Gunnerkrigg Court Fandub - Book 1: Orientation (Part 1 of 2)

This character has an English accent. She is twelve years old in Book 1. Her name is pronounced AN-tuh-moh-nee.
This character is a Lead Role, and has many lines in every chapter for Book 1, Part 1. 
This character narrates the story, and has many expository lines in descriptive monologues.

This character has a line in Polish. Must be familiar with the pronunciation, or willing to learn phonetically.

Personality (taken from the Gunnerkrigg wiki, with a few minor edits for spoiler reasons)
- Generally, Antimony presents herself as very calm and collected, never showing fear or doubt in the face of danger. As a result of spending the first eleven years of her life in a hospital, interacting only with her parents, [...] she had virtually no opportunities to socialize with people her own age. In addition to this, her mother's illness [and father's absence] meant she had to become fairly self-sufficient and learn not to rely on adults for help. Over time, this morphed into an intense distrust of authority, which often gets her into trouble.
- Despite her upbringing, her personality begins to (very slowly) shift when she arrives at the Court and meets Kat, who quickly becomes her best friend. She is shown to be much more open and emotive around Kat, but still struggles significantly with being emotionally vulnerable.

My Notes
Annie is very logical and level headed, almost to the point of being cold. (This is very likely due to her father's influence.) She never got to mourn her mother's death properly, and is generally pretty traumatized, some of which is due to growing up in a hospital instead of a home. Despite this, she has a kind heart, even with her analytical style of thinking. After meeting Kat, she starts to loosen up a bit and take more opportunities to just be a kid.

This character has a mild Scottish accent. She is eleven years old in Book 1.
This character is a Lead Role, and has many lines in nearly every chapter for Book 1, Part 1. 

Personality (taken from the Gunnerkrigg wiki, with a few minor edits for spoiler reasons)
- In contrast to Antimony's more subdued personality, Kat is more outwardly emotional, outgoing, cheerful and friendly. She is an empathetic, caring person and like Annie, she is naturally driven to help others. She is extremely gifted at all sciences and technology, and is enthusiastic about anything related to those topics.
-  [...] her loyalty to her friends can sometimes make her jump to conclusions about people.
- Her other interests include comic books, video games, tv shows and movies such as Hellboy, Metal Gear Solid, The X-Files, and Princess Mononoke. She also enjoys listening to music like Orbital, Daft Punk, and The Prodigy.

My Notes
Kat is Annie's best friend, and we get to see them meet, get to know one another, and grow closer in these first chapters of the story. Bubbly and creative, she helps thaw out Antimony's icy exterior and provides a stark and welcome contrast to Annie's unusual upbringing. Even though she is not the main protagonist of the story, she and Antimony are equally capable and balance each other out. The author has mentioned that he thinks of Kat as a "second main character, as opposed to a secondary character". She isn't the Watson to Annie's Holmes, she's the Kat to her Annie.

This character is an Etheric being, and as such can have any accent. His name is pronounced RENNER-Deen, according to the creator of the comics.
This character is a Lead Role, and has many lines in more than half the chapters for Book 1, Part 1. 

Personality (taken from the Gunnerkrigg wiki, with a few minor edits for spoiler reasons)
- Reynardine is an etheric [being, demon?] with the ability to possess others' bodies. He is currently imprisoned within Antimony Carver's stuffed wolf doll.

My Notes
Reynardine is extremely mischievous and conniving. The adults of the Court seem to think he's nefarious. His motives are often unclear. He plays the role of an antagonist at first, but over time warms up to both Antimony and Kat, even attempting to save Annie from danger at one point. Grandiose in speech, and sharp of wit, his lines are often used for exposition, comedic inappropriate comments, or scathing jabs at other characters. The dichotomy between his large voice and tiny body is quite comedic.

This character has an English accent, with potentially a slight lilt of Castilian Spanish. Her name is pronounced AHN-yuh.
This character is a Supporting Role, and has many lines in a few chapters for Book 1, Part 1. 

Personality (taken from the Gunnerkrigg wiki, with a few minor edits for spoiler reasons)
- Anja Donlan a science teacher at Gunnerkrigg Court. She is Kat's mother, and is married to Donald Donlan, who she met while attending Gunnerkrigg Court as a teenager. Anja was also close friends with Surma, the mother of Antimony Carver.

My Notes
Anja is soft spoken and has a caring nature. But she still knows when to rise to action, particularly in defense of others. We discover late in Part 1 that she seems to possess Etheric (magical) abilities.

This character has an English accent. His last name is pronounce EGG-luh-more.
This character is a Supporting Role, and has many lines in a few chapters for Book 1, Part 1. 

This character has a line in Slovenian. Must be familiar with the pronunciation, or willing to learn phonetically.

Personality (taken from the Gunnerkrigg wiki, with a few minor edits for spoiler reasons)
- James Eglamore is a sports teacher in the Court and is a close friend of [Kat's] parents.
- [...] is evidently known as a dragon slayer.

My Notes
Jimmy Jims. Noble and brave (though a bit crass at times), he is revealed to have a secret role in the Court, and is referred to as a jailer and "dragon slayer" by Reynardine. He goes easy on Annie during gym class, praising her for standing up to Winsbury instead of punishing her for throwing him. James also saved her from being possessed by Reynardine. Despite his favoritism, Annie is still wary of him.
James seems to hold a personal grudge against Annie's father, and also possesses a pocket knife with an engraving from Surma, Annie's mother, so... there's some history there.

This character has a Scottish accent.
This character is a Minor Role, and has several lines in one chapter for Book 1, Part 1. 

This character becomes a Supporting Role in future Books.

Personality (taken from the Gunnerkrigg wiki, with a few minor edits for spoiler reasons)
- Donald Donlan is the father of Katerina Donlan, husband of Anja, and best friend of Anthony Carver.
- He is a math teacher at the Court.

My Notes
We only see Donald for a brief time in Book 1 Part 1, but he helps provide some context for Antimony's missing father. He, along with Anja and James, seem to know more about the inner workings of the Court. Kat gets her inclination towards science and machines from him. He's brisk and friendly, a bit of a geek, and practically minded.

This character is from Birmingham. She is eleven years old in Book 1.
This character is a Minor Role, and has several lines in one chapter for Book 1, Part 1. 

This character becomes a Supporting Role in future Books.

Personality (taken from the Gunnerkrigg wiki, with a few minor edits for spoiler reasons)
- [Zimmy] has a generally grumpy attitude, displaying a short temper and a general disdain for those around her, with the notable exception of Gamma, and, later on, Antimony Carver as well. In general, she tends to avoid other people, and doesn't like to be watched.
- She has also been shown to have a mischievous, if somewhat dark, sense of humour. She speaks with a broken Birmingham accent and has a tendency to swear more than the other characters.

My Notes
Zimmy is remarkably weird, even by Gunnerkrigg standards. We learn more about her in future Books, but for the sake of Book 1 Part 1, she's presented as cranky, confrontational, and in a more subtle sense, quite bitter and jaded for her age. Something is up with her.

This character's line is in Polish. Please be familiar with pronunciation or be willing to learn phonetically.
This character is an Extra Role, and has one line in one chapter for Book 1, Part 1.

This character becomes a Supporting Role in future Books.

Although this is a Polish speaking part, English fluency is required for communication with the team. Thank you for understanding.
This character speaks both Polish and English in future Books.

Personality (taken from the Gunnerkrigg wiki, with a few minor edits for spoiler reasons)
- Gamma Czarnecki is a student at Gunnerkrigg Court, and is Zimmy's best friend. She's Polish and does not speak English, which leaves her unable to communicate with most of the other students. She is one year older than the rest of her class.

My Notes
Soft spoken and level headed, Gamma has a special connection with Zimmy (which is touched on more in later Books). She helps keep Zimmy grounded by her presence alone, and is seemingly critical of Zimmy's brash behavioir.

This character has an English Accent. He is in the same class as Antimony.
This character is a Minor Role, and has a few lines in three chapters for Book 1, Part 1. 

Winsbury is the bully of the group, but most of it is verbal and for show. He's more a nuisance than anything serious. In later Books, he grows out of his antics for the most part and becomes a part of his class' general friend group.

He also has a softer, more romantic side, as he's in a secret relationship with Janet. They disguise it by pretending to be antagonistic towards each other in front of others.

This character has a Welsh accent. She is in the same class as Antimony.
This character is a Minor Role, and has a few lines in two chapters for Book 1, Part 1. 

Personality (taken from the Gunnerkrigg wiki, with a few minor edits for spoiler reasons)
Janet Llanwellyn is a student at Gunnerkrigg Court and is also the daughter of the Headmaster. She speaks in a formal, old-fashioned manner, and has something of a quick temper and is difficult to scare (as Mort, to his dismay, finds out). [...] she is carrying on a secret romance with William Winsbury.

This character's lines are mostly in Spanish. Please be familiar with pronunciation or be willing to learn phonetically. She is eleven years old in Book 1. Her name is pronounced PATH.
This character is a Minor Role, and has a few lines in one chapter for Book 1, Part 1. 

This character becomes a Supporting Role in future Books.

Although this is a Spanish speaking part, English fluency is required for communication with the team. Thank you for understanding.
This character speaks both Spanish and English in future Books.

Personality (taken from the Gunnerkrigg wiki, with a few minor edits for spoiler reasons)
- Paz has been characterized as an idealistic, brave, excitable and resourceful girl.

My Notes
For the sake of Book 1 Part 1, Paz is a shy and kind hearted girl who happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Her limelight moment here is in getting scared by Mort the ghost with a creepy illusion of clown animatronics. Poor Paz.

This character has an English accent. He is in the same class as Antimony.
This character is an Extra Role, and has a couple of lines in one chapter for Book 1, Part 1. 

This character becomes a Minor Role in future Books.

Personality (taken from the Gunnerkrigg wiki, with a few minor edits for spoiler reasons)
John Sullivan [...] is a student at Gunnerkrigg Court. He appears occasionally throughout the comic, usually in a classroom or school setting.

My Notes
John comes off as a pretty regular guy. We find out later that he likes music and plays the guitar. In Book 1 Part 1, John appears in a bonus page of the comic, warning another classmate that Janet and William are fighting again.

This character has an English accent. She is in the same class as Antimony.
This character is an Extra Role, and has a couple of lines in one chapter for Book 1, Part 1. 

This character becomes a Minor Role in future Books.

Personality (taken from the Gunnerkrigg wiki, with a few minor edits for spoiler reasons)
Margo is a student in Antimony's year at Gunnerkrigg Court. She is not known to have any sort of special powers, but she does have an interest in drawing and singing.

My Notes
Margo comes off as a pretty regular gal. In Book 1 Part 1, Margo appears in a bonus page of the comic, commiserating with another classmate about Janet and William's fighting..

This character has an English accent.
This character is an Extra Role, and has a couple of lines in one chapter for Book 1, Part 1.

A strict and stuffy teacher in the Court. He is only seen in the very first chapter.

This character has an English accent.
This character is an Extra Role, and has a couple of lines in one chapter for Book 1, Part 1.

A droning, boring teacher in the Court, who's class covers Mythology. He is only seen in the second chapter.

This character has an English accent.
This character is a Minor Role, and has a few lines in one chapter for Book 1, Part 1.

A judge for the school Science Fair. Formal and professional, but he gets very excited about Kat's experiment.

This character is a robot, and can have any accent.
This character is a Minor Role, and has several lines in two chapters for Book 1, Part 1. 

This character becomes a Supporting Role in future Books.

A robot that Antimony builds in order to help Shadow 2 get across the bridge to Gillitie Wood. Robot has a rather friendly and polite personality (if Robots can have personalities), and is happy to help Antimony with her task. He refers to Antimony as Mommy, due to her "giving him life".

This character is a Minor Role, and has several lines in one chapter for Book 1, Part 1.

This character becomes a Supporting Role in later Books.

While walking down the hall one day, Antimony comes across a ghost named Mort. She attempts to help him get better at scaring people, as his attempt to scare her is pretty pitiful. Mort has little confidence when it comes to scaring people, but is very eager to try and get it right. Even though he's a ghost he's not very scary at all, and is very expressive and unintentionally humorous. He comes across as an average young lad.

This character is a Minor Role, and has several lines in one chapter for Book 1, Part 1.

Antimony and Kat discover that The Minotaur lives deep within a secret passage in the school library, but despite his intimidating appearance he turns out to be a pretty friendly guy. They present him as their mythology homework. A comedic role.

This character's line is in Spanish. Please be familiar with pronunciation or be willing to learn phonetically.
This character is an Extra Role, and has one line in one chapter for Book 1, Part 1. 

Although this is a Spanish speaking part, English fluency is required for communication with the team. Thank you for understanding.

This creepy clown is an illusion created by Mort the ghost, in an attempt to scare one of Antimony's classmates, Paz. (The z is pronounced like TH.) Since Paz speaks Spanish, the clown also speaks Spanish to be able to deliver his creepy dialogue with full comprehension.

Extras for crowd scenes, classroom scenes, etc.

I'm also looking for a few more people to help out with video editing (my least favorite part of the process, haha), since I only have the bare basics of video editing under my belt. But I wouldn't ask you to do anything that I'm not willing to do myself! Just looking for an extra few pairs of hands to help the work get done more efficiently.

The process doesn't have to be anything too complicated, just properly timing the voice lines to the footage and simple fades between the pre-edited panels would do the trick! (But if you do have any fancy transitions or cool effects you'd like to show off, I'd love to see it.)

For your audition, you can showcase up to 3 examples of prior video editing work you've done, especially slideshow-style/transition focused (or even preferably comic fandub video editing).

To get the comic ready to edit into video format, the panels of the comic first need to be prepared! This process simply involves using any standard art program to save several versions of the panel with any speech bubbles blanked out and then revealing the text piece by piece to simulate a storybook feel. Sometimes certain elements of the panel need to be isolated, but that's about as complicated as it gets.

I'm happy to give examples/tutorials on what to do, as I will also be editing panels myself, but every extra pair of hands helps in a project like this!

For your audition, you can showcase up to 3 examples of prior comic/digital art editing work (or even preferably other comic fandub work).