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I got a question... If someone says you have a face for radio, do you (as a VA) take that as a compliment?... Or am I just a sad misguided person?....

On a more serious note, I'd like to thank everyone who helped me with voices for my flash. Even those who auditioned did great. I'm working on this flash like a mad man to get it done and I hope you all enjoy it. Once it's done and I've submitted it, I'll contact those with parts and possibly post here too to make sure.
Again, thanks you guys!

A good face for radio is an insult on your looks. It says nothing of your voice. But as VAs perhaps we can take that as a twisted around compliment.

Now, as one of the lucky few truly beautiful people in this world, this situation would never present itself to me. I mean... this face needs to be seen. It would be doing the human race a HUGE disservice to hide me away.

Seriously, VAing is just a springboard for me to launch me career as a male model. I have it all planned out. I'd show you the plans, but that's just what they'd be expecting...

The blue doctor is sad when he has to make house calls on tuesdays.

Shhh!!! the ants are listening and telling your parents about the global conspiracy...

At 6/7/05 04:01 AM, MC_Huggies wrote: I got a question... If someone says you have a face for radio, do you (as a VA) take that as a compliment?... Or am I just a sad misguided person?....

Whoever said that to you seems like a very ignorant person XD A...face...for radio?

-Frogs-: I guess I won't call in the blue doctor today then... :(

Kagome: lol Sorry, I guess the way I phrased that made it sound like someone said that to me.... which isn't the case at all. I just had a random and rather stupid thought is all. And out of curiosity, is Skype the one where you speak to people?

Yeah, it is.

DUDE!! DYNAMICS PROCESSING IS ONE OF THE COOLEST THINGS EVER.
I was listening to the demo of one of my AVA inspirations, Mizura-san, and figured she must have extremely professional recording equipment after listening to her demo, and she said she just used her laptop. O.o TamTu commented and said it was dynamics processing, and gave a link...
So I tried it. And it ROCKS. <3
Here I thought I'd have to spend an insane amount of money on all this new kind of hardware and I don't need to....Yay for dynamics processing in CoolEdit.
It made a LARGE difference in my demo.
Fangirlishness of it goes here.

Thanks KagomeHigurashi for the cpt-Angel and cpt-carmotron example voices! They are great!!! But the the edited final script is almost done, and when it is done, I'll send you for mail, right? By the way, thx! You have a great talent!!

Anax

Well, I re-did my voice sample the other day, it will sometimes go through a few minor changes for a few days after it's done though. Anyway, as afraid as I am of what people might say can someone(s) please critique it? In return I will critique yours. Unfortunately, since geocites sucks and a direct link in the BBS probably won't work you'll have to go to my site (link in my sig) to hear it. Personally, I think it's good, at least it's a whole lot better than before. But I want to know what other people(s) think of it. Don't be afraid to give it to me straight, tell it like it is, etc. I can take it. thanks.

At 6/7/05 01:48 AM, Anax wrote: Hey! Thanks to Drew to help me with my newest cartoon's story. We are editing the script. Maybe you can understand better the story and do the right emotion. When is done, I'll send the script again to: Laura Fedora, KagomeHigurashi, D_Mac_double, Tvs_Slayer, TESM.

I tried to send the Catsimony lines, but your inbox is full.

At 6/7/05 11:24 AM, TripleArrow wrote: Well, I re-did my voice sample the other day, it will sometimes go through a few minor changes for a few days after it's done though. Anyway, as afraid as I am of what people might say can someone(s) please critique it? In return I will critique yours. Unfortunately, since geocites sucks and a direct link in the BBS probably won't work you'll have to go to my site (link in my sig) to hear it. Personally, I think it's good, at least it's a whole lot better than before. But I want to know what other people(s) think of it. Don't be afraid to give it to me straight, tell it like it is, etc. I can take it. thanks.

OK, I've listened ^.^

Good stuff: You don't have static in your lines. You can do accents and old men, and the coach voice rocks lol. It was also creative and different from most other demo's I've heard, and overall it just sounds good.

Bad stuff: Some of the voices could have used a little more emotion to make them sound more believable, so they actually sound like whatever character you're imagining instead of someone trying to do a *voice* of whatever character you're imagining. You might want to work on a slightly bigger range (higher, lower, etc) and maybe add some background music to make it sound more professional. Other than that, no complaints really.

You said you'd critique mine in return, so you may also give it to me straight and tell what needs to be improved :) Thanks.

Having a 'face for radio' is more like a... phrase used to tell you that your voice should belong on radio in such a way that your voice can give justice/image to your face. i know when i listen to the radio, i can envision someone's face.

i think that's a good compliment. and thank anax, you got some good motivation, and some skill that will be excellently refined in time.

At 6/7/05 04:32 PM, TESM wrote: i know when i listen to the radio, i can envision someone's face.

Yeah I do that too, but only for the radio. I think that if I start to imagine what a person looks like in something with VAs, that probably means that the voice used for the character isn't believable. That's why it's important to cast voices that fit the character. It shouldn't depend entirely on whether that person is a good VA or not because some voices are just not meant for certain parts.
And from this point on I'm going to take "you have a face for radio" as a compliment... that is if anyone EVER says that to me >_<;

well, your face looks sort of like a radio...

but a key factor for all VA's is to be the character they are, anyone can say lines with force or emotion, but when you delve deeper into the character you get something that helps you invision the person behind it that much better.

however, some of the best voice actors/actresses are the ones who can do a voice, make you invision a face, and have it be completely off from your guess. that way, you know that the VA was very talented about omitting his base sound.

too much?

At 6/7/05 07:10 PM, TESM wrote: however, some of the best voice actors/actresses are the ones who can do a voice, make you invision a face, and have it be completely off from your guess. that way, you know that the VA was very talented about omitting his base sound.

Do you have any advice on how to do that? Unfortunately a lot of voices still kinda sound like me in some way and I'd like to figure out how to omit that. Or at least make dialogues that sound like two completely different characters talking.

At 6/7/05 04:18 PM, KagomeHigurashi wrote: OK, I've listened ^.^

Good stuff: You don't have static in your lines. You can do accents and old men, and the coach voice rocks lol. It was also creative and different from most other demo's I've heard, and overall it just sounds good.

Bad stuff: Some of the voices could have used a little more emotion to make them sound more believable, so they actually sound like whatever character you're imagining instead of someone trying to do a *voice* of whatever character you're imagining. You might want to work on a slightly bigger range (higher, lower, etc) and maybe add some background music to make it sound more professional. Other than that, no complaints really.

You said you'd critique mine in return, so you may also give it to me straight and tell what needs to be improved :) Thanks.

Thanks for the feedback, some of those I also noticed needed more emotion and stuff. I was thinking of putting music on it but I didn't know what to use, I could write something I suppose. I'm working on some other ones to put on there, including some higher and lower ones.

As for yours, I listened to it as well. most exellent range and a very nice variety of voices. I also loved the emotion put into the acting. The music fits and really does add a professional feel to it. No static or pops to speak of, so very nice sound quality. Also, I recognized some of the lines, such as stuff from FLCL and FFX-2, nice character impressions. Overall a very nice anime voice, nice variety and great acting. I'm trying to think of something that needs work...the only thing I can think of is (and I run into this as well, not easy to fix) when you do louder voices (screams etc.) it cuts off part of the wave because it's too loud for the mic...don't know exactly how to descibe it but you probably know what I mean, the only way I can think to fix it is when you do a scream or something, bring the mic away from your face and then closer again once you start talking normally. Again, I run into this problem too and its hard or maybe impossible to fix but that really is the only thing I noticed that needed work. Very nice.

Do you have any advice on how to do that? Unfortunately a lot of voices still kinda sound like me in some way and I'd like to figure out how to omit that. Or at least make dialogues that sound like two completely different characters talking.

u'd have to talk to me on YIM or AIM or something, it's hard to explain in choppy waves of thought.

Hey Kagome or any other girl could you use a narrative voice and
record this poem for me?

Hand me back my halo
Repair each broken wing
Redeem the graceful words
This angel longs to sing.

Un-cry the tears I’ve cried
Brighten my sky from grey
Put some hope beneath my wings
And I’ll gladly fly away.

Unstitch the smile I’ve sewn
Make a face pure perfection
A gentle mind and thoughts
With joy in each reflection.

No burning crimson tides
No craving for the knife
No voices cursing silently
’A pathetic, worthless life.’

Reason my existence
A reason just for me
I’m searching with blind eyes
That’s why I can’t see.

The light too far to reach
Temptation far too strong
This angel’s falling slowly
But I know I’m often wrong.

So regenerate my faith
Put sight behind each eye
Mend this broken angel
And gracefully, I’ll fly.

Email me (its in the profile)

At 6/7/05 07:54 PM, TripleArrow wrote: I'm trying to think of something that needs work...the only thing I can think of is (and I run into this as well, not easy to fix) when you do louder voices (screams etc.) it cuts off part of the wave because it's too loud for the mic...don't know exactly how to descibe it but you probably know what I mean, the only way I can think to fix it is when you do a scream or something, bring the mic away from your face and then closer again once you start talking normally. Again, I run into this problem too and its hard or maybe impossible to fix but that really is the only thing I noticed that needed work. Very nice.

Yeah, I totally understand what you mean about that. My friend who plays Inuyasha has this problem too because he said that when he holds it farther back, it gets static and sounds kind of "far away". I suppose I could try doing that and then amplify the volume & use noise reduction and the lovely new dynamics processing...it's worth a shot.

I redid my narration demo with this also.

goldencherries, what a lovely poem. I can try it out for you tomorrow. :) Any kind of mood you'd like for it to be in?

serious, or gloomy

I tried to send the Catsimony lines, but your inbox is full.

Try those mails:
anax_al@bol.com.br
anax_al@ibest.com.br
anaxcartoons@bol.com.br

if you have MSN or YAhoo
MSN - anax_al@bol.com.br
Yahoo - anax_alagoas

Thx

At 6/7/05 11:45 PM, goldencherries wrote: Hey Kagome or any other girl could you use a narrative voice and
record this poem for me?

hey... why does it have to be a girl... poetry should be as powerful in either voice...

At 6/8/05 12:06 AM, goldencherries wrote: serious, or gloomy

I'll try it both ways.

All this talk of quality in demos and faces for radios has made me want to redo my demo. To be honest, I hadn't even really learned how to record to the best quality I could get when I made mine (which is obvious if you listened to it). Of course, it's on a long, long, LONG, list of things to do...
Why is it SO busy right before summer?! It's like everyone is doing all they can before SUMMER arrives *plays mysterious music* O_O;
Ah well, all summer means for me is I'll be doing the same things I did when I actually had free time in the past year, except it'll be nice outside :D

MC, if you would like me to clean up your demo for you I'll be glad to do it. Just make sure you leave like 5 seconds of nothing at the end so I can get a profile for the static.

The script is finally done!! phew!!

Thanks again to Drew for the help. two days telling the real think about the lines and ta daaaaaa!! It's done!! Some lines are chaged, but the script will make sense for everybody.

two things to say:

1- My mail box is clean now
2 - Soon I'll send the script to all project's voice actors.

thx to all
Anax

At 6/8/05 01:39 AM, KagomeHigurashi wrote: MC, if you would like me to clean up your demo for you I'll be glad to do it. Just make sure you leave like 5 seconds of nothing at the end so I can get a profile for the static.

That would be swell :D
But I don't think I can make one until tomorrow. I want to make a brand new demo with more impressions, original voices, etc.
I was somewhat rushed when I made my first one, so that's part of the reason for it's quality... or lack there of, I guess.

At 6/8/05 02:57 AM, Omahdon wrote: Will post a proper megapost later, but I thought I'd jump into the whole "people posting clips" thang with this monologue by Seishirou from Volume 7 of the Tokyo Babylon manga. Enjoy as you will, or not! Needless to say, it contains spoilers so erm.... Yeah. Well, back to writing that essay.

man, that was awesome.

Hey, I'd like to toss in me talents :D

Name: Glaisne [aka AiglosCelt aka Brent Edwards]
Gender: Male
Age Range: (17) 12-25ish
Specialties: Irish/Scottish Accents, realistic lisps, singing
Resume URL: (none, sorry)
Voice Example:
Contact: Aigloscelt@gmail.com
ETC: I've had a lot of real life acting experience with and without special accents. I'm an award winning Celtic/Classical singer as well.

(sry, will edit with a vocal example in a moment)

...I don't even feel like yelling anymore..