Need some voice actors!

Schilcote · 01-05-2013, 08:48 PM

I'm doing a big project for my Media I class, and I need some voice talent. You don't have to be super-mega-pro, but a decent-quality (I heartily recommend Plantronics brand products- they're cheap and good) microphone is a must. It's a 2.5 minute long video with a two page script, so you won't be saying too much.

Anyone interested?

Booker Boo · 01-06-2013, 12:26 PM

I've got a perfect voice for damning the governments and politicians and crooked lawyers if it counts!?

But whats in it for me?

Schilcote · 01-06-2013, 12:31 PM

A copy of the finished product?

Booker Boo · 01-06-2013, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schilcote

A copy of the finished product?

email it to me

Schilcote · 01-06-2013, 12:35 PM

I would, but if it were already finished I wouldn't need voice actors.

Booker Boo · 01-06-2013, 12:45 PM

Ok then, send the script

druid12000 · 01-06-2013, 01:23 PM

What kind of voice are you looking for?

I can sing like Jim Morrison but I can't speak like James Earl Jones.

Schilcote · 01-06-2013, 05:56 PM

While having James Earl Jones on hand would be nice, I'll settle for "not grating".

And even if your voice is grating, I need a voice for the crazy computer.

patskywriter · 01-06-2013, 07:20 PM

I've done some voiceover and audio book work but my voice might be unsuitable for your project. In order to get the most appropriate voices, why not list the emotions that will be expressed by each character. For example, "crazy computer," "overbearing matriarch," "whiny brat," etc.

jjdebenedictis · 01-06-2013, 09:29 PM

Sadly, I'd only be appropriate for "awkward speaker who sniffles often". Best of luck in finding (other, better) people!

backslashbaby · 01-06-2013, 11:43 PM

Ha! Fun

I have crap equipment for any sound, so I'm out, unless someone wants to mail me a mic

But it reminds me of a friend I have who does sound for Hollywood as a career. His Facebook status will often say things like, 'Can anyone out there do an excellent Daffy Duck reciting Shakespeare? Send me a file, ASAP!'

Williebee · 01-06-2013, 11:49 PM

I have a few years of radio production in my history. So, from that POV --

Can you give us some character descriptions for what you need?

How many male/female?
Older/younger, educated/refined/speech "impediments"/regional/national dialects/English as a second language?

Also, what format do you want the audio files to arrive in? Is there a program (Audacity, CoolEdit, Goldwave, ProTools) you are planning to mix in?

The more you've visualized and defined what you're looking for the less work you'll have to do in post-
production. (And the more likely the project is to end up being all that you wanted it to be.)

Schilcote · 01-07-2013, 12:00 AM

All the characters are pretty generic, really. 2 and a half minutes isn't all that much time to do heavy characterization.

Going to do any audio processing in Audacity, then splice it into the video with Adobe Premiere. MP3 ought to do the job formatwise.

The list of characters, from memory (don't have the script on-hand right now):

2 scouts, who exposit and then die
1 commander, who gives a speech
2 soldiers, one who yells for backup, another who throws a bomb (both die also).
1 crazy computer, who explodes.

Nekko · 01-07-2013, 01:09 AM

I've recorded audio-books for my husband. I have a decent mic. I'm game!
Are you just asking for audio? (Are you supplying the video separately?)

Schilcote · 01-07-2013, 01:14 AM

Yup, the film is CGI.

Nekko · 01-07-2013, 01:43 AM

Okay, let me know if you can use my voice, (female BTW)

Civic · 01-08-2013, 12:15 PM

Sounds like fun. I'd be interested if you need another male.

Schilcote · 01-08-2013, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Civic

Sounds like fun. I'd be interested if you need another male.

The little side-bar says you're from Australia- do you have the accent? Might be good for one of the team leaders.

Civic · 01-08-2013, 02:29 PM

I speak regularly to Americans and Canadians on the net and they say I have an accent, so I think so? I can put on a thick Aussie accent anyway.

Oi crikey, that's a fair dinkem rinky dink Aussie accent that is!

01-05-2013, 08:48 PM	#1
Schilcote practical experience, FTW Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 187	Need some voice actors! I'm doing a big project for my Media I class, and I need some voice talent. You don't have to be super-mega-pro, but a decent-quality (I heartily recommend Plantronics brand products- they're cheap and good) microphone is a must. It's a 2.5 minute long video with a two page script, so you won't be saying too much. Anyone interested?

01-06-2013, 12:26 PM	#2
Booker Boo (סּںסּَ`) Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 366	I've got a perfect voice for damning the governments and politicians and crooked lawyers if it counts!? But whats in it for me? __________________ Work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt, dance like nobody's watching. Last edited by Booker Boo; 01-06-2013 at 12:33 PM. Reason: gahhh

01-06-2013, 12:45 PM	#6
Booker Boo (סּںסּَ`) Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 366	Ok then, send the script __________________ Work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt, dance like nobody's watching.

01-06-2013, 01:23 PM	#7
druid12000 You're out of your tree... Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: The dark side of the moon, making sinister plans... Posts: 5,406	What kind of voice are you looking for? I can sing like Jim Morrison but I can't speak like James Earl Jones. __________________ " My father says that almost the whole world is asleep. Everybody you know. Everybody you see. Everybody you talk to. He says that only a few people are awake and they live in a state of constant total amazement." ~ from 'Joe vs the Volcano'

01-06-2013, 07:20 PM	#9
patskywriter practical experience, FTW Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Durham, NC, USA Posts: 104	I've done some voiceover and audio book work but my voice might be unsuitable for your project. In order to get the most appropriate voices, why not list the emotions that will be expressed by each character. For example, "crazy computer," "overbearing matriarch," "whiny brat," etc. __________________ Publisher of the Durham Skywriter, Durham, NC, USA's online community paper Host of Radio Skywriter and TV Skywriter Currently working on a manual for caregivers of Alzheimer's patients

01-06-2013, 12:31 PM	#3
Schilcote practical experience, FTW Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 187	A copy of the finished product?

01-06-2013, 12:35 PM	#5
Schilcote practical experience, FTW Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 187	I would, but if it were already finished I wouldn't need voice actors.

01-06-2013, 05:56 PM	#8
Schilcote practical experience, FTW Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 187	While having James Earl Jones on hand would be nice, I'll settle for "not grating". And even if your voice is grating, I need a voice for the crazy computer.

01-06-2013, 09:29 PM	#10
jjdebenedictis is watching you via her avatar Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 3,125	Sadly, I'd only be appropriate for "awkward speaker who sniffles often". Best of luck in finding (other, better) people! __________________ Twitter: jjdebenedictis GoodReads: jj-debenedictis

01-06-2013, 11:43 PM	#11
backslashbaby That's really my dog :) Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: NC Posts: 10,766	Ha! Fun I have crap equipment for any sound, so I'm out, unless someone wants to mail me a mic But it reminds me of a friend I have who does sound for Hollywood as a career. His Facebook status will often say things like, 'Can anyone out there do an excellent Daffy Duck reciting Shakespeare? Send me a file, ASAP!' __________________ It's Woman, by Kraft. All your favourite classic flavours like virgin, whore, damsel, black widow and now all-new feminazi! Extra spicy! -- BunnyMaz Did you just Godwin a 4 year old? -- Celia Cyanide I've walked these streets in the madhouse, asylum they can be Where a wild-eyed misfit prophet on a traffic island stopped And he raved of saving me Please donate: http://www.karmakrew.com/outreachprograms.asp

01-06-2013, 11:49 PM	#12
Williebee Assume Good Intentions SuperModerator Join Date: May 2007 Location: between the 1 and the 0 Posts: 15,317	I have a few years of radio production in my history. So, from that POV -- Can you give us some character descriptions for what you need? How many male/female? Older/younger, educated/refined/speech "impediments"/regional/national dialects/English as a second language? Also, what format do you want the audio files to arrive in? Is there a program (Audacity, CoolEdit, Goldwave, ProTools) you are planning to mix in? The more you've visualized and defined what you're looking for the less work you'll have to do in post- production. (And the more likely the project is to end up being all that you wanted it to be.) __________________ "Assume Good Intentions." Read the Newbie Guide. "I Found A Knife" "We're writers; we own our words. Please choose them to add light and not just heat." "Bad advice is cunning because it dresses up as whatever it is new writers want to hear." -- Alex Adams

01-07-2013, 12:00 AM	#13
Schilcote practical experience, FTW Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 187	All the characters are pretty generic, really. 2 and a half minutes isn't all that much time to do heavy characterization. Going to do any audio processing in Audacity, then splice it into the video with Adobe Premiere. MP3 ought to do the job formatwise. The list of characters, from memory (don't have the script on-hand right now): 2 scouts, who exposit and then die 1 commander, who gives a speech 2 soldiers, one who yells for backup, another who throws a bomb (both die also). 1 crazy computer, who explodes.

01-07-2013, 01:09 AM	#14
Nekko New motto: more purr, less hiss Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Northern CA in the woods with the bears Posts: 708	I've recorded audio-books for my husband. I have a decent mic. I'm game! Are you just asking for audio? (Are you supplying the video separately?) __________________ Murder, unappeased, makes the dead malevolent. Posie Graeme-Evans, The Island House

01-07-2013, 01:14 AM	#15
Schilcote practical experience, FTW Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 187	Yup, the film is CGI.

01-07-2013, 01:43 AM	#16
Nekko New motto: more purr, less hiss Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Northern CA in the woods with the bears Posts: 708	Okay, let me know if you can use my voice, (female BTW) __________________ Murder, unappeased, makes the dead malevolent. Posie Graeme-Evans, The Island House

01-08-2013, 12:15 PM	#17
Civic Isosceles Triangle Expert Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 62	Sounds like fun. I'd be interested if you need another male.

01-08-2013, 02:29 PM	#19
Civic Isosceles Triangle Expert Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 62	I speak regularly to Americans and Canadians on the net and they say I have an accent, so I think so? I can put on a thick Aussie accent anyway. Oi crikey, that's a fair dinkem rinky dink Aussie accent that is!

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