Casting Call for Otto & Bradley in Something Fishy: An Animated Short from Third Year Sheridan Students
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Our character Richard the dog is a minor role and requires someone that sounds deep voiced, kinda dumb, AND kinda lovable. Richard acts as the inciting incident to the film when he accuses Otto of stealing the fish. Richard loves tennis balls. He is good at his job, and should not feel like an antagonist, just a character that moves the plot along. He is a good guy, and should be liked by the audience. Reference Kronk type voices as inspiration. We want our film to feel like a cartoon pilot, so any sort of pitch of voice is accepted - Our references for the look of the film are Wonder over Yonder, Powerpuff Girls, Amazing World of Gumball, Star Vs. The Forces of Evil, etc. and they can also be references for how we expect the energy for voice acting.
"There has been a robbery, and we are taking you in for questioning." Richard the police dog has arrived, and is accusing Otto of stealing the fish (he is a cat after all) Can feel more calm, or can feel more angry/ accusatory
"What did you do with the fish? Put em in coffee? You know they can't live in coffee! They're saltwater fish." -Richard is accusing Otto with rapid fire questions, moving closer and closer with each sentence. Richard is a bit dumb though, gets off track sometimes. 'they're saltwater fish' line should be whispered.
"BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!" Should last for 3-5 seconds. This is in the third act of the film, and acts as comedic relief as Richard comes charging through as he gets distracted by a tennis ball that was thrown. It should act as a yell/ scream while saying the one word.
