Spongebob Latin Fandub (Spongirobertus Quadribracus)
jeffcrimson for Sheldonus I. Plancton (Sheldon J. Plankton)
Sheldonus is an over-dramatized evil genius. He has a very deep voice that's over-animatedly diabolic. A good evil laugh is strongly recommended. The voice actor does not need to be able to imitate his voice exactly, but should be able to be over-the-top in maliciousness and have a deep tone.
[In horror and agony] "osculi papilionum. O me miserum! nimium leopris! est... est foedus!" (Kisses of butterflies! Oh wretched me! Too much pleasantness! It's... it's disgusting!) {From episode "Walking Small"}
[In comic nonchalance] "vale omnes, meminero vos in therapeia!" (Goodbye everyone, I'll remember you all in therapy!) {From episode "The Algae's Always Greener"}
[In angry protest] "illum mihi facere non potes! FUI RHETOR!" (You can't do this to me! I WAS A RHETOR [one of the highest levels of Roman education]!) {From episode "Plankton!"}
Wow, you have the perfect voice for Plankton (Plancton, rather)! Just a few small things I'd suggest. First, due to the nature of Spongebob's dialogue, you would probably have to be a bit quicker with the lines and a bit less dramatic with their delivery. It's totally Plancton, don't get me wrong, but certain lines, such as line 2 and less noticibly line 3, need to be delivered in a more nonchalant and speedy manner, both for the context and the comedy. Here's a link to line 2 for comparison's sake: http://bit.ly/1SRmlcK Second, there were some small errors in pronunciation. I have an updated guide in the project notes that now contains syllable stress, as I just realized that some people may have trouble with it (don't worry though, almost every word you accented correctly! The only mistakes I noticed were "leopris" and "rhetor."). I don't fault you for this - this was totally my mistake. I'd also like to point that consonants are always make their hard sound in Classical Latin, except for H and V ("facere" sounds like "fakere" as opposed to "fasere") and that singular vowels only have one sound ("me" is pronounced "meh"). Don't let any of this make you think you did a poor job, however - your voice is a wonderful fit for the character, you're wonderful at being diabolic and dramatic, and your evil laugh is amazing. Despite the detail I went into, my criticisms are minor. You can resubmit the lines with the feedback I've given you if you wish. While I'd recommend it, it isn't required. Thank you very much for your audition!!
Thank you for the feedback! I might do another submission to match up the speed properly and fix some of the pronunciations. One thing I noticed was the pronunciation of FUI. Was it supposed to be FOO-EE, or was it correct the first time I said it? Also, how do you pronounce RHETOR?
It's pronounced foo-ee because there's no associated diphthong. It sounded like you pronounced it fairly accurately, though - whenever you have two vowels together that don't have their own sound, you pronounce them separately, but you have to make sure not to overemphasize the separation. I think how you pronounced it is very good. "rhetor" just has a different accent - It's "REH-tohr" as opposed to "reh-TOR." The last syllable is never accented in Classical Latin. One another brief note I forgot to mention is the pronunciation of R's - I updated this in the notes as well, so I don't fault you for this either, I should have included this originally. Single R's are flapped (Very similar to the double T in the English word "latter") and double R's are rolled. On the bright side, though, you've still proved that you can do a perfect and very emphatic roll, which will be crucial in the future. :) Out of curiosity, have you ever taken Classical Latin?
Nope. Me and a friend just read Gregorian chants. He taught me the proper pronunciation only once, funny enough. I'm really good with accents especially if I've taken classes/read lines. I want to make the performance as legit as possible.
That's impressive! I've seen students in Latin II and even Latin III still getting more stuff wrong than you are here. Props to you, you're doing a wonderful job! I'm sure after a bit more practice it'll really get ingrained in you what sounds correct and what doesn't - that's how it worked for me, at least.