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DARK ELF VOICE AUDITIONS

Submitted by Smitehammer on

This is where you can upload your Dark Elf (Dunmer) voice auditions.  Please keep this thread only for auditions - feedback and other comments relating to voice work can be posted in the hub.

SAMPLE LINES

I have long believed it was a mistake to turn from the old gods. Perhaps Azura is with you after all. And perhaps not. I will tell you that I've spoken with Dagoth Ur. He promised me the same thing. That he will drive the foreigners from our lands. But I am not one to ignore opportunity, nor am I one to be troubled by rubbing two sides of a coin. If you are one of your word, I am your ally. I will tell Velanda Omani and Nevena Ules to support you as Hortator of House Hlaalu.       VOICE INFORMATION  

In general, Dunmer should sound wise, even in their youth.  They live in a harsh land, and their lifespans are very long - they are a pragmatic people and venerate the wisdom of their elders from even from a young age.  They should speak in a precise manner, taking the time to think through exactly what they mean to say as they say it.

For female Dunmer, the most important thing to consider is the culture they're coming from.  Female members of House Hlaalu are the most heavily influenced by Imperial (and therefore Aldmeri) influence.  They could very well speak with a lilt of the Imperial nobles, to a degree, though their voices won't be as commanding or crisp as either the Imperials or the Altmer.  The old voice for the Altmer would have made a great Hlaalu Dunmer.

Female Redoran Dunmer do not need the British lilt.  The Redoran should sound proud, and stalwart.  A mature-voiced and not necessarily as crisp version of the more American imperials could work - think 'superhero'.

Telvanni Dunmer females would seem suspicious and cold.

Ashlander females need to crank up the elderly wisdom vibe to 11.  Depending on how good they are with Cyrodilic (English) their accent may even sound Dothraki or Mongolian.

For males, the rasp is the most important thing.  If you can throat sing, and apply this rasp on top of throat singing, that is the ideal Dunmer voice.  That's how Jeff Baker does the voice.  After you nail the sound you can think on the cultural influences.

Examples:

Here are some Dunmer examples I recorded.

http://m.soundcloud.com/smitehammer/sets/tholer-saryoni-hates-the
 
http://m.soundcloud.com/smitehammer/sets/duke-vedam-dren-camonna-tong
 
http://m.soundcloud.com/smitehammer/sets/king-hlaalu-helseth
 
http://m.soundcloud.com/smitehammer/sets/master-aryon
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Last edited by Smitehammer on 15 Jul 2014 - 11:30.

Hi, I'm new to the forums. I signed up because I'm incredibly enthusiastic about Skywind and have been following its progress closely. I've done some voice acting and voice-over work before and I thought I'd see if I can be of any use to you guys. So here's my dark elf voice audition:

https://soundcloud.com/morumbar/dark-elf-voice-audition-skywind/s-XNO4e

 

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Full of cold so recorded some Dark Elf audio

DarkElf

 

Guess I need to read https://tesrenewal.com/forums/voice-acting/pronunciations

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Aaaaand a dunmer

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Here is my audition for a female dunmer

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Every audition before this post has been reviewed. You will have been contacted on the webpage via the PM box if you were chosen. We are still accepting auditions! Good luck!

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Hi! I'm MeisterKeen and I'm interested in doing some voice acting.

I made a demo reel to apply to be a voice actor. I didn't read any of the tips before doing these -- if you'd like, I can update any of these with improved (practiced, warmed-up) auditions. These are all off-the-cuff, no warmup, no real practice or research beyond what I know of the universe. I'm trying to demonstrate that I've got some natural ability in voice work, and I can easily improve and change what I'm doing to meet your standards.

The link to the audio file is here:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1Uvsl8cnyk0am1EOGd6V3phUHc

Skip to these times to hear my individual auditions for the various races:

0:48 - Dunmer

1:43 - Khajeet

2:55 - Argonian

4:10 - Imperial

5:17 - Orc

6:10 - Bosmer

7:10 - Altmer

7:56 - Nord

8:45 - Breton

 
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Auditioning for Fothyna Herothran, but I wouldn't mind doing other voices if you feel I'd be better suited for them.

Thanks in advance!

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fothyna_herothran_audition.mp3 1.41 MB
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In addition to doing the sample line, I chose some random responses to record as well

Responses

https://soundcloud.com/aaron-byrd-3/dunmer-audition-respones

Sample Line

https://soundcloud.com/aaron-byrd-3/dunmer-audition-sample-line

 

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Hello,

I am new to this, but as as an old fan of TES series I decided to give it a go and send my recordings as well. I picked Dunmer pretty much randomly but I would be happy to re-do or provide other voices as well if required.

P.S.

Keep on doing a great job with this guys!

https://soundcloud.com/user-350666861/orvas-dren-voice

https://soundcloud.com/user-350666861/dunmer-ordinator-voice

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Thought I'd try and contribute in some way despite my limited amount of talent, so here's an attempt at VA for people to laugh at. It may be borderline orcish, I'm not sure.

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Attention! Every audition before this post has been reviewed. You will have been contacted on the webpage via the PM box or via email if you were chosen. We are still accepting auditions! Good luck!

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Heres my Audition. And a super cut of me warming up. 

 

BTW the Film studio that assisted me is interested in providing Additional actors. As they know a lot of actors. I can help facilitate a Virtual conference if your interested.

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vess_warmup.mp3 669.81 KB
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Audition get!

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Attention! Every audition before this post has been reviewed. You will have been contacted on the webpage via the PM box or via email if you were chosen. We are still accepting auditions! Good luck!

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Dark Elf

Please let me know what you think of the quality.  I'm using an older mic.  I can get a newer one if you like what you hear.  I'm going to post a few things today so please forgive me if I cut and paste this comment in other forums with different files.

https://soundcloud.com/stephen-mullins-260751921/dark-elf/s-4ZgfC

I wanted to add I do have acting experience and training (BFA in Theatre) so I'm open to direction if you want me to go in a different direction.

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I've used the given sample lines and here is my sample tell me what you think. I have done performing arts and I'm a bit new to the voice acting part, but I would like to give it my best and hopefully work with you in the future.

edit: You may want to turn down it a little bit, because I didn't edit the mic volume that well and I'm sorry in advance.

edit: edit: there are other samples which I will add on later just re-working my a lot more today to make it feel more genuine.

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I've voiced a dunmer in a mod before and would be happy to do so for you guys as well.
I'm not 100% about some of the pronunciations but I recorded my best guess.

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dunmer_rapidegg.mp3 1.17 MB
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Dark Elf Audition 

Lines from the sample, and some lightly edited renditions of what I think Vivec would sound like.

*PS- Just discovered my mic is broken.

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My first attempt at voice-acting. 1.59 MB
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Attention! Every audition before this post has been reviewed. You will have been contacted on the webpage via the PM box or via email if you were chosen. We are still accepting auditions! Good luck!

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Heres my dunmer attempt, the rasp is on and off but do-able.

https://soundcloud.com/julian-dudley-565485884/skywind-dunmer-audition1

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Hello everyone,

Here's how my best dark elf voice sounds right now. I can probably improve it with some more practice, but I wanted to put this here as soon as possible and hopefully get some feedback. 

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dark_elf_audition.mp3 1.06 MB
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Here is my attempt at the Male Dunmer Sample lines. 

Feedback is welcome

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Attention! Every audition before this post has been reviewed. You will have been contacted on the webpage via the PM box or via email if you were chosen. We are still accepting auditions! Good luck!

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Dunmer Male from me

https://soundcloud.com/booperdee2/dark-elf-audition

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Basic audition for Dunmer Male. Thanks for listening! (Can't attach anything other than MP3)



 

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Here's my Dark Elf performance

-Shane

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My dark elf Audition sir! hope its to your liking

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EDIT: oops again. sorry i kinda mashed the post button...

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This is a general voice for any dunmer NPC's.

https://soundcloud.com/nick-palmese-1/candidate-dunmer

https://soundcloud.com/nick-palmese-1/recording-46

 

PS. I'm in an echoey room but I've got an echo-free space in the other room if that's an issue. 

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Hello there! I'd love to contribute to your great work, so I've decided to try a little bit of VA. :)
Here is Dunmer attempt: https://soundcloud.com/user-893170503/orvas-dren

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Well met!

Interested in doing some voice work for the Dunmer and Imperials, this is my first Dunmer audition: https://soundcloud.com/george-biddiscombe/skywind-dunmer-male-audition-1

If you like the voice, it's worth mentioning that as a 2nd year university student, I do have access to a bookable full recording studio for best possible quality VA, but my home setup can produce good quality audio regardless (but I'm replacing my pop filter soon as it's gotten a little worse for wear.)

Thanks for your time.

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https://soundcloud.com/xybrisva/dumner/s-Pdm5v

My attempt, nowhere near throaty enough though I think

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Hello, here's my audition for a female Dunmer with the sample line. Just used a general voice for now that I can alter later, coming with an Aussie/British Accent, not too sure otherwise what specific lilt I should be aiming for now, so I would definitely like some advice.

Slight background noise should be fixed soon, and any other feedback or advice for this would be greatly appreciated, I am looking to improve.

 

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My first attempt at a Dark Elven Voice. I am pretty sure Orvas Dren's lines are overdone, but if you feel that my voice fits with another character I will gladly give it a shot.

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I tried a few different approaches to the male Dunmer voice, both with and without some minor pitch-shifting. This recording may have a bit of a tin-can sound, since I appled a noise-removal, but future recordings will be in an area without a loud fan. That being said, I don't think the audio quality took too much of a hit.

Natural 1

Natural 2

Natural 3

Pitch-Shifted 1

Pitch-Shifted 2

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Every audition before this post has been reviewed. You will have been contacted on the webpage via the PM box if you were chosen. We are still accepting auditions! Good luck!
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Hello - my audition for Dunmer male attached. These vocals are completely dry with no EQ/FX/altering.

Best,

JD

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I'm actually pretty happy w/ this one. :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfLK4UjkZO4

*Edit* I misread the description of the voice, I will make a new post tomorrow, I was trying to get a lot of things done at once & kinda just skimmed for the important details.

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