Audio cinema: An intro to fiction podcasting

What if you could make the story of your dreams – set anywhere and anywhen – with just a microphone and a couple of friends?

Do you have a dream film, TV series, or play? If so, audio is the most efficient way to get it made in a way that can compete with premium releases, at affordable rates for independent producers, with immediate pathways to international distribution and discovery.

Roshan Singh Sambhi’s first audio drama, Temujin, was crowdfunded and produced in a college dorm room with his classmates just six years ago. It became the first audio drama from Asia to be nominated for a Webby Award, and it led to a career. Today he co-showruns DC’s flagship audio series, DC High Volume: Batman, and writes and directs cinematic audio adaptations like Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow for Penguin Random House Audio, while continuing to produce self-funded independent shows through his company Andas Productions.

In this workshop, he’ll walk you through the complete editorial production process for audio fiction: from finding a made-for-audio story idea to scriptwriting, casting, vocal direction, sound design, and the entrepreneurial realities of getting it released, with examples from every scale he’s worked at – ranging from his crowdfunded debut show to some of the biggest modern audio fiction being made.

By the end, you’ll know everything you’d need to set up a mic, grab some friends, and get an excellent version of your story out into the world.