The Call of the Flame: Villadius (recast)
Project Overview
Not long after the Tribe of Gods shaped the world and enkindled the stars, the many races were led to name their lands. The plains of Human Wynland, the dunes of Dwarven Kanduk, the mountains of Orcan Workingar. And the three Gods--as unique in morality as their own elements, bestow their unique elemental magic to the few they deem worthy. Rhuadu—Chieftan of Gods, grants the gift of fire and strength, Duinna—Nature’s Guardian, the power of enchantment and alchemy, and Koannus—the Deep God, grants power over sea and soul.
Three there were. Now only two remain to grant their power.
The story centers on a girl named Bri, a barmaid and now, Chosen One, who carries Rhuadu's gift of fire after he was slain by her own father. With the companions she met along the road, she has to prepare herself and her country for the coming of Neradial, the Chosen One of the Deep God.
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(Warning: mild language, smoking and alcohol use, battle sequences. TV-14)
This is a different casting session for our series as it's for one role and is--for the first time in our series, a recast for a reoccurring part, for a voice actor who has, for personal reasons, decided to quit voice acting. We respect his choice, and will be seeking another actor who can perform with excellence, character, and love, just as he has.
Rates:
As of now: compensation for recordings are at $0.25 per script line (essentially a half sentence of 5-8 words) plus $10 flat rate. Rounded off to the highest. Despite that, no role--even if it's 1 line, would be compensated less than $11.
For example Bri, who speaks 169 times in Chapters 1 & 2 together (313 script lines), is $53. A reoccurring role like Ultovin would make $19 for his appearance in Chapters 1 & 2.
We will have a Patreon page, and the podcast will be open for sponsors. If/when it gains some traction, all rates will be put into review. But until then I’m going in under the assumption it’ll fall completely on me for funding, which I’m totally prepared for. Still, I want to be fair, but at this time this is the only rate I can promise—it’s also the rate for which I’ve paid voice actors before for other projects.
Above all, I want to work with people who love voice acting for the fun of it. I love working on this stuff and hope to collaborate with people who love it too.
How to Audition:
- Send them to us here, or at [redacted]. Subject: Audition for (character name) from (username). Send them as either an attachment or a link, but preferably an attachment.
- Make sure to minimize noises or bumps while recording. Only your voice should be apparent. If you like to filter or remove vocal tics, be sure to include the unfiltered version as well.
- Record in .WAV.
- Save as: cotf_username_audition (ex. CotF_Taruk_RubbishMan_audition.wav).
- We will critique if requested. We also accept redos.
- If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to e-mail us at [redacted].
Since this is an Audio Drama, all of the show's emotion and humor must be conveyed through the character's voices, so be sure to show off your emotional range.
Note: We value acting ability over a voice that matches a character, so don't let your vocal pitch deter you from auditioning.
We welcome auditioning for multiple roles as long as you can make each of them a bit different!
We look forward to working with you guys! Also happy to answer any and all questions in comments or as a PM. Or even directly sent to my email.P.S. Please, please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please PLEASE put your username in the file you upload for your audition. When I download them and apply filters and testing them in scenes I want to make it easy to trace back to you. Example: TarukAudition_RubbishLog.wav or I'll even take orcguyrubbishlog.mp3.P.P.S. Please.
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An Elvan Magnir, who incites the quest to Bri—as well as functions as the point of view character for political matters in Wynhold. He’s a council member, a magic user who once drew power from the Chieftan of Gods, whose seat is under threat by his lifelong friend/lover rival: Ultovin—a Sorseer who draws from the Deep God for power.
In the beginning, he seems fair and wise, as any mentor figure should. But as the series progresses, we find him to be more flawed than he seems. Close-minded, his interest in balance less about Godly power, but political power, for which the sacrifice of his allies is more trivial. He will consider no alternatives to the conflict that do not place him favorably in the eyes of his peers. Despite this, he is fully convinced his actions are justified and are for a greater cosmic good.
Voice: Youthful yet sagely. Wise yet arrogant. "Gentle as a Summer breeze". He's often formal, and if anything, it should give the subject matter of his dialogue weight--but it also allows for moments of hilarity at his expense. The Elvans of Hymerthral have a canonical accent that is similar to Mediterannean, but it is highly fictionalized, so accuracy is not a high priority.
Of course, the elephant in the room is that he was previously voiced by Stephen Cumberworth. And while it's important to match aspects of his performance, I don't recommend doing a full on impression. I'd take influence from his manner of speaking and tone and use his accent as a guide. What's more important is doing the character justice.
- english
- male adult
- mediterranean
- radio drama
“Hymerthral is my home my Lady, and it is indeed far across the sea. But I have lived west of the Wynland Kingdom well before you were born. So it was neither a long nor short journey for me.”
"To the Senator Hariklas of Imperata: Long-time worshippers of Rhuadu the Chieftan of Gods, I implore you resist and reject the leadership of the conqueror—no—the usurper Neradial. You have the strongest army, the finest ships. There are many who despise the Usurper. An act of rebellion would be joined with like-minded lands in the Elvan country, and Hymerthral as well— [Sigh, then groan] Dier kellene!"
"I've been sitting in the Shrine of the Chieftan for two hours waiting to continue your lessons, and not only were you awake, but you were here, training with a sword?"
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