
Below Decks 1 - Authenticity in Fiction
08/09/22 • 40 min
Below the decks of the Netaonsom we get a peak into what makes the ship sail: Welcome to Below Decks!
In this special behind the scenes series we’ll be diving deep into the process of bringing Trice Forgotten to life. Today, enjoy a discussion between Series Creator Nemo Martin, Series Director Rafaella Marcus, and Series Executive Producer April Sumner on Authenticity in Historical Fiction!
Transcript: https://bit.ly/3Bk96Ry
Thank you to all our Patrons for your continued support. If you’d like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.com
Content warnings:
Detailed discussions of systemic racism & colonialism
Discussions of: food, capitalism, transphobia & queerphobia, slavery
Mentions of: alcohol, ableism
SFX: wind & sea, glass smashing
Created by Nemo Martin
Directed by Rafaella Marcus
Written by Rafaella Marcus with editing by Nemo Martin
Executive Producers Alexander J Newall & April Sumner
Produced by Ian Geers and Production Manager Natasha Johnston
Creative Consultation by Morgan Givens
Historical Consultation by Dr. Nira Wickramasinghe
Sensitivity Consultation by Salt and Sage
Linguistic Consultants Yen Ooi, Rumzi Yousef, and Ella Martin
Featuring
Rafaella Marcus
Nemo Martin
April Sumner
Dialogue Editor – Nico Vettese
Mastering Editor - Catherine Rinella
Music by Sam Jones
Art by Guerrilla Communications
SFX: dasebr, MTJohnson, elizagoode, jwsoundfoley, GeorgeEvans (CC 3.0), coetzee_megan12 (CC 3.0), InspectorJ (CC 4.0)
Check out our merchandise available at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop and https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rusty-quill
Join our community:
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FACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquill
TWITTER: @therustyquill
REDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuill
EMAIL: [email protected]
Trice Forgotten is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share alike 4.0 International Licence.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Below the decks of the Netaonsom we get a peak into what makes the ship sail: Welcome to Below Decks!
In this special behind the scenes series we’ll be diving deep into the process of bringing Trice Forgotten to life. Today, enjoy a discussion between Series Creator Nemo Martin, Series Director Rafaella Marcus, and Series Executive Producer April Sumner on Authenticity in Historical Fiction!
Transcript: https://bit.ly/3Bk96Ry
Thank you to all our Patrons for your continued support. If you’d like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.com
Content warnings:
Detailed discussions of systemic racism & colonialism
Discussions of: food, capitalism, transphobia & queerphobia, slavery
Mentions of: alcohol, ableism
SFX: wind & sea, glass smashing
Created by Nemo Martin
Directed by Rafaella Marcus
Written by Rafaella Marcus with editing by Nemo Martin
Executive Producers Alexander J Newall & April Sumner
Produced by Ian Geers and Production Manager Natasha Johnston
Creative Consultation by Morgan Givens
Historical Consultation by Dr. Nira Wickramasinghe
Sensitivity Consultation by Salt and Sage
Linguistic Consultants Yen Ooi, Rumzi Yousef, and Ella Martin
Featuring
Rafaella Marcus
Nemo Martin
April Sumner
Dialogue Editor – Nico Vettese
Mastering Editor - Catherine Rinella
Music by Sam Jones
Art by Guerrilla Communications
SFX: dasebr, MTJohnson, elizagoode, jwsoundfoley, GeorgeEvans (CC 3.0), coetzee_megan12 (CC 3.0), InspectorJ (CC 4.0)
Check out our merchandise available at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop and https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rusty-quill
Join our community:
WEBSITE: rustyquill.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquill
TWITTER: @therustyquill
REDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuill
EMAIL: [email protected]
Trice Forgotten is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share alike 4.0 International Licence.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Trice Forgotten 2 - Heavy Cargo
Herring & Marnock Esq’s Dictionary of Nautical and Pyratical Terms, 1849: heavy・cargo: an unusually or notably sizeable load, which may cause a vessel to sit low in the water (the legality of the cargo is usually dependent upon the legality of the ship)
In which shipboard protocol is learned, a bad deal is struck, and a crew is formed.
Content warnings:
- Food
- Imperialism & internalised racism
- Physical violence & injury (inc. loss of consciousness)
- Kidnapping & interrogation
- Threats of violence
- Grief & loss
- Discussions of: religion, animal harm
- Mentions of: alcohol, family death, guns & blades, torture, illness
- SFX: ocean & seagulls, fire, choking, misophonia (eating sounds)
Transcripts: https://bit.ly/3Bk96Ry
Thank you to all our Patrons for your continued support. If you’d like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.com
Created by Nemo Martin
Directed by Rafaella Marcus
Written by Rafaella Marcus with editing by Nemo Martin
Executive Producers Alexander J Newall & April Sumner
Produced by Ian Geers and Production Manager Natasha Johnston
Creative Consultation by Morgan Givens
Historical Consultation by Dr. Nira Wickramasinghe
Sensitivity Consultation by Salt and Sage
Linguistic Consultants Yen Ooi, Rumzi Yousef, and Ella Martin
Featuring
Rebecca Brough as Capt. Alestes
Vic Zander as Baker
Shahan Hamza as Siva
Gigi Zahir as Noor
Naomi Bartoo as Anh
And Mez Galaria as Naní
Dialogue Editor – Maddy Searle
Sound Designer – Maddy Searle, Tessa Vroom
Music Editor - Maddy Searle, Katharine Seaton
Mastering Editor - Catherine Rinella
Music by Sam Jones
Art by Guerrilla Communications
Check out our merchandise available at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop and https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rusty-quill
Join our community:
WEBSITE: rustyquill.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquill
TWITTER: @therustyquill
REDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuill
EMAIL: [email protected]
Trice Forgotten is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share alike 4.0 International Licence.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Trice Forgotten 3 - Battens Down
Herring & Marnock Esq’s Dictionary of Nautical and Pyratical Terms, 1849: batten: a narrow strip of wood for fairing in lines, a strip of wood to fasten objects together. batten・down (verb): to make watertight, to secure, in preparation for a storm
In which stringrays are caught, potatoes are consumed, and a map is purloined.
Content Warnings:
- Food
- Alcohol and Alcohol Use
- Innuendo
- Imperialism & internalised racism
- Physical violence (comedic)
- Misophonia (eating and drinking)
Discussions of: animal harm, eating animals
Mentions of: alcohol, guns & blades, ageism
SFX: ocean & seagulls; waves; background chatter; crowds; insects; bells; metallic clanking and scraping (sword fight and eating with metal utensils).
Transcripts: https://bit.ly/3Bk96Ry
Thank you to all our Patrons for your continued support. If you’d like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.com
Created by Nemo Martin
Directed by Rafaella Marcus
Written by Morgan Givens with additional material by Rafaella Marcus, with editing by Nemo Martin
Executive Producers Alexander J Newall & April Sumner
Produced by Ian Geers and Production Manager Natasha Johnston
Creative Consultation by Morgan Givens
Historical Consultation by Dr. Nira Wickramasinghe
Sensitivity Consultation by Salt and Sage
Linguistic Consultants Yen Ooi, Rumzi Yousef, and Ella Martin
Featuring
Rebecca Brough as Capt. Alestes
Vic Zander as Baker
Shahan Hamza as Siva
Gigi Zahir as Noor
Additional Voices by Maddy Searle, Karim Kronfli, Ahmed Aljabry, & Lydia Nicholas
Dialogue Editor – Katharine Seaton
Sound Designer – Katharine Seaton
Music Editor - Katharine Seaton
Mastering Editor - Catherine Rinella
Music by Sam Jones
Art by Guerrilla Communications
Check out our merchandise available at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop and https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rusty-quill
Join our community:
WEBSITE: rustyquill.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquill
TWITTER: @therustyquill
REDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuill
EMAIL: [email protected]
Trice Forgotten is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share alike 4.0 International Licence.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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