[CLOSED] Brave New World: The Final Chapter
thegrinchjr for Clanden (A serial killer) (high difficulty acting role)
Need to do a recast of Clanden. Originally voiced by Jesse Burch and then later revoiced by Domjam, I need to recast this role because Cachino (also voiced by Domjam) is too close to Clanden (also voiced by Domjam).
Looking for an actor that can convey an extreme range of emotions.
Personality:
Not much is known about Clanden's history. On the surface he appears to be a peaceful and relatively normal person, but further investigation reveals a much darker reality. Clanden is a serial killer who kills female escorts and makes snuff video tapes. Mentally off. Not outwardly mean or cruel...outwardly polite. But from the way he speaks, someone should think, "Something is seriously wrong with him.." Something like that. Hard to explain...Odd fellow. Lives in a small room and doesn't let sunlight in.
Outwardly polite but...off. Think the Trinity Killer in Dexter. Or Robin Williams in the movie, "One Hour Photo."
When prodded, other areas of his personality begin to show.
Age:
30 years+. Will immediately disqualify any auditions that sound like a 17-21 year old actor.
Accent:
Must be North-American. I.........may be open to a British accent but would very much prefer a North American accent.
Tone:
Any. What matters more isn't his tone of voice, ie. low-medium, etc. Rather, whether he fits the personality and he sounds 35+ years old.
Persona:
There's a scene in the Sixth Sense. A scene with the character, Vincent Grey. You no longer can see any videos on Youtube (due to copyright) and because it's a very old movie but there's a particular scene where a patient in only underwear is in a bathroom. Looking for something like that. Clanden acts normal...until...you dig deeper.
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4 MINUTES and on
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F79J30L4wao
Arguably the most difficult acting role in this project.
Character has to show the following ranges of emotion:
Anger
Confusion
Sadness
Crying
Frustration
Fear
Intimidation
Unstable
Tormented
Friendly:
Hey, nice to meet you. Do you need help with something?
(Denies at first) (Nervous)
Tapes in a safe?........... I'm sorry......... I don't understand.....What are you talking about?!(shakes his head)
(Sees the tape)(mutters under his breath in fright) (investigator is prying) (may go to prison) (gets caught) (scared for his life)
……..How did you?!!......... (heavy breathing) (scared) Ok. ok.. What do you want? (heavy breathing) What do you want from me?
(threatens you) (has a bomb) (threatening)
You see this? (Shows you a metal cylinder) I press this button here........ and *all* of Gomorrah burns to the ground....You don't want me to do this....... Do you?........... I've watched you.............I've seen what you've done....... ...(sadly) I know you can kill me........I'm giving you a choice......... You can kill me........or......you can give me the tape and we both walk away nice and quietly.
(looks away pensively...then slowly looks you straight in the eyes) (disturbing)
They’re not all dead. (small undertone laugh) They'll just fester and rot (laughing)
(in front of a psychiatrist)
(confused) (distraught) (unstable) (sad) (excited) (Has to sound mentally ill) (should sound tormented) (should sound like he doesn't enjoy what he does but he can't help it) (disturbed)
I……I don’t know....….I..I just *have* to. .....I can’t explain it….(getting excited while he says this) it makes me happy. It brings me joy….. You wouldn’t understand…. No one understands…….. (disturbing voice) But…I I LOVE doing this. And (crying and laughing at the same) And I don’t know why......... (laughs)....(whispers) (smiling with tears in his eyes) It makes me happy.
Mic quality isn't up to par. The volume is barely audible but when I raise the volume, the audio isn't clear. In most cases, a Blue Snowball doesn't quite pass the sound/quality/mic test as the sound is never as full, crisp and clear as I'd like. It's still workable with good sound treatment. I'd comment on other areas but the mic is the first area that needs improvement.
Yes, I had feared as much. I honestly have no idea what I'm doing, and this mic is just something a friend gave me. You say that this could be workable with good sound treatment, but I haven't the slightest idea what that would entail. I suppose something other than the free audacity would be required...
Sure thing! So a Blue Snowball is..............workable but you gotta treat the room really well. However.....since I don't anticipate you'll be buying pads. Best suggestion is to do the recording in a closet. Plop a small desk in there like this. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0074HYWFG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Put your laptop and mic on there. Then speak close to the mic and do the recording in a closet. That should give you substantially clearer sound. Still won't be XLR level or even (gasp)..at the level of a Yeti (which I consider minimum requirements) but a well-treated room like a closet can go very, very far.
I see. Alright, I'll see what I can do. Doubt I'll be able to get anything workable by the deadline, but thanks for your help just the same. I din't come into this with high hopes anyways ;)
Holy shit, I just listened to my audio on some borrowed headphones... I HAD NO IDEA HOW BAD IT WAS! I was under the impression that my headphones, while not the best, were at least giving me quality audio of some description... I was wrong. I was so very wrong.