Project Resurrection (Sonic's Christmas Insanity) Final Artist & Casting Call

Project Overview

Welcome to the final casting call for Project Resurrection (otherwise known as “Sonic’s Christmas Insanity”).

Project Resurrection is a feature length project, taking on a rough storyboard animatic style.  This project began back in the summer of 2018, and since then many changes have occurred within the cast, characters, and project itself.  We are slowly entering the visual production phase, and are looking for artists to help with the project, and voice actors to fill role vacancies.


STORY

Project Resurrection takes place nine months after the end of Sonic Forces.  To simplify the story, Sonic and Tails go on a Christmas vacation to Nuevo Ciutad with Blaze and Marine.  Amy, concerned about Sonic’s well-being because of Forces, tries to keep Sonic within Station Square and, after failing to do so, travels to Nuevo Ciutad to try and bring him back to Station Square.  At the same time, Dr. Eggman and Eggman Nega team up and attempt to capture Sonic and ruin his Christmas, assembling a team of some of Sonic’s foes from past and present in the process.  During the vacation, Blaze confides in Sonic about an incident from long ago involving her sister, Blizzard, which kicks off the namesake event of Project Resurrection.  All of these elements come together for a heartwarming yet insane twist on the typical Sonic story. 


AUDITIONS AND APPLICATIONS

All of the voice roles in this call are minor, have five lines or less (with the exception of Metal Sonic, whom has ten), and vary in where they appear in the project.  For voice artists looking to audition, please consider the following:

  • You must have a decent microphone. I am not looking for audio recorded from a setup that costs thousands of dollars, but I don't want audio recorded that contains every sound around them (i.e. ridiculous echo, cars)
  • You should have an understanding of "acting".  While this is an audition, and there is no context provided for the lines in this call, I want effort put into these auditions and not having them sound as if they're just being read off of the screen.
  • With COVID-19 going around, I do not want to force you to submit new/custom auditions. That said, you are allowed to use your demo reel for characters of which you can match their sound or replicate.

For artists, here is what I'm looking for (I dive more into this in the role section itself, but here are some basics):

  • You should be able to work both independently and in a team setting.
  • While this is a Sonic project, it is ideal if you have some experience drawing characters from other franchises, such as Mario and Super Smash Bros.
  • Ideally, you are able to use digital platforms. This namely includes the use of applications such as Clip Studio Paint, Photoshop, Fire Alpaca, Krita, and Paint Tool SAI.

For everyone looking to audition/apply, here are universal guidelines and requirements:

  • You must have Discord. There is a project server where all business is conducted.
  • You must be willing to stay with the project/server for at least one year. This is a long-term project, and I would prefer you stay within the project/server until its completion. 


TIMELINE

There have been many changes to the official timeline for this project over the course of its lifetime. This casting call will extend potentially into mid-June. From there, lines will be due on December 31 of this year, pending world events. Ideally, the full audio for the project (sans musical soundtrack) will be completed within the first half of 2021.

It is my hope to start on the visuals right away with the team that is assembled. From there, progress of the visuals will be shared amongst the cast periodically until the project is completed. Currently, I am working on a frame list to determine the exact number of images needed to tell this story. In addition, I am currently making a list of the various outfits the characters will be in, so as to make it easier to get the ball rolling on this.

The dates concerning the completion of this project are not set in stone. I am currently attending university and am set to graduate in May 2021 in addition to starting life anew across the country around that time.  

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Latest Updates

  • Conclusion of Casting Call & The Days Ahead

    Hello, everyone! First off, I want to thank all 76 of you whom submitted the 157 auditions across both versions of this casting call! In reviewing these auditions, I see a lot of talent amongst you. I humbly appreciate your interest towards helping me tell this weird yet heartwarming story. In addition, I cannot thank Casting Call enough for giving this project a 100% Project Rating! While it is just a number at the end of the day, it demonstrates my commitment to seeing this project through, no matter the end result! Now, on to the news! This first bit will likely cause the three artists whom applied to take a big sigh of relief. While the casting call states that I intend to visually tell this project using a sketch-style method with single-color characters, I have realized that that is unfeasible with my limited resources. Therefore, I am going to resort to telling the story using the resources I *do* have: I am going to incorporate a blend of Garry’s Mod and 2D illustration to tell the story. This will *greatly* reduce the amount of illustration needed, as I will use models within the Steam Workshop, and draw what needs to be drawn for the remaining characters as well as add-ons for the existing characters. It is important to note that all but five of the characters that need to be drawn from scratch have **minimal** screen time (i.e. one frame to less than 30 seconds). That said, telling stories with Garry’s Mod is not a completely new science to me, as I have done it a few times in the past. I will discuss this change and other relevant details with the artists whom applied within the Discord server at a later time. This second bit of news concerns all of the voice actors. I am greatly honored that you auditioned for this project, and there are a lot of talented auditions across both calls. Alas, I can only accept 17 of these for the cast. As I am an essential worker, my time is limited, but I will do my best to determine those that will join the cast over the next week. Those that are chosen will receive a link to the project Discord server through DMs either on Discord or on here. If -for whatever reason- the chosen person cannot join the server/cast, the next in line will receive the link, and so on and so forth until the role is filled. With that, I thank you for reading this lengthy update. I will post another update once the final cast is determined and those cast hop aboard Project Resurrection. Have a good day, afternoon, night, or whenever it is in your neck of the woods! -KJ Williams (Triptych LCA)
  • Had to copy this call to get it listed again... Isn't CCC great?

    Hello, everyone! I want to thank each of you for your talented auditions thus far. I am impressed by what you have given me. However, this announcement is not about casting choices. Due to a new algorithm feature, this call was delisted from Casting Call’s search engine and can no longer be accessed outside of my profile page. As a result, I have had to new copy of the project just to have it listed. However, please do not audition for the same role on the new call. [i.e. if you auditioned for Avatar I on this call, please do not re-audition on the new call]. Auditions/Applications from both calls will be considered equally! If you wish to audition for separate roles, you can do so on this call or the new call (https://www.castingcall.club/projects/project-resurrection-sonic-s-christmas-insanity-final-artist-casting-call-2). I will make another update when it comes time to cast the roles in this call. Again, thank you so much for your talented auditions/applications!
  • Project Call: We're Live!

    After two and a half months, this casting call is officially public and live! A thousand apologies to those whom have auditioned/applied and have been waiting like sitting ducks this whole time. The current state of the world actively hindered my progress here, but now this is live, and thus, the project can finally get one step closer to completion. I humbly appreciate your patience these last few months. Now, we march onward!
Artist
Artist
Project Artist
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: _Firae_ Spry

Project Resurrection is looking for at minimum five (5) artists to join the project.  As mentioned above, you should be adept in some form of illustration software.  Artists that join the project will largely work on the storyboard that will tell the story.  This project will be told in a sketch line-art monocolor-character animatic style.  This means that the characters will be drawn as cleaned-up sketches which are colored in an individual color.  An example of this is detailed in the explainer video.  The overwhelming majority of the characters in this project are Sonic characters, spanning from the games to the TV shows to the comics.  There are also characters from Super Smash Bros Ultimate and Sega All-Stars, but those characters have minimal screen time. Nevertheless, if you have experience with such characters, your application is encouraged.

To apply, please leave a link to your work. This can be your Deviantart/Twitter pages, a Google Drive link, etc.  In addition, you are more than welcome to send an email to projectresurrection207 at gmail dot com to ask for more information regarding the project (especially its plot and structure)

  • Say something you think would fit

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Metal Sonic
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: The Wright Brain

Metal Sonic is one of Sonic's recurring archenemies. Built to take down Sonic, the Eggmen enlist his help in capturing Sonic and bringing down his Christmas.

Feel free to make your performance as you wish, but I would prefer something similar to his voice from Sonic Heroes, but toned down in terms of intensity. 

  • You dare underestimate me?

  • Emergency Repair- 

    *This loops like a scratched vinyl record; only about three times is necessary for this audition.

  • Long time no see, Sonic, my loathsome copy!

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Decoe
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: AlienFruit

Decoe is one of Dr Eggman’s robotic assistants from Sonic X. Like many of Eggman’s henchmen from the past, he relishes the knowledge that his helping in Eggman’s schemes can one day result in Sonic’s demise. In the video, he joins Eggman’s team and tries to help out in the capture of Sonic.

Personally, I’d like a voice similar to his original performance in Sonic X. You can wiggle around with his voice, but it should somewhat resemble the original voice.

  • There is an unidentified flying object within the vicinity.

  • Sonic is a hedgehog, not a bull, Doctor!

  • Right! This audition is important to us! I mean, Eggman is important to us!

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Captain Falcon
closed
Unpaid
cast offsite

Captain Falcon is the main character of the F-Zero racing series and is a contender in the Smash series.

He will appear in the video during the dinner scene in the first third.

Feel free to make this performance as you wish.

  • Screw it! I'm not waiting any longer. I'm going in.

  • He's not coming after us anymore! It's free-for-all!

  • Falcon PUNCH!

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Zavok
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: Ty Zimmi

Zavok is the leader of the absurdly one-dimensional Deadly Six. His strength and deep voice are his main attributes of inducing fear into the masses. In the video, he joins Eggman’s team and tries to help out in the capture of Sonic.

Personally, I'd like a voice similar to his voice from Lost World, but you can make this performance as you wish.

  • There are too many people in there. There is no doubt that our presence will cause a scene.

  • Strike, brothers! Make the fool pay for our abuse and enslavement!

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Snively
closed
Unpaid
cast offsite

Snively, Dr Eggman's nephew from Sonic SatAM, is one of many who partakes in the opportunity to team up with the Eggmen in order to capture Sonic.

For this role, I would prefer a take similar to Charlie Adler's original performance from Sonic SatAM.

  • Excuse me, but none of you are even related to the Doctor. I am, and prepared for all he throws for me.

  • Your stupidity will ruin everything, you ugly boil.

  • Fools! Must I do everything myself?! 

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Sleet
closed
Unpaid
cast offsite

Sleet is one half of the bounty hunter duo from Sonic Underground.  Alongside Dingo, he joins the Eggmen in their task to capture Sonic.

Feel free to make your performance as you wish so that it gets as close as it can to Maurice LaMarche's original performance from Underground.

  • I hate to be the beast of burden, but we have actually captured the hedgehogs-

    *sigh* Thank you, Dingo, you blubbering buffoon.

  • That echidna is even dumber than you, Dingo. 

    On the other hand, maybe not.

  • Robotnik doesn't need us anymore, and you know what happens to people he doesn't need.

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Dingo
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: Gojira908

Dingo is one half of the bounty hunter duo from Sonic Underground.  Alongside Sleet, he joins the Eggmen in their task to capture Sonic.

Feel free to make your performance as you wish so that it gets as close as it can to Peter Wilds's original performance from Underground.

  • Uh, Sleet, we’re not capturing the band anymore. We’re only capturing the blue one now. :)

  • When I'm ruler of Mobius, Sonia can be my queen!

  • Hey! No one insults my friend like that!

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Emcee
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: Ty Zimmi

The Emcee serves one purpose in this story: to introduce Movie Sonic's (beta movie Sonic) appearance in the story. 

Ideally, the voice for this character embodies one part announcer and one part hype man.

  • And now, ladies and gentlemen, here is the star of this blockbuster, Sonic the Hedgehog!

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Movie Sonic (the beta version)
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: rainesmcmichael

In the alternative universe that this story takes place in, Paramount never changed Sonic's design in the movie. Sonic and Blaze stumble across the Sonic movie premiere featuring this laughable meme.

If possible, try and get as close as you can to Ben Schwartz's voice from the Sonic movie, but make it comically bad at the same time.

  • Listen here, kitty cat, I look exactly like Sonic the Hedgehog. I AM Sonic the Hedgehog!

  • I’m melting! Melting! MELTING! AAHHH!

    *think Judge Doom melting concerning this line

  • I've been spending most my life living in a freakshow's paradise.

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
BD Joe
closed
Unpaid
cast offsite

BD Joe is one of the main characters from Crazy Taxi, and is a member of the Sega SuperStars Cast.

He appears in the Dinner scene in the first third of the story.

If possible, get your voice as close as you can to the original (https://youtu.be/rzPItaoCVr8?t=65). Otherwise, you can make your audition as comically out there as you'd like.

  • Yo man, where dat tall guy with them L’s on his face at?

  • Yeah, we're gonna have some fun!

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Wario
closed
Unpaid
cast offsite

Wario is Mario's arch rival from the Mario and Warioware series.

He appears exclusively in the Dinner scene in the first third.

His voice, although, short-appearing, should sound as close as possible to Charles Martinet's performance.

  • He means Waluigi, you buffoon!

  • I'm-a Wario! I'm-a gonna win!

  • I can't lose! *laugh*

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Pit
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: MacKenzie B

Pit is the main protagonist of the Kid Icarus series and is a contender in the Smash series.

He appears in the video during the dinner scene in the first third.

Feel free to make this performance as you wish while keeping similar to the original.

  • I never learned how to read!

  • Is there a mechanic in the house?!

  • Who is this 'Icarus' character this game is named after? Can I meet him?

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Inklings Cyan Indigo and Yellow
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: AlienFruit

Inklings Cyan, Yellow, and Indigo are part of the Splatoon series and are contenders in the Smash series.

They will appear in the video during the dinner scene in the first third.

The Inklings will all speak English in the video, not Inkling. Due to the limitations of this platform, only one person will be officially cast, but the three people I like the most will get an invitation to the Discord server. With that said, feel free to make this performance as you wish.

  • This is taking too long... We've been waiting for thirty minutes!

  • We sneak to the food and get back before Mario notices. 

  • Mr. Cheese Wheel over there is crawling under the table. Why can't we partake in it too?

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Meta Knight
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: GoldenDrago

Meta Knight is a villain/ally/mentor of Kirby's from the Kirby series and is also a contender in the Smash series.

He will appear in the video during the dinner scene in the first third.

Feel free to make this performance as you wish. My only requirement is that the voice should sound intimidating.

  • Not tonight, birdbrain!

  • Everyone believes the television more than their own eyes.

  • Give me your phone.

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Avatar I
closed
Unpaid
cast offsite

The Avatar is the custom character from Sonic Forces whom helps Sonic take down Eggman and Infinite.

In this video, Avatar I is represented by the red wolf that was used heavily in marketing for the game.  Alongside a non-speaking appearance in the very beginning during a Forces pastiche, s/he appears in the Dinner scene in the first third.

You can use any voice you wish to use. The design from Forces will be adapted if need be.

  • Guys, I think it's time we finally get some notoriety around here!

  • Together, we can show the world what we can do. You next to me, I next to you, pushing on through until the battle's won.

  • Double Boost!

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Jet the Hawk
closed
Unpaid
cast offsite

Jet is one of Sonic's various rivals, a member of the Babylon Rogues from the Sonic Riders series. In the video, he alongside Wave and Storm join the Eggmen's quest to take down Sonic and foil his holiday.

The ideal voice for Jet runs along one of the following lines: either Jason Griffith's interpretation from Sonic Riders and Black Knight (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy3gLbJXU5w), or Marble Cantus's interpretation from Snapcube's Sonic Riders Real Time Fandub (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzrN8_-3e2w)

  • Looks like the hedgehog's got company!

  • Hmph! He may be the fastest creature on the ground, but in the air, with me and my Extreme Gear, he's just a joke!

  • Catch me if you can, loser! *laugh*

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Boat Captain
closed
Unpaid
cast offsite

A literal archetype character, the boat captain appears in Act III to guide our heroes in a crazy ending that results from a hug gone wrong. Heart-stopping wrong.

Feel free to make this performance whatever you please.

  • What's wrong? Can you fix it?

  • All aboard!

  • They say the captain goes down with the ship, so when the world ends, will God go down with it?