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MISTER BIG T
05-17-2012, 04:33 PM
Save your mother is a game I'm making that is heavily focused on minigames and puzzle solving. The idea behind the game is to take elements of RPG but take away such needs like leveling and grinding to make a more fun quest. The idea behind the game is simple. Your mother has become sick and nothing can cure her. You go in search of an artifact to save her, the road to reach the top is hard and exhausting with no one ever having survived. There's a lot more to it than that, but that's the basic premise.


WIP screens

http://www.givemebeer.tk/save1.png
http://www.givemebeer.tk/save4.png
http://www.givemebeer.tk/save3.png

General tips for voice actors:
1) Speak your lines clearly. Please do try and have your normal voice and don't alter it, unless you're able to keep it altered.
2) Ensure there's no background noise or static in your recordings, bad quality recordings cannot be used due to them being unclear.
3) Keep the mic slightly away from your face to prevent bad quality recording, leavefew moments of silence in between each recording of a line unless otherwise stated for an easier way of splicing them.

Deadline: 1st of June


Roles OPEN:

Female

None

Male

None


Gender neutral

None
Roles TAKEN:

Alice - Avery
Jen - Maru
Andy - Rip Elliott
Bella - Maru
Glamour - Avery
Trix - Maru
Ice - Dazed
Becky- Maru
Abyss - Curtis Wilson
???? - Curtis Wilson
Man - LuckyJack020
Fire - Praxis678
Narator - Fuzen
Crystalman - Curtis Wilson

Contact info

Send all auditions and such to mister_big_t@hotmail.com

I'm on MSN with same info and can give more knowledge of the game or anything else you may want to know.

Here are all the lines used in the game per each character and their role. I apologize for bad formatting of the lines, the post kept on saying my post was too short (Huh?) after I tried editing them.

Female roles

Alice

http://www.givemebeer.tk/bc_up_free.png

Name: Alice
Gender:
Female
Role: Main character and world renowned scholar
Style: An educated and calm, reasonable and kind girl. A good reference is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k98_XHlbXhw from 0.19 point forward.

Lines:

1:*assuring to herself before entering the cave* Mother... Please hold on, I'll try my best...
2: *after being called boy* B-Boy?! I am a girl!
3: N-Nevermind that! Who are you anyway?!?
4: But... I need that cube myself.
5: *when asked if she can pay for it* W-Well, not really... But I need it to save my mother!
6: What a weird lady. I better hurry and find the cube before she does.
7: Friendship...? But I... Barely even knew her?
8: Hey this coffin... It's not even slightly warm. Maybe it's heat proof.
9: I... Could try and ride the coffin down the lava stream.
10: That person looks familiar....
11: Jen! How did she get here? Whatever, she's frozen! I must save her!
12: Y-Yes, he's exhausted and hungry. He wants me to fish for him.
13: Not just yet. I'll keep on looking!
14: No, Bella sent me to find you. She's worried about you.
15: I hope I'm not too late...
16: Of course I did........ That's what friends do, right?
17: Huh? Why?
18: Really? But... The portal, how did you get through that?
19: Well... You kind of warned me about touching that chest by doing that... So in a way, you saved me.
20: I know. I am just glad you're okay.
21: Oh my.
22: The cube! Deus be praised, now I can save my mother...
23: *as Jen steals the cube* J-Jen!? But... I saved you!
24: *when asked to give up* No!
25: You big bully, I am not scared of you! I have gone through way too much to just sit by and watch you take the cube!!!
26: If you want the cube so badly, then you have to deal with me first!!
27: W-What?! Where am I?
28: *after drinking bad mushroom soup* Wow, colors.
29: *mushrooms* Wow, I had no idea I could fly! Now saving mom is easy!
30: That was too close!
I almost fell to the lava...

Jen

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Name: Jen
Gender: Female
Role: The nemesis of the game, lures you into thinking she's your friend only to steal the cube. Backstabbing and evil.
Style: Anything that fits to her character.
Lines:

1: Hey, wait a second!!
2: Hey boy... What are you doing here?
3: *Realizing she called a girl as boy* Really? Wow, sorry. But aren't you a bit lacking in the chest department?
4: My name is Jen and I have come here to get the Elohim Cube. Selling it will make me rich and famous!!
5: Hm, I see... And would you happen to have the dyners to buy it from me, after I've gotten it myself, hm?
6: Your mother? That's so sweet. But it can't be helped! I need the money myself too. So, whoever finds it first, gets it okay?
7: Oh by the way, you definetely need to get new clothes that show off your cute tomboy figure more.
8: There's no way of getting through here. There's a portal but it needs some item and I don't have it.
9: Hey that thing... That thing you have with you, that's the shard to operate the portal, right?
10: I'm so close, I know I can get the cube myself! Give me the trinket and I promise I'll sell the cube to you for only 6000000 dyners!
11: Thanks! Fancy dealing with you!
12: What! You swine... Look, just hand it over before I get mad!!!
13: I will not ask again! You give me the shard NOW!
14: Fine!! If you want to keep the shard so bad that you want to lose our friendship, then so be it!
15: Huh? Alice? You... You saved me?
16: *weeping* You should have left me frozen.
17: *weeping, admitting her wrong doings* I... I used you to get this far. I've been sticking close and following you as invisible... I just used you to get this far.
18: *still weeping and admitting* The portal was left active after you went through it. And I overheard the number sequence and just repeated it...
19: *final weep and admit* I got overconfident and went ahead and almost immediately paid the price.
20: Huh? *remembers suddenly* Oh yeah, that chest. I did manage to get the item from there before the trap sprung on me. You're free to have it, of course.
21: Uh, just because you saved me, doesn't mean I'm still not going to try and get the cube before you.
22: Well, honestly, you're a bit too nice. It's going to bite you into the back someday.
23: I knew sticking to your behind again as invisible was a gooood idea! You saved me SO much trouble.
24: You surprised? I told you it'd come biting you into the back. The cube is now mine.
25: I'm sorry girl, I don't think I heard you right?
26: Well all right then baby. It's your funeral.
27: I used my magic to teleport us into the fifth dimension. In here, I am at my strongest! You shall regret for not just walking away when you could!

Bella

http://www.givemebeer.tk/People2-8.png

Name: Bella, A.K.A "Soup Lady"
Gender: Female
Role: Helps you in your quest by cooking soup and by helping you get acess to a relic.
Style: Fun loving middle age woman who's smoker. Her most unique feature is that she sings parodies of famous songs using food puns.

1: Oh hello girl. Say, can you do a gal a favor? My husband should have come back from fishing us dinner.
2: It's probably nothing but I'm still worried. I can't leave the fire alone or it'll take me several hours to start it again.
3: Can you check on him?
4: Thank you. My name is Bella, by the way.
5: Did you find my husband yet?
6: Oh my poor husband... Well, if you catch any fish, please bring it over to me and I'll cook it.
7: Oh great! I'll cook that immediately!
8: *in style of Yummy Yummy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozqfOzqMvlQ* Yummy, yummy, I got food in my tummy.... ~
9: *in I like to move it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ6nctEH8jY&feature=related* I like to cook it, cook it, I like to cook it, cook it... ~ 10: *in Can't touch this by MC hammer* STOP! Dinnertime! ~
11: *Girls want to have fun http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIb6AZdTr-A&ob=av3e* Girls, they just wanna have food. ~
12: Take the soup back to him. Please.
13: We were just talking about you. My hubby has something for you.
14: Ah! You come for more of my famous soup? Let me get to it! ~
15: There we go, fresh as daisies just like momma always used to say!
16: Also, if you got any more fish, you can give them to me and I'll cook them into soup. You never know when you may need some. 1
17: Oh dear, I think there are too many mushrooms in the soup.

Glamour

http://www.givemebeer.tk/Spiritual-6.png

Name: Glamour
Role: The final deity to ask questions before Abyss
Style: Angel, holy

1: Does Jellyfish have brain?
2: No, Jellyfish just has a nervous system, not brain.
3: Brain is like rest of the body, composed of muscle that needs to be exercised.
4: Brain is composed of neurons and glial cells. It is NOT composed of muscle.

Trix
Name: Trix
Role: Little girl who asks questions just before Glamour and Abyss
Style: Little girl

1: Who said "Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. "
2: Who said the famous line "Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish."

Ice
http://www.givemebeer.tk/Monster-6.png
Name: Ice
Role: One of the deities that asks you question before the Cube.
Style: Calm and alluring
1: How many legs does a spider have?
2: What are the dietary habits of red-eared slider?

Becky
Name: Becky
Role: Weird lady who buys hell minerals.
Style: Any.

1: I pay 1500 for your hell minerals. No questions asked.
2: Here's your money.

Males

Andy

http://www.givemebeer.tk/People3-4.png

Name: Andy
Role: The husband of the soup lady you got to save. Gives you the blue crystal you need to beat the game.
Style: Middle age man, old adventurer who's since began to live in the dungeon

1: *while nearly unconcious* Mmmh.... Bella? Is that you?
2: *delirious* B-Bella?
3: Look at me... I'm so hungry I even lost the sense of direction. Now I'm too weak to move.
4: Here, have my fishing pole... Please get me some fish, I'm going to starve otherwise.
5: Please get me some fish, I'm going to starve otherwise.
6: *If player tries to feed him raw fish* R-Raw fish? I... I can't eat that...
7: *when given warm soup* This soup... It's my wife's cooking, right? Mmm it's delicious.
8: It's already making me feel much better. I can now use my magic to return to my wife, meet me there, I'll talk to her about your reward.
9: Me and Bella were talking and we both agreed to giving you this item we found a long time ago when we came here.
10: We know it belongs to one of the doors up ahead but were never able to find the others. Maybe you'll find use for it.
11: I can never thank you enough. You've done so much for us, I hope the crystal serves you better than it's served us.

Abyss

http://www.givemebeer.tk/Monster-1.png
Name: Abyss
Role: The final person in between you and Cube!
Style: Dark figure with red gleaming eyes and incredibly hard questions

1: It won't be easy to defeat me.
2: In Amblyopia, the brain shuts off or supresses vision in one eye. What does this cause?
3: Five birds are on the fence. If you shoot one, how many will be left on the fence?
4: What is Tricuspid valve?
5: Are bi langual people more likely to suffer from "tip of tongue" syndrome?
6: What is Bandeau?
7: 8x-11=10+5x What is x?
8: You're worthy of the cube. Head worth and accept your reward.

????
Name: Unknown
Role: Sells one of the crystals at insanely high price
Style: Mysterious thief and heckler, sounds a lot like RE 4 shopkeeper

1: Psst! I've got what you need... Only 4000000 dyners.
2: You'll never make it out alive without my help!!
3: Hehe... Here you go.
4: Hey, you ain't got the money! I'm not giving you anything!
5: Heh heh. Then, make yourself at home in here because you'll be around for quite a bit. 6: Hehe... Pleasure doing business...

Man
Name: Unknown
Role: Sells code to Hell Mineral room
Style: Any
1: For just 50 dyners, I'll sell you the code to hell mineral room. They're the big bucks, Becky pays big cash for them.
2: You interested?
3: Okay, I'll tell you this only ONCE. Pay attention. 1758. You got that?
4: Hey, you can't afford it! 5: I'm so freaking awesome.

Fire
http://www.givemebeer.tk/Monster-5.png
Name: Fire
Role: First deity
Style: A burning Ifrit

1: Birth, alignement, death. What is this?
2: First you're born. Then you align yourself. And then you die.
3: I have no eyes, yet I see. I am poor, yet I am rich. I am dead, yet so very much alive.
4: Love is blind, yet sees true love. Love is poor man's deal, yet it enriches you. Love tears you apart, love makes you complete. [

Crystal man Name: Unknown Role: He pays you money for you to mine crystals
Style: Any
1: Mine crystals for me. I'll pay you 5 dyner per each.
2: All right. You can get to the crystals by going the stair on the left. Here's a pickaxe for you. Good harvesting!
3: Now let's see your crystals.
4: There you go! Now come back with more.


Gender neutral roles

Narator
Name: Narator
Role: Narator
Style: Any, but old timey story teller is best
NOTE! Very long lines, used in scrolling text narrative!

1: Your name is Alice Andersson. As a child, you had a vision of a terrible demon. The demon taunted you and you woke up, screaming your lungs out and sobbing like a baby. *short pause* It was this vision that inspired you to become a famous scholar that made your mother so proud, always wishing your father would have lived enough to see you become one of the most renown scholars of your time and due to the color of your hair, became known as the Silver Scholar... *short pause*

You have always been religious but now your faith has been put to a test. Your mother has become sick. No traditional cures have worked, not even shamans or out of ordinary works have helped. The more you have prayed, the more your mother has grown ill. *short pause*

Desperate, you go to your studies and discover the legend about "Elohim Cube." A fantastic artifact said to have been left behind by the gods. Holding on to the cube would grant them good luck and health. You know that with it, your mother may overcome the disease and become healthy again... *short pause*

But Elohim Cube was left at the highest mountain in San Augustin Canyon... Many adventurers have tried to reach the top but no one has been able to. The odds are stacked against you but you press on and so begins your quest...

2: Sadly no trace of Jen was ever found. She must have died trying to get the cube, dooming your mother in the process.

3: As Jen falls down, the surroundings return back to you standing on top of the world, now Jenny before you. She looks at you and tries to speak but no words come. However, you know what she's about to say and simply say "I forgive you" and with that, Jen smiles and closes her eyes.

4: You move closer to the cube and see how massive it truly is,as you wonder how you could ever lift it, the cube rises by itself and hovers off the floor. After a moment of a shock, you come to your senses and begin your long journey home with the cube following behind you.

5: As you stand before your mother's bed with the cube radiating its warm glow at her, you already know deep within your heart that your mother is going to be fine.

6: Sometime later, you are living happily with your mother once more, having grown and learnt much during your journey to save her. *pause* With having gotten Cube, you have become a legend and your name shall be forever remembered in the history of mankind, as the girl who sough to do the impossible. *pause* And thus our story concludes, with a happy ending.

LazuliTala
05-17-2012, 06:15 PM
it sounds interesting! how many lines do you want us to audition with?

bpcc
05-17-2012, 06:28 PM
ooh~ looks like something I want to try for! ;>
same question as above o:

CerealKiller
05-17-2012, 07:41 PM
cool. I might be sending something your way tomorrow, or asap. :)

MISTER BIG T
05-17-2012, 08:55 PM
The reason I gave all the lines of all the charas is because you can pick the ones you like in the list and to get better idea of the character. You can audit with as many as you want, you can even go ahead and do the entire spiel on audit. I'd prefer if you'd at least have 3 or so of the lines though so it's easier for me to get the idea of your possible range and your skills. On characters with few lines, you're free to choose which ones or do 'em all. Not everyone of these spoken roles are as big but all play an important role in the game still.

Sukisho
05-17-2012, 09:21 PM
Being a game, I've moved this to Visual ^^

MISTER BIG T
05-17-2012, 09:22 PM
Thanks, do you know why some of the codes don't work and it gives the too short error when I try and format the lines?

Sukisho
05-17-2012, 09:28 PM
well the images appear to be missing the "http://" in front of them, I think that's why those first three aren't working ^^ as for the lines format, I'm not sure exactly what you mean.

MISTER BIG T
05-17-2012, 09:29 PM
I tried to paragraph them a bit better and put space between them to make lines easier to read but when I went to save it said messages have to be 10 words or bigger, which makes no sense.

Sukisho
05-18-2012, 01:12 AM
Hmm that's odd. Well I went and looked at it and seems to have worked ^^

On that note, hope it goes well! And might send something if I get a chance :D

Punishment
05-18-2012, 03:40 AM
Sent you an audition for most of the male parts, as well as the narrator.

pickle131
05-18-2012, 10:53 AM
Bumping c: Looks really cool.

MeroMeroSaharade
05-19-2012, 07:55 AM
8D Will Audition!

Azumaru
05-19-2012, 09:02 AM
Sent in my auditions! : )

GooldenVixen
05-19-2012, 09:38 AM
i might try this

MISTER BIG T
05-19-2012, 10:16 AM
I have updated the OP for the female roles that have been selected. I'd still need to find a protagonist and many extras though, so all auditions are more than welcome!

bpcc
05-19-2012, 04:39 PM
sent an audition~! ;>

flicky1991
05-20-2012, 12:31 PM
Forgot to say - audition sent!

asmithhers
05-20-2012, 05:29 PM
I'll audition later today!

Dazed
05-20-2012, 06:36 PM
Audition sent!~

Fuzen
05-21-2012, 12:54 AM
I plan to audition. How do you pronounce Elohim? Is it like Ee-loh-him?

LuckyJack020
05-21-2012, 04:20 AM
Just sent in my audition. I wish you the best of luck with this project, it looks like a very interesting game.

asmithhers
05-21-2012, 05:28 AM
Just sent in my audition as well!

MISTER BIG T
05-21-2012, 06:42 AM
I plan to audition. How do you pronounce Elohim? Is it like Ee-loh-him?

Yeah, that's pretty much it.



I updated the OP with a reference to how I imagine Alice's voice like. The roles are filling up nicely, if you want to get in you better hurry!


The game is pretty much 98% done, just need some polish in terms of few pics by the artist and beta testing. It'll be ready by June 10th if not earlier.

IcesWolf25
05-21-2012, 08:28 AM
Sent Audition, hope you like it!

bpcc
05-21-2012, 03:59 PM
Oh! You've cast her already o:
I was too late, ehehehe.
Oh well, thank you anyway~!

Praxis678
05-21-2012, 04:17 PM
Audition sent for Fire.

Fuzen
05-22-2012, 12:03 AM
My audition for Narrator has been sent.

deadlyrose7717
05-22-2012, 10:53 PM
Just got mine sent

IcesWolf25
05-23-2012, 12:18 AM
Wow Alice must have been filled about an hour after I sent my audition. I would have appreciated an email reply though, now I feel embarassed about sending a audition for a character filled. Anyway good luck with your project.

MISTER BIG T
05-23-2012, 08:19 AM
Even if a role has been filled, you can still audition for it. Due to many reasons, such as in case the person auditing is suddenly unable to, or if your voice ended up working better in the end (Less distortion and background noise comes to mind), you may end up becoming the part instead. The deadline is still far away but there are always things that may affect the recorder that wouldn't matter how long period of time there is to deadline. While I've received only few auditions with static mixed with the lines, I am sure everyone would understand if I chose the person over the static than the one with the static because the static is very noticable in game.


In the past, at few previous of my projects when I've promised a role to someone they never ended up doing the rest of the lines which lead to my game being released without the main heroine having a voice. It was very akward and I'd rather that not happen again, so if you think you are good for the role, please by all means audition to it and I'll stay in touch with you. If nothing else, I'll keep you in mind as I'm always looking for new auditions and I'm already working on a new project... I'll tell more about it later but needless to say, all who audition for me will be kept in mind for later. :)


Just to show I'm not just lazing off myself, I decided that Alice's graphics did not represent the tomboyish young gal enough so, here is the new graphics that will be used for her.


http://www.givemebeer.tk/bc_up_free.png

bpcc
05-23-2012, 11:34 AM
Oh alright~! I'll send my redo then ^_^

Rip
05-25-2012, 06:15 AM
Definitely got those auditions in there for Fire and Andy! Looking forward to it, bro.

ATheatricalSongBird
05-25-2012, 12:55 PM
Am just enquiring, have all the female roles already been cast?
If so, would you happen to be accepting demo reels for additional characters in this game, or this new project you'd said you've started working on?
Thanks!

MISTER BIG T
05-26-2012, 08:41 AM
Am just enquiring, have all the female roles already been cast?
If so, would you happen to be accepting demo reels for additional characters in this game, or this new project you'd said you've started working on?
Thanks!

I am always accepting demo reels but the new game is just in the planning stages, it will take very long time untill there's the time for voice acting.


The deadline is closing in and I haven't been provided all the lines of Alice yet, so you can still go for the role. Few lines of Bella were missing and just now I found out many of the lines have static in the background. Applying for any role still is a-okay at this point.

TwoDoorCafeClub
05-26-2012, 10:02 PM
You know MISTA BIG T, I understand that you have had bad experiences with VAs in the past and this is why you are executing the audition procedure you're currently using. However, I will say that you are very close to stepping on the line of etiquette that exists on the VAA. You set a deadline for June 1, yet you have already cast all the female roles? I know that I was about to audition on the day you cast the females, thinking that I had plenty of time before June 1, and even IcesWolf25 had sent off an audition only to find that by the time she'd refreshed the page, the role had been filled! You also have people constantly asking you "is this role filled, can I still audition?"

Furthermore, now that you have selected your cast early, you are still holding auditions for roles that have been filled? I understand that you are looking for the best voice and the best quality, but if a VA has poor quality, you shouldn't cast them only to drop them once someone better comes along. This is bad practice. I know there are other audition threads that cast-as-you-go, but once they're cast, that role has been finalized. Nobody else can take their place. Quality of the recording and acting ability are all taken into consideration in everyone's auditions.

The audition guidelines at VAA (specifically regarding deadlines in this case) promote clarity and are there to ensure that producers and VAs can be part of a smooth audition process, one without false hope, role-security anxiety and time wasted recording auditions only to find they've been cast. What you should have done is stick to the deadline of June 1 before casting any of the characters. Once you have received ALL the auditions, you select your main VA and an understudy for major roles so that you don't encounter the problem of your heroine disappearing and leaving a gaping hole in your project.

Finally, from your last post, it seems that a few of your selected cast members have already begun recording their lines, and as such, have committed their time and effort to the role. Yet, from your haphazard auditioning process, it's possible that the casted VAs could be dropped from the project even if they've recorded a substantial amount of their lines. If this were to occur, it would be an awful waste of their time and energy, not to mention abusing their (currently) free services they've offered towards your project.

In summary, once a role is cast, it stays cast. I understand nothing terribly 'wrong' has happened in this audition process so far, but there is potential for it.

Praxis678
05-26-2012, 11:40 PM
You know MISTA BIG T, I understand that you have had bad experiences with VAs in the past and this is why you are executing the audition procedure you're currently using. However, I will say that you are very close to stepping on the line of etiquette that exists on the VAA. You set a deadline for June 1, yet you have already cast all the female roles? I know that I was about to audition on the day you cast the females, thinking that I had plenty of time before June 1, and even IcesWolf25 had sent off an audition only to find that by the time she'd refreshed the page, the role had been filled! You also have people constantly asking you "is this role filled, can I still audition?"

Furthermore, now that you have selected your cast early, you are still holding auditions for roles that have been filled? I understand that you are looking for the best voice and the best quality, but if a VA has poor quality, you shouldn't cast them only to drop them once someone better comes along. This is bad practice. I know there are other audition threads that cast-as-you-go, but once they're cast, that role has been finalized. Nobody else can take their place. Quality of the recording and acting ability are all taken into consideration in everyone's auditions.

The audition guidelines at VAA (specifically regarding deadlines in this case) promote clarity and are there to ensure that producers and VAs can be part of a smooth audition process, one without false hope, role-security anxiety and time wasted recording auditions only to find they've been cast. What you should have done is stick to the deadline of June 1 before casting any of the characters. Once you have received ALL the auditions, you select your main VA and an understudy for major roles so that you don't encounter the problem of your heroine disappearing and leaving a gaping hole in your project.

Finally, from your last post, it seems that a few of your selected cast members have already begun recording their lines, and as such, have committed their time and effort to the role. Yet, from your haphazard auditioning process, it's possible that the casted VAs could be dropped from the project even if they've recorded a substantial amount of their lines. If this were to occur, it would be an awful waste of their time and energy, not to mention abusing their (currently) free services they've offered towards your project.

In summary, once a role is cast, it stays cast. I understand nothing terribly 'wrong' has happened in this audition process so far, but there is potential for it.Agreed and while I don't mind if you find someone better for a role, you emailed me saying I recieved the role of Fire, yet it says you casted it to Rip. I have no issues whether I got the role or not but please keep your decisions reserved until the deadline, it gives false hope when you cast one person and then recast said person without even telling them.

MISTER BIG T
05-27-2012, 07:04 AM
You know MISTA BIG T, I understand that you have had bad experiences with VAs in the past and this is why you are executing the audition procedure you're currently using. However, I will say that you are very close to stepping on the line of etiquette that exists on the VAA. You set a deadline for June 1, yet you have already cast all the female roles? I know that I was about to audition on the day you cast the females, thinking that I had plenty of time before June 1, and even IcesWolf25 had sent off an audition only to find that by the time she'd refreshed the page, the role had been filled! You also have people constantly asking you "is this role filled, can I still audition?"

Furthermore, now that you have selected your cast early, you are still holding auditions for roles that have been filled? I understand that you are looking for the best voice and the best quality, but if a VA has poor quality, you shouldn't cast them only to drop them once someone better comes along. This is bad practice. I know there are other audition threads that cast-as-you-go, but once they're cast, that role has been finalized. Nobody else can take their place. Quality of the recording and acting ability are all taken into consideration in everyone's auditions.

The audition guidelines at VAA (specifically regarding deadlines in this case) promote clarity and are there to ensure that producers and VAs can be part of a smooth audition process, one without false hope, role-security anxiety and time wasted recording auditions only to find they've been cast. What you should have done is stick to the deadline of June 1 before casting any of the characters. Once you have received ALL the auditions, you select your main VA and an understudy for major roles so that you don't encounter the problem of your heroine disappearing and leaving a gaping hole in your project.

Finally, from your last post, it seems that a few of your selected cast members have already begun recording their lines, and as such, have committed their time and effort to the role. Yet, from your haphazard auditioning process, it's possible that the casted VAs could be dropped from the project even if they've recorded a substantial amount of their lines. If this were to occur, it would be an awful waste of their time and energy, not to mention abusing their (currently) free services they've offered towards your project.

In summary, once a role is cast, it stays cast. I understand nothing terribly 'wrong' has happened in this audition process so far, but there is potential for it.[/quote]

No, no, you've mistaken and I think some other people have too. (Because I just finished mailing a person about this)

I'm saying you can audition your lines for the role you like, perhaps not for this particular project but for me to keep you in mind for my other projects, one which I've worked for quite few years now. I've kept all the people who've auditoned and sent me samples down in my contacts list and will keep in touch with them as soon as this game is done.

Also, like I said one part of me accepting auditions for some roles that were filled was just making sure that the role would not be not have all the lines by the time, which is what has happened to me in my previous attempt to make a game with voice acting, the voice actress having the lead role never ended up doing the rest of the lines, which was a major bummer. So I was put in a spot of either wasting all the great voice acting by everyone else and not have voice acting at all or release the game without lead voice. I released it without lead voice acting eventually.


I also made few mistakes when I updated who had what role which also caused problems. I've hopefully been able to clear things up though I am sure those caused the biggest murmur. Overall, if anything's gone wrong it's been because of errors on my part and I apologize for that.

I hope that clears everything up. For the record, I think I've got all the voices down and have been working to implement them in game. Many thanks goes to all the wonderful voice actors who've applied, I'll be in touch with you and you'll receive the download for the game when it's done. (I aim for all the polish and all done by June 10th)



Agreed and while I don't mind if you find someone better for a role, you emailed me saying I recieved the role of Fire, yet it says you casted it to Rip. I have no issues whether I got the role or not but please keep your decisions reserved until the deadline, it gives false hope when you cast one person and then recast said person without even telling them.

This was totally my mistake. I'll sort this out and find a good medium that'll please everyone involved. I'll talk to you in private message about what happened here.

ATheatricalSongBird
05-27-2012, 11:32 AM
I have every confidence that casted members of VAA will give the roles their best,
and so I shall give your current game a miss when it comes to auditioning.
Please make sure to send us the link when the game is completed though, as I'd love to see the finished product!

MISTER BIG T
05-27-2012, 11:47 AM
I have every confidence that casted members of VAA will give the roles their best,
and so I shall give your current game a miss when it comes to auditioning.
Please make sure to send us the link when the game is completed though, as I'd love to see the finished product!


Thank you kindly, the game is looking really good. Everything is pretty much done and the game is fully playable from the start to the finish. Just some polish and some testing and it's ready.

I had some extra time so I made something amazing.

http://www.givemebeer.tk/save5.png

MISTER BIG T
05-31-2012, 06:50 AM
I'm double posting but for good reason.


I had talked to everyone involved about why there was confusion and explained things, now everything is smooth again and all things are cleared up. The game is almost done, now adding only the final touches like the art and final pieces of voice acting.


http://www.givemebeer.tk/save6.png

With that positive note, this topic can be locked. The next time I'll post, it'll be in the completed proejcts as I share the full game with you all! Stay tuned for that!