Voice Acting Contest #3 - Poll

[deepstrasz]

I can judge if you want. But you'll have to remove my vote.

BTW what's with the i, 1 and A. Couldn't you name them or something.
One is Scottish (warcraft dwarfs), one is Orc and the female one is like very similar to Homeworld game's announcer.
And why did you hide their names ? It's obvious that one of them is known for female voices.

 

[Pyritie]

hey, what are conditions and requirements of a judge? (if there is nobody who wants to, id like to try it, but it would be for the first time for me...)

there's a sticky just for that!

 

[Ahimtar]

yep, i found that later so i added the second part... sorry for your time.

 

[Jazztastic]

You can use my informal rant as judging, if no one else steps up (besides Ahimtar)

 

[Ahimtar]

i guess i drop out for this, but for beef, also deepstrasz seemed like he'd like to judge you can be 2 judges and everything is well...

 

[meatfactory]

Entry A and Entry 1 sounded like space races - orc (entry a) and naga (entry 1). They would fit perfectly in some space saga of warcraft. As for Entry (I) it was funny, but quite vulgar at some moments, though some of the chants would be perfect for a dwarf campaign of some sort, but not for loop massages, cause they are simply too long and at least in my opinion not suitable for some of the youngest players. If I had to pick the winner, I would pick Entry (I) for the good voice acting and partly for the humor.

 

[Ahimtar]

eh, did this thread die?

How do you integrate one of the sounds to work ingame?

id also like to know, i want to use A with my nerubian entry on techtree contest, its not that fitting but still good enough

 

[Bugz]

There is no need for activity in a poll.. the impotent is the votes

 

[anarchianbedlam]

SO!... we never got any judges? whats going on with this contest eh?

 

[Bugz]

Alot of people said they wanted to join, but i dont think the host wanted them :7

 

[deepstrasz]

Seems no one wants anyone to judge even if they offer too. I'm sorry it's not our fault.

 

[Jazztastic]

SO!... we never got any judges? whats going on with this contest eh?

Lol you cant say I didn't try

Well, heres my opinion on how I would judge them (if I was judge )

Judging scale

Creativity	Is the dialogue unique and interesting? Or did the contestant just repeat the ingame warnings?	/10
Quality	How well are effects and filters, if any, used? Do you hear any static? Are there any "plosive" sounds? (meaning popping P's) or siblance? (meaning snake-sounding S's)	/20
Script	How well do the lines fit the race? Are the things it says clever, or just generic? Is the warning phrased in a manner that grabs your attention without being too wordy?	/20

Entries

Entry A​

Creativity	Very minimal effort was extended with the brain. The warnings are word for word copied from the game itself, with the only modifier being a voice effect.	4/10
Quality	The quality of this entry is sub-par. The voice is mostly quiet, but it goes too loud at certain points. The volume increase grabbed my attention, but not in a good way. The voice is masked by a voice effect that makes it hard to listen to for extended periods of time (I listened to this baby 20+ times on youtube and played 3 melee games with it). The recording equipment was ok, but at 28-29 there is a definite feedback on the F, and 13-14 there's another F feedback, but it's very subtle. I liked the baritone quality of your voice, but masking it with the effect you chose didn't work well.	13/20
Script	I couldn't easily tell what race this is. I'm guessing by the voice modifier that it is some kind of space/robotic race, but I could be wrong. The script itself is just copied from the game.	2/20

Total 19/50

Entry 1​

Creativity	This entry certainly has creativity. The unique phrasing caught me off guard at first though. Space rocks should probably be changed, while it does add a unique element, it confused me for a little bit at the start.	8/10
Quality	Throughout the whole entry, there was heavy breathing audible, especially at the end of phrases. S's are sibilant and carry over far too long, it ruins the phrase for me, and is especially audible at 22-23. Your voice goes lower at 43-45, and the sentence seems heavier because of it. I'm assuming you're male (we have what, less than 10 girls on hive?), but you made your voice sound relatively female, which was a nice touch. There was a slight accent, which also contributed in a good way into defining your race.	16/20
Script	"Our planet witnesses intrusion", "Our galaxy is being threatened." Assuming that these are custom races for warcraft 3, those two phrases don't work well. Everyone is always on the same planet, and definitely in the same galaxy. Again, the whole space rocks thing was not a good idea. Other than that, the dialogue choices were great, I particularly liked being addressed as "Sir".	13/20

Total 37/50

Entry i​

Creativity	This entry (which I believe to be dwarven), was definitely the most creative. There was unique and humorous dialogue, and I definitely payed attention to it both games I played with it.	10/10
Quality	The most usual problem in this contest, you experienced slight feedback whenever your voice increased in volume (3 seconds was a big one). However, you were loud throughout the entry, so I only noticed it in extreme cases. I didn't find any problems other than that, but your voice has a dirty sound to it. Maybe the accent helped bring it out, but I found your voice sounded slightly unrefined, which works well for dwarves, but the unprofessional "I did this shit in my basement" feel which you have does not. No real problems other than that	15/20
Script	The first time I listened to it, the script was hilarious and boisterous, a great combination for someone mirroring the dwarven race. However, the sentences were way, way too long, especially the final. Another thing, I don't like being called a blithering idiot, or a greedy bastard, or any other host of names. It really detracted from the mood of it, kindof like how you hate that guy who points out your mistakes and then calls you a jackass for it, "Who do you think you are? Hercules? You can't carry all that you stupid git!". When my warcraft abuses me like my older brother does, something is wrong.	9/20

Total 34/50

 

[Bugz]

Let the poll choose the winner, seems like there is no other way

 

[InfinateAnswers]

um... that wont be fair at all.

 

[Bugz]

Then the host better decide some judges

 

[Pyritie]

anyone want to judge?

 

[Bugz]

You can use the judge from the music contest? kind of same knowledge?

 

[deepstrasz]

I offer my services for the price of acceptance.

 

[Pyritie]

what do you mean by price of acceptance?

 

[deepstrasz]

I mean that I will/want to judge if you people accept me.

 

[anarchianbedlam]

I mean that I will/want to judge if you people accept me.

 

[deepstrasz]

Is that supposed to be funny ?

 

[anarchianbedlam]

sadly. no.

 

[Gausslander]

Ill judge. I wrote the tutorial on voice acting, so I guess im qualified.

 

[anarchianbedlam]

i see that a few people here have said that they 'want to' judge or that they 'will' judge... so what the fuck are you people waiting for? No one has sent in any judging yet. If no one judges within the next week then we'll just close this contest up and go by the voting poll. Or else this thread will remain open and unsolved forever.

 

[Brambleclaw]

id' happily judge but i would be totally biast ._. . Anyway Jazz gave a good go at judging look at previous message he has his results up for each contender...


http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/1975898-post62.html have a look

 

[anarchianbedlam]

uhh. yea thats great, it doesnt do us any good unless he sends it to the arena mod though

 

[Miss_Foxy]

Entry (i) is pretty interesting...