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I've done all of Effe-Tei's lines. What do you guys think?

Fish-Face wrote:

stijmunkey wrote:

Fish-Face wrote:

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http://www.fishface.org.uk/static/stuff/Briring_audition.mp3

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I liked the first sample, ...

I realised I should check if Langotriel needs to sign off on the Nord. The 'R's are not very rolled, which seems to have been a common theme for other Nords! I can do the kind of accent that Langotriel demonstrated, although it sounds a bit Russian (Perhaps in a stereotypical way; I don't know if that's a problem...) or a Scottish accent in which some of the 'R's roll naturally.

Of course if more than one is acceptable then I can record other Nords with them, for more variety.

Here are those accents. One Scottish at my natural pitch, one Scottish lower (no pitch-shifting) and which sounds like the weird Russian hybrids people have been demonstrating :P

http://www.fishface.org.uk/static/stuff/Botrir-accent-tests.mp3

Personally I'd love to see some Yorkshire and Scottish Nords, but see what you think. I still don't have a Dunmer voice that works, unfortunately.

Juxtaterrestrial wrote:

Another attempt down. I think I've managed to removes the remaining echo with event more pillows and blankets. If there is still a problem with the sound I could use a few pointers. I've also tried to make it sound less Brooklyn-ee and deepened it a bit. I think it's at a point where i could imagine hearing it from an imperial but it's not my opinion that counts haha. If it's not what your after perhaps you could provide a bit of direction of where i should push it?

I've gone ahead and separated them into the proper files with the required name (pretty much just to get the hang of it.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9170704/Voicework/JuxtaT...

I think this got lost in the rush of posts. I'm interested in feedback.

NickPoling wrote:

Ok guys, I came up with some fun voices for some characters. Check these out:

• Aengoth the Jewler (Bosmer)
• Dro'Zhirr (Khajiit)
• Krazzt (Dremora)
• Fargoth (Bosmer)
• Balyn Omavel (Dunmer)
• Ra'Tesh (Khajiit)
• Effe Tei (Argonian)
• Assabus Bentus (Dunmer)
• Anahaedra (Dremora)
• Aren Maren (Dunmer)

I definitely think my voice best suits the Bosmer. I can always re-record things if they aren't satisfactory. Let me know what ya'll think!

I like the enthusiasm in your reading.  Of these, I liked the Khajiit the best.

You could probably do Bosmer - it's well in your range - but your voice is a bit too much a caricature in its current form.  Bosmer in Morrowind were whiny, but it was a depressed/annoyed/frustrated sort of whininess.  These sound more like the Soda Poppers from the Sam and Max Games, or Cartman.

You might be able to pull off Dunmer, if you give it some work.  Right now too much of your natural voice is coming through.  We're going for a "Jeff Baker" Dunmer, which is really heavy rasp, and almost throat-singing in parts.  Very little of your natural voice should bleed through.

I can take whatever slot available. 
Here's my sample;
http://vocaroo.com/i/s1XeJzomm0LJ

Well I tried some Khajiit and Argonian, let me know :)

Smitehammer wrote:

I like the enthusiasm in your reading.  Of these, I liked the Khajiit the best.

You could probably do Bosmer - it's well in your range - but your voice is a bit too much a caricature in its current form.  Bosmer in Morrowind were whiny, but it was a depressed/annoyed/frustrated sort of whininess.  These sound more like the Soda Poppers from the Sam and Max Games, or Cartman.

You might be able to pull off Dunmer, if you give it some work.  Right now too much of your natural voice is coming through.  We're going for a "Jeff Baker" Dunmer, which is really heavy rasp, and almost throat-singing in parts.  Very little of your natural voice should bleed through.

I have to say, I really don't agree with this direction. It seems you want every character of every race to sound exactly the same. I can't agree with that. A big problem with the Elder Scrolls games was their lack of variation in voice actors, having too many characters sound exactly the same. Many critics and fans hammered them on this point, and rightfully so. That is definitely not something we should try to emulate.

You say my voice should sound more depressed and annoyed for Bosmer... but not all Bosmer are depressed or annoyed. It makes sense to have some characters sound like that, but some not. Each Bosmer is a different person, not to mention each person sounds different when they are annoyed. For example, my Aengoth was annoyed during plenty of those lines I read, and you could really tell. I guess you just want him to sound... more boring? More like... everyone else? More "normal?" But "normal" is lame, especially when everyone's doing it.

You also say you're going for more "Jeff Baker" Dunmer. Well, Jeff Baker sounds like Jeff Baker. There's literally hundreds of Dunmer in the game. Do you want them all to sound exactly like Jeff Baker? Again, that's a really bad idea. They should sound like individual characters, different from one another. Because... they are.

I was hoping for some feedback along the lines of what lines I should redo, if I screwed up on pronunciation, if my character voice didn't fit the characters personality enough, if the audio quality wasn't good enough, etc. But it seems all you're offering is "stop being creative, be more normal like everyone else."  That's pretty much the opposite of what acting is. Which is not something I can get behind.

I would love to do voiceover work for this, but I can't agree with any of that criticism, and I'm not going to re-record these lines just to make them more unoriginal and boring. I hope you guys can use what I have recorded. 

Shoot. Sorry. I posted a comment in the wrong place, and the only way I can get rid of it (that I know of) is editing it into this. If I can figure out how to delete this, I will.

Re: Variety and Consistency

I wonder if there is a slight overcompensation due to almost all voices in Skyrim being used for all races? I think it makes sense to have an overall theme that everyone in one race sticks to, but making all Bosmer sound annoyed doesn't make sense to me. Likewise, making all Nords sound like monotone Finns seems like a recipe for, well, monotony. With Dunmer it seems a little special because they have to have the raspy quality, which I guess nullifies some variety. But I did see people being advised to "sound more downbeat" I think, for general Dunmer voices; the same principle then applies.

By the way, Nick, there were definitely quite a few pops in your recordings. You'd need to re-record with a pop-filter or aim your mouth slightly away from the mic to get rid of them.

Hi actors,

Just wanted to pop in again to re-submit my audition for Fast Eddie (originally posted 12/7/2013 - page 31 of the thread). I've seen a few more auditions for him crop up since then, and I'd love to take a crack at the part before it's assigned.  

Heres some lines i recorded for Effe-Tei. Sounds more like broodmother from dota 2 tho :)

Hey folks, popping by with another bunch of auditions. This time I read for Carnius Magius, Hoki, Mervis, and Eris Telas.

I hope one of these will work, even if it is just one of the single line guys.

Again, if anyone thinks I'd be better voicing a different character, please, by all means tell me.

 

Smitehammer wrote:

Coltess wrote:

Hey folks, popping by with another bunch of auditions. This time I read for Carnius Magius, Hoki, Mervis, and Eris Telas.

I hope one of these will work, even if it is just one of the single line guys.

Again, if anyone thinks I'd be better voicing a different character, please, by all means tell me.

 

Huh, I'm actually pretty impressed with that Dunmer.  Hoki might work, have to hear from Lango.  Carnius Magius - the lines are read well, but you don't sound intimidating.  You know how all the bad guys who try to beat you to death with a Stalhrim mace in the movies have deep Christopher Lee voices?  You don't have a deep Christopher Lee voice.  Now this might be a bit controversial... but you might want to try pitch alteration and bass amplification.  I'm not sure if your voice will take well to it, and it can easily be overdone, or make your recording sound 'fake', but it can do miraculous things.  It's like doping in the Olympics or something.

Ahh, I get it now. I had an image in my head of Carnius being more of a sniveling aristocrat type. So, I actually did play around with it a bit, and I actually think it turned out pretty well. We'll have to let the forum gods decide. Unfortunately I was cursed with a kiddy-sounding voice, so deep isn't in my natural wheelhouse without sounding forced.

Also, which Dunmer were you referring to? Both? I'd just like to know for further attempts- find a vein to mine. Still trying to find my place, and I'm actually enjoying it immensely. But, again, if there's a particular character or type that anyone thinks I should try reading I welcome the recommendation and will do it.

Good to know someone thought something sounded alright. You hear your own voice enough times and you really start to hate it. 

lulusong wrote:

Hi guys I'm new to this so please excuse that question :D I'd really like to support and participate in that project and I'd like to give some NPC my voice so where can I find the list of the lines for the different characters?

You can find a list of available characters in the first post and you can find their lines in an excel sheet at the end of the second post.

Good luck!

Smitehammer wrote:

noah364 wrote:

Hello! My mother was a professional actress for many years. She co-starred in a Bryan Singer film that won the Sundance Film Festival, under the stage name Dina Brooks (her real name is Dina Howard). She also created an NPR radio documentary, Dina's Diary,  that won several major radio journalism awards, including the 2006 AP Mark Twain award for Best Special Program.

You can listen to her radio documentary here.

http://archive2.capradio.org/dina

Attached is her audition, using lines from Skyrim's Idgrod the Younger. Please feel free to contact me at noahwh@sbcglobal.net. I hope she can help! She would be pleased to be a part of your project in any way that you could use her.

 

The audition itself is way super duper quiet.  Could you upload it again with more volume behind it?

Ok. I reposted a louder version in a reply yesterday, but it looks like the reply ended up just being posted as a normal comment. So, as of now, the new, louder version is on page 59. Sorry about the confusion.

Hi! I'm a new guy, but I will be able to put some recordings of voices on this chat to see if they are worthy! I can do a range of different voices, but I lack decent recording and tech equipment, so I'll still give it a shot, but I'll leave you guys to decide how good it is :)

I'll give Gilvas Barelo a go with 2 or 3 lines, and upload them here.

--EDIT--
A friend of mine gave Graring a go. He's a Nord Barbarian.
https://soundcloud.com/elithegamerftw/graring-voice-sample-skywind
 

Hello, I'd like to try out for the role of Nibani Maesa. I've uploaded my demo. thanks!

Yes... I think we finally have someone who can help put a dent into the female-Dunmer backlog :D  I'll pass this on.

@Apsara Great voice work! 

Sure, I noticed them on the Assabus Bentus lines and Fargoth - on p's in both cases ("camp" and "imperials") are the first words I noticed pops on.

BlazeStorm wrote:

I'm really struggling to find the ok'd male Dunmer voices in the thread, does someone have a link to the voices that have been ticked off on, so we can have a comparison? Mostly people seem to be saying "no, raspier! More rasp! More like Jeff Baker!" But Jeff Baker has limited lines that I can find, and is some kind of voice acting god, so could we get some copies of the guys on here that have been judged OK?

The more variation we can hear within the "accepted" category, the easier it is going to be to know what we need to do to emulate it. I say this because sometimes a voice sounds similar to one person's ear, but to someone else a completely different voice sounds similar. We need to know how you want it to be similar without subjective terms like "rasp" (which could be taken to mean "growly", "rough", "gritty", "whispery", "breathy", "fricative", "crackly" or any number of other adjectives).

I guess what I'm trying to say is that I can see where my voice is wrong, but I'm struggling to improve it with just a single point of reference. Otherwise I'll just start belting out Nords and leave the Dunmer to the experts, but that hardly solves the problem of not having enough VOAs for the Dunmer.

Well here's a link to where I posted some of mine.

http://tesrenewal.com/comment/47831#comment-47831

Some others which have been approved and sound different are Veggie's http://m.soundcloud.com/veggie55/dunmer-samples-skywind  and Flavius D http://m.soundcloud.com/eric-j-kooistra/trels-varis and Morrowindshorts http://m.soundcloud.com/morrowindshorts/ordinator-voice and Dragomir's http://m.soundcloud.com/trolldragomir-1/aryonresponse-1 and also whoever this guy is http://m.soundcloud.com/ryjoco/han-ammu

https://soundcloud.com/justus-wilhelm-scott-pilgrim/sets/dovor-oren-voice-acting

I just did Dovor Oren. Id love to know your opinion, and if I can work with you anytime soon.