Tau
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Post by Tau on Oct 9, 2009 19:12:36 GMT -5
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Post by in·clover on Oct 9, 2009 20:50:08 GMT -5
Indiana Jones parodies = Gold. Great use of fixed camera angles, too. Very smooth. Bits and pieces of it made me lol, but 'fake yelling' and overacting ( lack of BGM or SFX, actually) kinda ruined the rest. Don't be afraid actually raise your voices, guys. Also, I'm not a big fan of Roll's cutesy voice. It's so superficial. But that's all in character, so I'll stfu now.
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Post by Captain Amadeus (Legendary Em) on Oct 9, 2009 23:08:49 GMT -5
Alright, I wasn't expecting much from yet ANOTHER abridged series, but this wasn't half bad. My main complaint is Megaman's voice actor; a lot of potentially funny funny parts involving him failed because of his emotionless drawl. Roll was dead on, though, and most other characters were at least servicable (Barrel's fire line was funny, but I think it could have been delivered a bit louder.)
As Fromme said, more BGM and SFX need to be added. But the timing also needs to be fixed; some jokes just didn't play right because the timing was off (sometimes due to Megaman's voice actor, particularly in the 'get weapon' segment).
If you end up needing help with writing, feel free to contact me. I'd offer my voice for the video series as well, but my internal microphone is just a bit grainy and I don't know if you'd want that.
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Post by Tau on Oct 9, 2009 23:48:25 GMT -5
Alright, I wasn't expecting much from yet ANOTHER abridged series, but this wasn't half bad. With all the terrible series out there, I consider that high praise. xD Heh heh, I'm Mega Man's voice actor (and Barell's). Actually, I was worried that I was overacting with Mega Man, so I voiced him somewhat subdued, though I wouldn't have described it as an "emotionless drawl". Well, I know now. Barrel's line was originally louder, but I lowered it because it was hurting my ears. He'll be louder from now on. All right, I'll work on that. Thanks for the offer. Voices are taken care of (unless I fire myself as Mega Man lolz), and the script is mostly done, but I'll let you know if I'd like help. =)
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MayImilae
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Post by MayImilae on Oct 10, 2009 2:30:15 GMT -5
Holy deep bass batman! Megaman is played by Sean Connery!
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Post by Pitch on Oct 10, 2009 14:53:41 GMT -5
I got several good lols out of it, and really enjoyed the effects of frozen camera angles and no pesky energy meter on screen etc. Would love to see the codes for those. I rather enjoyed your voice for Barrel, but have about the same complaints for Trigger. Roll's voice was spot on (lol), so whoever did that, nice job. And Tron's voice... she needs a better voice I think.
Content made me lol, like the Indiana Jones bit(s) and such. Didn't notice the lack of BGMs and SFX, but that would always be nice. I'm liking it so far. *thumbs up*
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Tau
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Post by Tau on Oct 10, 2009 15:26:43 GMT -5
Holy deep bass batman! Megaman is played by Sean Connery! No comment. I got several good lols out of it, and really enjoyed the effects of frozen camera angles and no pesky energy meter on screen etc. Would love to see the codes for those. I rather enjoyed your voice for Barrel, but have about the same complaints for Trigger. Roll's voice was spot on (lol), so whoever did that, nice job. And Tron's voice... she needs a better voice I think. Content made me lol, like the Indiana Jones bit(s) and such. Didn't notice the lack of BGMs and SFX, but that would always be nice. I'm liking it so far. *thumbs up* Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. Sheesh, I had no idea Mega Man's voice would be so badly received. None of the people I showed it to had any problem with it. Also, Tron had two lines in the first episode. Give it a chance. =)
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Post by in·clover on Oct 10, 2009 18:06:31 GMT -5
Sheesh, I had no idea Mega Man's voice would be so badly received. None of the people I showed it to had any problem with it. Also, Tron had two lines in the first episode. Give it a chance. =) I think I may have opened the door for honest comments, even if no one responded directly to my post. You're not horrible, btw. I think you just need to approach it differently than you are now. Love the news update, btw. I had a similar idea once, but never had the resources to make it.
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Post by Captain Amadeus (Legendary Em) on Oct 10, 2009 20:31:53 GMT -5
Megaman sounds brain dead; I'd be able to forgive the his voice actor (IE: you, ) if it was just a voice different than the ones he had in the games, but the tired tone and lack of acting is unforgivable in an Abridged series. Because next to writing, the voice acting is what carries the series.
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Post by Tau on Oct 13, 2009 15:43:35 GMT -5
Episode 2 has been uploaded. I listened to feedback and tried to make improvements. If you still don't like it (my voice in particular), well, sorry. It probably won't be changing.
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Post by Captain Amadeus (Legendary Em) on Oct 13, 2009 18:42:04 GMT -5
First off, regarding the 1.5 video. Is it wrong that I actually prefer the robot voice? Problem with that is you'd be ripping off every other abridged series ever if you used that. Also, BEST *SPOILER* ROLL EVER! I was laughing so much that I'm sure the students next door could hear me. Anyways, this episode is about the same quality as the first. Some genuinely funny parts, but it drags on a bit and some poor voice acting drags the experience down. In an effort to help you more thoroughly than my method so far (IE: criticizing the videos relentlessly) I'll try to go through it and tell you what worked and what didn't. This is coming from a guy who knows his humor, by the way. Funny: "Everybody freeze! This is a prison break!" Unfunny: The entire Mayor spiel. Funny: Megaman trying to kick the dog in vain. Unfunny: Dog talking about a sequel to Giga Guy Myths. I get the reference, but it isn't particularly funny. Almost Funny: "Hey, the're attacking the city! Lets run recklessly and see the explosions!" Almost Funny: Police officer scene. "I can't write tickets without an arm!" would have been funnier as "I can't write tickets with a blown off arm!" So not funny: "Tanks? I want to see." Not funny: "Hey, it's the lego men again! In tanks! That's awesome." Almost Funny: "Can I play with you?" Funny: "Only Miss Tron is allowed to play with us." Would have been even funnier if proceeded by a suggestive laugh. Also, the "uhhhhh...." when the servebot's tank is destroyed is great. Not Funny: Tron Bonnes speech. If you're going to do this kind of joke, it has to end up completely random at the end. Instead of trailing off into "partners", it should have been something completely unrelated like, "Spartans", and then have Tron try to explain THAT. Funny: Tiesel playing Megaman games. Funny: Terribly melodramatic "Noooo!" followed by a shot of Tron's expression. "Uhh, can we just get on with the fight... please?" Funny: "You beat me, but apparently I'm in love with you, so it's cool." Almost Funny: Reporter's spiel. Just needs a better voice actor, and some better lines. Funny: Serve-bot - "That wasn't us, we barely touched it!" Barrel - "Fiiiiirrrrree!" So funny: "So what exactly are you?" "I'M NOT SURE!" Funny: "I saved the city!" camera pan of the destroyed city. Funny: Tiesel holding the Megaman 2 strategy guide; would have been funnier without him talking about it too, though. Almost funny: Love of One Piece. I couldn't laugh though, because Tiesel's voice is so annoying. Funny: "Fancy Playstation 1 explosions!" Not funny: Junk store man interview. Funny: "Hey, what's going on in here? What's so funny?" If I didn't mention something, it's because I didn't think it was a joke or didn't think it was funny. I might decide to buy a mic soon for my Steam gaming, in which case I would like to try taking over the role of Megaman from you. Oh, and Tron sounds like a man; just letting you know.
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Post by Pitch on Oct 14, 2009 12:57:09 GMT -5
I liked the news announcement. Always a fun voice to use, but curse you for the ending. I'd have to say I didn't like Part 2 as much as Part 1, but the bits with Teisel playing MegaMan 2 were good. Also, Tron had two lines in the first episode. Give it a chance. =) Done. And Tron's voice... she needs a better voice I think.
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Tau
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Post by Tau on Oct 14, 2009 14:06:57 GMT -5
First off, regarding the 1.5 video. Is it wrong that I actually prefer the robot voice? Problem with that is you'd be ripping off every other abridged series ever if you used that. Also, BEST *SPOILER* ROLL EVER! I was laughing so much that I'm sure the students next door could hear me. Well, if that's the case, maybe I'll make a Microsoft Sam version just for you. Glad you liked the ending. Thanks for the scene-by-scene review. Those really help me. Well, more so than blanket criticism anyway. You got most of the major points, so if you really "know your humor" (whatever that means), my writing must not be too bad. Ok, two things. First, I'm not changing any voices, least of all Mega Man and Tron. If people hate the voice acting so much, I'll add subtitles. Second, not meaning to be rude, but why should I give the part to you? Oh wow, really? And Tron's voice... she needs a better voice I think.Ok, mind telling me what exactly's wrong with it?
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Post by Captain Amadeus (Legendary Em) on Oct 14, 2009 15:32:49 GMT -5
Out of boredom, I made a companion video to the first episode. I call it Megaman Legends Abridged-Abridged! Basically, I watched the video with the sound turned off and did all of the voices myself, literally ad-libbing every single line in the video. As such, any humor value one would get out of the experience is completely accidental; I just wanted to show off my voice, not write a funny script. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkXqBKunCvIRated for swearing... because I wasn't taking the time to think of anything genuinely funny to say. Anyways, hope you get a kick out of this Space Piano Man! Was all in good fun, obviously. Edit: Included annotations now.
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Post by mirak on Oct 14, 2009 18:44:13 GMT -5
Holy crap, talk about being an ashsloe to good hearted critiscism and offers for help. If your voice sucks when it comes to characterizing someone, and someone wants to give you a hand with that, i think the least you should do is let the guy try his megaman voice out, maybe it's better than yours will ever be.
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