Celeste the Fandub
SpectralHeart for Madeline/Goth Madeline
Madeline is a younger girl looking quite young in the size scheme of things. However I see her ( and the dev sees her) as being more towards her 20's than a child, due to what she goes through. I wrestled with the idea to have her and goth Madeline being separate Actresses or not however due to the nature of her origins going ahead with her being played by the one actress seemed to be the right call
Voice: MEDIUM-HIGH to HIGH
Accent: Any ( But cannon is Canadian)
Madeline can seem quite head-strong at first, the first interaction she has with the Old woman coming across as rather hostile and sassing Oshiro lightly, however, she is a kind-hearted girl overall. She struggles with a lot of self-doubt eventually amalgamating in the part of herself being revealed, AKA Goth Madeline. Goth Madeline is the personification of Madeline's self-doubt and anger, so comes across as cruel and hurtful. She starts off coming across as a bully to Madeline speaking condescendingly as that is how Madeline perceives her, however, she truly only wants to keep Madeline safe as anyone's self-doubt does, so a lot of the anger she shows towards Madeline comes from a place of care.
As far as voice differentiation between the two, it's a very hard task. I may use a light filter to separate the two, but ideally, I would like the subtle differences. Primarily in her tone more so than another voice. Try to resist the urge to go for an "edgy" sound entirely more just subtle emotive differences. When Auditioning please do pause in between each line to
LINE 1- ( At the begging of the game, Madeline has a bit of monologue, that could be taken as coming from someone else, but I see it as her in her own thoughts. You can hear in this that she had issues doubting herself before and has a tone of light frustration as if approaching tasks like this has been difficult before. To some degree this the first sign of goth Madeline, just not overtly shown)
This is it Madeline. Just breathe. Why are you so nervous?
Line 2 - ( This is Madeline's first talk with Goth Madeline. G Madeline is in full swing of talking down to Madeline, however, is still showing quite strongly, her insecurities about when Madeline makes comments about her looking creepy. Madeline is concerned here but hold a certain aloofness throughout the conversation. Here is footage of the scene for reference https://youtu.be/Z2tqSQNJxZQ?t=16m57s)
G Madeline- Madeline, darling, slow down
Madeline- Who said that?
G Madeline- Oh, I'm simply a concerned observer
Madeline- Are you...me?
G Madeline- I'm part of you
Madeline- Why would Part of Me look so creepy?
G Madeline- ..... This is just what I look like okay? Deal with it.
( This at a sort of a false ending of the game. Madeline sees letting G Madeline go is the solution to her problem, G Madeline shows wavering at first, noticeably bothered by the idea of Madeline abandoning her. This really shows that this part is truly Madeline's self-doubt. It eventually boils up into a full-on rage from G Madeline. Madeline's believed clarity fading away as G Madeline gets more and more enraged. The scene for reference https://youtu.be/Z2tqSQNJxZQ?t=2h9m49s)
Madeline- We need to talk.
G Madeline- Okay..
Madeline- I finally understand who you are. You're not my true reflection.
G Madeline- I'm not..
Madeline- You're everything I need to leave behind. You're cruel, paranoid controlling..
G Madeline- Why would you say that?
Madeline- No, it's okay! I understand now. I don't need you anymore
G Madeline- So you're just... abandoning me?
Madeline- I'm setting you free. We'll both be so much happier.
G Madeline- You're so..so...so stupid! You think you just leave me behind? You think you can blame everything on me? You think you're ABOVE me!? ANSWER ME!
Madeline- Calm down, please...
G Madeline- CALM DOWN!?!
Madeline- Breathe Madeline..Use the feather(slow deep breaths, that slowly become more shallow as the technique she's using isn't working)
G Madeline- You're going to think about a feather to stop me?! You are not ABOVE ME. And you can't climb this mountain. It's time to accept that.
Hm, I might re-do the Badeline freak-out. I was afraid of overdoing it, but after listening to this a couple of times, I think I can do better! :) If you're interested in hearing a little more emotion at the end, please let me know!!
I really like your voice here!! Especially how genuine it is in the middle more casual scene ^^
Aww thank you so much! That means a lot <3
That overlay of the breathing and badeline's lines were beautiful. There was a lot of good throughout, as said you had some very genuine moments. If anything I day say slow down a bit on the first two lines and really pull out every oppurtunity to emote. With the last line I say go fo it, like whats happening visually character wise is so intense so matching that with your performance would be great. All in all though great work, thank you
Thank you!! I'll re-record as soon as I find the time, keeping your tips in mind.
Are you planning on pre-casting or will you wait until the deadline for auditions? I'm just trying to plan out my time in advance :)
Will be waiting til the deadline to cast. :)