Return to the summer of 2007...
Once somewhat of a local legend in their hometown, Mallory turned down a record deal in favour of a scholarship a decade ago. To say that they felt a bit of regret would be an understatement; they spent the bulk of their university years watching their former band mates sell out shows and records, stewing in bitterness the whole time.
After several years of rejected demos and struggling, they've finally gotten a second chance in their grasp — only to question whether it's something they even want anymore.
Project & Team Information
Hello and thank you for your interest! This is a casting call for summer haze/glory days, a visual novel that is currently in development by Yam Harvest Games. The demo will be coming out later this year. If you would like to see an example of a previous title with voice acting from the studio, you can check it out here.
Casting decisions will be made by Yam (he/they), the developer, and Kristi Hoi (any pronouns), a writer-director. We look forward to hearing from you!
Contact Information
▶ Email: yamharvestgames[at]gmail[dot]com
▶ Twitter: https://twitter.com/yamharvest
▶ Discord: https://discord.gg/wP7v9nJh5Y
Casting Call Information
▶ Available Roles
We are casting for 5 lead characters, 4 supporting characters, and 2 minor characters, all detailed below. Please note that we will be casting multiple voice actors for the player character, Mallory, to allow for choice in the game’s character creation system.
Additionally, if you’re interested in providing voices for unseen extras throughout the game (paid at the same rate), please mention it when submitting your audition.
▶ Payment
• The game will feature partial voice acting, with short phrases, words, or sounds (laughs, sighs, etc).
• Payment will be calculated at the rate of 75¢ per line, rounded up — please see under each individual character sheet for specific line counts, word counts, and total payment amounts. (Please note that word counts may change slightly due to script revisions. If there are any major changes due to revisions, we will adjust the payment accordingly. We will inform you before recording if this happens.)
• Payment will be done through PayPal.
▶ Guidelines
• Auditions can be submitted here or by email.
• Please send us the unedited raw audio in .wav format, leaving ~2 seconds of silence at the end of your audition so that we can assess the noise levels in your recording environment.
• ⭐ Name audition files in the format of “CharacterName_YourName.wav”. ⭐ (This is really helpful as we download the files submitted here on CCC and through email to organise in our own folders to review together. While we do rename any incorrectly named auditions when downloading, it's much appreciated if they're already named properly, and it reduces the chances of us missing that audition or not knowing who to attribute it to. Thanks!)
• Please only submit an audition if you are 18 or older as we will require you to sign a release form if selected for a role.
• If you are auditioning for multiple characters through email, please send all files in one email.
▶ Direction
• In general, we’re looking for more understated, down-to-earth deliveries on the lines. Summer Haze/Glory Days is a slice-of-life story where there isn’t too much action, so we don’t need particularly exaggerated or dramatic performances.
• While we’ve included home cities, states, or provinces in some of the character descriptions, we aren’t specifically looking for regional accents and for the most part standard American or Canadian is fine. It’s just some extra information you can work in if you feel like it would suit your interpretation of the character!
▶ Content Warnings
The game includes mentions of the following topics: alcohol use, substance use, mental illness, and the death of a loved one. Several characters also use strong language, which are in some of their voice lines.
Process
▶ Deadlines
• March 3rd, 2024: Auditions end (EOD EST)
• March 10th, 2024: Selections will be made
• April 10th, 2024: Lines are due
▶ What to Expect
• If you are selected for a role, you will be contacted by March 10th.
• From that date, you’ll have 2 days to accept or decline the role.
• On acceptance, you’ll receive a release form to sign and return to us. You’ll also be asked for supplementary information to use in cast announcements and credits.
• Once you’ve signed the release form, we’ll send you your character’s lines in a PDF.
• You’ll have until April 10th to record and get your lines to us. If you need an extension for whatever reason, just let us know.
• When sending us your lines, please send them all in one unedited .wav file, with at least 2 takes per line, leaving 5-10 seconds of silence at the end for noise reduction.
• We will pay you through PayPal upon receiving the lines, unless there are any major issues.
• And of course, if you’d like to keep up with the project, just let us know. We can send you updates on trailers/release dates and provide you with download keys so you can see how everything turned out!
Thank you for your interest in our project, and we look forward to hearing your auditions!