Casting Announcement!
Thank you all so much for taking the time to audition for this project! The turnout was incredible, and I feel so honored to have gotten such interest and enthusiasm from the voice actor community! This is a final wrap up to make my casting announcement and let all other auditioners know how casting decisions were made, to hopefully be some help with your future auditions!
Our chosen cast members are:
--MAERYLL: Liisa Lee
--AVIPASH: Eric Peterson
--RING OF MIND READING: LilRasha (Behind the Voice Actors)
--GALTUS LEOFTRAN: Dean T Moody
--MISC VOICES: Phoenix Emrys, Scott Henry, Melissa Sternenberg (Behind the Voice Actors)
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Casting decisions were made using a rubric of several considerations:
Following directions
--Following submission guidelines (email titles for easy identification, reading lines clearly, providing the audio format and recording rules set by the casting call)
--Cast voice actors will be expected to record independently and provide reads to the editor, so following the initial guidelines for auditions goes a long way towards
Recording Quality
--Noise - not a deal breaker, but the less noise on your final recording, the less cleanup needed during post production. Too much noise cancellation could cause a lot of lost sound data, and leave the recording unusable
--No echo - recording in a quiet space.
--Microphone quality - clear voice and no clipping or harsh s’s
Vocal Performance
--Easy to understand line delivery
--Capable of providing a clear variety of strong characters voices
--Embodying a Distinct and Memorable Character
--Believable line delivery
--Accurate line reading.
--Any changes to the written lines are non-verbal improvisations that enhance rather than change the meaning of the line
Meeting the Show’s Needs
--More esoteric in nature, this is a catch all for fitting what the writer needs for certain characters
--This category is not a dig at anyone’s skill, sometimes you will just not meet the needs for the part, tonally or demographically, etc.
--Casting often comes down to subjective variables, like the showrunner’s image for the character, or if you deviate, if you inspire them to take the role in a different direction, etc
I hope that this rubric helps everyone in future auditions! Thank you all again for your time and enthusiasm for this project, and hope that you check out Nerdsmith.org to see the finished product!
