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Fan Productions - Motherhood, an Audio Book by Lt Cdr Kirok of L'Stok Riddle-me-this ... What's black and white and red all over Certainly not an audio book! Audio books have been around, well, for as long as we've had ways of recording sound! One reason is because there are some books that just cry out to be read by 'a voice'. In high school I had a copy of "The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner" read by Sir Ralph Richardson and, although I found the epic poem to be a long-winded bore, his reading of it haunts me still! Some voices have become synonymous with specific genres, especially horror. When you hear Vincent Price, Christopher Lee or Peter Cushing ... you know that something creepy is going to crawl out of the woodwork! Likewise, Star Trek has been blessed with a similar number of trademark voices. James Doohan, Leonard Nimoy (known to my daughter, bless her heart, more as the voice of Galvatron in the Original Transformers: The Movie than as Mr Spock), George Tekai, Patrick Stewart and Avery Brooks all have instantly identifiable voices. Another major reason is, of course, for the use of the sight impaired. The figures I have seen on the internet from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 1 in 1993, show that over 1.5% of the Australian population had vision impairment. With our current population standing at over 21 million this makes a vision impaired population of over 315,000! However if we include other reasons for an inability to be able to use traditional print media, such as people who cannot hold or manipulate printed materials, who are deaf or have intellectual disabilities or brain damage, this figure doubles! Over 600,000 nationally who might never have read a Star Trek fan fiction! Goodness! Its almost our duty to bring Star Trek to them! Audio books are attractive to me though because, like most, I have a long commute to work and given the alternative of listening to the inane chatter of drive time radio, an audio drama or podcast about a subject that interests me is a much brighter prospect! I have recorded one of my early fan fiction stories as an audio book to be made available as a free download from the Newsletter page of the website of the USS Southern Cross. The full text is available for those who would like to read or download it on the Acrux 2 fanzine. An interesting question I had to work out was the dividing line between an audio book and an audio drama - where does one start and the other finish When I asked this of the Audio Drama producers who took part in the TrekUnited Fan Audio chat 3 of March 24 it was described thus: “Audio books are usually read by one person (maybe two) who do multiple characters. There is some music and *usually* even fewer sound effects, whereas audio dramas have a cast, usually more music and a soundscape.” For this first effort, I'm going to keep the music and sound effects to a minimum and hopefully my storytelling will set the scene for you in the theatre of your mind! As a special bonus, I am going to add the teaser clip from something that my daughter, J'Keln Merrys, is making - a "Halo" fan fiction based on characters from the computer game (right). She has far more experience in performing than I and has created a reading with atmospheric music and sound effects. Have you got a Star Trek fan fiction that you are particularly proud of Would you like us to produce it for you Stay tuned to this channel for more information on coming audio productions! Don't touch that dial! 1 http://www.bca.org.au/ebchap3.htm 2 http://acruxfanzine.blogspot.com/ 3 http://tu.trekunited.com/newsletter/pdf/HFO_22.pdf 20 Vol.1 Issue 6 ScuttleButt
Science Department Changes Greetings crewmembers! As your new Chief Science Officer (ChSC) I want to say welcome to our two newest science department members - ENS Gregory Jacobs and Crewman Andy Gann! We are happy to have you aboard and we look forward to serving with you! I would also like to share with the entire crew the beginnings of our departmental structure changes. As the USS Southern Cross has grown significantly as a chapter, we wanted to restructure the department in a way that would focus the purpose of the department, align personnel into useful roles based on their preferences, and encourage participation of new unassigned crewmembers in the science department. (Of course, other department members are welcome to join science activities as well!) The changes begin with a two section system based on desired participation levels. The first section is the STATS officers. The acronym STATS stands for “Star Trek, Australasian, Terran, and Science fiction.” Officers assigned to the science department may earn one of these roles: Star Trek Sciences and Technology Officer: this position studies and reports historical and recent (or projected) canon and non-canon Star Trek science and technologies that is of interest to the USS Southern Cross crew and guests. Requirements: OTS, SCE, an interest in all things science, as it pertains to Star Trek. Australasian Sciences and Technology Officer: this position studies and reports historical and recent (or projected) science and technologies that directly affects the area of Earth known as Australia, New Zealand, and nearby areas that is of interest to the USS Southern Cross crew and guests. Requirements: OTS, SCE, an interest in all things science, as it pertains to Australasia and related locales. Terran Sciences and Technology Officerthis position studies and reports historical and recent (or projected) science and technologies that directly affects the other parts of Earth and the universe that is of We know more about the edge of the universe than about the core of our planet. Could a crazy mission get to the bottom of things Journey to the Center of the Earth by Susan Kruglinski http://discovermagazine.com/2007/jun/journey-to-the-center-of-the-earth interest to the USS Southern Cross crew and guests. Requirements: OTS, SCE, an interest in all things science. Sci-Fi Sciences and Technology Officer: this position studies and reports historical and recent (or projected) science and technologies as seen in the world of science fiction that is of interest to the USS Southern Cross crew and guests. Requirements: OTS, SCE, an interest in all things science, as it pertains to Science Fiction. The second section of the science department is the science staff. Multiple crewmen can fill these two roles: Science and Technology Officers: these positions contribute to all science areas without concentration in one area. Requirement: OTS, an interest in all things science. Science and Technology Crewmen: these positions contribute to all science areas without concentration in one area. These positions are filled with non-commissioned crew. Requirement: an interest in all things science. All those who choose to be assigned to the science department aboard the ‘Cross are encouraged to do four things: 1- HAVE FUN! 2- Pass OTS offered by the STARFLEET Academy (even if you choose not to be an “officer,” 3- Take STARFLEET Academy (and/or SFMC Academy) courses, 4- Share your knowledge, interests, and discoveries through the ScuttleButt. If you are shy and not a great writer, that’s OK! I can help you through editing and revisions! The important things are that you participate to the level you wish, have fun, and contribute to the chapter in some way! Our current department members are: Chief Science Officer Australasian Sciences and Technology Officer Star Trek Sciences and Technology Officer Science and Technology Crewman Science and Technology Crewman If you are interested in a science topic that you would like to write or be written, please email me at science@uss-southerncross.com. I hope you are looking forward to contributions from our team! Lt jg Erik Stubblefield Lt Cmdr Kirok of L'Stok Ens Gregory Jacobs Po3 Darren Reid Crewman Andy Gann by Lt Jg Erik Stubblefield Chief Science Officer ScuttleButt July, 2007 21
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