Renatus
Renatus
@RenatusDurantI am primarily an actor(https://www.backstage.com/u/lennyle/) who have started to host weekend sessions of "let's perform" to practice voice acting.
I run "let's performs" that are akin to cold reads and table reads. They are done for fun and for practice, basically providing an English dub when the game has either no voice acting or voice acting in another language. The performances are done live as I am streaming from Discord for you to read your character lines, while I play through the game. Because the game's story is experienced for the first time, you won't know what will happen next, which adds to the fun. The performance is streamed to Twitch, but I do this more for archival purposes and for the actors involved who want to review their performances.
My Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/shadowcloudrift
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ShinobiCloud/playlists (I archive the recordings here)
Actors who wish to practice and have fun in my "let's perform" sessions:
1. Reliability: You must be able to show up at 9:30 PM EST for the sessions on Fridays and Saturdays(for the project's duration). If you can't make it, that is okay, but you must provide an advance notice. The earlier the better. Last minute cancellations (canceling on the day of the performance) are disrespectful to me and the other actors who put aside time for these sessions. It is understandable because sometimes life happens, but repeated offenses(three) will lead to expulsion from future sessions. Also please be timely(end of the day) with answering Discord messages especially when I ask for your availability. Those who are good at answering back messages in general will be graded higher in the vetting process.
2. Effort: Give me your best. That's all I ask. Notice how I don't list "performance quality" as one of the factors. We're here to practice and have fun, no one should be making fun of each other in the group. Sometimes you may need to cry, grunt, shout, curse, etc for your performance and you can't shy away from that.
3. "Story first": You'll have plenty of lines as the lead, but recognize that the story comes first as an actor. There are a few people participating who aren't necessarily actors and are only here for a good story. If you worry about having sufficient lines or not, these sessions aren't for you. Half of the reason I do these sessions is for enjoyment of a good story and the other half is for practice.
4. Equipment: Have a computer with Discord and a decent mic/headset. Try to isolate background noise as much as you can during the sessions.