What kind of lead is this?

Todd Ellis · Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007, 23:25 (GMT) Post subject: What kind of lead is this?

I mean, no offense to anyone in particular - but what the hell?
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The recording will be use in an american Anime production which is in the concept phase and will be a test voice over. Male voice. A child's voice. North american english. The recording must be MP3 format. We have a tight budget and we can't use any money because alot of it is going into the concept animation.

Please send your demoa nd quotes based on the script provided.

Script:

Male Child: "Daddy, please don't leave me! You have to take of mommy and me!"

Male Adult: "...."

Male Child: "Sobbing sounds"

Male Adult: "..."
(he leaves)

Male Child: "No, daddy!"(bursts out crying)

Scott Pollak · Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007, 23:36 (GMT) Post subject:

Todd, based on what I've heard of your style, I think you should probably do the voice of Quandra, the Lizard-skinned reptilian dominatrix of the Wun Hung Lo dynasty Glue factory that's in this anime' project............

Brian McCain · Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007, 00:28 (GMT) Post subject: Well

I have to say it's kind of cheezy, but sounds like a typical Anime scene where they do some cheezy psycho talk and the main character becomes over-emotional. Once again, a typical Anime scene, nothing unique.

Amy Snively · Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007, 00:22 (GMT) Post subject:

How do you pronounce "..."?

Jeffrey Kafer

Nikki Saco · Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007, 23:23 (GMT) Post subject:

Hmmmm ... they can't use any money (for VO) because it's all going into the animation concept. Doesn't sound like a paying gig for VO, does it? But they still want to know what you'd charge if they were going to pay you. Am I reading that right? I've deleted similar leads without answering.

If the script is fun, I'll sometimes do the audition clip even if the lead is ambiguous. I do like some anime, but this brief portion of the script doesn't do much for me.

Colin Campbell · Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007, 23:26 (GMT) Post subject:

Sometimes I just "give away" a free sample. It's "exposure."

George Karnes · Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007, 01:21 (GMT) Post subject:

Well opening your trenchcoat in a city park is exposure but the outcome is questionable. Wink

I have only deleted a couple of leads, and this was one of them.

Nikki Saco · Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007, 01:58 (GMT) Post subject:

LOL! George, good point -- and I appreciate the visual.
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