Winter World: Original ARG
Project Overview
This is not actively marked as an 18+ project, but I should say that there are themes of murder. I don't want anybody to be uncomfortable, so I want everyone to sort of know what they're getting into.
Winter World is an alternate reality game (ARG) based loosely on the creation of Disney Land. In 1974, animator Billy Shaffer and businessman Ernest White came together to create the most magical experience a child could have: Winter World. However, Ernest White had not-so earnest intentions, and after two years of the park’s grand opening, Billy Shaffer was never seen again. The player must hunt clues within different commercials, games, and advertisements to find out what happened to Billy and four other children who went missing. Why are there ashes in the rides?
Hello to all, my name is Max Perryman and I'm a professional filmmaker, animator, and game developer. I've made and worked on ARG teams in the past, but I want to get into it again because, frankly, it was fun. I already have some scripts for this one, so I hope you will want to work with me on this! I'm making this a volunteer-only project, meaning no payment. I believe ARG's should be fun and without limitations and restrictions. I will also be updating roles as needed, so you can follow the project for when further cast and crew roles are open.
If you have any questions, further auditions, or inquiries, you can directly contact me at maxperrymanarg at gmail (CCC won't let me link to it) and I'll get back to you as soon as possible.
(Yes, I know the icon is mediocre at best right now, I'm working harder on scripts than the initial graphics right now, lol.)
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Are you a furry artist and want to show your skills? I'm looking for somebody who can make a turntable/rotation concept for characters. There will be a polar bear, a toad, a yak, a bat, and a dog. Colored sketches are allowed, they just need to be a general design concept.
Say something you think would fit
Winter the Polar Bear was Billy Shaffer’s first character he ever created. She has every quality that the man had ever wanted in a woman: she’s sweet, loving, good with kids, and has a huge heart. From her kind blue eyes to her shimmering white coat, Winter teaches kids about not judging books by their cover, since she is often judged for her sharp claws and scary teeth. As a matter of fact, Winter has never hurt even a fly… But she’s witnessed terrifying crimes far worse than any polar bear could ever commit. She is haunted by the spirit of 8-year-old Ruth Bass and her theme song is The Waltz of the Flowers.
(Introduce yourself.)
> What drew you to the project?
> How long have you been voice acting?
> What interested you about the character?
'Matilda, The Musical' by Dennis Kelly & Tim Minchin
From: Musical
Type: Dramatic
Character: Matlida, an imaginative girl who is clever and wise far beyond her years.
Gender: Female
Summary: Matilda makes up a story about a child losing her parents.
And so they prepared themselves for the most dangerous feat that had ever been performed. The great escapologist had to escape from the cage, lean out, catch his wife with one hand, grab a fire extinguisher with the other, and put out the flames on her specially designed dress within twelve seconds before they reached the dynamite and blew his wife’s head off!
The trick started well. The moment the specially designed dress was set alight the acrobat swung into the air. The crowd held their breath as she hurled over the sharks and spiky objects – one second, two seconds – they watched as the flames crept up the dress – three seconds, four seconds – she began to reach out her arms towards the cage – five seconds, six seconds – suddenly the padlocks pinged open and the huge chains fell away – seven seconds, eight seconds – the door flung open and the escapologist reached out one huge, muscled arm to catch his wife and the child – nine seconds, ten seconds… eleven seconds—and he grabs her hand and, and, and suddenly the flames are covered in foam before they can both be blown to pieces.
Maybe it was the thought of their child. Maybe it was nerves. But the escapologist used just a touch too much foam and suddenly their hands became slippy… and she fell.
She broke every bone in her body except the ones at the ends of her little fingers. She did manage to live long enough to have their child. But the effort was too great. ‘Love our little girl’ She said ’Love our daughter with all your heart. She is all we ever wanted.’ And then she died.
And then… things got worse.
Sing a song if you'd like to.
Ernest White is a cunning businessman who found a young man in a pub named Billy Shaffer. He thought of the idea of making a theme park with rides, almost like a carnival, upon hearing a drunken Shaffer weep about having nobody in his life and wishing his characters could come to life. White took this opportunity to create a grand idea with the gifted boy, and together they would make Shaffer’s dream come true. If only it could have remained Shaffer’s dream.
(Introduce yourself.)
> What drew you to the project?
> How long have you been voice acting?
> What interested you about the character?
'The Dining Room' by A. R. Gurney
From: Play
Type: Dramatic
Character: Harvey, a man who likes to prepare
Gender: Male
Age Range: 60's
Summary: Harvey discusses his funeral plans with his son.
(Coming well Downstage, pulling a chair down, away from the table) I’ll sit here. We can lookout. There’s a purple finch who comes to the feeder every evening. Brings his young. (Taking an envelope from his inside pocket) Now, I want to go over my funeral with you. I want to do it. There are only a few more apples left in the barrel for me.
You’re my eldest son. I can’t do it with anyone else. Your mother starts to cry, your brother isn’t here, and your sister gets distracted. So concentrate, please, on my funeral.
First, here is my obituary. For both newspapers. I dictated it to Miss Kovak down at the office, and I’ve read it over twice, and it’s what I want. It’s thorough without being self-congratulatory. I mention my business career, my civic commitments, and, of course, my family. I even touch on my recreational life. I give my lowest score on golf and the weight of the sailfish I caught off the Keys. The papers will want to cut both items, but don’t you let them.
I also want them to print this picture. (He shows it) It was taken when I was elected to chair the Symphony drive. I think it will do. I don’t look too young to die, nor so old it won’t make any difference.
(Fussing with other documents) Now I want the funeral service announced at the end of the obituary, and to occur three days later. That will give people time to postpone their trips and adjust their golf games. And I want it at three-thirty in the afternoon. This gives people time to digest their lunch and doesn’t obligate us to feed them dinner. Notice I’ve underlined the word church. Mr. Fayerweather might try to squeeze the service into the chapel, but don’t let him. I’ve lived in this city all my life, and know a great many people, and I want everyone to have a seat and feel comfortable. If you see people milling around the door, go right up to them and find them a place, even if you have to use folding chairs. Are we clear on that?
I‘ve listed the following who works to be played by Mrs. Manchester at the organ. This Bach, this Handel, this Schubert. All lively, you’ll notice. Nothing gloomy, nothing grim. I want the service to start promptly with a good rousing hymn – “Onward, Christian Soldiers” – and then Fayerweather may make some brief – underlined brief – remarks about my life and works. Do you plan to get up and speak, by the way? Don’t, if you don’t want to. There’s nothing more uncomfortable than a reluctant or unwilling speaker. On the other hand, if you, as my eldest son, were to get your feet and say a few words of farewell…
Good. Then I’ll write you in. (He writes) “Brief remarks by my son Richard.” You won’t make it sentimental, will you? Brad Hoffmeister’s son got up the other day and made some very sentimental remarks about Brad. I didn’t like it, and I don’t think Brad would have liked it. On the other hand, you won’t make any wisecracks, will you? You have that tendency, Dick. At Marcie’s wedding. And your brother’s birthday. You got up and made some very flip remarks about all of us. Smart-guy stuff. Too smart, in my opinion. If you plan to get into that sort of thing, perhaps you’d better not say anything at all.
Now at the graveside, just the family. I want to be buried beside my brothers and below my mother and father. Leave room for your mother to lie beside me. If she marries again, still leave the room. She’ll come back at the end.
Invite people back here after the burial. Stay close to your mother. She gets nervous at any kind of gathering and makes bad decisions. For example, don’t let her serve any of the good Beefeater’s gin if people simply want to mix it with tonic water. And when they’re gone, sit with her. Stay in the house. Don’t leave for a few days. Please. (Putting documents back in the envelope) And that’s my funeral. I’m leaving you this room, you know. After your mother dies, the table and chairs to you. It’s the best thing I can leave you, by far.
Now we’ll rejoin your mother. (He gets slowly to his feet) I’ll put this envelope in my safe deposit box, on top of my will and the stock certificates. The key will be in my left bureau drawer. (He starts out, then stops) You didn’t see the purple finch feeding its young.
Billy Shaffer was an animator whose dream was to create characters. While hard on his luck, he and a savvy businessman named Ernest White whom he met in a pub came together to create the first theme park in the United States: Winter World. However, it wasn’t long before Winter World became overwhelmingly popular and Billy Shaffer never saw the light of day again.
(Introduce yourself.)
> What drew you to the project?
> How long have you been voice acting?
> What interested you about the character?
'SubUrbia' by Eric Bogosian
From: Play
Type: Comedic
Character: Buff Macleod is a bit dim but he's a good friend and loves to have fun.
Gender: Male
Age Range: 20's
Summary: Buff tells the gang what he would do if he were a rich rockstar.
I wouldn’t. I’d wake up every morning singing. I’d have a schedule, man. First, do my workout. Then, take a shower, followed by a hearty breakfast of steak and eggs, washed down with a pot of hot coffee and a six-pack of Bud Light. I'd smoke a joint, then I’d order my bodyguard to find my babe who would appear decked out in her all-black, leather Victoria’s Secret custom-made bodysuit, so I’d like to have to chew all her clothes off until she was completely and totally nude. Except she’d have these amazing dragon tattoos all over her body and pierced n— with little gold peace signs hanging off ’em. And then she’d pull out this half-ounce of blow and we’d snap out these prodigious lines, vaporize a few million brain cells, screw for about an hour, then spend the rest of the morning trashed, watching American Idol on TiVo.
I'd just keep doing the same thing around and round the clock with an occasional burger or slice threw in for vitamins and energy. And instead of Idol, we’d watch ThunderCats.
Come on, man, tell me you wouldn’t love it!
This character will make sound effects.
Please provide a sample of gargling, shouts/screams, grunting, and groaning.
You are the frontline of Winter World's marketing campaigns and employee training. Put on a big smile.
(Introduce yourself.)
> What drew you to the project?
> How long have you been voice acting?
> What interested you about the character?
Do you remember parasailing off the coast of Jamaica? The way the water sparkled below – a beautiful green-blue gradient of ocean… The rush of the wind, lifting you, as you were literally flying. The sound of the air gliding against the silken canopy of your sail…
Do you remember parasailing off the coast of Jamaica? No? Make memories for your senses. Travel.
Playmate is an unnamed little girl who guides you through the six video games that are attached to the ARG. She explains the rules and is, well, the player's playmate.
(Introduce yourself.)
> What drew you to the project?
> How long have you been voice acting?
> What interested you about the character?
This is an excerpt from the actual script for the first and second games.
Hi, friend! Wanna be my playmate? Today we’re playing “red light, green light!” I’ll be “it” this time! When I say, “green light!”, then you stop! If you don’t stop moving, then I’m the winner! You have five minutes to get from the beginning to the end of the crayon line. That’s you on the right! Hold down the spacebar to move forwards, then let go when you want to stop! Ready? Go! [PLACE A PAUSE IN BETWEEN THE NEXT TWO TAKES] Green light! ... Red light!
Great job, friend! Ruth Bass had a ton of fun with us today, too! (TONE SHIFT: Blank; flat. No emotion. Robotic.) She was buried in the flower gardens. Nobody ever found her. The roses should not be red. (TONE SHIFT: Excited.) I hope to play again with you soon!
Sing a song. You will be singing "say, say, my playmate" in one of the games.
Tommy the Toad is one of Winter’s best friends, and he’s a toad, NOT a frog! Tommy teaches kids around the world about learning of others’ differences, whether it be general appearance, race, gender, sexuality: the Toad’s Tolerance is always the way to go.
(Introduce yourself.)
> What drew you to the project?
> How long have you been voice acting?
> What interested you about the character?
From: Movie
Type: Comedic
Character: Sally, Charlie Brown's little sister. She's smart, insecure and determined.
Gender: Female
Age Range: Kids | Teens
Summary: Sally is mad at Linus because she wasted Halloween by waiting for the Great Pumpkin.
SALLY BROWN: I was robbed! I spent the whole night waiting for the Great Pumpkin when I could have been out for tricks or treats! Halloween is over and I missed it! You blockhead! You kept me up all night waiting for the Great Pumpkin and all that came was a beagle! I didn’t get a chance to go out for tricks or treats! And it was all your fault! I’ll sue! What a fool I was. And could have had candy apples and gum! And cookies and money and all sorts of things! But no, I had to listen to you! You blockhead. What a fool I was. Trick or treats come only once a year. And I miss it by sitting in a pumpkin patch with a blockhead. You owe me restitution!
Brielle the Bat always dresses in black. Is she sad? Is she scary? Does she like to suck blood with her fangs? Of course not! Brielle likes to wear black so that she can use colors in her beautiful paintings. She teaches kids the lesson of expressing themselves no matter what others might say or think.
(Introduce yourself.)
> What drew you to the project?
> How long have you been voice acting?
> What interested you about the character?
From: Musical
Type: Comedic
Character: Sally, Charlie Brown's little sister. She's smart, insecure and determined.
Gender: Female
Age Range: Kids | Teens | Late Teens | 20's
Summary: Sally is not happy she got a 'C' on her sculpture!
Sally: A ‘C’? A ‘C’? I got a ‘C’ on my coat hanger sculpture? How could anyone get a ‘C’ in coat hanger sculpture? May I ask a question? Was I judged on the piece of sculpture itself? If so, is it not true that time alone can judge a work of art? Or was I judged on my talent? If so, is it fair that I be judged on a part of my life over which I have no control? If I was judged on my effort, then I was judged unfairly, for I tried as hard as I could! Was I judged on what I had learned about this project? If so, then were not you, my teacher, also being judged on your ability to transmit your knowledge to me? Are you willing to share my ‘C’? Perhaps I was being judged on the quality of coat hanger itself out of which my creation was made…now is this not also unfair? Am I to be judged by the quality of coat hangers that are used by the dry cleaning establishment that returns our garments? Is that not the responsibility of my parents? Should they not share my ‘C’? [teachers voice is heard] Thank you, Miss Othmar. (to audience) The squeaky wheel gets the grease!
Yaakov the Yak towers over all of his friends. Size doesn’t matter to them, though! He is the quietest in the group but always manages to find the prettiest flowers for his best friend Brielle. Too bad that his hooves usually squish the petals up by the time he gets it to her.
Originally formatted monologue can be found here.
(Introduce yourself.)
> What drew you to the project?
> How long have you been voice acting?
> What interested you about the character?
From: Musical
Type: Comedic
Character: Bruce, Matilda's classmate
Gender: Male
Age Range: Kids
Summary: Bruce tells the story of the time he stole a chocolate cake.
BRUCE: Okay, look, alright, I stole the cake. And honestly I was really, definitely, sort of almost thinking about owning up… maybe? But the thing was I was having a lot of trouble with my belly. You see, the Trunchbull’s cake was so good that I’d scoffed it down too quick and now it was beginning to fight back. [His belly rumbles.] Ooops. See? [Rumble. Bruce lets out a truly enormous burp, but really, really enormous, it goes on forever. It hovers above him.] It was the biggest burp I had ever done. It was the biggest burp I had ever heard, the biggest burp I had ever heard about. It was like the entire world went silent for that burp to exist, as a huge cloud of chocolaty gas wafted from my mouth and drifted… across the class… [It drifts across the class.] Past Lavender… Past Alice… Past Matilda… [Drifts past Matilda] …and then, my great big beautiful chocolaty burp, which now seemed to have a mind of its own, wafted full into the face of the Trunchbull.
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