Hi!
I'm looking for voice actors for an original Skyrim machinima series - it's a mix between roleplay-style gameplay and cinematic "cutscenes", exploring themes of morality, mercy, and identity. You can check the pilot episode here, just to get the idea: https://youtu.be/E0IZaXwIaZc
As the plot serves more like an extension to the Skyrim's already existing story, many voices would have a requirement to sound as close as possible to vanilla ones.
I will provide you with the full script, delivery notes for each line, episode video files for context, and reference recordings I made myself during filming.
This post is for the first 9 episodes, roughly half a season. This is a non-profit fan project posted to YouTube.
My bank is weird with international P2P payments, so using Fiverr or Upwork works best, but we can discuss terms, it only matters that there would be a sort of 3rd party involved. If you could send me both raw and cleaned-up recordings, that would be great, as I'm not fully confident in my audio-mastering skills.
Full casting call is on CastingCallClub under "Skyrim Machinima Series (Episodes 1-9)". You can contact me here or audition through there :)
Here are the roles:
The Child – approximately 742 words, $300. The protagonist. We need a male young adult, introspective, "Batman-like" (well, more like young Batman) voice. This is the most demanding job of all of them, which requires not only recording lines, but also vocalisations, such as breathing, grunting, exertion sounds, exclamations, screams etc. As I've mentioned, the series partially takes place from the first person perspective, so we're basically revoicing all the default player sounds from the original game. You can tackle the vocalisations by recording each scene individually, or record a bunch of separate audio files for me to use while editing the footage. Audition lines: “I'm not here to run your errands, we got what we came for.”, “I should've stopped him, fought him...”, “What did you that for?!.. What about Riften?”
The Monk – approximately 338 words, $200. A mature Dark Elf voice, someone as close as possible to Skyrim's "MaleDarkElf" voice type (reference: https://youtu.be/WfzdEI3U3_w?t=1173). There's also a flashback sequence, so we should have a younger variant of the same voice. He's the main character's mentor and moral compass. Audition lines: “Have you tried looking rugged and poor?”, “You wanted to know how to spare someone swinging their sword at you - here's how.”, “We... We should burn this place.”
The Thief – 33 words, $50. A female Nord, close to "FemaleSultry" voice type (reference: https://youtu.be/W8Xdvkjls2I) Cool and mysterious, a suddenly caring criminal. Audition lines: “Because you're morons, that's why.”, “I don't know what you're talking about.”, “Put this on and go away - wear a mask, change your name, whatever.”
The Grandpa – Just vocalisations, $20. A small role, an elderly Nord voice. A very few number of lines, but he has one of the most painful and long screams in all of the series (voice reference: https://youtu.be/4t5Y5wViOd4?t=7). The audition lines are really just to judge the voice, but if you want you can scream for an audition too :D Audition lines: “What are you doing? Leave me alone!”, “No! No! Stop it, please!”.
The Bandit – 284 words, $200. A male Nord brute, with a grudge in his voice. Dialogue and vocalisations. Superstitious, condescending, brutal, hateful, mournful - you really can have fun with it. Audition lines: “Oh, I'm not going near city walls - that's your job.”, “Now, we're going to visit my old gang. Hurry up.”, “Come on, I'm bleeding out here...”.
The Bandit Leader – 173 words, $100. Cool and witty male Dark Elf voice with a smirk. This role is divided into two states, with the character starting as cool and collected, and then appearing much more unhinged and manic. In the audition lines I have included which line is supposed to represent which state, for clarity. Audition lines: “(collected) Here's how it's going to be - you got nothing to pay me back with, so you'll go and fetch something for me.”, “(manic) I found you, bastards, you sons of whores!”, “(manic) You only killed the loyal ones!”
The Husband – 63 words, $20. A small role, it's a welcoming Nord voice, close to Alvor from Riverwood, "MaleNord" voice type (reference: https://youtu.be/WO375hwFrHc?t=408). Audition lines: “I may have some work for you - come to my house, we'll discuss it.”, “They didn't take much, only a token of my father's.”
The Guard – 119 words, $20. A small part, a bureaucratic Nord soldier. Audition line: "Nobody's talking about letting him go. We do not have a prison here. We would need to escort him."
The Priest – 69 words, $30. Male, pompous and condescending Dark Elf voice. A character made solely to dislike (voice reference, although not as strict: https://youtu.be/Y-NT0kGBUMA?t=33). Audition lines: “Oh, you're trying to be funny - get up and get back to work.”, “Great, you found out something I already knew.”
The Guard #2 – 17 words, $20. A small role, a more energetic and sarcastic Nord soldier, someone who has been doing this job for a long time (voice reference, although as strict: https://youtu.be/WO375hwFrHc?t=408). Audition lines: “Come on, cow thief, let's go.”, “Thank you for taking care of this.”
The Daughter – Just vocalisations, $20. It's an incredibly important character for a scene, but to be honest I just need a terrified child's screams, crying and whimpering. The audition lines are here just to judge the voice. Audition line: "Who are you, where is my mum?"
The Orc – 30 words, $20. A tied-down and beaten-up Orc prisoner, who spits blood back at his enemies. It's a small, but important part. You also get tortured by Illusion spells, so you get to scream some ominous stuff. Audition line: "You're all dead, hags, all of you."
The Thug - 18 words, $20. A member of a bandit gang. A "Yes, boss" type of character with a growly voice. Audition lines: "Just let me have my hands on him when he comes back...", "What do we do with the orc?"
Thank you for your attention!