X - The Animation: Series Auditions
jsd287 for King Doyon (Age mid to late 40s)
Head of the Doyon Royal house of Planet Orion. Very stern fellow who has little tolerance for side-stepping and lollygagging. Always needs to get right to the point of things. He also has a strong habit of keeping secrets, especially from Haylee, his daughter.
“That's none of your concern. Your brother Ian and I can handle these sorts of things. You should focus on cleaning yourself up before you choose a husband this afternoon.”
“And you will return to your room for the night. We'll try this again another time.
Thank you for auditioning! Well, as a sort of review, I'd like to first start off by pointing out your audio quality. There's a good amount of clicking and obvious movement of your arms around the mic that would normally kill your audition in a professional environment. Unfortunately, though, only research and money can fix that for you. Another thing I'd like to touch on is the tone of your voice. For this particular role you come off as very monotone which is very bad for audiences to listen to (I should know; I'm also very monotone XD). Voice inflection training and gargling water before a take will help your voice become more flexible. Imitating a number of accents can help as well. If you find that your words become too wet after the water, taking a bite into a green apple will dry your mouth enough to get a clear and concise sound out. The direction you took this rendition was very good. I had a very hard time finding any issues with your interpretation or acting, so kudos!
Interesting observations. I really appreciate the tips. I actually just started getting into voice acting this past week, so all of this is great to know! I'll definitely look into more of the inflection training and have already invested in a higher quality microphone and pop filter, so I'm hoping to be able to put out higher quality recordings. Definitely some high quality constructive criticism. Kudos.
Good to hear!