Echoes of the Past [WAVE 1: CAST AND CREW AUDITIONS]
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Project Overview
INTRODUCTION
Hello, everyone! This casting call is for Game Vine Studios' upcoming animated series, "Echoes of the Past." From the same person who is leading Game Vine Studios' visual novel game, "Only Fools Scream". Echoes of the Past is a Minecraft cinematic series that has 3 planned seasons. This series is about when a young girl uncovers forgotten VHS tapes of an ancient heroine’s battle against the undead, she is drawn into a dark legacy. As she grows up, fiction turns to reality, and she must rise to face a resurrected evil, fighting to finish a war that began before she was born and determine if peace is worth the world that must be lost to achieve it.
We're casting Head of Production, Head of Teams, and Main crew members to help throughout the seasons. People who are cast may be asked at a later date if they would like to work with us again, if we see a role you may fit in for other projects, this can include our Studio's Staff Team!
LANGEUGE
All roles are in the English language. This means you must have a basic understanding of the English language and how to write/read it, as all messages will be sent in English language.
PAYMENT
All roles will most likely be unpaid for the time being since the project is based on success rate and monetization, so please keep this in mind while auditioning.
CREDITING
We also showcase all of our talents on our website. The showcase includes the chosen credited name, the role they played, and social media handles. If given, contact information and links to their website or CCC site will be added as well. All roles will be listed in the end credits of every episode of the show.
SERIES OVERVIEW
"Echoes of the Past" is a Minecraft animated cinematic series that ties in the past, present, and future of our heroes' stories. The stories will be produced like a TV Show, with atmosphere and sound effects, fully voiced, fully animated, each episode running about 21-35 minutes (excluding intros and credits), and a lot more!
DEADLINES AND AUDITIONS
The deadline for auditions is August 28th, 2025, with auditions starting on July 1st. There are currently no plans to extend this deadline unless all roles are not filled. Once cast, the Season 1 script will start the writing and scripting process to be released to voice actors on a later date. We'll notify voice actors who have been cast in roles by August 30th and will be sent a Discord link by the 31st. This is a hard deadline. If you are unable to audition between July 1st - August 30th, please do not audition.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Expect to be warmly greeted by our director, Elizabeth, the person who put together and created Game Vine Studios and all the productions under Game Vine Studios. At this point, you'll be part of our GVS family, where you'll get to interact with other voice actors from around the globe, not only networking with other talents but creating close relationships with us along the way.
We communicate primarily through Discord, with secondary communication through email/phone number. If you are unfamiliar with Discord, you can still audition; however, we strongly, STRONGLY recommend setting up an account so you may participate through Discord and can collaborate with your fellow voice actors and team members while getting all the needed information and announcements first-hand. We've used Discord with other projects, and it has been of immense value to our company, making it our primary source of sending out information.
WHAT WE ASK OF YOU
First and foremost, have fun -- we take pride in bringing together talents in different media to create something truly phenomenal, but none of it means anything if the people involved aren't passionate about their craft or about the project itself, as you can tell between those who are invested and those who are not.
Please be willing to do voice/video calls during meetings, as these meetings will be us working together collaboratively as we work on the project itself. If you do not have a mic you can use or are uncomfortable with that, please say something in your audition, as this isn't mandatory, but it would make things easier to get things finished quicker without much time typing every message out.
We do occasionally ask for cast and crew to join us for non-mandatory meetings just to hang out, talk about life, have some laughs, or make a video about the cast and crew while productions are going on. Again, these are not mandatory meetings/hangout calls, but they will be encouraged, as you can grow closer to your coworkers and peers.
Since we are planning on multiple seasons of Echoes of the Past, we'd like to cast people who will be able to stick with us for a while. We're incredibly proud of the groups of cast and crew we have formed over the years, and when starting a new project, we may return to voice actors or crew members we've worked with in the past.
Lastly, please do not leave once cast or without a reason. We are very flexible if given a heads up about whether you will be gone for some time or if you just can't continue the project anymore, and are more than willing to work with our casted talents. However, if you do end up inactive for a couple of months without responding to our messages and end up ghosting us, you will be terminated from the project, as it will be seen as leaving the project. Open communication is best with our company as we know how life can get in the way a lot of the time!
WHO ARE WE?
Game Vine Studios is a company that focuses on delivering quality productions like web series, video games, and empowering content creators and talents of any size. We strive to make sure all productions and talents are handled with care and love, to make a production that can become a person's comfort series or put a smile on someone's face, that can make the viewer feel the raw emotions coming from our talents.
Talent-wise, we strive to empower amazing artists, both well-known and those who are just getting their foot in the door, who have the same goals as our Studio. Not only do we wish to deliver quality to our fans, but also to work alongside our talents, viewing them not as an asset that could be replaced, but as an amazing talent who can do great things with their careers! This studio was built by an aspiring artist for aspiring artists to grow and get jobs under their belt without being used or taken advantage of.
Game Vine Studio not only wishes to make amazing content for our fans and viewers, but also to show what our cast of talents can do while making our own little family of weirdos and nerds behind the camera. We bring networking, close relations, and quality-made projects filled with love and passion. If you would like to read more on our History, our Studio's Founder, Productions, or about our goals, feel free to click the link below!
Game Vine Studios webpage: https://sites.google.com/view/game-vine-studios-official/home
Project webpage: https://sites.google.com/view/echos-of-the-past/home
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The bridge between creative and production teams. Keeps the vision intact while making sure day-to-day progress happens smoothly.
Tasks:
- Break down each script into a scene-by-scene task list. Ensure key story beats are interpreted in animation.
- Work with storyboard artists, animators, and the director to match each shot to the script.
- Help match voice recordings with animation timing; flag scenes that need retakes.
- Manage daily/weekly schedules and give reminders to the team.
- Deliver clear task briefs to animators and artists for each episode.
- Copy the script meant for everyone and get rid of anything the voice actors do not need, such as the action a character does or the setting. Add tones to each line (this task is done with the director).
- Send out announcements in the stead of the director or be the right-hand man to the director when they need a task done.
- help the director with the creative lead of the production
How many are cast: 1
How to Audition for this role:
Create a task breakdown for a short animation script. Provide 3–5 sample communications or mock updates you'd send to the team, and describe how you'd help an animator fix a scene that's missing key action beats.
*Say something you think would fit*
The Assistant Producer handles logistics, documents, deadlines, and supports the producer in team management and casting. They will also help with final decisions, bounce ideas back and forth with the producer and director before bringing it to the creative consultant team, and help keep everything organized
Tasks:
- Help recruit and onboard new members with welcome kits, doc links, and first tasks.
- Organize auditions, review reels, and communicate with VAs or other freelancers.
- Attend team meetings and take accurate notes for the project doc.
- Ensure assets, scripts, scenes, and deadlines are in the right folders.
- Track progress and follow up on late or missing work without micromanaging.
How many are cast: 1
How to Audition for this role:
Submit an example schedule or workflow you’ve made, write a sample team announcement (e.g., welcoming a new team member or reminding people of a deadline), and make a mock-up of how you personally would track notes during meetings and tasks are finished on time.
*Say something you think would fit*
The operational brain of the project. Keeps the entire animation pipeline moving, anticipates bottlenecks and burnout, and ensures final delivery is on time and with minor delays in production
Tasks:
- Build and maintain a detailed pipeline timeline from script to final render per episode.
- Break down each episode into deliverables and assign or delegate tasks to each department.
- Keep a centralized tracker for where each episode is in development (e.g., script complete, storyboard in progress, animation 50%, etc.).
- Identify slow areas or burnout risks, and adapt the schedule or reassign as needed.
- Keep Director, Producer, AD(Assistant Director), AP(Assistant Producer), and Head of Teams aware of possible changes in schedule deadlines or task deadlines
- Make sure the heads of animation, audio, script, and post are aligned on timelines and priorities.
- Keep track of which models, rigs, VFX, or backgrounds are needed by which day.
How many are cast: 1
How to audition for the role:
Submit a sample episode pipeline (text or spreadsheet) with major and minor phases/tasks and checkboxes, provide a mock Trello/Notion/Airtable layout (or just describe it in text) for tracking multi-role projects, and describe how you'd handle an animation delay when audio and post are on schedule.
*Say something you think would fit*
The head of Animation supervises the animation team using Mine-imator and Discord. Their main focus is making sure all animation is "wallpaper-ready" and that it all looks like it's made by the same person rather than 10 to 20 different animators. The head of animation will also be advising animators when needed and working alongside the other head/lead members of the production. The head of Animation will be doing everything animators are doing, alongside the tasks for this job.
Tasks:
- Help Animate scenes based on the storyboard, script, and voicelines/audio file given to you
- advise other animators when needed
- Make sure all animation is "wallpaper-ready" and looks made by 1 single person
- Talk to animators and the animation team about what is needed to report back to the Director and Producer
- Give advice or suggest ideas to your peers on the animation team
- Advocate for you and your team during production meetings.
- Give reports to the director about progress.
- relay information from the director, if needed to the animation team
- Join meetings with the rest of the leads when needed.
- Split scenes or shots between all animators, including yourself, and make sure they get finished by the deadline set by the director.
How many are getting cast: 1
How to audition for this role: Show your animation skills with 1-3 Minecraft Mine-imator and/or Blender shorts that show your ability to show emotion, fluidity, and "Wallpaper-ready" quality animations
*Say something you think would fit*
The head of the Art Team manages concept, storyboard, and thumbnail artists to keep visuals consistent. Not only will they be helping the team out, but they will also lead the art team by splitting up work, relaying information, and making sure work is completed by the deadlines set.
Tasks:
- Approve style consistency.
- Guide revisions and collaboration.
- Make sure art is turned in by the deadline, with any pushback being made known to the director
- relay information from the director to the art team and vice versa
- Give advice or suggest ideas to your peers on the art team
- Advocate for you and your team during production meetings.
- Give reports to the director about progress.
- Join the head of Production meetings to discuss what the team needs or what is coming up.
how many are being cast: 1
How to audition for the role: Submit a portfolio and explain your experience managing visual teams, and include art you have made yourself.
*Say something you think would fit*
The head of Audio Production oversees all sound creation and integration (music, SFX, voice). This means you will be helping with the workload of the audio production, leading the team, and approving audio before it is sent to the (assistant) director for final approval.
- Approve final mixes.
- Lead music and sound teams.
- Give advice or suggest ideas to your peers on the audio team
- Advocate for you and your team during production meetings.
- Give reports to the director about progress.
How many are cast: 1
How to audition for the role: Share 1-3 mixes or audio tracks from a project you've led or worked on.
*Say something you think would fit*
The head of Post Production and Editing coordinates editing, pacing, credits, and final assembly of the episodes being released. They work with all of the head team members, along with almost everyone within those teams, to get the needed assets to finish the episode as a whole.
Tasks:
- Give advice or suggest ideas to your peers on the post-production and editing team
- Advocate for you and your team during production meetings.
- Give reports to the director about progress.
- Oversees editor, VFX, filters, and transitions within the video.
- Ensure episodes are release-ready by the deadline set.
How many are cast: 1
How to Audition: Submit a breakdown of a past post pipeline you've led, or a finished Minecraft-style edit.
*Say something you think would fit*
The head of Marketing creates a marketing strategy for release, hype, and branding. This includes promotion of the series and promotion and the making of merchandise for the series.
Tasks:
- Create social media posts, trailers, and community teaser posts.
- Coordinate with the thumbnail artist and video team.
- create ideas for possible merch ideas for seasons, episodes, and arcs to gain both attraction and monetization
- Give advice or suggest ideas to your peers on the marketing team
- Advocate for you and your team during production meetings.
- Give reports to the director about progress.
- work closely with the director about possible ways to grow the series and mock up marketing strategies
how many are cast: 1
How to audition for this role: Share a marketing plan or mock post series for a Minecraft animation that includes possible merchandise items, how you would market the series, and a mock announcement to tease the series.
*Say something you think would fit*
Head of Script writing oversees the writing team, ensures scripts are on schedule and meet tone/quality. You will not only be making sure the script is in good shape but also the script writers and editors' main lifeline. You are to give advice, help out when needed be and advocate for the team in Head of Production meetings.
Tasks:
- Approve drafts.
- Coordinate story meetings and script writing meetings.
- Align scripts with series lore and production scope.
- Give advice or suggest ideas to your peers on the script writing team
- Advocate for you and your team during production meetings.
- Give reports to the director about progress.
- Get scripts in by the deadline set.
- Review scripts alongside the episode outline, making sure they align before submitting the final draft for the Director's review.
How many will be cast: 1
How to audition for this role: Submit a full short script (5-10 pages maximum) and describe your writing leadership experience.
*Say something you think would fit*
The scriptwriter's job is to write the episode’s scenes, dialogue, and action while keeping things entertaining and interesting for the viewer. They are in charge of how the character talks, making sure their personality matches how they act, and how they handle the situations they are put into. Scriptwriters are to use the episode outlines given to help them write scenes and episodes.
- Draft scripts based on outlines or story arcs.
- Write character-driven dialogue while adding the tone for each character's line for better understanding.
- Write down certain actions the characters do in detail, as these are used not only for voice actors to read but for the animation and art team to complete their jobs as well (specifically, storyboard artists)
- Coordinate with the script editors, scripting team, and Director.
How many are cast: 5-8
How to Audition for this role: Submit a 1-2 page Minecraft animation script (dialogue + action) showing tone and pacing.
*Say something you think would fit*
Script Editor is the final check on dialogue, logic, tone, and flow of a script. Their job is the change anything that seems out of place or to add context if needed, if something doesn't make exact sense within the phrasing of dialogue or an action of a character.
Tasks:
- Proofread full scripts.
- Make a separate Google Doc OR comment on the script for scriptwriters to change parts in the script and discuss needed changes for better understanding.
- Keep track of script consistency and story consistency so there are fewer continuity issues.
How many are cast: 3-4
How to audition for this role: Submit notes or edits on a 1-page sample script provided below (make sure it is viewable to anyone who has the link)
*Say something you think would fit*
Lore/Continuity Tracker maintains the series lore, character facts, timeline, and key world details. You are the main story tracker and are here to catch inconsistencies within the animation and script when viewing.
Tasks:
- Create a lore bible and timeline.
- Catch inconsistencies across episodes.
- Fixes continuity errors within the story.
How many will be cast: 1-2
How to audition: Provide a sample lore doc or show organization ability via a fictional timeline, glossary, or world notes.
*Say something you think would fit*
Thumbnail Artists designs clickable YouTube thumbnails that reflect the episode’s theme and drive traffic with a higher click rate and peak interest to a large group of people.
Tasks:
- Create clickable thumbnails that make the show look interesting
- Match the brand and make thumbnails match the current episode's merchandise/episode content
- Bring in new and existing viewers with clickable thumbnails raising the clickthrough and interest rate
How many are getting cast: 1-2
How to Audition: show 1-4 past thumbnails you have created, preferably Minecraft-related thumbnails; however, if you do not have any Minecraft-related ones, please feel free to show what you have.
*Say something you think would fit*
The Episode Storyboard Artist maps out each episode shot-by-shot visually before animation begins. These people make the bare bones of the animation, so when animators come in, they have a reference of what needs to be done for animated scenes, shots, and expressions.
Tasks:
- Draw sequential panels for each scene, which can be in black and white or in color. These are usually rough thumbnails though rather than small fully finished art pieces
- Indicate camera angles, action, and dialogue.
- Work closely with the scriptwriters, assistant director, director, and Head of Art team.
How Many are being cast: 5-10
How to audition for this role:
Submit 1-5 sample storyboards (8–12 frames) from a Minecraft or fantasy-themed script or show 1-5 storyboards that you have created (6-12 frames)
*Say something you think would fit*
Concept Artists will not only help with drawing the concepts of our characters, backgrounds, props, mobs, and environments, but they will also help with creating promotional art and merchandise art. These artists will help promote while also helping give behind-the-scenes content simultaneously, while helping progress the production further, and helping with base ideas come to life.
Tasks:
- Create rough sketches and moodboards.
- Create promotional art for social media posts to promote the series itself
- Create art for the merchandise design (if added to the marketing team)
- Develop visual style guides.
- Collaborate with the director and the art team.
How many are getting cast: 3-5
How to audition for this role:
Submit 3-10 concept sketches (Minecraft or fantasy-related), preferably showing range in mood and style. Any auditions using AI will not be accepted and will be immediately denied.
*Say something you think would fit*
Visual Effects Mine-mator artist is in charge of adding effects like fire, smoke, lighting, particles, magic/powers, and transitions. You will be making the animations pop more will touching up scenes that need a bit more work or items added in VFX-wise.
Tasks:
- Create VFX in Mine-imator or compositing tools.
- Polish action scenes and transitions.
- add extra lighting, powers, particle effects, e.g, blood splattering out of a body, using healing abilities on another character, an extra light behind a character for dramatic effect, or fixing lighting issues.
How many are getting cast: 1-3
How to Audition for this role: Share a show reel of VFX, ideally Minecraft-themed, that you have made.
*Say something you think would fit*
Mine-imator Technical Lead should be an expert in Mine-imator rigs, camera, lighting, and exporting. This role is meant for those who wish to help out without drowning in the work of animators while still helping with any questions anyone may have for Mine-imator. Basically, think of this role like IT support for the animation team.
Tasks:
- Solve technical animation problems within Mine-imator.
- Set up reusable rigs and templates to add to the asset library to cut animation times and fluidity of the animation itself.
How many will be cast: 1-2
How to audition for this role: Share advanced Mine-imator tips or submit a rig/scene breakdown.
*Say something you think would fit*
Animators will be animating scenes based on the storyboard and voice lines, and script in Mine-imator or Blender (preferably Mine-imator). You will be the main bones to these characters coming to life, and why they move the way they do!
Tasks:
- Animate characters, mobs, and cameras.
- Add lighting or small background animations.
-make assets for animation shortcuts so everything looks the same, and less time is spent remaking certain actions
- Follow the shot list and timing sheets.
How to audition for the role: Submit a 1-3 Minecraft Animation sample lasting 10–20 seconds.
*Say something you think would fit*
Music Composers are to write original music for the show as background music for different scenes, such as calm and soothing forest walks, emotionally charged and sad scenes where a character dies or sacrifices themselves, or intense fight or chase scenes within the show.
Tasks:
- Compose intros, background scores, and emotionally themed background music that wouldn't overpower the voicelines or scenes. Think of background music to a video game where it enhances the game rather than takes away from the art and voice actors.
- Understand tonal nuance and pacing in music.
- Understand how to make music that does not upstage the scene going on, but isn't so into the background you don't notice it at all.
How many are cast: 1-4
How to audition for this role: Submit 2-3 original tracks or a medley of multiple different tracks in one with different moods that match the Minecraft/fantasy/animation vibe.
*Say something you think would fit*
Audio Engineer mixes voice, music, and SFX cleanly without being too loud or too soft. They also get rid of extra background noise, boost up the trebble and bass of voices, make audios cleaner and production-ready, cut voice lines and rename them, and are the backbone of Voice actors and the production team since without them every audio would be all over the place and not cleaned up or unfinished.
Tasks:
- Edit and mix using Audacity or similar DAW software.
- Normalize levels and remove noise.
- boost voices for warmer and fuller voices
- add effects to voices such as reverb, or sounding like it's a robot, or going through a phone,e to clean voicelines when needed
- cut voicelines so the voice line and their takes are separate from other lines in the audio
- Cut and take voice lines from different takes and splice them together to make the perfect one, cleanly and ready for use.
- rename audio files
How many are cast: 3-5
How to audition for this role: Submit a 30–60 second polished audio mix.
*Say something you think would fit*
SFX Audio Composer is the person who designs sound effects like footsteps, spells, hits, bells, ear ringing, ambiance, and more in the background of the video or animation.
Tasks:
- Create or find SFX that fit the animation’s timing and mood.
- Write down and send links to the credits of those SFX you found (if found and not created by you)
How many are cast: 1-2
How to audition for this role: Submit a Google file or video of soundscape and SFX you created or found synced to visuals or Minecraft animation/gameplay.
*Say something you think would fit*
The Video editor's job is to piece together and edit scenes, audio, and transitions using DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Premiere, or Alight Motion.
Tasks:
- Follow animatic and final audio sync.
- Apply color correction, pacing edits, and visual polish.
- Add filters for higher color luminosity
- Make sure audio is all equal and isn't too soft or too loud, including SFX and background music
- Add SFX for world building and video integration
- Add all scenes in the correct order including assets like the intro and outro rolling credits
- Export in 1080fps or 720fps and send to the head director for any changes before final say with the director.
How many are cast: 3-6
How to audition: Submit a 30–90 second edited Minecraft video or your YouTube/TikTok channel that you have edited.
*Say something you think would fit*
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