[FANBASED] [Pyroclor Productions] The Sword of Mana

[Cefaclor]

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Introduction
Hi,
Pyromaster and I have been working on a script remake (written by Iwa Iwano) of a game called The Sword of Mana.

Plot Outline

Sword Of Mana is about a villain named Dark Lord who is attempting to eliminate those citizens of the kingdom who are in tune with Mana power (the magical life force that pervades the world and all living things.) It is up to Tai and his friends to stop Dark Lord and his allies to restore peace in the world.

Characters (In order of appearance)
Narrator: Mizura
Tai: Pyromaster
Willy: Frogs
Amanda: Haushinka
Soldier: Pyromaster
Dark Lord: Edwyn
Ayu: Mizura
Sir Bogard: Andy Dennis (Cabbagemcgee)
Funky old man: Col. Phil Bilko

Clip Length: approximately 13 minutes

Background music from:
1. Shrek soundtrack
2. Atlantis soundtrack
3. Kingdom of Heaven soundtrack

Soundeffects from:
1. Sounddogs
2. Partners in Rhyme
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[frogs]

Groovy, glad I could be a part of this. Looking forward to the next installed installation...

[Col. Phil Bilko]

I must say I really enjoyed that. It was well told and well acted by all who took part..... Good job guys. I can't wait for the next installment.

Take care.

[Mat Growcott]

w00. One of my REVIEW ESSAYSNESSFINGYMABOB (Not tm'd)

So, i'll take a listen, type as i do and then take a shot at each cast member individually. Righto then.

The opening reminds me sooo much of Lord of the Rings <_>. CHOP OF HIS FINGER! Oh...nevermind. Such a beautifully mixed opening. Preetyful.

You make me look crappy :P.

So far it seems that alot of it is overwhelmed by the music. Don't get me wrong, i can hear whats being said, but it seems the music is very much in control of the scene, opposed to the acting.

Although, the scenes without music were done well.

I'm not sure what i think of the footsteps so far either. I'm biased though. I hate footsteps :P.

The battle was probaly done as well as it could have been in the audio realm. But again, i wasn't too impressed. Not your fault though :P

EAT TIL WE HURL!

I've never played this game <_>. So i can't comment on this version opposed to that. Shame.

I'm finding it really hard to come up with stuff here :P.

The scream tai gives, and then the "TAAAAAAAAAAI" didn't sound entirely realistic. But meh :P.

I always wanted to do something like this with the FFX game or the lord of the rings, but i never got round to it...<_>.

Lol...This is turning from a review essay thing into me talking about nothing in paticular...Its hard to critique something thats preety much perfect :P.

Well, this is great :D. Not much more to say about it. I'm not gonna even bother commenting on the acting in this, You were all up to scratch and beyond. Fabulous. And the mixing, frankly, made me wish i could mix like that myself *jealousy*.

I can't wait for the next part.

Keep it up!

MaT :P

[Cefaclor]

thank you all very much for your comments. Im glad you enjoyed the mixing Blackdagger. And we shall see about doing another episode/installed installation soon.

[fairuza]

Wow,this was a very amusing clip as well as for the great voice acting!
This was an enjoyable piece to listen too.^^Very beautiful RP

For the mixing Cefaclor,you did an AWESOME job.Very nice choice of sound effects!I can't wait for the next episode!!! :luv :luv

*Listens to the RP once more*

[pyromaster]

Awesome, I'm glad people are liking the RP ^_^ I thought everyone did a great job in voicing their role, and I really couldn't imagine them being done by anyone else. Cefaclor and I are definately planning to make a sequal to it, but dont expect it any time soon as it's soo hard to get time to do all this. Anyway, I really gotta give all my thanks to Cefaclor as she really made this RP what it is. Wonderful!!! ^_^

Anyway, We'd really appriciate more reviews, so take a listen and tell us what you think ^_^

[Cefaclor]

Thank you for the great comments. I must thank pyromaster for all the hardwork and the cast too and give them a much deserved review, it must be noted however, that I didnt play the game so Im just reviewing the acting:

Tai: I very much enjoyed this dude's voice. Its so extremely docile and yet kinda crazy. You really bring out the firey motivated side of this character really well, especially in battle scenes "Im rrreeeady!". And yet his voice is like that of a lost kid. Its funny. You have to work on your night terror screams though but it was still cool the way it was delivered.

Frogs: Your character is very monotonous at some points. This made the lines hillarious at some point but perhaps if you put a tad bit more emotion you'd be okay. Other than that though, I really dig the voice for your character.

Ayu: Amazing performance and acting. What suggestion can I possibly give except to say, keep it up XD

Dark Lord: Bwahhah XD Evilness galore. I really enjoyed how very nicely you delivered every line. It was not overdone, it was just perfectly creepy. Try working on those laughs though, try taking a deep breath and slowly releasing it using support from your diaphragm.

Old man: I really love the way you delivered "your eyes glooooowed at the mention of the sword". It makes me think of a twitchy little man with wide eyes. Its so funny. You really have a 3-D organic character with what really feel like real emotions and motivations. You didnt stick to one tone as some people fall into the trap of. Anyhow, the voice is highly entertaining.

Sir Boggard: Your voice is perfect for this narrator and you deliver the lines well. The only problem I had was the beginning "In the beginning the world was void" It sounded like he was bored XD But other than that, WOW!!!

Amanda: We didnt get to see much of you this time but I love what I hear. You carry this pitch like a pro.

And thats all folks XD

[Misa Misa]

OMG! It's soooo coool! I <3 U!

[TamTu]

The mixing is excellent. Everyone's quality is perfect O_O. You don't get this often. The sound effects and music were really good, but some effects might've been mixed in too soon, making the production in overall seem sort of rushed.

Acting was a liiiittle stiff for everyone at some points, but in general it was really well done. Most of it was covered by other people's posts alread (screams, battle cries, etc).

Don't be afraid to hold back. Just move back from the mic some more if you have to scream/yell.

I hope this sets a standard for people around here, quality-wise. In fact...I wish some of my projects sounded this good.


Awesome. I have work to do >D

[pyromaster]

OMG! It's soooo coool! I <3 U!
Thanks, glad you liked it Misa ^_^

Tamtu: Glad you liked the RP man. Yeah, I'm always reallyfussy about the quality, so I'm glad you had no problem with it. The mixing was definately challenging for both me and Cefaclor because we really had to work with the sound effects we could find, andsometim es they're very limited. As for the voice work, I definately agree with you. Some parts definately sounded a little un-natural but I guess that's the challenge a lot of us face. Anyway, thanks for the review. Really appriciate it!

[Jason Axelrod]

I should have reviewed this a long time ago, but I just now actually sat down and listened to it (multi-tasking mind you, but I was paying attention).

I really loved this piece. I won't go into specifics on each person's performance because I'm not too good at doing that, but I will say that I was most definitely not let down by anyone, but rather generally quite delighted throughout it.

The mixing was great as well, as far as I can tell. If I had to nitpick, since I'm actually listening to it again as I write this I noticed as Willy and Tai were running toward the bridge there were some very short pauses in between some of the footsteps almost dividing them into sets, making it seem like it were being looped a bit. I could of course be wrong, and it didn't bother me that much. Just trying to be at least a little constructive.

Also, having just watched Kingdom of Heaven last night, I have to say I was happy to hear some of it's soundtrack music in this, especially the piece with Willy, Tai, and the Dark Lord.

Well, hopefully I'll improve on my reviews from here on out, heh. Can't wait to see future releases guys and girls. Great stuff.

Needless to say, I'd like to put this on my iPod.

[pyromaster]

Axel - Awesome, glad you got the chance to hear it. I really appriciate the compliments, it really made our day ^_^

As for the footsteps, we actually didn't notice until you brought it up. We definately looped it and I guess it ended up sounding very awkward. Thanks for bringing that up though, we definately need to pay attention to those little details.

O yeah, it's sad but I actually didn't watch Kingdom of Heaven yet. I definately loved the soundtrack though, it made it much easier for us to mix the battle scenes.

O, and dont worrry man, you review was great! I'm just glad you enjoyed listening to the peice and decided to put it into your ipod!!! ^_^ That really is shocking to me and it definately inspires us to continue these episodes.

Again, thanks for the great feedback!

[Cefaclor]

Thanks for your comments Misa Misa, Tamtu, Axel. You guys are awesome :mattcruea

[TsiXin]

Thanks for your comments Misa Misa, Tamtu, Axel. You guys are awesome :mattcruea

Well, I can't say much that hasn't already been said. One word: FREAKIN' AWESOME!!! ok...that's 2...:-|

[Cefaclor]

Buuuuuuuump! With all my might. Auditions for the next installment are being held in the Original and NonAnime section. Do check it out, if you liked this RP and would like to take part.

Cheers