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 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.[6] In between season Someone Dies In This Elevator publishes single-narrator microfiction episodes.[1]

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.

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Result Ref.
2021 New Jersey Web Festival Best Series Premise Nominated [8]
Best Ensemble Cast Nominated
Best Writing Nominated
Outstanding Drama Nominated
Outstanding Anthology Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Won
Audio Verse Awards Music Direction Won [9]
Action Sound Design Nominated
Environment Sound Design Won
Writing Won
Vocal Direciton Won
Cover Art Won
New Audio Play Production Won

References
  1. "Someone Dies In This Elevator Podcast Feed". Pinecast.
  2. "Critic Podcast Reviews - Someone Dies In This Elevator". Great Pods. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  3. "Someone Dies In This Elevator - SoundEscape Productions". SoundEscape Productions. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  4. Rose, Amber (2021-05-21). "12 New Fiction Podcasts". Medium. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  5. "Someone Dies In This Elevator". Production Funder. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  6. Minear, Tal (2021-03-31). "What does an audio drama producer do?". Medium. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  7. Stories, Acast: For The (2021-10-25). "Fiction podcasts: Inspiring indies". Acast. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  8. "2021 Award Winners". New Jersey Web Fest. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  9. "2021 Winners". The Audio Verse Awards. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
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