About raptnrent: I got the name from my keys - R Apt and R Ent for the back door to my apartment and the back door to the house. I liked that they were also words: Rapt, meaning enthralled, riveted, captivated, and Rent, meaning torn asunder, violently wrenched. I thought it made for an interesting juxtaposition, open to all kinds of interpretations.
Tag Archives: limetown
How was that Tech-Noir?
That’s a question we could ask of Limetown. There is a mystery element to it, in the disappearance of a small town’s entire population. And there is the intrepid reporter acting as a bit of a detective and a bit … Continue reading
Do you see what I hear
We had our first night of collaborative listening on ds106radio tonight with a small but active group. We listened to the tale of Limetown, and heard voices and background music used to great effect. What I find more interesting though … Continue reading
Corporate spies
One might ask: How does Limetown fit in to the secret agent genre? But it becomes apparent over the course of the storyline that there is a secret agency involved, mostly in the background, but omnipresent. It’s sort of like … Continue reading
Listen to the Limetown, part III
In listening to Limetown over the past few evenings, I’m struck by the references to other works. I wrote about three movies earlier. Off the top of my head, I remember these: The Little Foxes City Lights Double Indemnity Animal … Continue reading
“You put the lime in the coconut…”
We had a great first night of live-tweeting #ds106radio on Monday, with 13 listeners at one point. #ds106radio is the #citizensband internet radio space – love seeing folks use it still #ds106 pic.twitter.com/Nso9bgLARj — Grant Potter (@grantpotter) September 20, 2016 … Continue reading
“All the pieces matter”
In Sidney Lumet’s great book, Making Movies, there’s a section on art direction, part of the design of film, where he points out that every little detail we see or hear in a scene is deliberate and planned, right down … Continue reading
Sound thoughts
A while back, the @katexic newsletter mentioned Limetown, so I gave it a listen and ended up plowing through three episodes in a row because it’s so well done. Bryan Alexander subsequently highlighted it as one of the best podcasts … Continue reading