This story and Sentinels in general doesn’t really have a 20’s or 30’s feel to it, with the exception of maybe the Narrator, and so I’m inclined to go with modern sound effects. It is an intriguing idea though and probably something worth considering. Where exactly would one find a 20’s or 30’s radio play to listen to?
You can probably search the web for "The Shadow" for a good example.
You can find some here: http://www.radiolovers.com/pages/scifi.html
Heh. One of my favorite cheesy kind of slapstick movies about the era is "Radioland Murders" … Christopher Lloyd plays the sound effects guy… a lot of fun. 
I wasn't meaning in terms of sound fidelity (like, it doesn't have to sound like it's coming over the AM band), but rather in the over-dramaticization. Think Orson Welles when he performed "War of the Worlds" on the air.
That was intended to be a compliment, by the way. I'm a big fan of alliteration, intentional or not, and so were some of comics' biggest writers!
The Narrator will probably be a bit over-dramaticized, but in the end it will come down to who’s audition and interpretation of the lines we like the best probably.
Samples of Narrator, just trying this out tonight, let me know what you all think!
https://soundcloud.com/jason-batchelor-6/ffa1-narrator-1-sample-1
https://soundcloud.com/jason-batchelor-6/ffa1-narrator-2-sample-2
https://soundcloud.com/jason-batchelor-6/ffa1-narrator-3
I'm not really sure if I can give you feedback since that would probably give you an unfair advantage over other people auditioning for the Narrator. If you want feedback from people who aren't directly involved with the casting, which right now looks like me and Pydro, that's fine. The actual sound quality of the recording is great though.
That's fine, I just was excited to get something like this out there. I was surprised at the quality as well… I was just using my gaming mic and Audacity.
Audacity is great. I used it in the past when I was dabbling with RPGmaker. Unfortunately I don't have a mic for recording, and I'm a bit too involved to audition for a character myself 
OK, we have a bunch of people who signed up, and I (and Nielzabub) cans ee no reason not to give those people a role. If you can send a sample over so we can give you a certain role, that would be great.
The likelihood of me making a useful sample in the next few weeks is slim. I have a decent mic, but no useful screen and it's been more than a year since I've tried recording anything so I'd have to start by asking myself what software I would use, SO, while I fully expect that I'd be able to make useful recordings eventually, it's going to take some dedicated time to get started and I simply don't have it until mid June.
In my opinion, you signed up knowing how much work it was going to be, and if you are committed, I have no problem going on your time-table. We wanted the sample to assign the differnet roles (you signed up for 2), but we can just as easily assign them without your sample (assuming some other ones come in). If this works for you, it works for us.
EDIT: Wow, if you just read the first line, it makes me sound horrible. I hope arenson9 reads the whole thing.
I should probably piggyback off of that time table request. I have a decent mic (as far as I know), but I'll probably need some time to figure out how to even use the darned thing…
My mic is... well, it's a laptop mic. I was given another, but it doesn't work. I can send you something using that for now though, and try for something better later.
So here are some recommendations from Foote about recording. I wasn't going to bring any of this up originally until the play was cast, but since pretty much everyone who's auditioning is getting a part, here they are.
"I can give some simple recommendations for recording to try and cut some of these variables. Pantyhose stretched around a clothes hanger for example make fantastic pop filters (these eliminate the hard P and T sounds that create stronger pressure waves). A smaller room full of clothes or other absorptive material like rugs makes a good choice to record in. Avoid large rooms and rooms with a lot of reflective surfaces (we want to minimize competing reverb, echos, and phasing that could crop up)."
Niel, could I get confirmation that you received my recordings?
You don't need to make any comments on them, but I'd like to know if they got through to you.
Yes, Hanna, I have received your recordings.
Currently linking my friend to this, she would love to audition. I can vouch for her talent--she even went to NYC recently to work with other voice actors.
Also, I like the idea of funny commericals. Maybe supervillain insurance?
I'd love to help with this personally from a production standpoint, not much a voice actor myself. Niel, if you want to email me at evandan457@yahoo.com, I can do my best to assist you in any production matters you may need.
The more the merrier.
Sent my audition!