| Cast: |
The Doctor - Joe Binks
Raman - Gareth Preston
Madame Schreck - Amy Ward
Mr Swell - Adrian Hudson
Mr Beech - Lawrence Ahlemeyer
Ben - David Turner
Laura - Lynsey Robertson
Sam - Paul Worth
John Selby - Clive Burnett-Hurst
Tomek - Mark Lenton |
| Crew: |
Theme Music by James Leatherbarrow
Incidental Music by Ed Pugh
Script Editing by Matt Edsen
Written & Produced by Gareth Preston |
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Producer's Notes:
A real indulgence for me I'm afraid. This is our longest story so far, the only two CD release so far and consequently I've divided it into four parts for easier downloading. I wanted to write a story in the contemporary fantasy style of some of my favourite American authors, such Ray Bradbury and James Blaylock. I've always liked the weird impacting on normality and I wanted to fill the story with colourful characters. The result is a fantasy in which the Doctor is deliberately kept as a supporting character, although he is clearly working behind the scenes. I wanted to try and show him through other people's eyes. The seaside town is an instantly evocative location that I wanted to use and it all drew together very naturally. The other main source of inspiration is The Maltese Falcon with it various odd parties all searching for a treasure.
By now I had got hold of Sound Forge and its large array of special effects made this the most spectacular sounding yet. I'm particularly pleased with the scratchy raven voices, all performed by myself. The recording was a rather long winded affair, with several sessions recorded in various people's houses and two actors, Clive Burnett-Smith and Dave Turner, recorded largely on their own. Nevertheless everyone's performances are top notch. Special mention should go to Mark Lenton, who played Tomek from scratch after turning up on the day of recording.
Ed Pugh, a friend of mine from amateur dramatics supplied the first of his atmospheric music scores which aided the production immensely. Trick of the Light was released almost simultaneously with Big Finish's The Sirens of Time. Not only that but several new audio groups had sprung up on the internet and suddenly Fine Line had a lot of competition!
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