Voices From The Outer Ring (Lead Role Re-Opened)
Ghost_Effect for Chiaro
Chiaro (pronounced "Key-arr-oh) is Artemis's long lost younger brother and second eldest among his siblings. From birth, he inherited the supernatural ability to generate and control electricity which he was taught not to use unless in case of emergencies, but tends to occasionally squander for trivial things (such as charging his phone). At the age of 17, Chiaro ran away from home after a particular dispute with his father and never looked back. After spending the following years in the bad side of town, he became accustomed to fighting which for a while exacerbated his violent tendencies. Eventually, he met Jaska who gradually provided a more positive influence on him. Ever since, the two have been close friends and hang out regularly.
Personality-wise, Chiaro comes off as temperamental and standoffish yet loyal and dependable once a person earns his trust. He's the type that can say a lot with just a few words and a simple facial expression alone. For auditioning him, I would recommend picturing someone whose default emotion is "always annoyed."
[Optional: You don't have to do this, but I would like it if you introduced yourself and state what made you interested in this project.]
(Going off on a rant) "You wanna know what my problem with Andy is? He's a right cunt if I ever knew one and a certified, card-carrying douchebag. Every time we all get together, I have to sit here and tune out his shitty anecdotes that none of us give a fuck about. It's always about how he's scoring some 'dope-ass connection' or about some chick he thinks he's gettin' with. Makes me fucking sick, Jas, and I don't know how the hell you can even stomach the shit that comes out of his mouth. He's so conceited his own worse enemy would be a guy that looks just like him only an inch taller."
(Jaska: "Heh, I think you mean an inch bigger.")
"I could have gone there, but two inches ain't a whole lot for the other guy to work with."
(Reminiscing) "I don't know what got into me that day. I just saw his stupid shit-eating smirk and those bug eyes staring back at me... and all of a sudden I just saw red. My fists just wouldn't stop until his face painted the pavement. I had a lot of shit that I was dealing with and well... after a lot of time to reflect and after I met you I just decided I didn't wanna be that kinda person anymore."
I am glad I made the call to suggest you trying out this role. Your take on Chiaro practically blew me away - from the tone and general fit of your voice, almost everything is on-point. Your read was strong, you enunciated your words, and you emoted the proper level of anger. I wouldn't get ahead of myself to say the recording was entirely flawless, however. Again, you made good use of pauses where it counted, but you went a little heavy on them towards the end. If you chose to pause between "I just" and "decided," you could have repeated the "I just" part for effect. "I just... I just didn't want to be that kind of person anymore" as opposed to "I just... didn't want to be that kind of person anymore." It might seem like a small detail, but such things can end up making a big difference. Also, I believe I'm starting to pick up somewhat of a reverb in your voice when you record, and it doesn't really mesh all that well. It's hard to explain, but it might be due to the working space you are in when you are recording. Thank you again for auditioning and taking my suggestion.
Awesome, I had fun recording it. I'm glad you liked it man and I'll look into the reverb issue and see if I can isolate it somehow. Thanks for the input I really appreciate it.
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