Another investigation for Sean Wednesday, 9 September 2009
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A new series of Miss Marple started on ITV last Sunday – you can catch up by watching it on ITV player (available for the next 27 days). Sean Biggerstaff (the voice of Kyle, Otto and Watson) is starring in the third episode of the series, “Why Didn’t They Ask Evans“. Don’t miss it!
View the trailer on Masterpiece Mystery, where the series aired this summer.
Image thanks to WGBH via Wizard News.
Autographed artwork Thursday, 23 July 2009
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Here’s the storyboard panel you could win in our prize draw – signed by everyone who was at the voice recording session on Sunday. To be eligible for the prize draw, simply complete our feedback survey. It will take about ten minutes!
A jug of Pimms (or two) Tuesday, 21 July 2009
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Fun times! The last recording session with our voice actors Cora Bissett and Sean Biggerstaff was on Sunday. For once, Cora didn’t have to do a million mad voices – she was simply (and beautifully) Aileen Adler.
Sean, on the other paw, had the challenge of putting a voice to the thoughts of Watson. “Urbane gentleman spy” was an option for a while… and led inevitably to “Bond, Sean Bond” and much hilarity. The final voice is neither of those, but is a glorious big voice for a small but important dog. You’ll have to wait until Friday to hear it.
L-R: Helen Jackson, Adam Brewster, Cora Bissett, Sean Biggerstaff and Stephen Gilmour
At lunch afterwards it emerged that Sean is a great fan of Pimms, so we celebrated with a jug or two of Pimms and lemonade. It’s appropriate, then, that the popular vote has decided that Pimms is the drink of choice for Aileen and Kyle (thanks Kiwi for the suggestion, and thanks DJ for letting us know the Sheep Heid Inn can “rustle up a fantastic classic Pimms No 1″.)
We also have a decision for a book to feature in the last episode – it will then be BookCrossed in the Sheep Heid, so if you’re in Duddingston this coming weekend you might want to pop in and see if you can pick it up. The winning suggestion is another one of Kiwi‘s, seconded by Treehugger – The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle. Watson’s grabbed it already; it’s one of his favourites.
The good, but slightly sad, news is that you’ve now made all the decisions needed for us to finish the final episode of The Lost Book. Instead of a story poll, I’ve resurrected our character popularity survey. Who’s your favourite character? Vote now in the sidebar poll to the right.
Choose the narrator Friday, 19 June 2009
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It’s been decided that episode 6 will use a voiceover narration to tell the story of what happens next (we held a vote and 67% voted for this).
We need to decide which characters will be the narrators. For more information about the characters, look at the Cast and Story page. Rather than sticking to a single narrator, let’s have one female and one male character – it’d be a shame if one of our brilliant voice actors had nothing to do!
So, we’ve put two polls in the sidebar on the right. We’ve included everyone – even baddie Beryl Potts (her viewpoint might be interesting!), Watson the dog (an internal monologue as he can’t speak), and Voiceover Man (he’s been showing flashes of personality).
Who would you like to narrate the final episode of The Lost Book? Vote now!
Crazy on a Sunday afternoon Monday, 1 June 2009
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It was all a blur. Not only did we dash off the script in record quick time, we nearly melted on the way over to Glasgow for the recording session.
As always, we had some new characters and new accents for Cora and Sean to deal with. Cora brought Professor Remi to life with a lovely francophone lilt. Sean provided a suitably thuggish henchman on top of his usual duties. For the first time ever Sean didn’t need to mention “Aileen” which meant we didn’t get to fall about in stitches when he mispronounced it – maybe next time Sean. Of course, Stephen was keeping cool at the control desk, despite the balmy weather.
Everyone was very focused – something to do with wanting to get back out in the sun, I think – and it wasn’t long before we all agreed it was done. In fact, just one more of these sessions to go and the whole series will be done. Thanks again guys for turning out on such a hot, sunny Sunday – you deserve lots of ice cream!
Episode 5 – script Sunday, 31 May 2009
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You’ve made the last decision that needs to go into the episode 5 script: Professor Remi appears to be a woman much younger than her seventy-eight years (53% of the vote).
We’re recording this afternoon, so here’s the finished script! The storyboards aren’t yet finished – this is a sneak preview of the first three shots. The rest will follow during the week, and I’ll also post the traditional “plotting the episode” blog to tell you the story of how episode 5 developed.
Think of us (Helen and Adam from Binary Fable, Stephen the sound designer, Cora and Sean) this afternoon, shut up in the recording studio while you enjoy the sun.
(Oh, and I don’t think I’ve mentioned script formatting for a while. There’s a standard format used for screenplays, where each scene is introduced by a “slugline” that describes the location and time of day. To find out more, the BBC Writers Room has an information page with PDF examples of a range of script formats. There isn’t yet a standard for “web series” (!) so we’re using the format we would use for a short film.)
Treasure hunt: it’s on!! Friday, 1 May 2009
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Welcome to everyone who’s visiting from Sean Biggerstaff’s website!
The treasure hunt is over now – but, yesterday (24 July 2009) we launched the sixth and final episode of The Lost Book. Watch it now and enjoy Sean’s brilliant voice performance.
Oh, and have you seen our interview with Sean?
Ahoy, me hearties! We’ve hidden the booty and it time ye got a-huntin’…
Here’s how it works. Two pairs of tickets to the SCO’s Bass Notes concerts have been hidden in two books: one in Edinburgh and one in Glasgow. To win book and tickets, all you have to do is find them!
We’re going to give two clues for each city. The first will send you to the correct location. The second, once you’ve got to the right place, will tell you exactly where you’ll find a bright green Scottish Chamber Orchestra envelope. Once you have the envelope, take it to a member of staff who will give you your free book. The tickets are tucked inside.
It really is that easy! So… check out the clues:
Edinburgh clue – thanks to Su-a Lee, cellist with the SCO.
Glasgow clue – thanks to Alison Mitchell, the SCO’s Principal Flute.
And, if you’re our winner, please let us know! Go to www.BookCrossing.com, enter the BCID number you’ll find on the inside front cover of the book, and leave us a message so that we know the book and tickets are safe with you.
Update: both the Edinburgh and Glasgow prizes have been found.
Hearing Voices Wednesday, 29 April 2009
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Yesterday we were hearing voices, many different ones. Cora and Sean had to record lines in no less than seven different voices between them. They won’t mind me telling you that there were some nervous looks exchanged when we introduced the script at the start of the session. But, as we knew they would, they breezed through it with their trademark flair and vocal agility, and finished in record time – thank guys!
As always, Stephen was on top form and did well to keep up. We noticed too that a new piece of sound recording kit had appeared among his array of gadgets – lots of knobs and dials and stuff, all very impressive.
So episode 4 voices are in the can and we’ll be putting the animatic together over the next wee while so you’ll soon be able to listen to the dulcet, if not slightly chilling, tones of Beryl Potts and Otto Dafe.
OMI: Sean Biggerstaff Monday, 22 December 2008
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Sean is one of our two stars – he’s the voice actor behind all our male characters. In episode one he plays Kyle, a boy-next-door with a soft spot for investigative journalist Aileen.
Sean’s gained quite a reputation for his work on the stage, the small screen and the big screen. He won the Best Actor – Television Scottish BAFTA for ‘Consenting Adults’ in 2007. He played the lead in Oscar-nominated short film ‘Cashback’, and was so good that he reprised the role in the feature film. You’ll also recognise him as the captain of Harry Potter’s Quidditch Team.
We asked Sean to take our One Minute Interview and here’s the result… (more…)
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