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Nogrod · 04-29-2008, 02:41 PM

Thanks for the list Mac.

I can play Gimli. That's okay by me.

I can try Gandalf if needed. There are pro's and con's in me doing it. A good thing is that my voice is a bit lower and sounds older so it might fit Gandalf in the company. A bad thing is that I'm no native speaker and Gandalf has quite long monologues every now and then - probably only the narrator will need to read more. One solution to the to the problem: those clips I have read Gandalf this far have been just rough first takes without any corrections. In practise I can rehearse them and take them all over again, even a sentence at the time when we start recording, so many things can be fixed. Second problem: Gandalf's monologues are oftentimes quite boring to read as he basically lectures with the old-wise-man tone. Lommy & Greenie say I read him with the "speacial voice" I always get on when reading them a bedtimestory...

Possible solution to the problem: I try to find a new angle to approach Gandalf to make it more fun to me and less boring for you to listen (not making it into a comedy to be sure but somehow more lively or edgy or whatever).

So who else do we have?
Matthew
Macalaure
Legate
Oddwen
Nerwen
Lommy
Greenie
Volo

How about:
Brinn (when are you home and able to make recordings?)
Gwath (have you any chance of getting to a place with a decent mike or to lend one?)
Rikae (do you have enough to do in carrying "the other"

or do you have time to join?)

If Gwath gets a mike we'll have six male voices. That could nicely cover: Gandalf, Aragorn, Boromir, Gimli, Elrond and Bilbo or Legolas. Or if someone takes two roles then both of them.

That would leave us with five parts: the narrator, Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin with four to six female voices. Or if we wish to make a female legolas (Nerwen might be good in that - gah. Sorry I need to send you her clip as well...) then six parts.

Others I have forgotten? Eönwë? I haven't heard about him in a long time and he hasn't sent me a clip either even if I PM'd him my email a few weeks ago.

So any further ideas?

04-29-2008, 02:41 PM	#15
Nogrod Flame of the Ainulindalë Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wearing rat's coat, crowskin, crossed staves in a field behaving as the wind behaves Posts: 9,308	Thanks for the list Mac. I can play Gimli. That's okay by me. I can try Gandalf if needed. There are pro's and con's in me doing it. A good thing is that my voice is a bit lower and sounds older so it might fit Gandalf in the company. A bad thing is that I'm no native speaker and Gandalf has quite long monologues every now and then - probably only the narrator will need to read more. One solution to the to the problem: those clips I have read Gandalf this far have been just rough first takes without any corrections. In practise I can rehearse them and take them all over again, even a sentence at the time when we start recording, so many things can be fixed. Second problem: Gandalf's monologues are oftentimes quite boring to read as he basically lectures with the old-wise-man tone. Lommy & Greenie say I read him with the "speacial voice" I always get on when reading them a bedtimestory... Possible solution to the problem: I try to find a new angle to approach Gandalf to make it more fun to me and less boring for you to listen (not making it into a comedy to be sure but somehow more lively or edgy or whatever). So who else do we have? Matthew Macalaure Legate Oddwen Nerwen Lommy Greenie Volo How about: Brinn (when are you home and able to make recordings?) Gwath (have you any chance of getting to a place with a decent mike or to lend one?) Rikae (do you have enough to do in carrying "the other" or do you have time to join?) If Gwath gets a mike we'll have six male voices. That could nicely cover: Gandalf, Aragorn, Boromir, Gimli, Elrond and Bilbo or Legolas. Or if someone takes two roles then both of them. That would leave us with five parts: the narrator, Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin with four to six female voices. Or if we wish to make a female legolas (Nerwen might be good in that - gah. Sorry I need to send you her clip as well...) then six parts. Others I have forgotten? Eönwë? I haven't heard about him in a long time and he hasn't sent me a clip either even if I PM'd him my email a few weeks ago. So any further ideas? __________________ Upon the hearth the fire is red Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet...