Original Animated Series "The Tavern" Episode 1-3 *paid*

Project Overview

My name is René Jacob. I work as a freelance film editor and in my spare time I produce animated films for my You Tube channel.

In 2018 I started my most complex production so far "Alien - The Message". It is a freely available fan movie, which takes place in the "Alien" universe. For the roles in this film, I had done a casting here at that time. The film was finished in summer 2020. If you want to get an impression of my animation films, you can watch "Alien - The Message" in the “previous work” section of this casting, or use this link:

 

https://youtu.be/NLmsaJzo-zs

 

 

Since June 2020 I am now in preproduction for my new animation project "The Tavern" (working title)

 

 

What is "The Tavern" about?

 

"The Tavern" is to become a fantasy series for You Tube, which will offer thrilling and slightly comedic entertainment. Large parts of the plot will take place in the tavern that gives the series its name. The main character is FREYA DEWCLAW, a tall female warrior who likes to swing her sword for money. The individual episodes tell FREYA’s adventures in the fantasy kingdom CROUVALON.

 

 

How are the stories structured?

 

Each episode has a main episode storyline, which is usually linked to the spanning story arc. There are 6 episodes planned, each of which will have a length of 8-12 minutes. Currently the first three episodes are written. This casting refers only to these episodes. There will be new roles added later, which I would like to cast in a later casting. The production time per episode will take about 5-7 months since I do almost everything alone. So, the whole thing will be a longer-term project.

 

 

How will the animation series look like?

 

In July 2020 I produced a clip that was mainly intended as a lighting test. In this clip you can see different scenes, partly with the main character of FREYA (status of July 2020). You can watch the clip here:

 

https://youtu.be/tXFFdlILkJw

 

 This series is meant for an adult audience. From time to time swear words are used and there will be nudity in very few scenes. How much naked skin will be is not yet certain. But it will not be more than a free upper body (male and female)

 

 

How does the payment look like?

 

I finance my animated films myself. The films will be shown for free on You Tube and similar platforms. In any case, I don't earn any money with them. On the contrary. Nevertheless, I want to pay for a good acting performance. That's why I will pay 6 USD per line for the work on this series. Smaller roles with little dialogue (2-5 lines) will be compensated with 40 USD. Payment will be made via PayPal when all necessary sentences are recorded and approved by me.

Latest Updates

  • Casting Decission 01/15/21

    Next Update,

    it took some more time to work myself through 1450 auditions, but I managed to end up with 34 auditions for all roles.

    I will sleep one night and I will make my decission on Friday the 15th january. It was a joy to listen to all thos talented people ans you can believe me that it was very difficult to choose tht last three candidates for the final decission, because everyone was so good and convincing.

    I will do one last update here when the casting is finished. A lot of you asked me for feedback. You will understand that this isn't possible with that many auditions. But I will give you some thoughts and some advise from my perspective to improve the chances to get cast ...

    Greetings, René

  • Thank you very much ...

    Hi there,

    the casting is over and I want to thank you for your countless auditions. I am very happy to listen to so many talented people here.

    As you might know, I received almost 1500 auditions for this project. Since I am doing this alone (with some exceptions), it will take some time to get to a decission.
    I reviewed almost 600 auditions right now. I'll gues it will take 2 antoher days to get through the other 1000 ...
    After I reviewd all auditions, I will narrow down to my Top 20 and I will review those 20 auditions in a second round until I reach my Top 3. Then I will decide who will get which part.
    That means I won't have a decission before 01/11/2021. So, please be patient.

    Again, thank you all for your contribution and have a very sucsessfull year 2021 ...

    René

  • A small teaser scene to show you the mood of the series ...

    Hi there,

    I have animated a small scene to test certain things and to test the mood I want to achieve with this series. My goal is to get the mood of those old 70s B-movies ...

    https://youtu.be/p4VbrnYHZYo

    Have fun and thank you all for your auditions. Tomorrow I will have a big session listening to your lines ...

    René

  • Thank you so much for all those great auditions!!!

    Hi there,
    I am absolutely overwhelmed. It's december 19th and I got almost 800 auditions from you guy's and gal's. This is absolutely amazing!

    On the other hand it is very time consuming to listen to all of them, so please be patient with me. I will listen to all the auditions, but this will take time. Please be aware that I will not make any decission before january the 7th. So, even if you see this casting close to the deadline, you still have a chance to be considered.

    Please understand that I am not able to give feedback to all of you. As I said, almost 800 people auditioned for this project.

    During my listening I realized a thing I should have said earlier. A lot of you did your audition with a very distinct voice. I guess you wanted to sound like a warrior. That's great but please add a variation with your normal voice tone. like you would talk in real life. That would help me a lot. Again, sorry for telling this not sooner ... :(

    Greetings from Germany

    René Jacob

Project Roles: FREYA DEWCLAW THORMAN LOWDANE WALTER BISHOP VALERIA FIREWIND LISSII SNOWSTRIPE RAGALL ISARA ZINRIE LYFRED SILVEREYE SKELETON KING BANDIT
FREYA DEWCLAW
Voice Actor Voice Actor
FREYA DEWCLAW
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Paid: Flat Rate 470 USD
Role assigned to: Sarah Ruth

FREYA (24) is a tall, strong woman who has had to struggle through her whole life. She has hardly any memories of her parents. FREYA grew up in several orphanages. Often, she ran away and survived only through theft and robbery. At the age of 14 she met the mercenary RETCH GRAYEYE, who took care of her. From him FREYA learns how to handle the sword. A few years later both go seperate ways and since then FREYA works as a mercenary traveling through the kingdom CROUVALON.

FREYA's voice should reflect her status as a warrior. Nevertheless, her feminine side should not be missed (see line 3). She tries to hide her feelings and therefore often appears snippy and cool.

This role also appears in episode 4 to 6.

Here is a link to show you a portait of the character:

Portrait FREYA

Please only apply if you have the technical requirements for a clean audio recording. A demo tape can be submitted additionally. Please note that English is not my native language. If you notice any mistakes in the casting lines, please change them for the audition recordings.

  • I am the one who will shorten your heads right away, if you do not stop damaging my property. [FREYA threatens the orc RAGALL and the elf ISARA to prevent the killing of THORMAN]

  • The "horde" is a myth! A ghost story to scare little children. [FREYA doesn't believe the story about the zombies]

  • You can sleep at my place if you behave yourself... [FREYA offers her room to VALERIA]

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THORMAN LOWDANE
Voice Actor Voice Actor
THORMAN LOWDANE
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Paid: Flat Rate 435 USD
Role assigned to: VOJames

THORMAN (29) is an adventurer who is characterized by clumsiness and lack of talent. Most of the time bad luck is added. He dreams of independence and he wants to gain it mainly by treasure hunting. Basically, he is a nice guy who is always misunderstood.

THORMAN will considers himself a great warrior. In fact, his armor is robbed from various tombs and graves. THORMAN tries to cover up his insecurity with hardness in his voice. Unfortunately, he doesn't succeed in doing so all too often.

This role also appears in episode 4 to 6.

Her is a link with a portrait of THORMAN:

THORMAN portrait

Please only apply if you have the technical requirements for a clean audio recording. A demo tape can be submitted additionally. Please note that English is not my native language. If you notice any mistakes in the casting lines, please change them for the audition recordings.

  • The woman who just walked in here. Where is she? [THORMAN asks WALTER where FREYA is. He is hunting her.]

  • This is a breastplate of Argon. Very rare. [THORMAN shows FREYA a very tight chain bikini. He tries to convince her to put it on.]

  • I know you have the treasure. I want my share. Now! [THORMAN acuses FREYA of theft.]

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WALTER BISHOP
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WALTER BISHOP
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Paid: Flat Rate 190 USD
Role assigned to: Bradley Gareth

Little is known about WALTER (58). He turned up in the village of SHARNWICK a few years ago and took over the dilapidated tavern, which is located on a hill a bit away from the village. The villagers respect WALTER, but nobody really knows him because WALTER simply doesn't tell anything about himself.

This role will also appear in episode 4 to 6.

Here is a link to a portrait of WALTER:

Portrait WALTER

Please only apply if you have the technical requirements for a clean audio recording. A demo tape can be submitted additionally. Please note that English is not my native language. If you notice any mistakes in the casting lines, please change them for the audition recordings.

  • Would you like to work for me? I could use someone like you. [He offers FREYA a job.]

  • That' s a business decision. My decision! [This is the explaination, why he want 99 bronze coins and not 1 silver coin for the room.]

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VALERIA FIREWIND
Voice Actor Voice Actor
VALERIA FIREWIND
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Paid: Flat Rate 150 USD
Role assigned to: FeliciaVoices

VALERIA (21) is a young warrior in the service of the current King UTHER. Despite her youth, she is skilled with the sword. She must be because her armor is a bit too sparse. VALERIA has returned to the north of the kingdom in search of her parents who wrote her a letter calling for help. VALERIA is a very loyal person when famaly matters needs to be solved, so she left King UTHER without permission. Valeria has great self-confidence in herself and her abilities. She has never lost anything or anyone in her life. With the disappearance of her parents this seems to change now.

This role will also appear in episode 4 to 6.

Here is a link to a portrait of VALERIA:

Portrait VALERIA

Please only apply if you have the technical requirements for a clean audio recording. A demo tape can be submitted additionally. Please note that English is not my native language. If you notice any mistakes in the casting lines, please change them for the audition recordings.

  • I'm leaving tomorrow morning. If I hurry I will be in REDWATER in two days. [VALERIA thinks her parents are in great danger. She is very worried]

  • We should get some sleep before we leave.

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LISSII SNOWSTRIPE
Voice Actor Voice Actor
LISSII SNOWSTRIPE
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Paid: Flat Rate 120 USD
Role assigned to: Constant Cottoncandy

LISSII (age unknown) belongs to a species that is considered extinct. She is a winged fairy, just 7 inches small. Only a few decades ago there were many of her species. Unfortunately, the characteristic to produce light became their downfall. Bigger and stronger humans, orcs and elves captured the winged elves and used them as lamps. Therefore, it is not surprising that LISSII's temperament is described as "quick-tempered" in a very benevolent way. Besides, she is always ready for any saying. She has a very quick mouth and a loose sword.

This role will also appear in episode 4 to 6.

Here is a link to a portrait of LISSII:

Portrait LISSII

Please only apply if you have the technical requirements for a clean audio recording. A demo tape can be submitted additionally. Please note that English is not my native language. If you notice any mistakes in the casting lines, please change them for the audition recordings.

  • You killed the love of my life! [She is furious, because THORMAN killed the man who looked after her.]

  • I will help you if you take care of me from now on! [LISSII offers THORMAN help to have a new host.]

  • Your armor rattles? You know that, right? [LISSII mocks THORMAN about his noisy armor]

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RAGALL
Voice Actor Voice Actor
RAGALL
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Paid: Flat Rate 60 USD
Role assigned to: MikeCiporkin

RAGALL (46) is an orc, like in a painting. Big, strong, with huge jaw teeth. He is associated with the rather tender ISARA, which he loves more than anything else. Unfortunately, his unbridled temperament is always between the two, especially when RAGALL's rage causes another massacre.

This role will also appear in episode 4 and 6.

Here is a link to a portrait of RAGALL:

Portrait RAGALL

Please only apply if you have the technical requirements for a clean audio recording. A demo tape can be submitted additionally. Please note that English is not my native language. If you notice any mistakes in the casting lines, please change them for the audition recordings.

  • I will kill you! [Mad at THORMAN who disturbs him]

  • That was an accident! This doesn't count! [He feels wrongly accused by his companion ISARA]

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ISARA ZINRIE
Voice Actor Voice Actor
ISARA ZINRIE
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Paid: Flat Rate 80 USD
Role assigned to: walkietalkie7

ISARA (31) is an elf. Tender and nevertheless capable of defending herself. Unfortunately, she got involved with an orc (RAGALL), which led to her being driven out of her tribe. Now ISARA travels the land with RAGALL and keeps her bearings by hunting small game.

This role will also appear in episode 4 to 6.

Here is a link to a portrait of ISARA:

Portrait ISARA

Please only apply if you have the technical requirements for a clean audio recording. A demo tape can be submitted additionally. Please note that English is not my native language. If you notice any mistakes in the casting lines, please change them for the audition recordings.

  • RAGALL stop it! You already killed someone today. That's enough! [She tries to stop RAGALL from killing another man]

  • Don't "honey" me! [RAGALL tries to calm her down. ISARA rejects that.]

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LYFRED SILVEREYE
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LYFRED SILVEREYE
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Paid: Flat Rate 120 USD
Role assigned to: Bradley Gareth

LYFRED (39) is actually a hunter. But he realized that you get much more money for killing the biggest plague in the country (goblins) than for game. Besides, he can't tolerate alcohol at all, but that doesn't stop him from drinking at Walter's tavern.

This role wall also appear in episode 6

Please only apply if you have the technical requirements for a clean audio recording. A demo tape can be submitted additionally. Please note that English is not my native language. If you notice any mistakes in the casting lines, please change them for the audition recordings.

  • You will never believe what happened to me two days ago! [He tries to pitch a story to FREYA and VALERIA]

  • Such a whining, such a whimpering I had never heard before. And then I saw them! [LYFRD tells the others of his encounter with a herd of undead zombies. Fear is in his voice, when he remembers the confrontation.]

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SKELETON KING
Voice Actor Voice Actor
SKELETON KING
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Paid: Flat Rate 60 USD
Role assigned to: Olivolk

Bony fellow, who only stays alive through old magic.

  • Mortal! You'll never leave this room again! [If you want to try a ghostly voice, be my guest. Please add a variation with your normal voice too]

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BANDIT
Voice Actor Voice Actor
BANDIT
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Paid: Flat Rate 40 USD
Role assigned to: Tyler Hyrchuk

What should I write? A bandit ...

  • Get lost! Or I'll kill you!

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