Villanous Voice
What do you all think of my villainous voice? http://voicebunny.com/samples/71244
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What do you all think of my villainous voice? http://voicebunny.com/samples/71244
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It's definitely befitting a villain, but to give proper feedback I need more info on the context.
What does this villain look like? How old is the person he's threatening? What kind of voice were you specifically aiming for (so that we know whether you successfully got it across)? What EMOTION does he want the person he's talking to to feel after each of the pieces of his monologue? Is this a one-on-one or are they in the midst of a larger war? Etc.
What excellent questions Sean! I picture this villain similar to Thanos. Trying to instill a morbid fear of pending obliteration into the heart of the hero. I gave no thought into the age of the "hero". This would be the beginning of an epic battle between good and evil after a long struggle. Overconfidence in his skills would of course lead to his own doom. Thank you for asking.
I see! Well, with that in mind, I can see where the confidence exists in this. The volume of the piece is fairly low, so unless you were aiming for the villain to be right up close against his rival's face, I would suggest putting some more projection behind the voice.
"Epic" in description of a battle usually brings to mind something more explosive/action-oriented versus 'tense'. If you want to shoot for 'epic' it may be OK to get a little more 'dictatory' with the villain and have him proclaiming his confidence from farther away (imagine the hero at the foot of a long case of stairs, with the villain scornfully looking down on him from up top).
If the struggle is ONLY weathering the hero down right now, then use that to your advantage and try to make yourself sound like an even BIGGER threat (puffing up your villain feathers) to try and completely overwhelm him with doubt. If the struggle is affection BOTH of you, sounding determined while also trying to mask your own fatigue can be a nice auxiliary 'quirk' of your villain's voice/character, and put us deeper into the moment.
Thank you Sean.
OK, that's a question calling for a very subjective answer. Please use anything I say that makes sense or adds value and throw the rest out with the bath water! Here goes:
Definitely villainous, evil, sinister (as opposed to chirpy, engaging, light-hearted, etc). I liked that you started louder and then dropped the volume, and I loved the pause before "pets". I wouldn't want to meet them!
However, for me the read was a bit monotonous, especially the second half. I'd like to hear a bit more inflection. You might also play with your character a bit more. You have two types of feelings going on. There's what your character feels and there's what you want the guy he's threatening to feel. It seems like you focus more on the latter (the target should feel threatened, intimidated, and maybe even drop his sword and run). But what if your villainis really like a cat playing with the mouse. Sure, the cat may want the mouse to be scared, but the cat is toying, letting mouse run, then trapping him again, and so on. A little give, a little take. Clearly your villain isn't scared at all of the target, so try pulling back a notch and letting the character taunt and smirk as well as being menacing. I'd love to hear a take like that! -- Cat