"Not a Monster" - A Super Mario voice-over. (CLOSED)
Project Overview
Hello everyone.
My name is brawlmaster012. I'm looking to put together a small Fan Audio project for a Super Mario fanfic called "Not a Monster." I did not write this story, but I have already contacted the original author Cyndi, and I have permission to put this together. This is a BowserXPeach one-shot story. You can read "Not a Monster" here: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3738652/1/
I would like to narrate it myself, but I'm terrible at impressions so I'm looking for some people to provide voices for the actual characters in the story itself. Please make sure to speak clearly and try to cut down on as much static and background noise as possible. I've never held auditions like this before so please bear with me if I make any mistakes or leave anything out.
This story follows Princess Peach as she helps Bowser cope with the persistent fear of losing Bowser Jr. as the young prince fights a serious illness. As time passes, Peach begins to see that there is more to Bowser's character than she ever realized before and she slowly but surely begins to fall for him in the process. I thought it was a very touching story and I would like to bring it to life in a sense by putting together an audiobook that people can listen to on Youtube and actually hear the voices as they're reading along.
UPDATES:
Hey everyone! First off, thank you so much for all the responses and auditions so far. I really appreciate all of you taking time out of your schedule to try out for my project!
I'm adding this extra bit to give you guys some extra information:
1. I will not be giving out the roles until closer to the deadline. I have listened to every audition that has been submitted so far, but I want to give everyone an equal chance to audition. Just because I haven't chosen a voice for Peach yet for example, does NOT mean none of them were good enough. If you're worried about that, don't be. I could very well choose one of the older auditions when the deadline comes. In other words, stay hopeful! You're still in the running!
2. I've updated the criteria for Peach a little bit. If you've auditioned already but would like to give it another shot, you may audition again. Just make sure to do it before the deadline!
3. I've posted a thread for this project on other places like Voice Actor Alliance. This means that I will be bringing auditions from other places into consideration. So there is a chance that some roles might not be filled by Casting Call Club. Pleas understand that I'm just trying to spread this project out to as many people as possible. I'm completely devoted to giving everyone an equal chance, I want everyone to give it their best shot, and I want to give the roles to the people that I feel are just best for the job.
Anyways, keep the auditions coming! Regardless of whether you get the role you tried out for or not, I want you all to know how much appreciate the interest in my project and I wish you all the very best in your auditions for other projects! Thank you! :)
2ND UPDATE:
We're a little over a week away from the deadline, but I decided to cast the roles for Peach, Mario, and Para-Troopa. They each received quite a few auditions, and although you all did a great job, I can only pick one person for each role. This is what I have decided:
Princess Peach is going to Bigdreamer
Mario is going to Alexn
Para-Troopa is going to Mandaquila
Congratulaions on getting the parts! But an even bigger thank you to everyone who auditioned! All of you guys and girls have some real talent and I wish you the best of luck in your future auditions! I have casted and sent a personal message to the three users above with more details about what I expect from the role. Please get back to me whenever you can and we'll discuss your preferences for how you want to get your lines done. :)
I'm keeping the other roles open until the deadline, however. They didn't get as much attention and I want to give time for anyone else who might be interested in auditioning to do so. I especially need a voice for Bowser. He's a really important character. The deadline is 9/4/15. But, if I haven't quite found the voices I need by then, I will consider extending the deadline. If you know anyone who might be interested in trying out for the remaining parts, I would greatly appreciate it if you asked them to audition!
FINAL UPDATE:
Well, the deadline is finally here. It's time to announce who I have chosen for the remaining roles. But before that, I want to make sure something is clear.
I did mention before that I was accepting auditions in other places besides here at Casting Call Club. The only reason I did this was because I really wasn't sure just how much of a response I was going to get for this project and to be honest, I'm a little overwhelmed at the amount of auditions I received overall! I originally set up a thread on Voice Acting Alliance because I was told by a friend that that was the easiest place to recruit voices for projects like this one. I instructed anyone who was interested there to email me their auditions.
Even though I eventually did get a few responses, they came much later than I was expecting. By the time they showed up, I had already set up this casting call here. I wanted to keep it fair for the people from VAA who did try out for my project, so I kept them in consideration for the part. The only reason I'm telling you all this is because 2 of the parts were given to someone who auditioned through Voice Acting Alliance instead of here at Casting Call Club.
Anyways, here is what I have decided for the remaining roles:
Bowser is going to Zackthegeek. The reason I chose him is because he came off as deep, yet the most natural-sounding. He sounded open to more ranges of emotion, to me. The trend I noticed in auditions for Bowser is that most people approached the role by trying to make Bowser sound as menacing and scary as possible. For any other dark or serious Mario story, that would probably suit Bowser very well. But in this one, Bowser acts as close to a human as possible without ever actually being a human. What I mean by this is that Bowser has very real moments of sadness, anger, and joy. He needs to sound natural and capable of expressing other genuine emotions. He's madly in love with Peach, he's a father who is worried sick for his son's health, and he takes pride in being a king with a deep history. I needed a Bowser voice that was gruff, but not too much so to the point where evil is the only thing he can sound like.
Looking back, I kind of blame myself for any confusion here. I should have included in Bowser's requirements that I suggest reading over the story and getting a feel for how Bowser acts to get a better idea for how to sound. I apologize for not making that clear. I feel that was a pretty big mistake on my part because everyone seemed to have the same general idea for how Bowser should sound. Even though it wasn't what I wanted, I completely understand where it came from. I will work to make sure that the requirements for roles are as clear as possible next time but I'm grateful to all of you for giving me this opportunity to learn and improve.
To everyone else who auditioned for Bowser, thank you so much for your time. Even if you didn't have the Bowser voice I needed for "Not a Monster," I suggest you search around for other Mario voice projects in need of a Bowser voice because you would be very fitting for the part in my eyes, given different context.
Junior is going to Kristin Proscow from Voice Acting Alliance. I just felt Kristin came off the most like a young boy around 6 or 7 years old. Bigdreamr in particular came very close, but Kristin just had a tad more masculinity that I needed for the part. What I noticed when listening to the other auditions was that they sounded a bit too old for the part. If Junior was in his teenage years, the choice would be much harder! As a guy myself however, I can understand the difficulty of trying to sound high enough for a little kid voice. Once you reach puberty, going that high is pretty much impossible! But I kept the role open to both men and women because you never know. There are men out there who can still do a pretty decent kid voice. I wanted to give any such men a chance to try out for this part as well.
Thank you to all of you who auditioned for Junior! It was a bit more difficult part to land, but I could tell you gave it your best shot and I commend you for that!
Finally, Cara is also going to Kristin Proscow from Voice Acting Alliance. I don't think anyone here is going to have any real concerns about this one since nobody on CCC auditioned for this part. Understandable though. This one is such a minor and somewhat boring role that I don't really blame anyone who wanted to aim for something bigger.
With that, all the roles have been filled! I will contact the users above with further instructions about submitting lines. I can't say it enough, but for the umpteenth time, thank you to everyone who auditioned! I sincerely mean that. I was simply dumbfounded by just how many responses I got overall. That's very reassuring to me because I do have other ideas for voice-overs in the future and now I know that Casting Call Club really is an easy and excellent way to find potential voice actors/actresses so thank you for this learning experience! I sincerely hope you'll all check out "Not a Monster" on my Youtube channel when the project is finished!
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A medical assistant who helps out during a tense scene.
Range: Medium. She doesn't have much dialogue in this story as a minor character, so I just need a standard female voice.
(Shouting, yet still having firm discipline in her voice) "Yes, Doctor! Coming right up!"
(Yelling) "CLEAR!"
(optimistic) "There's still one other thing we can try!"
The malicious king of the Koopas and a proud father. He's always kidnapping Peach and no makes no attempt to hide his persistent love for her, despite being constantly rejected. Bowser is wicked, devious, vulgar, and will stop at nothing to get what he wants. He can be arrogant and cocky, which usually leads to his downfall. Bowser shouts and gets angered incredibly easily. He bosses his servants and followers around and controls them through fear and intimidation. However, this could all just be an act in order to hide his true inner feelings. Deep down, Bowser can be very sweet and loving. He always does what he can to please Peach when she's around him and he loves his children with all his heart; especially Bowser Jr. In fact, his youngest heir to the Koopa throne can bring out feelings from Bowser that he might not have even realized he had himself.
Range: Low, gruff, and monstrous. He growls, roars, and shouts a lot, but he can be calm when it really matters. Bowser has a lot of lengthy exposition lines in this story so you need to be comfortable doing this voice for long periods of time. Bowser can be vulgar and unlike the rest of the cast, he does use some mild language, so please be aware of that.
(confident and laughing evilly) "Now I have you all to myself! This is gonna be AWESOME!"
(angry) "You wouldn't get it! You're not a parent!"
"Anybody can inflict pain. But the strongest are the ones that can take it, and still get back up."
Bowser's bratty, spoiled son who seeks to take down Mario and follow in his father's footsteps. He's very young and innocent. As such, he has the mind of a child; he has no real sense of maturity or complexity yet. Junior has very basic needs and speech patterns.
Range: High. He needs to sound like an energetic young boy. Maybe 6 or 7 years old.
(whining) "Daaaaaaaaaad! Stop it! You're embarrassing me!"
(scared) "I felt really sick. I don't really remember anything else. I thought I was gonna die..."
(playful) "Come on, Dad! Make those cool explosion sounds again!"
One of Bowser's servants who is just starting out and is a little nervous around Peach.
Range: High. This is a really minor character who only has a few lines so there's plenty of freedom with this role.
(nervous) "Ummm, P-Princess?"
(nervous) "King Bowser has a room prepared for you..."
(nervous) "R-right this way...please!"
The hero of the Mushroom Kingdom. Mario is always saving Peach when she's kidnapped by Bowser. Mario doesn't play a terribly large role in the story so not much of his personality is shown, other than hating Bowser and loving Peach.
Range: Medium. Speaks with an over-the-top, whimsical Italian accent.
(shouting as he attacks) "Kee-YAH!"
(panting and out-of-breath) "Are you-a alright, Peach? Did-a that a-monster hurt you?"
(cheerful) "It's-a me, Mario! WAHOO!"
The kind, beloved ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom. She has a very caring, motherly intuition. However, getting kidnapped by Bowser every other week has worn on her nerves over the years and fostered a deep disgust towards her captor. Peach is very level-headed, resourceful, and is able to maintain her composure in a stressful situation. But that doesn't mean she never gets agitated or annoyed.
Range: Medium-High. She speaks with a degree of formality, but she becomes more casual and relaxed as the story progresses. Peach can shout and get angry when she needs to, but it isn't typical of her to do so. While it is still necessary to have the "floatiness" to her voice, Peach does have dialogue that is serious, sad, and angry at times so I need that to come through a little more clearly than her usual tone.
(sassy) "I don't see the point in giving you the satisfaction, Bowser. Besides, I know Mario will come for me."
(sympathetic and sad) "Bless his heart. That looks awful."
(desperate and shouting) "You're not a monster! Monsters don't feel! They can't LOVE!"
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