(ANIMATORS/ARTISTS/SOUND CREW NEEDED) Legend Has It... | Emergency Second Casting Call Document

NOTE: Most roles have been filled already. I'm just looking for animators, sound crew/audio engineer, and a few extra voices if that's possible.

 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 young prince Edwin of House Autrulon, a medieval-style kingdom frozen in time and situated amidst a bustling contemporary city. 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. Having been shielded from the outside world his whole life, Edwin's adolescence becomes a troubling one - he grows worried that one day he'd have to take responsibility and lead his people, even if being in the position of high authority is something that makes him tremble with fear. What Edwin also doesn't understand, however, is that House Autrulon is quite a controversial kingdom, home to a history of betrayals and failed alliances, as well as a long line of rulers who failed to prioritize the well-being of their people and instead favored bloodlust and vengeance to those who opposed them. All of this fear and anxiety culminates in his sixteenth birthday by becoming victim to a devastating attack directed towards the royal family of House Autrulon by someone rejected their position as the successor to the throne - Edwin's older brother. Edwin realizes his destiny had been chosen by fate and, with the help of Autrulon's allies, must set an end to his brother's wrath and cure the wounds of his kingdom's past to create a future of peace and serenity.

The series will combine elements of fantasy, comedy, drama, action, mystery, and romance. It will technically (I've spoken too much lol) take place in a contemporary setting, even if a lot of the characters and worldbuilding is heavily medieval-inspired. The series 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.

Payment at this point was a last resort. I was originally planning on this project being 100% nonprofit, but I've done a lot of thinking and made the decision that in order for this project to be as best as it can be, I would have to go the route of actually hiring animators and the like. All payment transactions will be done via PayPal, and payments will be given once all of the work for the episode is completed. Keep in mind: payment is an option, if you prefer not to be paid then that also works, just specify in your audition.

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. I won't be displaying your real names, just your usernames 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 December 31st, 2022. 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!