[justdreamin]

Spiral Memories Production

Pandora Hearts EP 5 clip: Clockwise Doom

WARNING: CLIP CONTAINS SPOILERS
and screaming :p

YouTube - Pandora hearts Fandub Ep 5 Clip -...

*youtube slightly unsynced the video dialogue, Im gonna try to fix the problem.

What fate awaits an illegal contractor? Oz must find out the hard way.......

The cast (IOA)

flowergirl- Ichigoxcupcakes
Chain- Countabyss
Oz- Bninjah
Raven/Gil- Bloodredoath
Xerxes Break - bladeblur
Sharon - Sera phia
Alice - Shudo-ranmaru

Mixing:
justdreamin (Spiral memories Productions)

Soundeffects:
soundjay
soundsnap
sounddogs
VAA sfx files
Pandora hearts OST

Mixing done on WMM w/ audacity because Vegas thought it would be fun to freeze my laptop everytime it opened. This would have been out sooner but WMM just liked to stress me out beyond belief.

I would like to thank my talented cast and thank you for watching, as always, comments and critques are appreciated.

Ok This was my first time actually mixing an anime fandub clip, before this I primarily mixed manga fandubs and assisted with radio plays on my other account. Hence, no mouth movements or actual movement. So in general this all relatively new for me (hits head). When Pandora hearts came out I knew I had to mix some scenes from this anime and this was always my favorite one from the manga. I know that with continued practice I can only become better at this type of mixing

[CountAbyss]

Flower girl / Ichigoxcupcakes- Okay, from the get go you have a pretty good voice for her and I was really following your performance and you were doing quite well but you kinda lost me in the end. The screams from her just seemed unbelievable to me and you lost me as a viewer and the last scene just wasn't as strong as the original due to that fact.

Oz / Bninjah- Ya know, this is the first project I've ever heard you in. Anywho, I really felt you were an awesome Oz. You were what really stood out to me throughout this whole clip. You really did captured Oz's personality and really did bring him justice. You really got to see the many sides of Oz in this clip from him being his normal goofy self, to his righteous side, & a little bit of his softer side and I feel you did well in all areas.

Raven (Gil) / BloodRedOath- Well Blood you definitely made a pretty good Raven, your voice was pretty darn good. But I felt at times there were parts that I felt you didn't really capture me as a viewer and made me believe you were the character.Some lines seemed kinda flat but overall it was enjoyable.

Xerxes / BladeBlur- I must say this was a very interesting pick for you BB but I felt that you pulled off a very good Xerxes. I felt you were able to grasp his character easily all I can say is I wish I can see some more scenes with you as Xerxes.

Sharon / Sera Phia- You didn't have many lines so I feel I can't properly critique your performance but I really did like the voice you had for Sharon.

Alice / Shudo-Ranmaru- Again there really wasn't much to go on for Alice sadly, since she doesn't have many lines so I feel I can't properly critique it.

Self Critique- *Sigh* Well I personally feel this is one of my weaker performances. Now I'm not going to just blame it on my crappy headset I used at the time (Luckily I use a good mic now) but that will explain why my lines are so quiet at times. Now this is probably the second project that I ever recorded so I feel my lack of experience really showed. I feel I've improved since and I REALLY wish I can go back and rerecord everything.

Mixing- I can't say much about the mixing cause I'm personally not much of a mixer but there were at times where volume levels were a problem and some of the overused SFX I felt could've been changed up than using it over and over again. That's all I can really say, like I said I'm not much of a mixer so I feel I can't give this a justified critique.

Overall- I really am glad I'm apart of this project. Doing this clip actually got me to sit down and watch the show and I instantly fell in love with it so I really do have to thank you for that. Now I found this to be enjoyable and I really liked Bninjah's performance especially. I feel this could be much better though but I'm sure you'll improve by the time you do your next project. ^^

[ichigoxcupcakes]

flowergirl- SELF CRITIQUE ::: I wasn't really proud of my performance in the end, at all. Especially at the end. I am sorry : [ I could have done better dying (this was my first role) I practiced screaming for days and then I lost my voice from it >///< Not a smart move on my part.
If I could redo this, I would practice my voice to scream as loud as I could until I was satisied. It didn't sound like I was dying, and I could have made it more emotional. Because hey, who wants to die anyways??? Sorry everyone, I will do my best next time dying >///<.

Chain- Countabyss :::: Very well done, I liked the tone and you scared me very well. It was very well done~~~ :3

Oz- Bninjah ::: You were wonderful~ your emotions were played very well out, and the tone was perfect. You did Oz justice : 333 Wonderful job~~ you showed all of his emotions through this clip that he had. Which could be a hard thing to do, but you did it wonderfully. :3

Raven/Gil- Bloodredoath :::: Very, very well done. This was a perfect role for you. You made me laugh at some parts with your tone of voice (the restroom part was quite funny) :3

Xerxes Break - bladeblur ::: You pulled off a very well done Xerxes~ great job :3 The tone was great and you did very well with the pacing. I especially liked your last line~ it was very well done. :3 keep doing your best~

Sharon - Sera phia ::: I really liked your voice from Sharon and from what I heard of your line was lovely :3 even if you didn't have many lines you showed your emotion through it ~ and that was very well done.

Alice - Shudo-ranmaru ::: I thought you did very well. I admire your work, and Alice was a great character for you to play. You pulled her off very well, her attitude, and running very well done~ even if you didn't have that many lines, you still made a very believable alice : 3

SFX & Mixing ::: It was well done but some sounds were awkward in a way (maybe it might just be me >///<) and some things were loud. But it's alright~ I know how mixing can be (a pain in the boottyyyy) but you pulled it off very well~ great job :3

Overall :::: I was happy and proud to be in this production, though I really need to show more emotions while dying >///< Thank you for letting me be apart of this clip. Everyone did wonderful and keep doing your best~!

[BloodRedOath]

Flower girl / Ichigoxcupcakes- I really liked your performance for the first half of your appearance, and once the screaming started, but the long, held out screams didn't sound as genuine as they could have been. Still, pretty good job!

Chain / CountAbyss- *definitely didn't steal your critique format lol* Honestly, I don't know what you're talking about, I liked your performance xD Giant monsters and their noises are HARD and I thought this was good!

Oz / Bninjah- I loved this. The voice was great, the performance was great, and you got to explore a bunch of emotions in this clip, like Count said. You were my favorite in this clip, which is a good thing considering you played the main character xD The only thing I didn't like was the delivery of the last few lines, where Raven's holding Oz back. I felt like those could have been a bit more desperate sounding and emotional, but otherwise, I really really enjoyed listening to you in this xD

Xerxes / BladeBlur- Very good. The voice you gave him, the way you made him speak, I loved it. I haven't seen any of this show, but I feel like this is what I'll think of whenever I see the character now xD The only thing I didn't like was some of the pronunciation. Not too big of a deal, but I'm really picky like that ><' lol

Sharon / Sera Phia- Not too much to go on here, but I liked what I heard, very nice voice! I felt like it fit the character very well.

Alice / Shudo-Ranmaru- Like with Sera Phia, I can't say much because you didn't have many lines, but from what I heard, the voice was very fitting and everything else was fine too xD

Self Critique- Oh boy. Honestly, I feel like this is a pretty bad performance on my part. I think I couldn't find the right voice for my character, which was something I had been going through at around the time I recorded this, a lack of voices xD But even without that, I feel like a lot of what I said felt awkward or the delivery was off. Not TERRIBLE, but not very good either.

Mixing- I'm not a mixer, but I can still tell when the job was done well or not xD Not bad, especially for a first attempt at a fandub. It definitely didn't take away from the enjoyment of watching the clip, which is very good. Here's one tip I'll tell you that many people miss and it makes me sad xD :

For one reason or another, some mic's are lower or higher in volume than others, and there are a ton of different reasons. Adjustment of the volume of each character is key. If you can get them all on the same level, it'll sound much more professional. It's a great thing, really xD I happen to be one of those people who for whatever reason (honestly I don't know why), has a computer that no matter what mic it uses, makes the recording very soft. It wasn't a huge issue here, but I've seen it very bad in other projects in the past xD

Overall- I'm a fan. I really did enjoy this. It was a great scene, and the cast was awesome. Personally I'm not a fan of my own performance here, but I know everyone else's was at least good xD

[BladeBlur]

Might as jump on the bandwagon!

Flowergirl / ichigoxcupcakes - I think if you just work on the screamings, you'd be perfect, but as it is I think it was a fine job! I really liked it! Screaming is tough for a lot of people so don't feel bad, it was well done!

Chain / CountAbyss - Dude, if that's your worst performance, I am going to be blown away with your best performance if anything. That... was... sick!!!

Oz / Bninjah - I'm probably from the camp of people who are used to the japanese seiyuu, but honestly it was a very interesting take to have a guy as Oz, and you were definitely a good Oz, bninjah. I don't really have anything else to say, buddy, nice.

Raven / BloodRedOath - FINALLY. Not Ryuuji... Or Yosuke... erm... Raven. Boy you really you get one epic low voice there, BRO. Some lines could've been handled better but overall you did a great job with the role.

Sharon / Sera Phia - Not a lot to judge from, but pretty darn solid, Sera

Alice / S h u d o - Adorable, just wish there was more of you like Sera.

Break / Self Critique - I like the fact my Break is well received by people as that so far it's been the most different role I have had to tackle. I do agree with BRO, my pronounciation needs work, but I am working on it and next time I'll improve upon it. Break is definitely a role I loved doing

Mixing - The volume levels were a bit off and some of the sound effects didn't seem to fix, but I do have to admit that for a first attempt this is downright well done and I admire all the effort you put into it. Don't take what I said as an insult, though, as a fellow mixer, it can be VERY hard.

Overall - I want more. Simple as that.

[justdreamin]

Thanks for all the critiques and advice . Im gonna try to definitely work on the mixing and balancing out the sounds.