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What Remains: GTA V Machinima
Project Overview
Introduction:
Hello everyone! My name is Martin5050, and I'm the Creator/Director of the GTA V Machinima called "What Remains". This film will be using Grand Theft Auto V as its platform, as GTAV provides us the tools necessary to create this film in our own vision. We are using multiple mods, and Rockstar Editor to bring the story to life. That said, What Remains is a very ambitious project that plans to change the way stories are told in this kind of media. Like most machinima, this film will be uploaded to my Youtube channel, Martin5050. However, there are opportunities for this to be posted on different platforms as well. The purpose of this Casting Call is to find outstanding voice actors and actresses who are just as passionate about their work as I am about mine. Before auditioning for a role, there is some important information that you should know.
What is "What Remains"?
"What Remains" is a GTA V machinima that is set in a post-apocalyptic world. The world is destroyed by a man-made virus, meant to help cure dementia, but causes humans to become rabid and lifeless husks. The story begins a year and a half later after the initial outbreak of the virus. The two main characters, Samuel and Lilith, set out to survive after their quarantine zone collapsed. Samuel and Lilith are complete opposites. Samuel is a stubborn middle-aged Veteran whose main goal is to keep moving. Survive at all costs. Lilith is a passionate teenage girl who's trying her best to learn how to survive while also growing up in this devastating world. The two go through a lot of different traumatizing events that will leave massive implications on their relationship. Ultimately, concluding with them having a better understanding of each other.
What To Expect:
We will record in private scheduled sessions with the voice actors for their individual parts for best performance and quality assurance. We will be using Discord as our main connection of speaking, as we also have a Discord server for cast and crew which you will be invited to. You can get to know your fellow castmates, and get a better idea of the project as a whole.
Audition Pre-requisites:
- -Have a good quality microphone, Blue Yeti, or equal quality exception if sound is right, but preferred XLR or better. Be aware of background noise such as fans, air conditioning, animals, etc.
- -18+ Years of Age.
- -Have no issue with large amounts of violence, profanity, and gore.
- -Open availability for the majority of the month of June
Deadlines and Auditions :
The film is planned to release at the end of June. Therefore, All auditions will be held between May 21st to June 1st. If you are unable to record from June 1st to June 25th, please do not audition. Before submitting your audition, please provide us the name you go by, and your discord name in the comments below the audition. All accepted VA's will be notified when they get accepted by May 31st or earlier. Please edit your lines and provide us your favorite/best takes. Feel free to audition for other roles!
One more thing, Have fun with it! Don't be afraid to get lost in the character! It's important that your audition feels true and genuine.
Thank you and Good Luck!
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Voice Actor
Albert
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to:
raisinghellyer
CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: Albert is a very mysterious character that Samuel and Lilith run into. They find Albert all alone in an abandoned town filled with infected and hanging bodies. From the very first line, the audience should question who he really is. Albert should make the audience wary and uncomfortable every time he's on screen. He has dealt with a tremendous amount of pain and guilt as he is the lone survivor of the town. This pain and guilt is the primary reason for why his mental health has declined.
Albert VA DIrection:
Line #1: The convenience store you’re living in had 2 people just barge into it and barricade the door with infected outside. You warily introducing yourself to these strangers.
Line #2: You’re unhinged because of your town being decimated by bandits and infected, and reflecting on this tragedy brings out the worst in you. You know you made a mistake that was part of the cause of everyone dying, but there’s nothing to do but deflect.
Line #3: You’ve turned to religion in your desperation and depression, and this reflects on most lessons you follow today. Your mistakes have been tearing at you and you accept this fact, although it’s still a lingering darkness in your mind.
Here's a reference for what Albert should sound like: https://youtu.be/9c3JOMCQmZQ?t=185
Albert: I- I’m Albert. My friends call me Alby.
Albert: When they came… I was… lost, and confused. Everything was torn asunder, burned, charred, hung, eaten, EVERYONE! I was wrong, and I can admit it, but it hurts, every minute of every hour of-… Bandits ruined everything…
Albert: It’s what my entire life has revolved around… letting down others… up until the very end. For God will bring every deed into judgment with every secret whether good or evil, Ecclesiastes 12:14.
Voice Actor
Eli
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to:
B0berte
CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: Eli is the father of Liam. Eli was in a group with his wife and son during the early times of the apocalypse. He was always for pushing forward and never wanted to settle or relax. Many members of the large group he was in either died or left on their own, eventually leaving only him, his wife, and son to survive. His wife was eventually infected and Eli was forced to kill her and lied to his son Liam about her committing suicide. Eli is a strong person willing to do whatever he can for his son and sees Samuel, one of the main protagonists, as a past parallel of himself.
Eli VA Direction:
Line #1: You are still wary of trusting strangers, which Samuel very much is. You don’t quite believe his story just yet, so you’re being inquisitive while also prodding about his past.
Line #2: You’re very worried about what Samuel is willing to sacrifice to keep his niece safe. You want to know if your life, and especially your son’s life is in danger just being around him.
Line #3: You need Sam to understand that if he continues to walk the roads and wander, that it’ll eventually catch up to him and his girl. You know Samuel is strong and will be able to protect her, but at some point he needs to realize that settling down and finding good people is necessary. Never staying anywhere can only lead to accidents and death.
[2:08 PM]
Eli: [takes a seat] *exhales* So, Samuel? Mind telling me how you and that girl stumbled upon those cleaners?
Eli: How much are you willing to risk for that girl? Your life? Ours?
Eli: For God Sake Sam, that’s not what I'm saying! Look, there is no doubt in my mind that you will protect that girl… Especially from whatever the hell this fucked up world throws at you. But Sam, look at me when I say this, If y’all keep going on like this… That girl aint gonna make it.
Voice Actor
Liam
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to:
OGmynk
CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: Liam is the son of Eli. Liam traveled with his father Eli in a large group in the beginning of the apocalypse. Members of the group began slowly dying or leaving because of Eli's eagerness to keep moving, and not keep pace with the rest of the group. Liam was told by Eli that his mother committed suicide because of the grief and loss of most of the other members, but in reality, was infected and killed by Eli who lied to him. Liam is a young kid with spunk and a quick wit, but is vulnerable at times because of trust issues and thinking his dad is hiding something from him. He is the same age as Lilith and they share a lot in common, especially fathers.
Liam VA Direction:
Line #1: You understand where Lilith’s doubts are coming from about Samuel, but you know that he cares about her because of everything he’s done, even if it’s questionably moral stuff.
Line #2: You’re being completely sarcastic in an almost flirtatious way, but not too heavy-handed. Just as a friendly gesture that she’s really not supposed to be up this soon.
Line #3: You start going into detail about your past group you were a part of with your mother, and get a bit too descriptive and close to home so you back away a little bit. You think your mother committed suicide but that’s not the truth, but you realize that she doesn’t want to hear about this and go back to a normal jokey attitude.
Liam: Hey look, I agree that Sam has made some mistakes but I seriously doubt that he doesn’t care about you. The man put his life on the line to save you.
Liam: Well, to be honest… I don’t think they knew you were gonna be up this fast because… and I can't stress this enough… Because you got SHOT.
Liam: My mom was the last one to go in our group… She always stayed strong for me and my dad but… I know she was hurting. We all were. I understand why but… How can you leave everything behind like that? And my dad… we didn’t speak for a while after that- [cuts himself off] Sorry this got depressing.
Voice Actor
Jane
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to:
Winnie Kastorr
CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: Jane is a scavenger in the wilds who is not quite a feral woman, but who has been living off scraps and stealing for a while. Jane and her boyfriend who is an ex-Cleaner are rummaging through Samuel and Lilith's belongings as they sleep, and when they wake up her boyfriend is shot and killed. She runs away and is eventually killed by Samuel on her knees. She does whatever she needs to survive, damn anybody else.(edited)
Jane VA Direction:
Line #1: This man just shot your husband dead in front of you, and you’re filled with sadness and rage.
Line #2: You’re threatening this man with the hope he gets caught by the roaming Cleaner group, and you want nothing more than to watch what they do.
Line #3: You’re at the end of your rope, all you have left is to instill the possible reality of a terrible fate befalling this man’s kid. You want to see the fear and anger grow in his eyes, you want him to understand that you won and that him and his daughter are fucked. It’s almost funny, at least you think it is.
Jane: [Crying] You… you killed him.
Jane: They’ll hunt you down like the animal you are… and when they catch you, and they will… they will show NO mercy.
Jane: You have any sort of imagination? When they get to her, it'll be worse than any shit you've seen so far. Your girl looks like she hasn't seen much action, sweet and innocent, ripe for the picking, am I right? Lotta boys back home haven't seen a piece in quite a while, and that poor thing wouldn't last a minute.
Voice Actor
James
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to:
deleted460636
CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: James is a member of Safe Haven who appears at the end of the movie in a time of desperation for Lilith. He travels with several other people who are out looking for things to scavenge or even people.
James VA Direction:
Line #1 & 2: You just killed dozens of infected outside of this barricaded building, and walk inside to find a girl splattered in blood, crying above the body of another man. You recognize that this man was probably important to this girl and realize something terrible must have happened.
Line #3: You know trust is a hard thing to come by, but you hope that your good deed here builds a bit of trust. The girl looks young, and you know it’s fatally dangerous out here for someone by themselves. You’d like her to believe you, and to come with before more of the infected come.
James: My name is James… What about you? What’s your name?
James: You just lost him didn’t you?
James: Well… These guys and I are from a community up north. We have food, water and shelter for you… if you’d like to come with us. We're not bad people if our word, or our helping you out with the infected means anything.
Voice Actor
Robert Woodstock
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to:
Nickdunlap
CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: Robert is the radioman for Safe Haven, a settlement in the North reaching out to anyone who can listen about their settlement. Samuel comes upon a radio at the start of Winter that has Robert speaking about Safe Haven, but Samuel doesn't believe it for a second. Robert is a genuinely moral person wishing anyone who hears his message a safe journey to their community and explains the different things they can do to help strangers.
Robert Stockwood VA Direction:
Line #1, 2 & 3: You send this message out often over public radio channels in the hopes of it reaching prospective community members. You know the world is a much different place now and put a lot of stake in getting good people to join you and your group. You still cling on to the hope that there are more people out there looking for safety in numbers and understand trust is a rare thing to come by. You try to be brutally honest with the people who are receiving your message, knowing full well how scary and difficult it is out there.
Broadcast Message: *static* I think I got it working [clears throat a bit under light] *static* M-My name is Robert Woodstock, and I’m the leader of a small community North of Portland, Oregon…
Broadcast Message:I’m reaching out to any survivors out there, to tell you that you are not alone. We have food, water, and shelter for those who seek it.
Broadcast Message:The world ain’t like it used to be. It happened so fast… a few years ago we could live our lives without fear… fear of the infected, fear of death, FEAR of what tomorrow will bring, and now… and now that's all you have is fear.
Voice Actor
Avery Smith
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to:
voicecraftstudio
CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: Avery Smith is found inside the police station in Albert's town dead, and the officer explains all the disasters and catastrophes that occurred in the town when it all went to hell through a message left on a recording machine.
Avery Smith VA Direction:
Line #1: You’re a police officer recording your last moments alive after your whole town was ransacked and destroyed by a bandit brigade.
Line #2: You hold contempt for Albert, the one who told everybody to stay in the town because it was safer, and look where they got you. You’ve accepted your death, and know that the fault lies on the one who’s still alive; Albert.
Line #3: You understand there’s nothing you can do about your fate now, but no matter what, you know you’re going out on your own terms, no one else’s.
Avery Smith: [Sounds like he’s in pain, almost about to die] Hello... If there’s a chance someone is hearing this, my name is Avery Smith…
Avery Smith: Those motherfuckers managed to sneak up on me *chuckles*.... Everyone is gone… all but him.
Avery Smith: It's not exactly how I wanted to go out but… I’m NOT gonna become one of those things.
Voice Actor
Cleaners (Multiple)
closed
Unpaid
CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: The cleaners are a group of religious fanatics in the apocalypse who aim to "cleanse" the sins and diseases of the world with fire. They wear fire protective radiation like suits and carry flamethrowers or guns, harassing and torturing the inhabitants of the new world.
Cleaners VA Direction:
Line #1: You find a woman in the woods, young and scared. You’re asking her if she’s seen the other members of your group at gunpoint. An intimidating presence, but with the guise of seeming friendly as can be in a robbery.
Line #2: You’re having a conversation with another one of your cleaner friends about captive bandits being held back at the main base. You think it’s a waste of time and resources to keep them alive, and it would be much better to just put them out of their misery.
Line #3: You’re talking about the boss back at camp and his rules and regulations. You say this with a bit of spite, but most of it is pride about your own accomplishments, like bringing back a truckload of whiskey.
Cleaner Friend: You seen any people around here darlin’, a man and a woman? They’d be wearin’ the same vest I’m wearing.
Cleaner 2: You know… I never understood why the boss man kept those two alive... If it were up to me... they would have been killed on the spot.
Cleaner 1: Who the hell cares what he thinks. He’s not in charge of me. I dont see him getting a fucking truck load of whiskey for everyone.
Voice Actor
Bandits (Multiple)
closed
Unpaid
CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: The bandits of the new world, this specific group hunt Samuel and Lilith for a good portion of the film, stealing from them and hunting them like animals. Their goal is to survive by any means necessary, especially if it seems like an easy score.
Bandits VA Direction:
Line #1 & 2: You’re hunting a girl and guy who ran over your boss in a car, and they just escaped to the 2nd floor of an abandoned motel. You’re searching around and being cautious, but you’re pissed.
Bandit #2: She’s here, I fuckin’ found her!
Bandit #1: I got this room, go down the hall.
[assortment of grunts, attack sounds, getting hit, death cries]
Voice Actor
Infected (Multiple)
closed
Unpaid
CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: The infected of the world are the dominant force of oppression and order, with their decrepit bodies and animalistic hunger for blood and death. The majority of the world population is now inhabited by these creatures, and surviving amongst them is now an everyday chore. There will be varying levels of infection in the film, but for the most part, we are looking for people who can make zombie/infected esc. throat noises, as well as screaming or screeching but STILL SOUNDING HUMAN. Use the infected from Left 4 Dead as a reference, as well as the runners from The Last of Us.
Reference: (Last of Us Runners) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhnf9sU146k ,
[Varying death sounds or gargles]
[Varying screams or screeches]
[Varying idle sounds, roaming]
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