[videogame] Male Japanese-speaking VO Artist Needed

[always_black]

Hello

Long shot this, but I'm looking for a male VO artist who can speak both Japanese and English with a Japanese accent to do some 'barks' for a videogame mod.

Initially, the lines are just short exclamations that are generated by computer-controlled soldiers during fight sequences, but I have plans for a more involved role to be finalised a little later on.

It's a hobby project, so I can only offer full prominence of credit and my undying gratitude in return but if anyone is interested please contact me at ian-AT-alwaysblack-DOT-com.

If anyone is interested in the rest of the project, it's being developed in public through the series of articles that start here: http://www.alwaysblack.com/blackjack/foolsrushin-1.html

Thanks for your time.

[Aimi]

i'm fluent in both Japanese and English... but i'm female *lol*
If you don't mind a higher pitched male voice, i would love to audition. ^^

um... i have some audie clips on the page noted below:
http://www.ismusic.ne.jp/rekimusic/monologues/
("Shryke" is the only male voice up right now...)

[always_black]

Aw, I really think I need a male voice for this one. Here's the character:

http://www.alwaysblack.com/blackjack/download/FRI_Part11/GWHeavy-thumb.jpg

...and I don't think a higher pitched voice will convey the right amount of menace.

I do have a cast of five female characters, although I haven't written any dialogue for them yet. I'd be happy to come back to you in a couple of weeks, if you're still interested?

[always_black]

Actually Aimi, I've been talking to a friend of mine who knows about audio manipulation and we want to try a few experiments. Would you mind sending me an email and I'll send you the lines?

[Aeris_angel_21]

I know I'm a girl but I have a Very low voice for a girl.^^ Here's two examples. Excuse the translations for the Japanese one, I was on the bus when I translated it. They're both lines from my RP and the guy is Japanese so he speaks to his brother in Japanese in one part: (They're different lines)

Japanese line (http://www.geocities.com/chimamire_productions/Japaneselinetake2.mp3)

English line (http://www.geocities.com/chimamire_productions/Englishline.mp3)

[Darth Mongoose]

....It might just be that all the Japanese speakers here are female...It wouldn't surprise me. I speak pretty well, but I'm squeaky, female and English, so no good.

[always_black]

That's OK, I've nothing against girls in principle. :)

The mod under development has a cast of at least five female speaking parts, hopefully quite extensive parts, but I haven't finished writing the script yet. If any ladies would like to send me email linking to their stuff then I'd love to get it.

Please bear in mind though, that these other parts are likely to involve quite a bit of work, the mod focusses on character interaction and the script is likely to be quite large so if anyone feels they might not be able to commit the time or energy for a non-paying role then it's probably better if we just wish each other luck ;)

[Crimson]

As someone who's been around the voice acting community for awhile I'd like to put in a few comments.


Actually Aimi, I've been talking to a friend of mine who knows about audio manipulation and we want to try a few experiments. Would you mind sending me an email and I'll send you the lines? If you're thinking about making the voice deeper with an editing programme, then I hope you'll reconsider. These kind of programmes can deepen the voice, but they shouldn't be a substitute for male voice actors (as much as I am an advocate for girls playing boy roles, there's a limit to what us girls can do realistically). In general guys sound different in ways other than voice depth alone... the way they talk and the way sound is produced in their throats is a bit different. Audio manipulation can't imitate this as far as I know.


I know I'm a girl but I have a Very low voice for a girl.^^ Here's two examples. Excuse the translations for the Japanese one, I was on the bus when I translated it. They're both lines from my RP and the guy is Japanese so he speaks to his brother in Japanese in one part: (They're different lines) Aside from the fact that your voice sounds more medium-low than "very deep" (sorry, but that's the truth), I unfortunately don't think your Japanese is good enough. You sound very choppy delivering that line, you're difficult to understand (I'm actually not sure what you're trying to say...) and you have absolutely no emotion.


....It might just be that all the Japanese speakers here are female...It wouldn't surprise me. I speak pretty well, but I'm squeaky, female and English, so no good. Not true... I know Byron is fluent, and Mike can speak some. Whether they'd want to be part of this production or not is a different matter :).

[Aeris_angel_21]

Well, I was saying I'm very low for a girl. Anyways, I need to work on it a bit. I can only say short sentences really good or when singing. I'd probably do better as a female because when I speak in Japanese, I have a high voice. It takes up alot of air if you have a high voice and you're making it as low as you can. I can speak in German in any pitch though.

[Hikuro]

Oh god does that suck I got a great voice pitch changing talent going from a kid to an old man faster than snake bitin someone. :( but I have no computer nor any current way of getting to do any lines, I owe some ppl some stuff.....and they're being VERY patient with me lol.

[HyperEvil]

I have a perfect voice for the picture you posted but I don't understand a word of Japanese. Is it really that vital that the person speak both?

[Balfegor]

I can speak Japanese at a fairly high level of proficiency, but my normal accent is a little off. It doesn't sound American or English exactly, but it's quite clear that I'm not Japanese. My vowels have just a little too much glide to them.

Sorry.

-Tae

[edit]As a sample: here (http://www.columbia.edu/~alj2011/jpnlq.mp3)

[always_black]

If you're thinking about making the voice deeper with an editing programme, then I hope you'll reconsider. These kind of programmes can deepen the voice, but they shouldn't be a substitute for male voice actors (as much as I am an advocate for girls playing boy roles, there's a limit to what us girls can do realistically). In general guys sound different in ways other than voice depth alone... the way they talk and the way sound is produced in their throats is a bit different. Audio manipulation can't imitate this as far as I know.

I concur, but beggars can't be choosers.


I know Byron is fluent, and Mike can speak some. Whether they'd want to be part of this production or not is a different matter :).

I can only ask.

[always_black]

I have a perfect voice for the picture you posted but I don't understand a word of Japanese. Is it really that vital that the person speak both?

For that particular character a Japanese vocabulary is not vital, for the soldiers he commands I think it is. If you want to try a voice for him please feel free to send me something.

[always_black]

I can speak Japanese at a fairly high level of proficiency, but my normal accent is a little off...

'Barks' are very short exclamations the AI soldiers will shout semi-randomly. Things like "Take cover!" and "Look out!" etc. The story background is quite convoluted (http://www.alwaysblack.com/blackjack/foolsrushin-11.html), so maybe you'd like to try some stuff? Send me an email if you decide to have a go.

[HyperEvil]

Give me a few lines or I'll end up swearing uncontrollable. Happens when I improv.

[lirifox]

I can speak Japanese at a fairly high level of proficiency, but my normal accent is a little off. It doesn't sound American or English exactly, but it's quite clear that I'm not Japanese. My vowels have just a little too much glide to them.

Sorry.

-Tae

[edit]As a sample: here (http://www.columbia.edu/~alj2011/jpnlq.mp3)

I think you have a winner. =3

I can speak Japanese... though I don't know how much use I'd be to you.
Just said some random words like... "omg run."
I can yell or whatever if ya need me to.

http://lirifox.xoopiter.com/japguy.mp3

Good luck finding someone.

[Masako]

Erm I'd like to help out but unfortunetly I'm female. ^_^

I'm Japanese mix, speak the language semi-fluently and speak English with a natural Japanese mix Asian accent (since I'm from Asia currently living in America for higher studies).

Unless you want to put my voice in a mixer? O_o

[Haitani]

I can speak Japanese with a fairly convincing accent, I think.. but only when I'm given the Japanese.. I don't actually KNOW the language. Although I'm certificated in Business Japanese, lol. So, if you have the lines already, I could give them a go, but I wouldn't be able to tell you what he should say.

[ryuuneko]

I'm in the middle of -learning- Japanese, but I do know how to pronounce it. Too much watching of subbed anime and talking in Japanese to my friends at school, probably ^^ I don't have a demo clip, but if you gave me something you wanted me to -say-, I could say it.

-ryuu-

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