Peter William Gerkman 2012 Character Reel

[Hokage Titan]

I thought it was about time that I did a new one of these. I decided to do this one a bit differently though and stuck to ranges near my natural voice, this is probably one of my more favorite demos that I've done so far, because of that decision. It doesn't feel as strained due to forcing my low tones to straining myself at my highest tones. It's more what I feel comfortable acting in or that's at least what I think. So without further ado, here's my new demo! Don't be afraid to drop a critique after you listen!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfZ5xNg1NQ0&feature=plcp

https://www.box.com/s/2d9f1c562568dcd2616b

Mixing by Seymour
Music by AMTRAX91
Programs used:
Audacity WavePadAdobe Audition 2.0
Mic Used:
MXL V87 Low Noise Studio Condenser XLR Microphone with Blue Icicle Preamp

[hyperknees91]

Glad you concentrated on acting over range. Easily the strongest demo I've heard from you. I would've liked to hear a bit more crazy inflections for the crazy guy though =p

[AmyAnn]

You and your awesome bloody voice.
Seymour at the beginning caught me off and, I dunno, it just felt off to me. Would have been nice if it was your voice there since I actually had to think if it was you or not, can be a tad misleading. I do like that you stuck to your natural range but you could have added in one or two different pitches [like your really low tone, be still my heart]. Overall, awesome reel, though. Only expect amazing from you every time and this was me being incredibly nitpicky as you know I am.

[VodkaHaze]

You and your awesome bloody voice.
Seymour at the beginning caught me off and, I dunno, it just felt off to me. Would have been nice if it was your voice there since I actually had to think if it was you or not, can be a tad misleading. I do like that you stuck to your natural range but you could have added in one or two different pitches [like your really low tone, be still my heart]. Overall, awesome reel, though. Only expect amazing from you every time and this was me being incredibly nitpicky as you know I am.

I'm kinda with you on the intro thing. If you are going to use an intro, you should either use your own voice, or use someone else's voice which doesn't sound like yours, preferrably female. Seymour's voice sounds a bit too close to your normal speaking voice, so try to avoid that in the future.

Either way the voices were really good, and creating different characters whilst staying close to your natural voice can be very hard, but you did a great job making each one sound distinct and believable. You do a really good little boy voice.

Also, your mixing was awesome as always Seymour, and I'm not sure if AMTRAX made the music or found it, but he still did a good job, so props to all of ya ;)

[Seymour]

I'm not sure if AMTRAX made the music or found it, but he still did a good job, so props to all of ya ;)

He actually makes it :)



Peter, you know I love what you did, and sorry about the intro slate being off putting, I was actually trying to NOT sound like Peter @_@

[AmyAnn]

I knew it was you quite quickly, it just really caught me off guard because I think "Peter's Demo" and then your voice was the first thing I heard. It might be off putting for people looking for roles, too, incase they confuse your voice for one that Peter can do since it's in his demo.

[Hokage Titan]

I updated the demo with my own intro slate. Sorry Pat. @_@

[Hokage Titan]

Buuuuuuuuump~!

[MissAck]

Ahh, nice to hear you again.

I shall offer a critique~
I know this is showing off your natural tones and such, but at the same time if someone found this off of the VAA they'd expect a bit more range. Not saying that this was bad- I would like to hear your lower stuff and even a mix between your natural and your high kid voice. (No one believes that that Security Guard is Hokage Titan ;P )
So the critique below is kind of offered to I guess both you and Patrick, because Patrick mixed it.

First voice - Too quiet in comparison to the SFX and BGM. The voice itself was really good. I felt the intensity and madness in it. Nice!
Second voice - Very good, calm.
Third voice - Could reaaaaaaalllly probably start with "YOU'RE A MONSTER!" because 1 it would also throw away the possibility that THIRD and SECOND are the 'same' and 2 it's too long. I wonder if you could feel more desperate and shakey, like you just saw 'your most loved one' die RIGHT in front of you and you couldn't protect her.
Fourth voice - Nice medium voice. Could get mixed up with second voice though. Also didn't really feel the fear of dying or the fight to stay alive though D; Again, really long... I liked when the filter was on it. That sounded forceful and powerful. Some parts too quiet.
Fifth voice - Nice choice to show range. Should be mixed in in the middle to break up the lines that have the same music.

Sooooo~ Yeah =) Glad you have fun with it! You can tell X3

[Hokage Titan]

Thanks MissAck!! I'll keep that in mind!

Updated with a video~