Someone Dies In This Elevator
Someone Dies In This Elevator is an independent fiction podcast created by Tal Minear and first published in 2021. It is a spoiler-driven anthology series, where the premise of each episode is that a character dies in the elevator at some point in the story.[1] It contains an international cast and crew, with notable members including Alice Wong, Erin Kyan, and Felix Trench.
Format
Each episode contains a new setting and different characters, and can therefore be listened to in any order. They run between 12 and 20 minutes long.[2] Each episode is written by a different writer and often features a pair of guest voice actors.[3] The audio drama combines genres and styles across each season, including supernatural horror, futuristic sci-fi, comedy, and slice of life.[4]
Production
Someone Dies In This Elevator is funded by fans of the show. Season 1's budget came entirely from a crowdfunding campaign before release. The podcast operates on a profit share, where what is raised during crowdfunding is split evenly among the cast and crew.[5] Season 1 consisted of 11 full cast episodes released biweekly and two seasonal bonus episodes. The cast and crew for this season was 65 people, and production took just over a year. In between seasons, Someone Dies In This Elevator publishes single-narrator microfiction episodes.[6]
Critical reception
Someone Dies In This Elevator has been praised for its premise and unique episodes.[7] It was accepted into the 2022 Minnesota Web Fest and 2022 Miami Web Fest.[8][9]
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | New Jersey Web Festival | Best Series Premise | Nominated | [10] |
| Best Ensemble Cast | Nominated | |||
| Best Writing | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Drama | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Anthology | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Won | |||
| Audio Verse Awards | Music Direction | Won | [11] | |
| Action Sound Design | Nominated | |||
| Environment Sound Design | Won | |||
| Writing | Won | |||
| Vocal Direction | Won | |||
| Cover Art | Won | |||
| New Audio Play Production | Won |
References
- ↑ Stevens, Kaitlin. "Here Are 15 Audio Fiction Podcasts For Every Kind Of Reader". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
- ↑ "Critic Podcast Reviews - Someone Dies In This Elevator". Great Pods. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- ↑ "Someone Dies In This Elevator - SoundEscape Productions". SoundEscape Productions. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- ↑ Rose, Amber (2021-05-21). "12 New Fiction Podcasts". Medium. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- ↑ "Someone Dies In This Elevator". Production Funder. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- ↑ "Someone Dies In This Elevator Podcast Feed". Pinecast.
- ↑ Stories, Acast: For The (2021-10-25). "Fiction podcasts: Inspiring indies". Medium.com. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- ↑ "Minnesota WebFest is excited to announce our first Official Selection for 2022! And we're kicking it off with a Podcast, one of our new festival categories this year. Congratulations to SOMEONE DIES IN THIS ELEVATOR (@sditepod) on their Early Selection!". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
- ↑ "MWF Official Selections 2022". Mailchi.mp.
- ↑ "2021 Award Winners". New Jersey Web Fest. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- ↑ "2021 Winners". The Audio Verse Awards. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
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