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Uncanny Valley (Dayton Writers Movement)

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This is my favourite thing I've worked on lately! I love making the pictures in my head into music and sound.

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I just wanted to showcase the incredible sound design for the Whistlers, they are like a creature I've not met before, and their sound design creates such a visceral image for them.

Audio captured from most episodes 1 through 7.

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Oh my goodness, thank you for what you said about the sound and music work! - Katie

REC: Neon Inkwell - Of That Colossal Wreck

“An existential science fiction horror [which] follows five survivors who awaken on a vast space station, intended as humanity’s last defence against oblivion. Little do they know, however, that other beings are interested in the facility…” (x)

7 episodes / approx. 2.5 hrs

a long-anticipated limited series by Jonny Sims and Sasha Sienna, exploring what it means to be human, how identity is shaped, and what can be done when all seems lost.

first standout thing about this series is the sound design (and the music.) it’s GORGEOUS, discordant and haunting, and really just sets a mood before the story even gets its stride. reportedly, the RQ production staff got to mix things up and try out new roles for Neon Inkwell, so Katie Seaton actually got to do the music and sound design for this series. i have to assume this means she was responsible for bringing the alien “whistlers” to life — and i just think they’re so goddamn cool. i want to know everything about them. check out this post for a sampler of that. i was so impressed overall that i’m currently checking out some of Katie’s other work.

obviously, i knew i was going to enjoy the writing — Jonny Sims has produced nothing but bangers from TMA to both of his published novels, and what i’ve seen of Sasha Sienna’s writing in the TMA bonus “What the Ghost?” episodes, as well as their ttrpg work, left me with no doubt that i would enjoy any characters that they helped to develop. but i was still really moved by how each character interacts with the others individually. despite being a fairly short series, there’s somehow room for the development of all six characters — in fact, for the majority of the cast, they’re as in the dark about their own personalities as the audience is at the start of the story, so you get to go on that journey together. i thought that was a neat new spin on the classic amnesiac protag trope that i see so often in this flavor of sci-fi.

this story is at least partially a space survival horror. that being said, the worldbuilding necessitates some pretty daunting existential questions about human ethics, community, and personal identity. from a narrative standpoint, i was wondering how such a short series would even be able to deliver satisfying answers to all of this, but i think it was pretty well done. no spoilers, but man — that finale was like a whole round of emotional gutpunches. a surprisingly hopeful finish.

i already miss these characters terribly ;_; i didn’t even have them very long, but they’re all so lovable and their group dynamic has so much potential. highly recommend checking it out (but mind the content warnings for each episode.)

strong start to the new feed!🪶a behind the scenes episode has been promised soon as well, so look out for that :)

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similar to: Deviser, Project Nova & The DECA Tapes (premise, setting) ; Red Valley, Down & Janus Descending (vibes)

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Wowww! Look, I made VERY SPIKEY noises!!

Just finished binge-listening to Rusty Quill's "Neon Inkwell: Of That Colossal Wreck" today! Absolutely loved the audio design of the Whistlers and wanted to make a creature design to go along with it!

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I've been doing nothing but atmospheric horror lately! I've been enjoying working on this one.

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Oh goodness, thank you! I've been so glad that folks are enjoying the series so far. I've recently finished drafting the final episode, released in Jan, I believe. :) - Katie

This is two minutes from the first episode Of That Colossal Wreck that really struck me, I've listened a few times, and I just really wanted to share it. The way the music and sound design creates tension with the acting is just, absolutely incredible.