(ANIMATORS/ARTISTS/VOICE ACTORS NEEDED) Legend Has It... } Emergency Casting Call Document
Project Overview
NOTE: Most roles have been filled already. I'm just looking for animators, artists, and a few roles I ended up having to recast.
Hello, everyone! I am Noah Biondi, the director/writer/producer of Legend Has It..., a series I've been planning on making for quite some time already. It is a super ambitious work especially for a debut like this and I promise I will emphasize as high quality as possible for this project, but in order for me to do that, I need your help! So now that you've opened up this page, feel free to take some time to read about Legend Has It... so that you can be able to get a lot better of an idea as to what this series actually is.
This project is EXTREMELY secretive, so secretive in fact that I won't be displaying any explainer videos on YouTube nor will I be sharing any internal details beyond a vague plot summary and a few lines of dialogue for characters to say. This is so that nothing significant ends up getting leaked.
WHAT IS THE SERIES ABOUT?
Legend Has It... tells the story of two royals: Prince Edwin of House Autrulon, and Princess Anahera of House Aslaidia, two medieval-style kingdoms in turmoil. Edwin had been forced his whole life to train days on end by his ruthless father King Abbadon, but Edwin had always grown an appreciation for his peoople and a sensitive soul, completely unwilling to put others in harm's way and refusing to become the source of pain towards others. Anahera, however, used her past trauma and insecurities to power through her training to become as perfect as she could possibly be for her kingdom and people, at the cost of her own individuality. Having been shielded from the outside world for their whole lives, their adolescence becomes troubling- they grow worried that one day they'd have to take responsibility and lead their people, even if being in the position of high authority is something that makes them tremble with fear. What they also doesn't understand, however, is that their kingdoms are quite controversial, home to a history of betrayals and failed alliances, as well as a long line of rulers who failed to either prioritize the well-being of their people and instead favored bloodlust and vengeance to those who opposed them, or were clearly lacking the devotion to their titles. All of this fear and anxiety culminates in one fateful day where House Autrulon becomies victim to a devastating attack directed towards the royal family by someone rejected their position as the successor to the throne - Edwin's long-lost older brother Soren. After Anahera intervenes, they both realize their destinies had been chosen by fate and, with the help of their close allies, must set an end to Soren's wrath and cure the wounds of the kingdoms' pasts to create a future of peace and serenity.
The series will combine elements of fantasy, comedy, drama, action, mystery, and romance. It will incorporate its aforementioned genre elements akin to an anime with a heavy anime-influence style, while also maintaining, for lack of a better term, my personal flair.
GENERAL INFORMATION
This casting call will be for permanent roles used throughout the series. All cast/crew members are expected to be able to stick with this project as however long it may take for it to be completed. If you have any other projects you are currently working on or are apart of simultaneously, that's perfectly fine - just remember to stick with this project's guidelines so that you haven't lost track of our progress.
Series is entirely nonprofit for the time being.
All roles are in the English language, though different accents may be used.
Every episode, I will be crediting all who help work on this series - both in the opening/closing credits and the descriptions of each episode. If you feel comfortable I will display your real name in the credits, but if not I'll just use your username and links to other content you've worked on (unless this is your first project, of course).
We will all be communicating with each other via a Discord server, where production will take place. It will be private to cast and crew members only, so I will only be posting the invite links through direct messages in your auditions.
This casting call in particular is due March 31st, 2023. If there are not enough recipients, the deadline will extend. An additional casting call will be created for emergency roles if necessary, and other casting calls will be created to cast people for different episodes- so you may have another chance if you are not accepted initally.
Age ranges, accents, etc. don't entirely matter with auditions. As long as you are able to fulfill what I am looking for, I will be satisfied.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Consider this my directorial debut, if you will. This will be my first collaboration for my up-and-coming channel, and if this goes well I hope to continue to do more collaborative projects in the future. I will do my absolute best to be as good of a director as possible, and I hope we are all able to get along and have fun working on this project. I will keep you all up to date with deadlines and changes to the project, and I am fully confident in my abilities to get this done. I will be as good as you all need me to be.
WHAT I ASK OF YOU
As a collaborative project is a collaborative effort, it is always best you maintain a healthy working environment with your fellow cast members and crewmates. We won't be able to get anything accomplished if everyone and everything becomes overwhelmed with dysfunction and chaos among the team.
I'm swinging for the fences with this project, and so should you. Maximum possible effort should be used when creating this series, as this is something that benefits from the passion of its creators. People should be able to feel how much hard work and effort was put into this series. Pretend as if you are working on a professional production - that is what this should be to all of you. We are definitely going to be having a lot of fun collaborating on projects, but it's always important your work ethis also remain strong. We should all reach for greatness so we can achieve greatness - remember, every single person counts.
As far as mic recordings go for auditions, everything should sound as clean and crisp as possible - try to record your lines with high-quality microphones and a quiet, open space to ensure the best audio quality possible. From there on, audio will be modified to hopefully sound even better. Please submit all used audio files in one folder for me to access, and be sure to label which audio clips will be final for the series once we do reach that point - it would cause much less confusion on everyone's behalf.
As I mentioned earlier, please make sure you're able to stick with this series in its course, however long that may take. Again, if you're also involved with other projects that's perfectly fine, just remember to not lose track of this one as well.
Be sure to meet every single deadline. I will be putting all video footage together, so I expect to have everything ready hopefully all at once. If material is late a few days, that's okay. If material is late well past its initial deadline, however, there may be consequences.
Have fun! We're a social community at the end of the day. It's best we all maintain a good spirit, it'll make work easier!
FINAL THOUGHTS
I hope this project can be able to benefit all of us. Everyone here at CCC strives to be able to find their voice somewhere, and I hope Legend Has It... can help people find theirs. I look forward to meeting all of you and working together as a team!
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Legend Has It... will have a heavy anime-influence style, so as long as you understand and know how to abide with this style and to execute it successfully, you should be good to go. More details will be given out in the Discord.
This role is mainly responsible for the animation of the series, as well as storyboarding, framing, lighting, movement, etc. If it's possible for everyone of the animator role to collaborate simultaneously for each project that would be extremely beneficial, as well as a platform everyone could use in order to coordinate the production process well and so that I can overlook production.
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*Say something you think would fit*
Legend Has It... will have a heavy anime-influence style, so as long as you understand and know how to abide with this style and to execute it successfully, you should be good to go. More details will be given out in the Discord.
This role is responsible for character designs, background designs (as well as the settings of the series), etc. This will be done before the animation, but for the animators to access these it should be important that there is a way to transfer these components digitally for the animators to use.
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*Say something you think would fit*
Soren (SORE-rin) is the main antagonist of the series, and is also the brother of Edwin and the firstborn son of King Abbadon and Queen Aisha. He was meant to be the successor to the throne after Abbadon, but due to being met with harsh disapproval from his father, Soren was exiled from House Autrulon and forced to live among the commoners in the city, where he managed to gain a connection with them and a bitter hatred towards the royals. His presence is quite sinister and intimidating.
Being a character with a dark past and an intimidating demeanor, Soren's voice is both chaotic and egotistical, meant as a juxtaposition for how much he struggles to maintain himself internally. He's nearly reached a point where he's given into his demons.
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- male young adult
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(You are threatening to kill the king.) "What's been taken from me... is about to become mine... once and for all! Finally, my rightful position!"
(You are facing your father, angry at him for everything he's done to you.) "You ask of who've I've become, yet you don't know you were responsible for my transformation!?! How utterly foolish of you... Abbadon!"
(You notice someone you could use to your advantage, snickering a bit.) "Oh, what do we have here?"
Eliza (EE-lie-ZUH) is a friend of Anahera, and the partner of Anahera's other friend Holly. She gets along with others quite nicely, though she tends to act a bit rambunctious at times. Anahera is sometimes annoyed with her, but can't help but see part of herself in Eliza.
Eliza's voice should sound very enthusiastic and kind, but also calm in her quiet moments. She is supercharged but also very kind and friendly.
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- female teen
- female young adult
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(You are excited to meet more people.) "Oh, lovely! I can't wait to see all of the different kingdoms to see just how many bright, shiny faces there are in the world!"
(You are eagerly displaying confidence.) "Absolutely! You can count on me!"
(You are angry at someone for hurting an ally.) "Hey! Leave them alone right now! What did they ever do to you?"
Extra voices that will be used for minor characters throughout the series. These will be useful if we nee any stand-in voices.
(FYI, you don't have to read the 3 audition lines if you don't want to. You can say whatever lines you'd like for this role.)
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"Hello! How may I help you today?"
"I'm sorry! I didn't mean to, I really didn't!"
"Oh... well, that's new."
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