My voice acting samples.

[Magic]

Achtung! I have finished recording some new samples of my voice:

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MAGIC'S VOICE ACTING SAMPLES
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By Ben 'Magic' Brown - ben.brown@talk21.com

Included in this rar file are some voice acting samples I've put together, primarily for producers to judge if I'm suitable for any roles. I'm available for any work (Paid or free) and willing to give anything a try so feel free to contact me.

Sample Notes:

Chorus-1-1 - This is the opening line of the chorus from Henry V. I've never done any actual real-life acting of Shakespeare but I really enjoyed studying the play at school, as well as the Kenneth Branagh film adaption, and so decided to recreate it. I think the acting is well performed, though the voice not perfect and a few minor slip ups.

Frodo&Gandalf - A take of myself as both characters in one the most quoted scenes of JRR Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, which shows off both a lighter, simple voice (Frodo) and a deep, wise one (Gandalf).

MaxPayne1 - A recording of Max's first line from the original video game. I focussed more on the raspy, daunting voice than the accent. A pitched version is included to show the effect that a simple effect has.

OrcWarChief-Speech - An attempt at imitating a character akin to Thrall from WarCraft 3, a noble and courageous Orc warchief.

Knight - A quick line showing off a focussed English accent, including a pitch version.


Let me know what you think of them.

Note: I run a voice acting guild (SAVAGE) but it is mostly quiet at the moment. I have a few active requests at the moment but will consider anything you have for me. PMs or mails to ben.brown@talk21.com are best.

[MoodyBlues]

Could you upload your files in a .zip file?  I'd like to check them out, but .rar files are a pain in the patoot.

[Sam.]

There are a few mannerisms in your voice which leak across all the samples, saying "f" or "v" instead of "th"  and soft "r"s (e.g. evey-fing/everything) This is very distracting if you are trying to make a character believable who isn't you.

Especially in the first sample, you trip through your lines, almost as if you are trying to get to the end without actually acting the lines. The other thing I noticed, is the almost tense nature of all the lines, not as in the acting or the mood, but as though you are being a bit quieter than normal speech, nerves perhaps?

You have a good range here but if I were you, I would focus on recording my own voice, as me, and cutting down on give-away mannerisms to get to a nice "recording voice" place, maybe do some vocal exercises.

[MoodyBlues]

I agree with Zooty about pronounciation.  Enunciate and make your words more "crisp," and you've got it.

I also think you're holding back a bit too much.  Go ahead and go for volume!

I liked the "EvilevilevilMadman" sample.  You've got a good evilevilevil laugh.