Ahoy!

[Arbitrax]

Hi everyone, another new recruit

I'm just a hobbyist with a mic at the moment, but my goal is to develop my skill and see how far I can get!

I particularly love playing villains, because they are usually the most interesting, fleshed-out characters

If you want to check out my stuff I've started uploading demo clips on YouTube - have a look!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhRNa455pZc - Paarthurnax (TES V: Skyrim)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43KBrl31gew - Crestfallen Warrior (Dark Souls)

Cheers me dears!

[Menchi]

Welcome to the VAA,

and enjoy your Stay!

and some nice samples, couple of puffs and things here or there, but I'm sure when you come to auditioning, they'll be sorted out

[SilverKey]

Weeeeelcome!!!!!! :3

[x3Ren]

Welcome to the VAA! :]

And villians are interesting to play, I think one of the best so far is the Joker. Maybe you should try him out? Anyways enjoy your time here.

[Arbitrax]

Welcome to the VAA,

and enjoy your Stay!

and some nice samples, couple of puffs and things here or there, but I'm sure when you come to auditioning, they'll be sorted out

Thanks for the tip! Yeah they're all totally raw...however as a terminal procrastinator I have set myself a task of putting something on YouTube at least once a week. Then in a couple of months' time I will have loads of clips to put together a more polished demo reel.

That's the plan anyway!

[Arbitrax]

Ahoy again! I've got some new clips up, but I didn't want to spam up the boards with thread after thread. So here goes!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FeDcMDMBKE

[*Mora~Inamorata*]

Ahoy again! I've got some new clips up, but I didn't want to spam up the boards with thread after thread. So here goes!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FeDcMDMBKE

I think many of us start off as hobbyists with a mic! At least your honest

The last clip you posted (the one I am quoting) is a great improvement on the first two samples in so much as it sounds more polished with respect to production values. (Less 'puffs' or drawing in air against the mic). There will be times where a sharp intake of air or a sigh will be in character, but over all, heavy breathing against a microphone is not generally your best friend... I don't know what kind of microphone you have, but pop filters can do wonders in cleaning up even 'raw' recordings. As far as the actual delivery, I think the voice was good and clear in the last recording so far as diction, and you had some variety of pacing but not a whole lot of variation in emotional tone or pitch. One could argue that for a narrator you might desire more objective qualities in a voice, though, so long as it doesn't come off as too flat.

Just my two cents. If anything I'm honest, but I don't mean to bombard you with any vicious kind of critique and I sincerely hope to see you learn, grow, and participate in upcoming projects here at VAA.com, or elsewhere!



--Mora

[Arbitrax]

Thanks for replying! And looking back over my clips I admit, I haven't exactly emoted on many of them - off to find some emotions and post them up!