Anime Voice Acting Tournaments
Nolan Spectrum for Role 1
Working in debt collections for his esteemed father, (Role 1) does whatever they need to for their family and their name. Working in debt collections has made them akin to the brutal nature of the world. (Role 1) is a chaotic but smart character with some psychopathic tendencies. They are capable of delivering a very rude and antagonizing line while smiling the entire way. They can be found in deep dialogue with themselves about their situation. Whether it is small decor or the difference between life and death (Role 1) is likely thinking about it. As a result (Role 1) is very calculated and deliberate with their thoughts when they decide to share them, even if the thoughts themselves are a bit exaggerated. This is also exemplified in the way they deliver their lines. Not a syllable is out of place. However they can be a bit sporadic.
Line 1: "She’s a kind-hearted person, but that just has no place in my world." (as-a-matter-of-fact, then cuts to a cold second half)
Line 2: "I know you mean well, and I know you want to be a part of this business. But I am not going to allow that." (Acknowledging and affirming, with a lot of heart)
Line 3: "If there is one thing I know for certain, it's the black-and-white nature of our family's business. Either pay up when payment is due, or pay with your life, simple really." (Explaining while becoming more and more comical)
Thank you for the delightful audition Nolan Spectrum! The judges enjoyed you takes! We will be giving a small amount of feedback as our way of saying thank you! Line 1: While a little more conviction would have been nice for the first part of your reads for line 1, your second half really captured the cold drop on a few of the takes! We understand there is only so much you can do with little direction, but we believe you did a pretty good job with this one! Line 2: You last read of line two is the closest you are able to get to a truly genuine feeling of empathy towards understanding the other character's struggle and pov. It seems like there may have been some holding back, and there may have also been some uncertainty on how to deliver the line. A quote from one of our judges, "at the beginning of line 2 he really starts each one quite fast doesn't he? He gets better with each read, but I really want to feel like he understands my struggle, and isn't just saying something to make me feel better." As for the latter half of line 2 all of your reads had something nice to offer! From the same judge mentioned above, "You feel the line coming together at the end of his read, when he says, but I'm not going to allow that. Unfortunately, the first half is a little off and needs some more tweaking to really get to that genuine heartfelt feeling that I believe he was after!" Good job on the line overall, conveying those emotions are very difficult! Line 3: Delightful all around! Though potentially not fitting the character exactly, it is definitely a situation where you ask, do we want the character to be more like this instead? Your second read was a favorite among the judges! though, there is a thud in the background that gave a few laughs, if we are being completely transparent! You open very strong, go into a clause where you are about to explain the black and white nature, and then you share and resolve the tension from the clause with only your pitch and tone. It was very nice to hear such a complete take like that! the light heartedness of the read helps since you don't really reach too much for the "progressively more comical" direction that was asked for, but we believed that worked to your advantage! There is a lot to learn from your 2nd read of line 3! Overall: Really good! Conveying authentic emotions is always difficult, keep working at it and always try and get as into the headspace as you need to in order to really feel and relate to a character, if that works for you! You also had a standout read, which I would urge you to think about trying to apply pitch and tone to more of your lines as the judges were highly impressed by you read! Great audition, thank you so much Nolan Spectrum!