Greetings! This is a follow up casting call to one I did for the pilot about 2 years ago, with part one of the pilot released and finished (See the link if you're curious) and part two well under way for its production, I'd like to get the ball rolling for the rest of season 1! First, I will repost a brief summary of things.
What is Animal Kingdom about?This series takes place in alternate reality where a society is run by anthropomorphic animals years upon years after Human Kind has disappeared off the maps. The Animal Kingdom itself is a union representing harmony between all creatures, though there are those who desire to threaten it; fortunately, there are defenders seeking to protect it; Lune (Emperor Penguin) Alex (Toque Macaque Monkey) Dexter (Red Panda) Neige (Arctic Fox) and Barbara (Cat), these five fight along with the assistance of Lune's guardian, Eria (Snowy Owl) of to keep Animal Kingdom safe all while dealing with troubles in their own lives.
THIS IS NOT A SERIES FOR KIDS. MATURE CONTENT WARNING.Violence/Serious Injury/Blood; While there's no real gore, there are many incidents of characters getting injured through scratching, biting, punching, stabbing, etc
Vulgar Language/Light Suggestive Humor; There is a fair amount of swearing used, there will be no slurs and the worst a character will say is drop a F bomb. It's worth noting not every character will swear either.
Off Screen/On Screen Death; Characters can and will die.
Depictions of physical and emotional abuse/manipulation.
Mental Health Struggles; Mental health is something the series explores thoroughly. Topics such as trauma, anxiety, depression, su*cidal ideation are covered.
I will not accept submissions from any actors under 18.
This series is LGBTQIA+ positive; the main character is bi for example and falls in love with another boy over the course of the series.
The FormatThe series will be in the same audio drama format as the pilot; the stories will be told through my art acting like an animatic (though this will be reduced down to lower the load on myself) and the performances of the actors.
What To Expect For The SeasonSeason 1 has 13 fully written scripts, 11 of which are about 25-35 pages, and 2 of which are around 60 pages (Mid season and season finales respectively) which will be split into halves, episodes 1-6 are what I call season 1A, and episodes 7-13 are season 1B.
AuditioningCasting will be selected by the end of the deadline.
AAABBBCCC takes are required for auditions, I ask there'd be about 2-4 takes for each line. This will be carried over to the series proper if you are casted.
Good mic, little to no background noise, I will not accept phone mics
Please provide your discord with your audition so I may add you once you're casted and give you an invite to the discord server, there I will give updates and access to the scripts, you do not have to engage in discussions if you join, I only ask you inform me on the status of your lines and sending them in.
The series is long term. A lot of these characters are recurring, even if the initial role in season 1 isn't very big. I do understand if anyone ever needs to step out but I would prefer to keep voices consistent if possible.
During ProductionMany of the same rules for auditioning apply during the actual production.
Don't add any effect or editing to lines if possible, that will be handled in post.
Please have files in MP3/WAV, sent to a channel on discord.
I may ask for redos if needed.
Please keep things about the series within the chats in the server.
Progress will take a while. Even right now, part two of the pilot is being worked on but I don't expect it to be finished until well into next year hence why I am hoping to have recording for season 1 being worked on in the meantime. I am the sole artist/writer/editor for the series at the moment, while I am managing to have things go more effectively and hope to gain more of an art team in the future, I do ask for a a bit of patience (WIPs will for sure be shared in the server)
That should be all. I am very excited to see the results of this and to continue further expanding this world!