Twisted Tales
Six Carolino for Narrator
The narrator is arguably the most important role in this project. The narrator will set the tone and mood, while also acting as the listeners' eyes. They will describe the scene, inner emotions, and physical queues. The current idea is to have a warm and soft voice that emulates someone telling a child a dark bedtime story with a powerful moral. Please feel free to use your own interpreted style and tone.
I'm still open to your unique interpretation, but this is and example of the engaging warmth I'm seeking by default. https://youtu.be/lhx1Cv3wfCY?si=-jzS7VhuiAVZwFDw&t=1207
Tips for narrator based on current auditions: Sloooooow down. Close your eyes, take a breath, and slow it down. There's no time slot here. Pauses and pacing will go a LONG way.
Charlie peered through the small gap in the curtains. It was just past noon, but the sun was nowhere to be found. She felt the heavy pit of anxious fear creeping from her belly up to her throat. She remembered her mother and father, always by her side. They were here now, and for the time, she felt safe once more.
It was dark and cold, but the girl's light remained, deep inside, warming her through this endless night.
She tried to brave through her waking nightmares. Oh, she tried and tried, squeezing her eyes tight and gritting her teeth. A brave girl indeed. The bravest she could be.
That was brilliant! Range! Pacing! Energy! Tone! Friggen nailed it, brotato. I have a pool of my favorite narrators in the making for potential future episodes and would like to ask if you'd be open to being called upon in the future. I genuinely don't know who's getting cast for narration of this episode yet. I want to stick to the deadline to be respectful and professional, however I do have a list of my favorite narrators for future episodes in case they don't get chosen for this specific episode. May I add you to that list?I think I only have one bit of constructive feedback. You sound a bit dehydrated to the point where I feel like editing out clicks would potentially cause audio issues. And honestly, it wasn't even that bad, but it was enough for me to take note of and consider the editing process.Last thing here isn't even advice. I just have two altering viewpoints for consideration. On one hand, starting with a solid slate (LOVED the "let's roll") and then going right into a voice that's so different shows off some amazing range. On the other hand, I could see some casting directors writing off that eccentricity as it might not fit the serious nature of this specific project. I don't agree with CDs not even bothering to skim through different takes, but that's a conversation for another day. I have heard that going off-type for the final take sometimes turns heads in a good way. Maybe leave it for the end and mention you went off type in the description. I'm genuinely not saying one way is right or wrong. I'm just considering both perspectives here. In this case, I LOVED that first take. I loved them all, but I could hear that first one in an episode with a fantasy setting for sure.
Thank you! You may absolutely add me to your list; that's quite the compliment. Hope to work with you soon!
Hello! Sorry to do a copy and paste here, but I have a bunch of lovely VAs to get through. If you're seeing this, you're one of my favorites that I unfortunately don't have room for just yet. But I'd like to do more episodes if this one goes well, and I'd love to add you to the pool of people that I can call on in the future. If you'd like to be open for later episodes, please let me know the best way to contact you either here in the comments or through DMs. If you decide to do a DM, please just comment that you've DM'd me so that when I'm going through my shortlist here in the future, I know to hunt you down in DMs.
No worries. I'd love to work together at some point. You are welcome to add me on your list. You can DM me on this site, or use my Discord/Instagram: @TheLegendarySix