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RAF Section => RAF Projects => The Animorphs Audiobook Project => Topic started by: morfowt on June 07, 2008, 03:41:55 AM
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Ok, here, you can post test lines, and others will give you feedback on it. Sounds simple enough?
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might as well use this. otherwise it's pointless
here's the lines I do for david in his first chapter.
http://www.mediafire.com/?zk1hjne21iy
obviously there's room for improvement. I want to know what you think and where I can improve.
Note: there aren't any for this segment, but you'll find that I do not do David's yelling very well.
Edit: here's my first thought-speak. I think it might be different from the thought-speak u guys are already using...
http://www.mediafire.com/?5qbid0tgcb3
This one there's yelling, and as you can see, I'm not very good at yelling.
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Please don't take this badly morf, but I don't think your voice is right for David. From the start he was a bit more... abrasive for lack of a better term. You sound good for general voice acting though, just not someone as dark as David.
This is just my opinion of course.
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can't really take that badly if I don't even know the meaning of the word abrasive...
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A bit more of an edge. Actually sadistic is a better word for it, kinda on the mean side.
Edit: Here's an example Jax did. http://www.mediafire.com/?o8m1udxtgnc (http://www.mediafire.com/?o8m1udxtgnc)
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That's what that was for?
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heh, i tried a david just for the fun of it
http://www.mediafire.com/?yzsbjnpgvsi
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jayne, I couldn't hear anything you said. and I turned up the volume of everything to the max.
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ahem, i'll try it here in the right place
i found a mic and tried tobias, here you go. its really quiet, sorry
http://www.mediafire.com/?blniyejltt1
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Yeah, I couldn't hear it at all. :(
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Here, I redid it, its louder, and probably better than my first one
http://www.mediafire.com/?jmxcmz05ji0
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Awesome.
Also, I know I'm getting a bit ahead, but I decided to start recording my lines for Loren. I have the first run through of the first chapter done. There's a few things I want to fix, but I want your opinions first. Here you go:
http://www.mediafire.com/?vn7o3nndgtn
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so was it any good? sound at all like tobias? any tips on sounding more emo? cuz im really not emo
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Oh, sorry. I didn't see that you had posted the new link. Dur.
::runs off to download land:: Gosh I wish these downloaded quicker...blah....
You sound really good actually! Yeah, it's not entirely emo, but it's a good narration and you have a good voice for the role, methinks. I think you can incorporate the "sounding emo" bits more of when he's talking. Otherwise, in the narration, the brooding kind of does it for you.
I think the beginning sounds better than the end. In the beginning you're a little more drifty and thoughtful about the way you talk, and as you go on you start almost sounding Jake-esque. If that makes any sense...
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shanker, your david was pretty good-better than mine. *sigh* Guess I'm not very good at being abrasive...whatever that means.
do you want the part for david. I'd like to be david, but if it's better for the audibook, I'll let you have it.
your tobias...well let's just say it's not exactly how i'd picture him to sound like. Or maybe I'm just bad at guessing what people sound like...it's possible.
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no, no, no. i dont want to take david away from you. and if you have any tips, i'll work on my tobias
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hmm...it's kind of hard to explain...the best way to say it is, you sound more like jake than tobias...although that's not very descriptive is it?
you sure? well alright then...hmm. maybe I'll just use yours as an example to help me make mine better...
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i think it sounds pretty good shanker, you've got my vote
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Nice Daniel. I think you sounded very... Tobias like.
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Nice Daniel. I think you sounded very... Tobias like.
i think it sounds pretty good shanker, you've got my vote
so did I pass the audition?
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well if all of you think so, good work shanker.
I don't really know. I guess you did.
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Well, it's not up to me but... yeah. I think you did pass.
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wait a minute, we have an audition? I thought whoever wanted it could just have it...
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so I'm bird boy?
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I guess so. Hmm...I guess I should update the cast list...and lock that audition thread.
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wait a minute, we have an audition? I thought whoever wanted it could just have it...
nah. but it's up to mrguy, isn't it?
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Don't call me prince.
Sorry...had to.
Anyway, I'm not in charge, but you get my vote. As far as I'm concerned, you're in.
You sound an awful lot like me, actually.
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I just said "I want Ax" and it was mine. I didn't have to audition
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Nice, Shanker. Sounds cool.
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sweet
my name is tobias
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sweet
my name is tobias
dude. no it's not. it's Daniel.
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Daniel Tobias Shanker
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I'm going to try and record some lines for Erek within the next few days.
http://www.mediafire.com/?chhjw9vgodj
Alright, there's my first attempt at Erek.
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...I guess it's good.
Personally, I kinda imagined his voice deeper, but it's still good.
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Esplin wanted me to do this.
Rachel... with an anna twist.
http://www.mediafire.com/?cucyvxsm2tm (http://www.mediafire.com/?cucyvxsm2tm)
Kinda echoy and fuzzy... but it's just a test, sorta.
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Esplin wanted me to do this.
Rachel... with an anna twist.
http://www.mediafire.com/?cucyvxsm2tm (http://www.mediafire.com/?cucyvxsm2tm)
Kinda echoy and fuzzy... but it's just a test, sorta.
Lol! Nice, Anna.
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Esplin wanted me to do this.
Rachel... with an anna twist.
http://www.mediafire.com/?cucyvxsm2tm (http://www.mediafire.com/?cucyvxsm2tm)
Kinda echoy and fuzzy... but it's just a test, sorta.
Lol! Nice, Anna.
Classic....nice one.
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lol anna youre the best. my idea by the way :]
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Alright, here's my first go through as Visser 3. It's his opening speech. I'm gonna try to tweak the sound to get rid of the pops when I pronounce a word too loud. Let me know what you think, are the effects too much? Ofcourse, I'm trying to get that dark, I'll kill you, effect along with a bit of ambiance I imagined for thought speech.
http://www.mediafire.com/?bxbzwxt0txl
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I thought you read it el-fang(the teeth kind)-or.
hmm...I think it needs a bit more arrogance, or confidence...I'm not sure how to put it. maybe a bit more sneering...
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I think the effects are pretty good. They might be a bit over the top, but then again he does sound all villainous and whatnot. I do agree with morfowt that some of the lines don't sound quite arrogant enough.
Otherwise, it's really good. :)
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Seriously, the hardest part of Elfangors lines I'm having trouble line testing is Yes.
I tend to drag the S out and I dont like how it sounds, it sounds too menacing.
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Okay, below is the link to MYBOX folder where the Line test crap is, if you can't see it I'll also add the individual files.
http://www.box.net/shared/drxbj74lqj = Box link
Below are files:
http://www.box.net/shared/rfnq8i60of
http://www.box.net/shared/92gtmjjeg2
http://www.box.net/shared/oxzqxouhno
http://www.box.net/shared/d7mzgmxd2o
If you like it, tell me and I will keep going....
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Not bad, maybe a little deeper voice might be nice.
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Let me see what I can do
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Yeah, a little deeper would be better.
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I dont know... it almost sounds fake when I try to make it sound deeper
Besides elfangors dying ,which is why I used that tone. He is weak and he's trying not to scare the wee kids.
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When I click on most of the links, it says they have been moved and are not avalible.
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Yah... making it deeper makes it sound edited.... I dont like it very much here is the longest line I have to give you an idea.
OLD VERSION : http://www.box.net/shared/92gtmjjeg2
NEW VERSION : http://www.box.net/shared/4ndnap1f1u
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haha the old version sounds just like ax in his first tv episode!
second one sounds pretty good, definately better deeper
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yah.
And I have a perfect effect for thoughtspeak :D
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the deeper sounds better, but maybe a bit faster for that...
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Hello, my name is Wildweathel, and I am a linguisticoholic.
I'd like to offer my services as an accent coach. I don't have much experience--or actually any experience, but I'm a language geek and I grok things like mergers and shifts. In the attached demo I
1) Demonstrate my rendition of four accents (including my native one) reading this text:
Please call Stella. Ask her to bring these things from the store:
six spoons of fresh snow peas
five thick slabs of blue cheese
and maybe a snack for her brother Bob
We also need a small plastic snake and
a big toy frog for the kids.
She can scoop these things into three red bags,
and we will go meet her at the train station on Wednesday.
2) Give mrguy some unsolicited advice on how to sound more Californian as Jake.
3) Starting at 4 minutes, engage in a bit of what-the-heck-ery and give a certain popular character a valley girl accent.
Because I can.
Enjoy >:D
Oops, a bit of confusion: who's playing Tobias? Ken or Anitiger?
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I don't have time to listen to this right now (11:16 on Christmas Eve!) but it looks like it'll help. Thanks, and I'm sure you can help out with other stuff, too. And as for Tobias, yes. Anitiger is Ken.
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I don't have time to listen to this right now (11:16 on Christmas Eve!) but it looks like it'll help. Thanks, and I'm sure you can help out with other stuff, too. And as for Tobias, yes. Anitiger is Ken.
Ok. Now that makes sense. What was confusing me is that Combat Squirrel is also Ken.
If I may make a semi-educated guess, you're from the Pacific Northwest?
I once met a guy, at a car show, who after talking with me for about three minutes said:
"you're from Portland, Maine aren't you?" Eerie.
Next up, I'm going to tame my CA-vowel-shift accent, listen to some people on youtube and give some advice on just how much shift to use. Ultimately, though that's an artistic decision, up to the actors and director.
Morfowt/Lezduet is director, no?
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Midwest, actually. There really isn't an official director, though by the amount of work Morf has put in, he ought to be. I founded/organized, then slacked off like everyone else.
EDIT: Just heard the whole thing. I definitely think that this sort of stuff could help. On a side note, I think you should somehow talk to my cousin. She loves this kind of stuff.
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Morfowt/Lezduet is director, no?
I'm flattered that you think so... but no,I'd be happy if I was, but I'm just another member...just one that is REALLY dedicated to this project...
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That was actually fairly educational (and a bit humorous, with the Tobias part). I don't think I have enough lines out there for you to figure out, but any tips for someone with a Canadian accent who's going to be trying to pull off an Andalite character? lol. If I have a chance, I'll try and do some line tests for Aldrea, but until then, you can listen to my lines for Eva/Visser One in book 5, the dolphin trainer in book 4, and Jordan in book 2.
Aldrea will be odd for me, since though I usually imagine Andalites with a British accent, Aldrea never seemed to have one for me. So I'm still figuring out how I want her to sound. Which is all fine and dandy right now, since it'll be a while before we start HBC.
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I want to hear those test lines.
Why are most of the links not available?
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I'm not sure...I can't check because china blocks me from mediafire now.
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OK, here's my review of chapter 1 and part of chapter 2 of the Message. I focused more on acting than accent, mostly to give an idea of what a director does.
Anidragon, you're up next. Your lines are in the book threads, yes?
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OK, here's my review of chapter 1 and part of chapter 2 of the Message. I focused more on acting than accent, mostly to give an idea of what a director does.
Anidragon, you're up next. Your lines are in the book threads, yes?
Quite a good review, and accurate as well. :)
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Yep, I'm in books 2, 4, and 5.
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The quality is crappy because I screwed up my mic at some point...but, here's a line test. Yay.
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Yay!
*puts on headphones*
Now listening... please stand by.
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Just so you know, I'm actually kind of sick.
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OK, here's my review of chapter 1 and part of chapter 2 of the Message. I focused more on acting than accent, mostly to give an idea of what a director does.
Anidragon, you're up next. Your lines are in the book threads, yes?
I look forward to any advice you can give me for de-midwesternizing my accent. :P
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Here's Anidragon's. One of the tapes I mention is in the thread here (http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php/topic,2156.0.html).
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Sweet, I'll have to listen to that when I get home.
EDIT: Just listened to them, very handy! I'll take a look at the tapes you posted, and practice them. I do agree that I need to slow down my speech when I'm recording. The fast-speaking is probably the biggest indication of my Acadian-French upbringing.
As for the dolphin trainer, the accent probably doesn't matter as much, what with her being a very minor character. But, I may tackle her lines again after listening to the tapes.
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Ken,
Accent: "r"s after vowels should sound like "r"s before vowels (in most cases). Actually, there are some non-rhotic Cal accents (Cal is crazy-diverse), but I really think Tobias should have a rhotic one. I'll put up a tape for that. Pronunciation of AY is correct for Tobias; you don't need the Canadian-raising tape.
Also, you might want to experiment with Cal vowel shift. I'll do a tape for that too, but it's lower priority.
Audio quality is bad--especially the noise. You deserve better recording equipment than what you're using. What exactly are you using, by the way?
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whenever you want, you can get around to doing mine...
Here's my first one ever. it's wuss from book 24... I've already added effects to it. if it's really necessary, I can redo it without effects...
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Sure, morf. The standard procedure will be for timers to add effects, but I'm happy to give it a listen.
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yeah, but I did that WAY before you suggested that procedure... in fact, I think i did that before new RAF even existed... if it's easier for you, I can post my david lines instead...
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Don't worry about it. I'll listen this afternoon. Can't promise to post (since I'm supposed to be packing and cleaning the kitchen. oops ::))
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Here's my first one ever. it's wuss from book 24... I've already added effects to it. if it's really necessary, I can redo it without effects...
No offense but it sounds a little hard to understand with the effects on
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Here's my first one ever. it's wuss from book 24... I've already added effects to it. if it's really necessary, I can redo it without effects...
No offense but it sounds a little hard to understand with the effects on
I know that. which is why I suggested giving one without the effects...
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I've asked to read for Karen and Rachel's mom, so I'll do some lines as soon as I can. Most likely either tonight or sunday. I actually have plans this Valentine's day, so I'll be busy... ;D
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well rachel's mom sure, karen, has horsefan agreed to that?
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She wants to do Karen, but that opens up Melissa if you want that.
BTW, weathel, how's the site coming along?
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Okay! Melissa shall be fun.
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Welcome to the project, Agent. I think I mentioned that I do accent coaching. If you could find a ~200 word passage to read, I'd really appreciate that, so I can hear your native accent ("accent"="pronunciation system" everyone who speaks has some sort of accent). I don't think Melissa has anything that long, so feel free to either record some other character's narration or something non-Animorphs.
The project site is still waiting on Richard. I'll give him another poke, I guess. If it's not up when I come up from CA, though, I'm really tempted to just go ahead and set it up on my dime. (I'm going to launch a personal website at some point anyway; I've come to realize that I want to publish some of my writing, singing, perhaps an Esperanto blog...anyway) We need it if we're going to get rolling.
Which reminds me, Agent. We'll start with Megamorphs #1. I don't think anyone has claimed the crazy woman whom Rachel meets. Plus, we'll need extras. So, we can find something for you to do even when Melissa doesn't have lines.
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OOOoooh, I am totally feeling the crazy. And any extras you can throw my way. Yeah, when I have more time (probably tomorrow) I'll record something.
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Kewl!!!
It finally stopped raining in Sunny CA, and Santa Clara's free internet works much, much better outdoors, so here I am.
Morf: I can't understand a word you're saying through all the processing, much less accent. Sorry.
Agent: Sorry for any confusion about my name. I usually go by wildweathel, only changing it for the parties. You can keep calling me gryph if you prefer.
/me eagerly waits for something to listen to
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Okay, so since I can only record in .wav, I can't upload the file directly. I put it on rapidshare:
http://rapidshare.com/files/199813246/Just_Ella.wav.html (http://rapidshare.com/files/199813246/Just_Ella.wav.html)
It's an excerpt from Margaret Peterson Haddix's Just Ella.
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Thanks!
Okay, some impressions:
You've got a wicked ground loop. That's causing the 60 Hz hum.
Your accent is very much like mine. That's a bit of a problem, since I'm from Maine, not California.
Basically, there are two or three changes to get to a Cal accent:
- Pronounce r after vowels differently. Once I return home, I'll make a tape about this. If you'd like to give it a head-start pronounce "absurd," paying attention to your tongue in "ur". If my ears aren't fooling me, the tip of your tongue is somewhere around your lower jaw when you do this. Now say "red," again paying attention to the tip of your tongue. It will be curled up behind your upper jaw. The Cal-accent position is in between: the tip isn't all the way back like in "red", but it is nearly as far: sorta like "absrd."
- Long i only has one pronunciation: light sounds like lied. There is a pronunciation practice tape for this one, #1 in the accent thread (but I think I'll revisit it. At the very least, I need to type up a transcript to go with it.)
- (possibly) Pronounce "an" and "am" different from other short a sounds. It's sort of a yeah-nn or yeah-mm sound. Some New England accents have this feature, including my own, but I can't tell from your recording. I think the word "can" appears once, but it's not stressed and thus sounds like "cn" (which is the same in all accents, not telling me anything).
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Kewl!!!
It finally stopped raining in Sunny CA, and Santa Clara's free internet works much, much better outdoors, so here I am.
Morf: I can't understand a word you're saying through all the processing, much less accent. Sorry.
Agent: Sorry for any confusion about my name. I usually go by wildweathel, only changing it for the parties. You can keep calling me gryph if you prefer.
/me eagerly waits for something to listen to
I DID say, it might be better for me to get an unedited version... (or if I didn't, I was trying to)
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i really want to do some.maybe a younger character.i'm in gr.6(does it matter?i know that like most of the class has facebook in gr.5/6)i'll try a few lines,if it's still available
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We are working on MM1 at this time, and do not need anymore voice actors for this book. We've also set a requirement that anyone new to the project must be willing to help with directing/timing before they're allowed to put in for an acting role.
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directing?timing? i don't get that and i can't do any acting role and the books before mm1 is done already?
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All roles in MM1 are already taken. We're starting with MM1 and moving from there, so no, there are no acting roles until we are done with this book.