Twisted Tales
Cursed with Glorious Purpose 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.
Hi Tom! Thanks for auditioning. I think your performance was excellent. Well done on really getting into it and feeling your way through the headspace. Loved it. I think your big issue is with mic technique. It sounds like you might be a bit too close to your microphone. I'm hearing a lot of harsh plosives, sibilance, and mouth clicks. Make sure you're a proper distance away from your mic without being too far, and if sibilance and plosive are something you tend to struggle with, you can try turning your microphone slightly off axis. Otherwise, I think the performance side of things was great!