Life Happens Anime Series - Auditions for Remaining Characters
official_stud19 for Kid Austin
This is the Kid version of Austin Pierce, one of the main characters of the show. As a child, Austin was more than just a sarcastic prick. At his best, he was a bully who always picked on the little guy. At his worst, he was a damn psychopath. His jokes towards people were a lot more harsh and he was trying to hurt people. Most of the time, verbally, and he would hit it where it hurts. He was not afraid to get physical, and would often inflict violence that nearly injured his victims. In his childhood, his primary target was Jonathan, a wimp who turned his life around, gaining muscles and growing tall in height. Kid Austin's behavior was out of control, leading to countless therapy sessions. His Mom and Dad didn't know what to do, and Kid Austin being near-psychotic led to his Dad's unforgiving attitude towards them, while his Mom was doing his best to keep the family in one piece. When his Mom died in a car crash, that's when his life changed. Since her death, he lost that psychotic side of him, and became the more forgiving but still sarcastic prick he's known as today.
This role requires a kid voice, one that is harsh, sarcastic, and downright unforgiving, yet complete self-awareness in how he's acting. The specifications are that the voice should be slightly deep to sound a tad older, and should, to the best of your ability, resemble the qualities of Teenage Austin's voice. Specifically the sound of the voice, the way lines are delivered, and the energy provided.
Attached below is a compilation of Austin lines that best describe how he sounds and acts. Even more so, the lines that best match the tone and attitude of what we want out of Kid Austin, though taken to a higher extreme.
[speaking to a kid version of his bullied victim, Jonathan, being a sarcastic jerk and trying to ease his way in stealing his lunch money]
"Johnny, Johnny. Whatever you’re about to say, I don’t care. I forgot my lunch again, and seeing that we are so close, I‘m sure that you wouldn’t mind lending me some cash."
"Well seeing as we’re friends, you wouldn’t mind sharing your lunch with me, right?"
[disgusted by the lunch Jonathan packed for himself]
"Ew, how could anyone enjoy something as plain as this?"
[after beating up Jonathan, being mean, unforgiving and hurtfully sarcastic]
"What’s wrong Johnny? Gonna cry? That’s fine. That’s all you can do anyways."
Thank you for the re-submission. And thank you for bearing with me on this. This audition sounds similar in quality to the previous mic, though with this one, there's a "warbly" type of sound going on in the background. With that being said, with both this raw file and the previous audition, I implemented some audio plugins to enhance the audio. To an extent, it heightens the quality. Again, thank you for bearing with me through this and for resubmitting. Since the deadline is approaching, casting decisions will be made very soon.
Okay! Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity! I only have those two mics as of rn but I’m glad you enhancing it makes the quality better.
No problem.