At 2/20/05 06:40 AM, KagomeHigurashi wrote:
This is a moronic question coming from the creator of this club, but how do you guys find voice work in Flash? I've checked your guys' resumes and a lot of them are quite extensive, so, ano.....should I just start e-mailing some random producers or what?
Well, I've tried emailing flash producers directly in the past, but that's turned up only.... one, maybe two roles at best. Everything else in my resume was done with extensive auditioning for anything voice acting-related the the Newgrounds' forums and keeping my eyes peeled for opportunities to apply my skills.
I also got scouted a couple of times, both via email and AIM, which is a pleasant surprise.... Well, usually a pleasant surprise. Sometimes it's a nasty surprise and I feel ill for not refusing the role and potentially getting stuck in something offensive and in rather poor taste. But hey! That's what you get when you toss your mad l337 voice akting skillz0rz out there for free.
DMac, you've some nice lower-register voices going at the start of the demo.... And an amusing interruption in the middle of all the machoness! :-P However, while I do recognise you've got lines from different characters in there (MGS rules!), running them in tandem makes it hard to distinguish from one another: since they're all characters who have the same speed of delivery and almost exactly the same voice (with noticeable variations, but incredibley similar nonetheless). Mixing it up with different "serious" characters you can do that aren't strictly low-register might help. Also, you might want to work on projecting your voice. Right now, you're using an intimate sort of voice, which is suitable for talking to someone close to you or whispering in their ear. Even though the microphone is directly in front of your face, you've got to pretend that it's actually several feet away, in a large empty room, and you have to speak up in order to be heard (extremely important when you want to go all out megalomaniacally crazy). Otherwise, it'll just sound like you're "whisper-shouting" your lines, which takes away from the dramatic element of your speech. And recording on Audacity instead of Sound Recorder is definitely stepping in the right direction. :-P
inevitability, GID is finally out? YAY! Good job on that! And nice work, Frogs, Ellair. You both did a great job and your voices fit the mood of the flash quite nicely. In hindsight, after watching the flash, I'd have used a voice that's less mean and bitter. It's a little over the top as it is. O.o So filled with bitterness, Cain is.
Smithercell, thanks for the double compliment! :-P Yeah, that roster was an "up all-night"er thing I did for the heck of doing it.... But it's worth it! .... Sort of! .... Well, not really. It just means more work for me. O.o Oh well. Good luck with finishing off Sonic Matrixa Final! Hope to see it grace the Portal soon enough!