The Underside (Minecraft Episodic Series) |Crime Drama TV Show|
Project Overview
"This is The Underside..."
Story
Welcome to the town of Aberdeen!
"What you would see if you were traveling through would just be a town by day, but by night this town becomes alive
and I'm not talking about the type of alive where the houses and stores start speaking to eachother, I'm talking
about the type of alive that turns this place from a boring run-down town to bustling center for freaks, degenerates
and outcasts. We call this side of the town, The Underside, its not a place, its a way of life, its a group of
people who have been turned down by society and look for retribution by hanging out with others of their own kind,
some just become part of the Underside to hang out, but others who are smart realize there is a way to make money
out of it, the three leaders of The Underside are Cyrus, Damien and Lilliana, who are each battling eachother for
control of The Underside, times are changing, The Underside has grown so big to the point where federal officers who
can't be payed off are trying to take down The Underside and with the current power struggle happening in its ranks,
I don't think The Underside will survive another year but with the likes of me, Lorin Raeburn, I can settle the power
struggle in The Underside and stop a war that will destroy my town and The Underside for good."
Plot
This show will be about a nihilistic teenager who has lost all hope for himself and wishes to throw his lot in with The Underside, a criminal organization that gives purpose to people who don't like society, the main characters include, Raeburn, Nova, Cyrus, Lilliana, Damien, Eve and Sheriff Miller, watch their story unfold as The Underside evolves from being a small gang of rejects to a national group of outsiders who "live life or die hard." Watch as they get worldwide recognition as revered slackers who give the middle finger to the "man" while trying to look out for each other as federal elements come to upset the balance of the town of Aberdeen
Description
The series will be episodic with at least 12-15 episodes each season, It's a dramatic and action packed series for viewers that are 14+, imagine a combination of "Breaking Bad" , "Sons of Anarchy" and "Riverdale". This series will contain flashbacks and flash fowards to get a better read on the story, before and after and why the characters are the way they are, just like the TV show "Lost", I plan to start this series during the summer and hope to get a lot of good people working with me on this!
Requirements
- 1. You'll have to be able to swear
- 2. You'll have to have good, clean mic, not that much background noise. (Pop filter recommended but not necessary if your p's and b's are not noticeable)
- 3. You'll have to be able to improv or ad-lib for some scenes.
- 4. You'll have to say things for your character that you might not like saying
- 5. You'll have to be able to be on time for recordings or send your recordings through discord.
- 6. You'll have to send your recordings a week or two after the proposed start date for recordings.
Warning
Please do not strain your vocal chords just to play a part, if you cannot naturally do a voice for a character then don't do it!
I hope you get picked!
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Lorin Raeburn, commonly referred to as only "Raeburn" by his friends. He is sick and tired about school and the problems that plague around trying to live a normal life, his father died in the Iraq War and he has been going through a tough time as of late, the constant ridicule by bullies at his school, not only of him but of his father as well. Lorin can't take it anymore so he decides that school is worthless, trying to be a normal adult is worthless, he wants to do something with his life that brings him joy so his friend Nova asks him if he wants to join The Underside.
He has a calm demeanor, his emotions only become visible when something interesting is happening, his voice should be deep but not grizzly or grimly, he shouldn't sound like he is a young pre-pubescent teenager, he is 18 and should sound like an adult at this point.
"School is just a place where they can teach us about things that won't matter to us when we're adults."
"Nova, I have never heard of them before, why would they wanna use this shit town to go wild in, why not better towns?"
"It's not like you care, I've been drowning so far and I've been struggling not to, for once I have caved in and I like this feeling of not giving a damn to life."
Jennifer Paisly, 18, Student at Aberdeen High, commonly referred to as "Nova" by her friends and counterparts, Nova is a classy type of girl, she enjoys music from the 70s and 80s, she is a friend to all who will accept her and its kinda hard to put her into just one social group, Nova only joined The Underside because of their wild antics and not because of the buying of drugs and alcohol but she considers it "a bonus.", Nova has been friends with Raeburn since middle school but became the best of friends in High School when they always hanged out, Nova is trying to inspire Raeburn and others to ascend to greater heights in the world but through unconventional means.
She should sound young and most of her sentences should come out as if she was playing around or joking, she talks with life in every word and she laughs most of the time but her laugh sounds different from the way she talks.
"Don't be such a hard case man, just let us in, look I have the ring!"
"You know, if you always need a place to drown out your sorrows then I know this cool club of people called The Underside that could use another member."
"Hey Damien! Oh this is Raeburn, he's my friend, he wants to become apart of The Underside."
Cyrus Winton, 24, One of the three leaders of The Underside, commonly referred to as "Cyrus" or "Big man" because of his height, Cyrus joined The Underside when he was 16, Cyrus seeked purpose in life but was brought down because of his age, the former leader of The Underside saw something in Cyrus and gave him a rank of Lieutenant in the group, since then Cyrus tries to lead The Underside in a more positive direction, away from guns and violence but because of Lillianas way of leading, The Underside is caught between a rock and hard place and Cyrus will do whatever is necessary to keep the members of The Underside safe.
Cyrus should have a very deep voice, it must be gravely, almost like he screams a lot and his voice has gotten weaker, he should sound serious when he is talking, he sometimes lets his emotions get the best of him and because of that, there is usually a rising action in his voice that ends a sentence with a different octave then when it first began.
"Lilliana, may I ask why my boys were forced out of their usual spot by people who said they worked for you, that's my spot Lilliana, its one of the crucial selling points for me and you just took it.."
"You seem pretty smart kid, smarter then the usual rabble that flocks here at night, we could use someone like you."
"My name is Cyrus Winton and I'm one of the leaders of The Underside! You wanna fight? Fight with me!"
Lilliana Arterberry, 22, she is one of the leaders of The Underside, commonly referred to as just Lilliana. Lilliana was 17 when she first joined The Underside, she was looking for a certain rush that drugs and partying couldn't fill, this kind of attitude made her a lieutenant in The Underside, her body is filled with tattoos and has an a very snarky demeanor to everyone , she thinks The Underside is reaching its end after decades of use so she tries her hardest into using other means of cash flow to keep The Underside running and always running.
She should sound snarky and always sound like she is playing around and speaking in a tone that makes others annoyed at her, she screams and yells a lot, her voice should sound scary as well.
"Garnett, get this kid a drink on the house!"
"Blah blah blah, don't really care, what you did before when you stopped one of my men from getting his payment from one of our clients, should be considered an act of war, you're lucky we're on the same side."
"Don't you ever speak to me in that way ever again, now I'm giving you five seconds to walk out before I kick your ass!"
Damien Burrows, 23, he is one of the leaders of The Underside, commonly referred to as "Damien" or the "Watcher", Damien was 13 when he joined The Underside technically making him the oldest member of it, Damien only joined to hang out and do drugs but was thrust into a power position because of his likability and chill attitude with everyone in The Underside, he sometimes is the neutral party and sometimes cannot take sides on the discussions between Cyrus and Lilliana but his main goal is to make sure no one gets arrested, although the Sheriff and the Deputy are payed off, Damien fears something bigger will happen to the The Underside.
He should have a mellow voice, he sounds young but he is mature, he never rushes his sentences and always talks slow, he barely screams but does yell in his mellow voice, he should sound like he is high all the time.
"Good to have more of our own kind here, enjoy your stay Raeburn, if you need anything! Talk to me!"
"Maybe we should stop bickering among ourselves and get to the real problem at hand."
"I think Cyrus has the right idea but some elements from Lilliana's idea should combine with that, but that will never work because those two are always at each others throats."
Evelyn Tucker, 17, former student at Aberdeen High, commonly referred to as "Eve" or "Evie", she dropped out to pursue her acting career but couldn't get far in New York so she returned to only have her hopes crushed because her school wouldn't accept her anymore so she joined The Underside to live out her days of sorrow drinking till she passes out, she sometimes has a fling with Damien which explains why she acts flirty to him, if you weren't told, you would assume that Eve was a lot younger then she looks or sounds.
She sould sound young and have almost a sprite like sounding to her voice, she is mellow whenever she speaks but it quickly drops when her emotions come out.
"Oh hello, my name is Evelyn, usually known as Eve, and no I do not have an Adam yet but I am looking for one."
"You ever done LSD before, it sure makes you feel like you can see things that aren't there."
"Damien my love! Do not leave me at this hour of sadness without a refill of my drink, please be the kind gentlemen and service me from the bar!"
Jasmine Raeburn, 41, Mother of Lorin Raeburn aka "Raeburn", commonly referred to as "Mom" by her son, Jasmine lost her husband in war a few years ago, she has somewhat gotten over his death but now has a huge burden because she now has all the responsibilities of the house, the cooking, the cleaning, the taking care of the Raeburn , the working, she tries her best to work out the situation shes in but usually resorts to alcoholic beverages to keep the sad thoughts of her past, present and future to arise in her mind and let loose her sadness to everyone she knows, she tries her best to take care of Raeburn be he is always growing distant because he believes that Jasmine does not care about his father anymore but she is only trying to forget the sadness.
She should have a motherly voice but can sound dark and sad whenever she drinks.
"Listen honey, I'm sorry that if I am not comforting you or understanding why do you keep acting like this, please speak to me, what happen to my son that enjoyed playing video games and being happy all the time?"
"Good morning sweetie! How was your sleep, good? I can assume so since you don't have raccoon circles around your eyes."
"Lorin, he has been dead for two years, please just get over him, he would have wanted you to."
Myribel Brown, 26, commonly referred to as "Myribel" or "Bell", she is a prostitute for a local pimp, Myribel is the "girlfriend" of Cyrus you could say, in truth Cyrus only buys Myribel's services a lot but the two consider each other more then what they are so they live together and use both of their income to try to survive in the world but Myribel is usually the one to bring in the most money because of Cyrus losing money because of Lilliana, Myribel wants to live a normal life with Cyrus but can't because the two are always trying to make ends meet, she thinks she will be in her current line of work forever but she doesn't care becauseshe thinks Cyrus will always be by her side.
She should have a normal average voice for a woman her age, dazzle me with your voices.
"Who's my hairy beast who cares for me so, yes that's right Cyrus, that's you!"
"I'm back from work... how was your night? Mine was fine, I didn't get that many customers and the police came so I just decided to end the shift and turn in Lyrell's cut...."
"Baby please! He's not doing anything wrong, if anything he is helping us get more money by putting me in the right areas for buyers to come along in their cars and whisk me away!"
Kyle Garnetti, 19, commonly referred to as "Garnett" by his peers, Garnett works for The Underside as an enforcer for drug sales and arms trafficking, Garnett enjoys his time at the locations The Underside controls and hosts parties at, he wanted to be a police officer but couldn't because he needed a college degree and was a tad too dumb for college so he joined The Underside through a friend and the rest is history, Garnett is friends with everyone but will break it off in an instance if they said anything bad about The Underside, he feels very passionately about The Underside and thinks Cyrus or Lilliana make good leaders.
He should have an average voice, it should be very mature but get a bit deep if he speaks seriously.
"I like The Underside, it feels like I have purpose here, well... at least more purpose then at my last job as a Ice cream shop worker."
"Didn't anyone ever teach you to not raise your voice at other people mister..."
"This is where the fun begins, come on boys!"
John Miller, 49, commonly referred to as "Sheriff" or "Chief", John is the Sheriff of the town of Aberdeen, he knows full well about The Underside and what could happen if they are left without proper leadership. He cares very much for the people and the town and will do anything to ensure that neither of them is harmed, John trusts Cyrus and Damien to make the right calls but thinks Lilliana should be put on a leash, John treats his deputy Taylor as his son because John never had a child because he has been so deep into his work as a Sheriff, John thinks things are right how they should be but because of the Marshal's arrival into town, he thinks all hell will break loose because the Marshal is going to arrest the leaders of The Underside.
He should have a deep mature voice, maybe give him a cowboy accent, just make sure his voice sounds grimy and gravely.
"God dammit Taylor, you know what this means right?! If that goddamn marshal finds where The Underside is located then we will be forced to arrest them, if we do that then all hell will break loose in Aberdeen!"
"Good Afternoon Ma'am, I'm Sheriff Miller, Aberdeen Police, I don't suppose your son Lorin is here at this hour?"
"Cyrus, you are a trust worthy man, at least more trustworthy then Lilliana and that is saying something, whatever happens to the Marshal, we won't be there. "
Miles Taylor, 28, commonly referred to as "Taylor" or "Deputy", Miles is a deputy for the Aberdeen Police Department under Sheriff Miller, his boss. Miles thinks The Underside are troublemakers but doesn't want to start anything so he just keeps quiet about it and only follows Miller's lead, Miles hopes one day to become Sheriff and get rid of The Underside but to do that he needs an army, he wishes for the same thing the Sheriff wants, peace for the town, which means he also sees the Marshal as an idiot who is disrupting the balance of how things are run in Aberdeen.
He should sound average but mature, his voice is very commanding when he yells.
"I don't think that is a good idea Marshal, we're not even sure if The Underside is even based here..."
"Yeah Chief I got it, I'll make sure to welcome him with open arms into our fair town of Aberdeen."
"Stop! Freeze! APD! If you keep running, I will be forced to shoot!"
Ron Jeremiah, 40, commonly referred to as "Marshal" or "Ron", Ron has recently transferred into the state and his first case is an arrest warrant for the leaders of The Underside, he thinks its an easy task because most of the members of The Underside are kids so he goes in alone but asks the local Sheriff for backup, Ron starts caring about The Underside too much to the point of insanity when he thinks something weird is going on and that they are being protected by Miller and Taylor and that The Underside is more then what it actually is, Ron treats everyone with shit, Ron doesn't like country folk that much so he sees everyone around him as inferior.
He should have a very serious commanding voice, it should be mature and manly but with a bit of grime in it to make it seem like he yells a lot or that he smokes a lot.
"I have an arrest warrant for the leaders of The Underside, now you are gonna help me turn them in or I can do the job with more Marshals, your call Sheriff."
"Who is in charge of The Underside? Answer me dammit! I am a United States Federal Marshal and I can arrest you for aiding criminals kid!"
"That kid looks suspicious, almost looks like he is on a mission sent straight from god. "
The show will have dramatic moments where music could come into play, I don't want to steal some soundtrack or songs from YouTube or other websites so I hope some of you can lend some dark ambient music if you can, thanks!
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