Alezuma: Dark Ties | Episode 0 Voices
Project Overview
INTRODUCTION:
Welcome to the first official Casting Call for the Alezuma: Dark Ties series!
Since this is the first one I am hosting, I want to make sure that everyone understands the basics of what this series is about and why I am in need of voices. So first and foremost, I am HeroesPath: A small YouTuber, artist, and animator looking to launch my series. I already have 5 seasons written up and now it's just a question of seeing who will be voicing who. The series follows two siblings who go through many trials that lead to growth in their life but before the series can touch upon them, the history is needed. That's where this Casting Call comes in. This first audition is for voices who will be in Episode 0 but perhaps will also appear later on as well.
(Pictures may not be shown for some roles as to not spoil some of the important cast.)
DEADLINES AND AUDITIONS
The deadline for auditions is August 19th, 2020. I'll notify voice actors who have been cast in roles by August 20th and send scripts to voice actors by August 22th. We need to receive all lines back from voice actors by September 5th. If you are unable to record between August 22th - September 5th, please do not audition.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Once you are a voice actor, you will be invited to our Discord server and voice actor group so that we may all talk and discuss anything that comes up. We will all be working with you to make sure you will be alright while we go through the series. If you are unfamiliar with Discord or just don't have it, you can still audition, however, I strongly recommend to join us in Discord so that you can hang with us or even collaborate with your fellow voice actors.
WHAT WE ASK OF YOU
- First and foremost, have fun! This should be something that you enjoy doing so it doesn't feel like a job and plus, if you're having fun, you'll barely know the time has passed.
- Please submit clean recordings (no air conditioners in the background, no fans -- while I don't mind performing noise reduction on your files, too much clean-up reduces the quality of your voice).
- Please let me handle the post-production aka don't add effects to your lines (unless you're a friend of mine that has a more preferred effect).
- Feel free to cut your lines to your best/favorite takes. Three is the gold standard. If you prefer giving me more takes; that's okay, too. However please at least remove the takes you don't want before sending it.
- Please submit your recordings as one .wav or .mp3 file to my email address, which will be provided to you after casting. If a file is too large to submit via email, we prefer to use Google Drive.
- I may ask for line re-dos (this will not happen all the time so long as directions are followed), but I will do this only after great consideration - I know your time is valuable, and I won't ask for anything I can't work around in edits.
- Lastly, since I are planning on multiple seasons, I'd like to cast people who will be able to stick with me for a while.
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Latest Updates
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As we get closer to the deadline, we will hold a YouTube listening or rather panel to judge the auditions. I have been listening to the auditions that come in but do note I will not hear its entirety of it until I am with my panel. Thank you for reading and understanding and have a wonderful day.
Reinon (pronounced Rain-on) sounds like a very calm individual who speaks in a soft tone unless provoked, to which his tone immediately changes to an irate individual.
"Brother! We should not continue to fight! It is but a pointless war to be this way." (Upset yet concerned tone)
"Olympious, stop! You have gone too far! Cease this bloodshed at once!" (Angry tone) [Olympious is pronounced like Oh-lim-pus]
"Life... is such a beautiful thing. We should be making it... not destroying it.." (Upset tone)
Olympious (pronounced Oh-lim-pus) sounds like a very loud individual who speaks in a constant irate tone unless provoked, to which his tone immediately changes to an loud and frustrated individual.
"Pointless? POINTLESS?!?! You're a bigger fool than I thought, brother... no war is pointless!! War always has a point and it's to freely kill whoever I want!! *laughs maniacally* (Angry loud tone that sounds insane)
"I will never stop the bloodshed, Reinon. Bloodshed is for the benefit of all! For the benefit of ME!!" (Confident loud tone) [Reinon is pronounced Rain-on]
"Life is something so... disgusting... it kills me to see that you love such a stupid concept.." (Upset tone that sounds angry)
The narrator is the role who appears in the beginning and end of Episode 0 and explains some major details.
Back when the world began… there was a void of Nothingness except for two brothers, Reinon and Olympious: entities who possessed unspeakable powers. [Reinon pronounced Rain-on and Olymipous pronounced Oh-lim-pus]
Within the void of Nothingness, they used their powers to create galaxies, planets, stars, moons, suns and yet… each planet they made was so barren of life and they could not monitor all of the planets at once.
Most of these new planets looked to their newly created GODS as to be their only true caregivers and the TITANS were okay with that.
Xuimo (pronounced Zoom-e-o) is a very hyperactive child who sounds very excited but can also feel abandoned. [Only as a pup]
"Mommy! Mommy! Can I go play with the others?"
"I'm trying as best as I can to keep up!"
Xuimo (pronounced Zoom-e-o), as an adult, is an insane individual who believes that his way is the only way. He also has survivor's guilt and has an insane tone but tries to trick people with a sly smug tone.
"You cannot possibly understand the pain that I feel in my soul.." (Pained tone)
"People say that pain is the worst feeling... no... Existence is the worst feeling in the universe." (Angry tone)
Death (only as a pup), despite the name, is a very happy child who tries to please his dad as best as possible by sounding grumpy but really his tone is always a happy one.
"Try to keep up, Xuimo! Come on! The forest isn't too far!" [Xuimo pronounced Zoom-e-o]
"Wow... everything looks so pretty... I love it here!"
Death, only as an adult, is a cold-hearted individual who only cares about his wishes and wants to see the world made in his own image. He uses Xuimo like a puppet and speaks to everyone as if he were their god and often belittles anyone who doesn't agree with him. Death is often angry and cannot seem to speak happily anymore.
"Not even you can begin to understand how I feel. You act like all is well when you and I BOTH know the universe is only capable of chaos and death." (Annoyed yet frustrated tone)
"Go on... stand up! Try to be the hero in this tale, I dare you!" (Mocking yet frustrated tone)
Nefaerous (pronounced N-uh-fair-e-us), only as a pup, is a very peppy child who loves anything and everything around him with a very happy tone.
"Wow... the world is so pretty, Daddy... I hope it stays like this."
"I get to be like you one day?? Awesome! I'm gonna try to be just like you!"
Nefaerous (pronounced N-uh-fair-e-us), only as an adult, is a calm and peaceful individual who wishes nothing but peace among different species and his own. Following in his father's footsteps, he avoids fights and speaks in a calm tone, never once getting angry but only sounding serious when needed.
"Violence should never be the answer to pain... but rather... a strong inner peace can beat any pain." (Calm tone)
"Strike me down if you so choose to... I know what fate holds for me. And I will not fight you on this." (Serious yet calm tone)
Sophia is a 48 year old working female who thinks with a positive mind thanks to her husband. She often speaks with confidence but also a sweet tone.
"Somehow... you make all my troubles disappear... and I thank you for it."
"Even with all the hate in this world, you still manage to find the good in it."
Thomas is 6 year old young child who believes there is good in everyone and often speaks in a peppy tone.
"One day I wanna be just like you!" (Peppy voice)
"Wow... I hope one day we can become the best of friends!" (Excited voice)
Margaret is a smug individual who only cares about herself and her husband.
"You really think that your father loves you? He doesn't." (Snarky voice)
"You may think you're the best but really you're not worth the time." (Smug voice)
Voss is a cruel male who treats his men that work alongside him as trash, speaking to them as if they were lower than him. However when Straid enters the group, he moves to pick favorites and speaks to Straid a more light-hearted tone, still behaving smug of course.
"So there's more disgusting alien creatures that exist away from my reach? That will not do... I demand they be dealt with at once." (Serious yet angry tone)
*laughs* "I love your idea, Straid... tell you what... I'll play along. You can lead the plans to deal with any Phelious you come across." (Smug tone) [Phelious is pronounced Feel-e-us]
Aaron is a 41 year old male who is a very secretive individual unless its towards his wife. He's very open to his wife's ideas and only cares about one thing: World Domination. He puts on a fake face to be nice but really he is nothing short of selfish, greedy, and a jerk.
"You hear that? A real life alien? Shit... we could be rich!" (Excited evil tone)
"You had me at world domination, my love." (Smug evil tone)
Katherine is a 39 year old female who is a very secretive individual unless its towards her husband. She's very stubboern and believes its her way or the highway. Katherine only cares about one thing: World Domination. She also puts on a fake face to be nice but really she is nothing short of selfish, greedy, and a jerk.
"Rich? Lemme give you a better idea... we could rule the world with that alien!" (Smug evil tone)
"So long as we "say" we killed that alien... our little friend that hired us won't care what else happens here.~" (Smug evil tone)
Dominick is a 45 year old male who speaks in a light-hearted manner, trying to often lift the mood. However, when push comes to shove, he's very quiet to get pissed up and will often let his emotions dictate how to respond to situations.
"What's the matter, dear...? You look as pale as a ghost.." (Worried tone)
"Don't worry... they're Romulus'... they'll end up finding their way to each other if that happens." (Calm tone)
Allene is a 32 year old female who always speaks with a calm yet sweet tone, showing to be a very gentle mother. She often believes in a more positive light than her husband, Dominick, and has hope in both her kids to succeed in life. Allene can never seem to get angry but rather she can get upset very easily.
"Honey, I'm worried... what if they get separated... or even worse than... what you showed me?" (Upset and worried tone)
"I hope to God that they'll be safe... that's all I can ask for.." (Upset and worried tone)
Bradon is a 82 year old male who is Dominick's father and a very stern individual that upholds tradition. He also is a man of action and speaks in confident tone, sometimes sounding a little too close to being smug.
"Somehow I had a feeling danger was right around the corner." (Exhausted tone)
"I can only hope that we can get him back..." (Upset tone)
Helen is a 77 year old female who is Bradon's wife and Dominick's mother. She is a very soft-spoken individual that upholds tradition as much as her husband.
"I hope we can get him back..." (Upset tone)
"Why did this have to happen...?" (Upset tone)