the cast and characters that will be in the show. This information is currently exclusive to our Patreons and our Kickstarter backers, but we wil...
Backstage at Cry Havoc! - Meet the Actors, Part 2
This week, we hear a selection of cast members talk about the dream roles, the challenges of working in the audio medium, and what they love about their charactersContent Notes: SFX: crowdsDirected by Amani ZardoeProduced by Lowri Ann DaviesExecutive Producers Alexander J Newall & April SumnerFeaturingLara Sawalha, Sarah Lambie, Andy Secombe, Beth Eyre, Aaron-Louis Cadogan, Sarah Agha, Harry Roebuck, Kazeem Tosin AmoreDialogue Editor – Lowri An...
Patreon Kickstarter Update #7
Hi folks,Today we wanted to give you a big update on everything related to The Magnus Protocol that has been going on behind the scenes here at Rusty Towers. This is looking to be a pretty chunky one, so grab a comforting beverage of your choice and settle down for a long read.There’s a huge amount of stuff we’ve been working on in the background since the Kickstarter finished that we haven’t been able to talk about until now. This is for v...
Cry Havoc! #11 - Workshop
Unable to devise a rescue plan, Mark and Gaius are at their wits’ end. It may be Cleopatra’s time to shine – for a price.Content Notes: Kidnapping Food Arguments Alcohol & Alcohol Use Sexual References & Innuendo SFX: Waves & Wind, creaking, eating & drinking, misophonia, loud vocalisationsCreated by David K. Barnes Directed by Amani Zardoe Executive Producers Alexander J Newall & April Sumner Written by Octavia BrayProduced by Natalie Wint...
Just around the corner
Hi folks,We hope that you have had a wonderful week. Here at Rusty Towers, we continue to be very busy. Even though we had a two-week break on the public feeds, we’ve continued to work on a lot behind the scenes. Thanks to feedback from everyone in our production team, these breaks are accounted for right from the beginning of working on a podcast and allow the team to comfortably work on all our shows. In our regular, whole company meeting las...
Backstage at Cry Havoc! - Editing Perspective
Join the Lowri Katie and Cathy team for a peak into the specific challenges of editing together a large cast and sound design project like Cry Havoc!Content Notes● SFX: CrowdsDirected by Amani ZardoeProduced by Lowri Ann DaviesExecutive Producers Alexander J Newall & April SumnerFeaturingLowri Ann Davies, Katie Seaton and Catherine RinellaDialogue Editor – Lowri Ann DaviesSound Designer - Lowri Ann DaviesMastering Editor - Catherine RinellaMu...
Patreon Kickstarter Update #6
Hi folks,We're here with an additional update today focusing specifiacally on The Magnus Protocol and various Kickstarter related news. We have made some really exciting progress this month in The Magnus Protocol and are very excited to be able to share some of it with you!Firstly, we’ve seen a few comments from folks who have backed the Kickstarter needing to update their address. A quick reminder that this is done via the BackerKit survey...
Cooking up a storm
Hi folks,Wishing you the very best for the coming week from everyone at Rusty Towers!Firstly, we’ve seen some reports that some Patreon subscribers have had their pledges cancelled after some upgrades to their payment systems. If you know of anyone who has had their pledge cancelled because of this, Patreon has stated that they should take the following steps: Contact their card issuer to confirm the charge is valid and retry that card If the r...
Backstage at Cry Havoc! - Creating a Cast
We took a long time making sure we had just the right talent to bring Rome to life, April and Amani talk about the process!Content Notes ● SFX: CrowdsDirected by Amani Zardoe Produced by Lowri Ann Davies Executive Producers Alexander J Newall & April SumnerFeaturingLowri Ann Davies, Amani Zardoe, and April SumnerDialogue Editor – Lowri Ann Davies Sound Designer - Lowri Ann Davies Mastering Editor - Catherine RinellaMusic by Sam Jones Art by ...
A Lovely Introduction
Hi folks,Wishing you the very best for the coming week from everyone at Rusty Towers!Very excitingly, we are delighted this week to be introducing a new show to the RQ Network. The Lovely Dark is a fiction anthology that explores how about how darkness in our lives may reveal a path to love and light.Each of these short audio plays is written by an award-winning writer and performed by a cast of remarkable actors, including Oscar winners and memb...
Backstage at Cry Havoc! - The Music of Rome
Cry Havoc! Ask Questions Later is our first scored project, sit with us in a chat with the composer Sam Jones and director Amani Zardoe to hear how it happens!Content Notes ● SFX: CrowdsDirected by Amani ZardoeProduced by Lowri Ann DaviesExecutive Producers Alexander J Newall & April SumnerFeaturingLowri Ann Davies, Amani Zardoe, and Sam JonesDialogue Editor – Lowri Ann DaviesSound Designer - Lowri Ann DaviesMastering Editor - Catherine Rinel...
Cry Havoc! #10 - The Pirate King
The pirates have struck! Rome is in uproar! Octavia is writing it all down! But has she really got the measure of the infamous Sextus Pompey?Content Notes: Kidnapping Threats of death Alcohol & Alcohol Use Food Sexual References & Innuendo Arguments SFX: waves & wind, creaking, loud vocalisations, glass and croockery smashing, eating & drinking, misophoniaCreated by David K. BarnesDirected by Amani ZardoeExecutive Producers Alexander J Newall & A...
Pirates and plays
Hi folks,Wishing you the very best for the coming week from everyone at Rusty Towers!As always, we have been extremely busy this week working on both Cry Havoc and our upcoming shows. You may remember Neon Inkwell, our upcoming anthology podcast feed which will feature short podcast series from creators around the world. We have already wrapped recording and begun editing on Of That Colossal Wreck, a scifi horror from Jonny Sims and Sasha Sienna,...
Backstage at Cry Havoc! - Roman Theatre
Today we dicuss the real drama of Roman history: the theatreContent Notes:Discussions of: Historical SexismMentions of: slaverySFX: CrowdsDirected by Amani ZardoeProduced by Lowri Ann DaviesExecutive Producers Alexander J Newall & April SumnerFeaturingLowri Ann Davies, David K Barnes, Rafaella Marcus, Dr Emma SouthonDialogue Editor – Lowri Ann DaviesSound Designer - Lowri Ann DaviesMastering Editor - Meg McKellarMusic by Sam JonesArt by Guerril...
Cry Havoc! #9 - Kidnap
Quintus is seeing actors for Octavia’s latest comedy before she’s even written it! The stressed-out playwright believes things can’t get any worse. (Spoiler: She’s wrong.)Content Notes: Abuse of Power (recurring theme) Bullying and taunting Food Alcohol & Alcohol Use Vicarious Embarrasment Sexual References & Innuendo Kidnapping Threats of violence SFX: Crowds, Eating and Drinking, misophonia, Sea & wind, creakingCreated by David K. Barne...
Schedules and Charmian
Hi folks,We hope that you all had a wonderful week.First, a quick apology for the delay in last week’s scheduled episode of Backstage. The episode covering Roman Theatre will instead go out this Friday.Speaking of our scheduling, we’re coming up to a planned two-week break after episode 10 releases next week. This short pause in the release schedule is just to ensure our production team are able to remain on track without having to go through...
ROME Backstage Delayed
We want to apologise, due to a scheduling issue there will be no Patreon episode today.Backstage: Roman Theatre will release next week. Thank you for you patience!
Cry Havoc #8 - Deus Ex Machina
Charmian is Cleopatra’s loyal servant. Charmian is also secretly starring in Octavia’s play. If she can keep these two things separate, she might be OK – but fate has other ideas.Content Notes: Abuse of Power (recurring theme) Vicarious Embarrasment Innuendo Bullying & Taunting Alcohol & Alcohol Use SFX: CrowdsCreated by David K. BarnesDirected by Amani ZardoeExecutive Producers Alexander J Newall & April SumnerWritten by Rafaella MarcusPro...
All the World's a Stage: A Thread
Hi folks,We hope you have all had a wonderful week.Firstly, Rusty Quill is now on Threads! You can find us by searching for “rustyquilluk”, clicking this link straight to our page, or via our Instagram page. It’s been a while since we last dived into a social media platform, and we were delighted to reach over 1000 subscribers in the first weekend. We’ll still be using Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, just with the addition of Threads. Th...
Backstage at Cry Havoc - Cults and Religion
Today we dicuss cults and the history of religions in Ancient Rome, in particular Mithras!Content Notes: Cults & Rituals Alcohol & Alcohol Use Knives Discussions of: Human Sacrifice, fraternities SFX: CrowdsDirected by Amani ZardoeProduced by Lowri Ann DaviesExecutive Producers Alexander J Newall & April SumnerFeaturingLowri Ann Davies, David K Barnes, Rafaella MarcusDialogue Editor – Lowri Ann DaviesSound Designer - Lowri Ann DaviesMastering E...
Cry Havoc #7 - After Dark
What do the Romans do when the sun goes down? Some drink, some flirt, and some seek out a mysterious cult who may or may not dabble in human sacrifice…Content Notes: Abuse of Power (recurring theme) Cults & Rituals Sexual References & Innuendo Alcohol & Alcohol Use Human Sacrifice Knives Vicarious Embarrasment Discussions of: Death SFX: Thunder & Lightning,vocalised sufferingCreated by David K. Barnes Directed by Amani Zardoe Executive Producer...
After Dark
Hi folks,Wishing you the very best for the coming week from everyone at Rusty Towers!This week we are very excited to be welcoming a new show to the RQ Network. Not Quite Dead is a horror romance audio drama from Hanging Sloth Studios (who you may recognise from their work on another RQ Network show, Spirit Box Radio). Not Quite Dead explores themes of identity, sexuality and death and follows Alfie, a nurse whose life becomes entangled with a va...
Backstage at Cry Havoc - Gladitorial Games
Today we continue chatting with Dr. Emma Southon about the history of Rome, in this case the famous entertainment of Gladitorial competitionContent Notes: Murder Violence & Injury Enslavement Dehumanising Animal Cruelty Disscusions of: Weaponry, inc. knives, swords, javelins, enslavement, prisoners of war, death, blood, suicide Mentions of: Executions, Crucifiction, SacrificeDirected by Amani ZardoeProduced by Lowri Ann DaviesExecutive Producers ...
Cry Havoc! #6 - Blood Sports
Delicate diplomacy and gratuitous violence: it’s all happening at the Roman arena, and Cleopatra is not amused.Content Notes: Abuse of Power (recurring theme) Alcohol & Alcohol use Crowds Gladitorial Violence (including SFX): Dismemberment, stabbing, general deadly injury SFX: misophonia (drinking), drums, bone breaksCreated by David K. Barnes Directed by Amani Zardoe Executive Producers Alexander J Newall & April Sumner Written by Rhys Tirado ...
Gladiatorial Editorial
Hi folks,We hope you are all having a wonderful week. Here in the UK, summer is properly here and the sun is out - we can almost imagine the weather experienced by Gaius and co* (but not quite – it is still England!).At Rusty Towers, production continues on Cry Havoc, Neon Inkwell and The Magnus Protocol. Of That Colossal Wreck, the sci fi horror written by Sasha Sienna and Jonathan Sims and the first of our Neon Inkwell shows, has finished rec...
Write Your Story! Ask a Historian Later.
Today we meet Dr. Emma Southon, a brilliant historical consultant, and every historical audio drama needs a brilliant historical consultant. Even if those audio dramas then go on to take occasional liberties with the facts provided....Content Notes: Discussions of: Alcohol Mentions of: Murder, political corruption, food SFX: CrowdsDirected by Amani ZardoeProduced by Lowri Ann DaviesExecutive Producers Alexander J Newall & April SumnerFeaturingLow...
Cry Havoc! #5 - Taking Sides
Sent out on a mission by her queen, Charmian explores the streets of Rome and swiftly gets into big, big trouble.Content Notes: Abuse of Power (recurring theme) Vicarious Embarrassment Alcohol & Alcohol use SFX: misophonia (drinking)Created by David K. Barnes Directed by Amani Zardoe Executive Producers Alexander J Newall & April Sumner Written by Rhys Tirado and Robert ValentineProduced by Natalie Winter, Katherine Lindeman, Natasha Johnston, an...
