This is a project based on the fable of Eros and Psyche.
The god of love and a mortal's love story that talks about topics of trust, love, and transformation.
If the project does well then everyone involved will be compensated fairly for their work order going:
Writers or The Artists depending on which one did a better job
Musical talents
Voice actors
I don't quite expect this project to make any large amounts of money so please only audition if you acknowledge that.
For voice actors please have good sound quality
For writers though this is based on the mythos please feel free to take liberties to make it either
A) flow better for a animation/comic form
or
B) be more entertaining for a modern audience
This is more of a passion project and I would like to do similar projects in the future possibly making more projects based on mythology made to be more modern.
This will follow Psyche's story, her tasks, and then her wedding.
There would be around an expected 10-30 minutes of video so animators beware I am aware that this project is asking a lot from you!
Also if these end up being too big of an ask we might end up going with an animatic or comic.
As this is still in the early stages of production it is possible there may be story changes to make the whole story more interesting for a modern audience, whether that be changes in the setting, story, or environment or even lines for audition if I find a writer I like early on.
Meaning anyone who previously attempted to voice her or any other characters is open to attempt at the role once more.
https://www.castingcall.club/projects/the-love-of-eros-and-psyche-emergency-casting-for-aphrodite
This closes in three days with possible extensions!
Now that the deadline has passed I will be making a discord server and reaching out to all those who have been selected for their respective roles!
Please check your inboxes and keep and eye out especially if you were shortlisted!
I will be going through and preforming another round of shortlists on the 20th and then continuously from then on. If you know a writer who might be interested in working on this PLEASE DIRECT THEM HERE (or else we must suffer the wraith of me being the writer and I don't THINK we want that but we'll see I guess...)
Congrats! Feel free to do some retakes if you feel you can either do even better or if you think that some of the other people who recorded did better and want to out pace them.
If you were DismissedGood luck in future endeavors! I will be honest the reason you were shortlisted likely has something to do with your Microphone quality, if you can get access to a better microphone then I'd be happy to listen to your takes and reconsider! If you'd like my recommendation check is with local places, I use my local library's recording studio.
If you were neither shortlisted nor dismissed Either we have someone who auditioned that I like better OR I'm still deciding on you and are waiting to see either who else auditions or I want to get a second opinion.
Either way thanks to everyone who has auditioned so far and I hope that you all have the best of luck going forward!
If you're dismissed don't be afraid to do some retakes but keep in mind that if your mic quality is poor (Too quiet, too much background noise, echo, muffled.) it won't be accepted. However if your microphone quality is good and you were still dismissed feel free to do a retake and try something new! I recommend doing multiple takes in either ABCABC or AABBCC style and if you really want to you may always do several auditions with different takes if that would make you feel better.
As for artists please use the audition button do NOT leave a comment under the project those who do will be ignored and have their comments removed please keep the comment section for questions about the project and even small talk, keep the auditions in the auditions.
We are still looking for writers obviously! If anyone has friends who are writers feel free to share this to them!
Psyche is a mortal woman who's beauty rivals that of the goddess Aphrodite.
She is said to wed a monster of which is a guidance from the god Apollo.
Though she is actually married to Eros, though one night she takes a peak at his face breaking trust and causing him to leave her.
Psyche then unable to find Eros goes to appeal to Aphrodite who gives her three impossible tasks...
Some words to describe her would be Innocent, determined, and courageous.
But overall I want to hear your version feel free to add as many takes as you'd like!
“They speak of my beauty as a gift. But gifts from the gods are rarely free, are they?" (Alone speaking to herself possibly anxious/worried.)
“If I must face this monster, I will. But I will not do it weeping.” (Right before she is left to be taken by the 'monster'.)
“I wronged him, yes—but only because I needed to see what love I had dared to believe in. If that makes me unworthy, then let me earn my worth. Set your trials, great goddess. I will face them—not to defy you, but to deserve him.” (Strong but with a hint of desperation but never begging.)
The mother of Eros and the Goddess of Beauty
Venom wrapped in velvet. Proud, divine, and unapologetically cruel.
But above all I want to see your interpretation
“They dare call her the new goddess of beauty? A mortal girl who plays at divinity?”
“Let her fall in love—with a monster. That will teach the world where beauty truly resides.”
“You forget your place, child of man. I am not to be rivaled. I am to be worshipped.”
Detached, eerie, trance-like. Gender-neutral tone is effective here—channeling something “other.”
Though feel free to experiment.
“She shall not wed a mortal, but a monster, fierce and mighty as the gods themselves.”
“Dressed as for death, she shall be left upon the crag. There, her fate shall find her.”
“Do not weep(, mortals)(You may choose to add mortals or to remove it). Even pain has purpose, and the gods see farther than you.”
Regal, tender, worried. Classical elegance with undertones of helplessness.
“Even the gods are not praised so widely. How can any mortal bear the weight of such beauty?”
“She is our daughter, not a sacrifice! There must be another way—some plea, some prayer.”
“What mother sends her child into the arms of a monster? Only one who has no choice.”
Stoic but shaken, royal yet humble before the gods. A man torn between duty and love.
“I have stood before kings and storms without trembling. But to defy a god… that is a terror I cannot brave.”
“We have consulted every priest, every seer. Only the Oracle remains. May Apollo have mercy.”
“If the gods decree she must be taken, then I will walk her to the mountain myself.”
The gentle west wind who carries Psyche to Eros’s palace. He is calm, kind, and speaks almost like nature incarnate
“Be still, gentle soul. I do not bring harm, only the will of the gods—and a promise of beauty yet unseen.”
“Let your fear fall from you like petals on the wind. Where you go now, no mortal grief may follow.”
They are envious, elegant, and manipulative but still believable as human. They hide their jealousy under concern, until their bitterness wins out.
The elder sister's voice is sharp, controlled, polished. She speaks with faux sweetness masking deeper judgment.
The younger sister voice is Softer, more emotional. She seems caring, but her words are designed to make Psyche doubt.
Elder sister “A palace of gold? Invisible servants? And this… husband of yours—who hides even from your eyes? Tell me, dearest, do you not find that strange?”
Younger sister “What if he’s not a god, Psyche? What if he’s a monster, and your beauty was a curse, not a gift?”
Please submit both of the following
1–2 storyboards that show emotion and movement
A single background piece that evokes a mythological space (realistic or stylized)
These may be from either previous projects or can be created for this audition your choice.
*Say something you think would fit*
This can be either frame by frame or rigged 2D animation.
If you're interested, please send:
Or
*Say something you think would fit*
Music Prompt (choose one or both):
Compose a short sample (30 - 60 seconds) that captures the moment Psyche is lifted by Zephyrus into the unknown a mixture of fear, beauty, and surrender.
Provide a piece from your existing portfolio that fits a tone of divine romance or bittersweet longing.
*Say something you think would fit*
Adapt a pivotal scene from the myth of Eros and Psyche into a modern, emotionally grounded script format. Choose one of the following moments and write 1 or more pages of dialogue and action description:
Scene Options (Pick One):
*Say something you think would fit*
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