Audiobooks/David Lynch wonderful weirdness

[thehefner]

Say, anyone know how to go about pulling together a good audio demo for voice-overs? cavenessity, mayhaps? I found a casting notice for an audiobook type company, so that could be awesome. I just don't have any recording equipment, much less an idea of what to put on there. I need a microphone, certainly. Hmm, could I record and burn a CD with my Mac Powerbook?

The casting notice is looking for "vocal characterizations, accents, regionalisms, dynamic performances." Which I can do, I just need to figure out how to show that.

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Also:

From June 19th's Time magazine: Dial M for Mucho Disturbing

No one could ever accuse David Lynch of making sense. The man who created Twin Peaks and has raised $1.6 million to promote the virtues of transcendental meditation is not peddling jarring ringtones for your cell phone at $4 a pop. Available starting this week on davidlynch.com - a site that also features the director, complete with pompadour, delivering daily weather reports - the so-called strangetones range in freakitude from a childlike voice repeating "My teeth are bleeding" to an overlord-type voice growling "I...like...to...kill...deer." Another ringtone, which consists of high-pitched screeching that sounds not unlike fingernails on a chalkboard, is aptly named Angst. Can't wait to hear that one go off in movie theaters.

Comments

[cavenessity.livejournal.com]

Doing one yourself on the fly in a rush, I can't help you there...but

For the long-term, I'd recommend Ty Ford (http://www.tyford.com), but can be pricey... I hope to record one with him in the next few months.

Did a respectable one with Tunarelli Studios (http://www.tunarelli.com/Services.htm#demo) on the cheap, and nice people to boot.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

Ah, so, this is the kinda thing one should be prepared with beforehand, eh? Poop.

Still, thank you heartily for those links! I will certainly check 'em out, as voice-overing is something I'd definitely wanna pursue.

[morganashkevron.livejournal.com]

You can probably get software and a mic at your local Best Buy. It won't be as nice as doing it in a studio, but as long as you have a quiet room and no background noise, it should work out ok.

BTW, can you make it up to the party this Saturday?

[bimmin.livejournal.com]

Now if only they'd include some priceless Frank quotes for our cell phones! Now THAT'S what I want to hear in theatres!!! *^_^*

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

Mmmmmmmmmaybe! Where is it?

[morganashkevron.livejournal.com]

At my house right off the Baltimore beltway (just northeast of the city).

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

Send me an address at my washcoll.edu address, please!

[morganashkevron.livejournal.com]

Done!

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

I tried to send this to you via e-mail, but it bounced back. Hopefully this'll reach you in time.

Just to let you know, I'm still planning on coming, but if the weather
takes a turn for the worst I obviously won't be able to. Just wanted to
give you a heads-up. If you want/need me, my cell is 301-275-6622.
Thankee!