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soosisti · 05-15-2009, 02:30 PM

As of today, the auditions for The Palest Horse are closed. I wish to thank everyone who auditioned!

The people chosen for the roles will be contacted via e-mail with further information.

It has finally come the time for me to film a longer, plotline machinima with voice actors and all.

This machinima to be, called THE PALEST HORSE has been written by a professional screenwriter going by the alias Von Klausur.

TPH will be an action-filled story with a western setting. It takes place in a town named Big Tomb (represented by Gadgetzan).

One day, a shadowy figure - the lead character Ashen comes to the town seeking to revenge her murdered family.

The murderer is the city's Mayor who lives in an inpenetrable air fortress above the city. The only way to get to the Mayor is to participate in the dueling tournament where fierce duelists face one on one in locations all around the world.

My goal is to create a kick-ass, action and adrenaline filled machinima. I will use both in-game filming and compositing via After Effects to achieve this goal. The script is 46 pages long - my estimate for the lenght of this machinima is somewhere between 30 and 50 minutes. It's as long or short as it needs to be.

I do not have any release date estimates for this, I hope to start and finish the movie during the ongoing year.

And now, to the voice acting part!

This is important - please send your sample to both me AND Von Klausur (just add two e-mail addresses in the fields of your mailing program / service). It's the best way for us to get the voices from you and discuss about them.

The e-mail addresses for the voice lines are:
baronsoosdon ( a ) gmail DOT com
creepsville ( a ) gmail DOT com

Send the sample in MP3 format, 128kbps 44.1khZ 16bit format.

Use the following file naming: YourName_Charactername_Linenumber.mp3 (for example TomCruise_Ashen_01.mp3)

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Character Name: Ashen

Role: Lead
Race: Blood Elf (undead)

Description: A blood elf on a journey for vengeance to avenge her fallen family. Ashen's target is The Mayor and she aims to put a bullet to his head no matter the cost.

Her voice is smooth, cold, and heavy with mystery. She must sound strong and confident and a bit indifferent in her tone at times, but as the story plays out we get to see and hear her more emotional side. Think ice, strength, smoothness, and a woman truly scorned. Think Lucy Lu on a bad day.

Sample Line #1:
(talking with Albano about the upcoming competition)
"Don’t worry, Albano. All I need to do is win the Quickdraw competition tomorrow and the Mayor will come to me."

Sample Line #2:
(getting ready to have a big face off with a big bad guy)
“The plague may have taken me, but you forget I’m still a Blood Elf. I can still soak up your magic like a sponge.”

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Character Name: Archibane

Role: Supporting
Race: Human (mage)

Description: Archibane is the Sheriff and Law Enforcer of Big Tomb. He makes sure that no one uses magic while in the town.

Imagine a classic gruff Texas sheriff and you have Archibane. Strong sounding though - think George Clooney goes west or Burt Reynolds.

Sample Line #1:
(introducing the rules to the contestants at the beginning of the tournament)
“For each fight, you shall be warped by me into a random battle environment. Shoot to kill ladies and gents. Give no quarter to those you fight against, as they shall give none to ye. I bid ye luck and great fortune.”

Sample Line #2:
(welcoming Ashen into Big Tomb, he has just appeared out of nowhere (teleported) in front of her)
“With the weather and all, you might have missed our sign out front. We have an ordinance. All who enter Big Tomb have to turn in their magic temporarily to me. We don’t want no trouble, so please kindly...hand it over.”

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Character Name: The Mayor

Role: Villain
Race: Dwarf

Description: The Mayor does not have an actual name in the movie. He rules Big Tomb with an iron fist from his great sky fortress (the model of Alliance warship in Icecrown), hovering above the town.

Imagine a tough, deep, grimy Dwarf voice minus the Scottish accent and instead with a southern accent.
Not overly southern, but the accent is there. Think Sean Connery was raised in Texas.

Sample Line #1:
(classic situation – he’s telling his evil masterplan to Ashen)
“But hear me out... . The Alliance, a bunch of humans and elves, and
the Horde, Orcs and cursed Trolls, were never going to stop fighting -- even if they had a common enemy. So instead, make them have a common trait.”

Sample Line #2:
(smoking a cigar on the deck of his Air Fortress)
“Ah, a Horde scouting zeppelin checking in on us. Why can’t the armies of the Horde or Alliance see that not all of us want to be part of their government? Their civil war?”

----

Character Name: Barkeep

Race: Tuskarr

Description: A typical gentleman. Smooth and friendly. Not southern sounding. An older male voice preferred.

Sample Line #1:

(serving beer to Ashen in the bar)
“I guess it figures. A pale horse like you would turn down a chance to win a fist full o’ gold -- and a chance to shake the
hand of our Mayor.”

Sample Line #2:
(answering to Ashen why no one can not enter the Mayor’s air fortress)
"I don’t care if you’re Ragnaros,or Arthas - you’re not getting in unless he wants you in. No one gets to him. He gets to you. Remember that, but like I said before the winner of thequickdraw competition gets to meethim personally. He hands over a nice wad of coinage. It’s pretty damn near the only public event you’ll ever see him do."

----

Character Name: Male Deputy

Role: side character
Race: Undead (Forsaken)

Description: Typical, Undead voice, with a bit of a british accent.

Sample Line #1:
(after being seriously asskicked by Ashen)
“What kind of trick was that, you fiendish wench?"
----

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Character Name: Female Deputy

Role: side character
Race: Undead (Forsaken)

Description: Typical, Undead voice, with a bit of a british accent.

Sample Line #1:
(walking behind Ashen in the Bar)
“We’re here to take ya in."

----

Character Name: Clovis the Slickfinger

Race: Blood Elf

Description: British and confident sounding, yet comedic and sly. Think Rupert Evert from back in the day.

Sample Line #1:
(in the tournament, waiting for his turn and trying to guess Ashen’s motives)
“Your silence is one of three things: You’re nervous, and keeping quiet hides that. You’re a fool, and you don’t want anyone to know so you keep shut. Or you know that you’re the best here, so you don’t need to bother getting to know
anyone that you’re about to kill.”

05-15-2009, 02:30 PM	#1
soosisti Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 77	Voice actor recruitment: The Palest Horse (western/action) As of today, the auditions for The Palest Horse are closed. I wish to thank everyone who auditioned! The people chosen for the roles will be contacted via e-mail with further information. It has finally come the time for me to film a longer, plotline machinima with voice actors and all. This machinima to be, called THE PALEST HORSE has been written by a professional screenwriter going by the alias Von Klausur. TPH will be an action-filled story with a western setting. It takes place in a town named Big Tomb (represented by Gadgetzan). One day, a shadowy figure - the lead character Ashen comes to the town seeking to revenge her murdered family. The murderer is the city's Mayor who lives in an inpenetrable air fortress above the city. The only way to get to the Mayor is to participate in the dueling tournament where fierce duelists face one on one in locations all around the world. My goal is to create a kick-ass, action and adrenaline filled machinima. I will use both in-game filming and compositing via After Effects to achieve this goal. The script is 46 pages long - my estimate for the lenght of this machinima is somewhere between 30 and 50 minutes. It's as long or short as it needs to be. I do not have any release date estimates for this, I hope to start and finish the movie during the ongoing year. And now, to the voice acting part! This is important - please send your sample to both me AND Von Klausur (just add two e-mail addresses in the fields of your mailing program / service). It's the best way for us to get the voices from you and discuss about them. The e-mail addresses for the voice lines are: baronsoosdon ( a ) gmail DOT com creepsville ( a ) gmail DOT com Send the sample in MP3 format, 128kbps 44.1khZ 16bit format. Use the following file naming: YourName_Charactername_Linenumber.mp3 (for example TomCruise_Ashen_01.mp3) ---- Character Name: Ashen Role: Lead Race: Blood Elf (undead) Description: A blood elf on a journey for vengeance to avenge her fallen family. Ashen's target is The Mayor and she aims to put a bullet to his head no matter the cost. Her voice is smooth, cold, and heavy with mystery. She must sound strong and confident and a bit indifferent in her tone at times, but as the story plays out we get to see and hear her more emotional side. Think ice, strength, smoothness, and a woman truly scorned. Think Lucy Lu on a bad day. Sample Line #1: (talking with Albano about the upcoming competition) "Don’t worry, Albano. All I need to do is win the Quickdraw competition tomorrow and the Mayor will come to me." Sample Line #2: (getting ready to have a big face off with a big bad guy) “The plague may have taken me, but you forget I’m still a Blood Elf. I can still soak up your magic like a sponge.” ---- Character Name: Archibane Role: Supporting Race: Human (mage) Description: Archibane is the Sheriff and Law Enforcer of Big Tomb. He makes sure that no one uses magic while in the town. Imagine a classic gruff Texas sheriff and you have Archibane. Strong sounding though - think George Clooney goes west or Burt Reynolds. Sample Line #1: (introducing the rules to the contestants at the beginning of the tournament) “For each fight, you shall be warped by me into a random battle environment. Shoot to kill ladies and gents. Give no quarter to those you fight against, as they shall give none to ye. I bid ye luck and great fortune.” Sample Line #2: (welcoming Ashen into Big Tomb, he has just appeared out of nowhere (teleported) in front of her) “With the weather and all, you might have missed our sign out front. We have an ordinance. All who enter Big Tomb have to turn in their magic temporarily to me. We don’t want no trouble, so please kindly...hand it over.” ---- Character Name: The Mayor Role: Villain Race: Dwarf Description: The Mayor does not have an actual name in the movie. He rules Big Tomb with an iron fist from his great sky fortress (the model of Alliance warship in Icecrown), hovering above the town. Imagine a tough, deep, grimy Dwarf voice minus the Scottish accent and instead with a southern accent. Not overly southern, but the accent is there. Think Sean Connery was raised in Texas. Sample Line #1: (classic situation – he’s telling his evil masterplan to Ashen) “But hear me out... . The Alliance, a bunch of humans and elves, and the Horde, Orcs and cursed Trolls, were never going to stop fighting -- even if they had a common enemy. So instead, make them have a common trait.” Sample Line #2: (smoking a cigar on the deck of his Air Fortress) “Ah, a Horde scouting zeppelin checking in on us. Why can’t the armies of the Horde or Alliance see that not all of us want to be part of their government? Their civil war?” ---- Character Name: Barkeep Race: Tuskarr Description: A typical gentleman. Smooth and friendly. Not southern sounding. An older male voice preferred. Sample Line #1: (serving beer to Ashen in the bar) “I guess it figures. A pale horse like you would turn down a chance to win a fist full o’ gold -- and a chance to shake the hand of our Mayor.” Sample Line #2: (answering to Ashen why no one can not enter the Mayor’s air fortress) "I don’t care if you’re Ragnaros,or Arthas - you’re not getting in unless he wants you in. No one gets to him. He gets to you. Remember that, but like I said before the winner of thequickdraw competition gets to meethim personally. He hands over a nice wad of coinage. It’s pretty damn near the only public event you’ll ever see him do." ---- Character Name: Male Deputy Role: side character Race: Undead (Forsaken) Description: Typical, Undead voice, with a bit of a british accent. Sample Line #1: (after being seriously asskicked by Ashen) “What kind of trick was that, you fiendish wench?" ---- ---- Character Name: Female Deputy Role: side character Race: Undead (Forsaken) Description: Typical, Undead voice, with a bit of a british accent. Sample Line #1: (walking behind Ashen in the Bar) “We’re here to take ya in." ---- Character Name: Clovis the Slickfinger Race: Blood Elf Description: British and confident sounding, yet comedic and sly. Think Rupert Evert from back in the day. Sample Line #1: (in the tournament, waiting for his turn and trying to guess Ashen’s motives) “Your silence is one of three things: You’re nervous, and keeping quiet hides that. You’re a fool, and you don’t want anyone to know so you keep shut. Or you know that you’re the best here, so you don’t need to bother getting to know anyone that you’re about to kill.” __________________ Movies by me: [ at Warcraftmovies ] [ at YouTube ] "WTF? plz stop and get a life !" -Comment on Unlimited Escapism vol. 2 by Xah Blog @ http://www.baronsoosdon.com (Latest ramblings and information about my upcoming movies.) IRC - #machinima @ Quakenet Newbies and pros are welcome! Last edited by soosisti : 06-08-2009 at 04:46 PM.