Check out my latest toon!

Watch Mr. Literal NOW!

It’s the first of a series of monthly cartoons I’ll be releasing. Happy Harry and I will be slamming some awesome toons down your throats in the coming months, so hopefully you’ll be satisfied with our goodies. ;D

Next month, I promise you, will be the third episode of Girlchan in Paradise!! Are you excited? Shit, I’m stoked to finally be getting on it. Tomamoto and I had a total blast writing it, and I think it’s the funniest episode yet.

Hope you all enjoy.

I just wanted to take a second out to say how much I love animating. You know, when I released Metal Gear Awesome, and everyone was labeling me as “an animator” and I was catching a lot of flak for it considering MGA’s obvious lack of animation in any way, I denied that title pretty strongly.

You know, being an animator usually means you want to go work for Pixar or some studio and work on someone else’s projects… I don’t like JUST animating, I love telling jokes and creating characters. I love coloring and I love cleaning up, I love writing and tossing out ideas. I’m not strictly an animator, and when I say “I love animating,” I love the entire process.

I’m not claiming I’m any good, and I’m sure there are still people who don’t consider me to be a “real animator,” whatever that means. As far as I’m concerned, drawing two pictures and swapping them real quick qualifies you as an animator. The implications of your skill level or devotion is obvious in your work, and I think it’s silly to think that any of those implications should carry on into the term “animator.”

What is gained from being elitist about animating? Maybe someone is not as good at drawing, or animating anything, but perhaps there’s some good ideas there. Execution a little off, but intentions really good. We’re all human after all, your work may reflect some things about you but it’s still just work. As long as you’re not slicing babies in half, I’m cool with you. You can be elitist about animating but I feel like you’re missing out on a lot of possibilities. You know, great ideas or even just okay ideas. Anything can inspire you, and deciding whether or not you like something before you even know what it is just silly to me.

In short, I love creating. I hope to keep doing it for a long time.

Yo.

I’ve got a little time to kill while Afro’s working his mega magic on Puzzmosis, so I figured I’d slam ass on a new toon… it’s been a while and I didn’t even realize how much I was craving making a new cartoon. I’m so happy with how it’s turning out, I hope you guys like it. I’m shooting for under 2 weeks production time, so it will be SOON.

It’s going to be called “Mr. Literal.”

What up Chil’en?  I’m in the new Cyanide and Happiness short.

I’m a method actor, so I taped tempurpedic foam to my ass to get into character.

What up chaps.

So I let this linger a little bit too far, but I’m so paranoid about going public with things unless I have something to show for it, you know?

Miss Osma, the titular character of Miss Osma’s Puzzmosis will be played by Kimlinh “Hnilmik” Tran. Her boyish and peppy tone was a perfect match for Osma, and I’m glad to have recorded with her!

As for Janice, well, I haven’t decided yet, but I’m sure I will today or tomorrow (I need to, anyway). I’m sorry to all those who’ve been waiting so patiently for an answer. I’m so scatterbrained sometimes and it’s a wonder I can manage my own project. I’ve gotten some really impressive auditions all around, again, I didn’t know the AVA scene was so filled with talent. Guess I’ve really been out of the loop, huh.

Speaking of voice acting, I’m going to be a bit more involved in it after I release this game. I’m going to pump out a really nice, new demo and look around LA for some work. In the meantime and certainly even if I find anything I’ll still offer stuff to the online amateur scene. I still have the most respect for independent producers and I’m much more interested in contributing to fresh new ideas rather than dubbing some samey anime or something. ;p

Also I really want to just thank and plug Shawn “Afro-Ninja” Tanner for his incredible work on Puzzmosis so far. He’s an incredibly hard worker and has an otherworldly sense of understanding and patience. This project wouldn’t be the same with another programmer and I’m really grateful to have worked with him and I hope to be able to even more in the future. The one thing I am always afraid of in a collaborative project is creative differences causing that feeling of being afraid to be honest, and Afro has been not only very honest with me but understanding of my honesty too. My hats are off to him and his work and his cool dude status in my heart!!

We’re getting close, and today is all about editing voice samples. All voice recording is done (except Janice of course) and I’m really excited to make these characters come alive. Just a little longer, and I can finally raise my arms in triumph!

Come out, already.

When you work on an “official” project all day, it’s very easy to get in that mode. You know, like you can’t have fun, everything has to look perfect so you have to bust your ass instead of let it flow. I’ve been drawing Osma all day, but at the end of today, I didn’t feel like I drew Osma at all. Weird, huh? So I did some doodles, ’cause I was still in that Miss Osma mood.

A new arting. Wanted to let loose and doodle some really animated looking drawings of The Girls. God I hope the animation looks like this, right? Always nice to draw these beauties.

Dunno if ya’ll saw this new drawin’. It’s one of my girls, Julia.

Gunna do some more art from now on, though Puzzmosis is taking up most of my time, yeah.

Also, I’ve decided on a voice for Miss Osma!! It was VERY hard, but I finally decided. Once I find my perfect Janice, I’ll announce the results. YES, that means if you think you are a GOOD JANICE, PLEASE AUDITION still! Read the below blog post to properly audition! Also, I’m sorry I haven’t responded to a lot of auditions, I’m pretty confident I’ve gotten all of them, I’ve gotten over 70 auditions!!! I didn’t know there were so many amateur voice actresses on the internet! You all did great, and so far it’s been very difficult to find the perfect voice among so many great choices!

Sup ya’ll

So I’ve been pretty inactive because, as you know, I’ve been busting my ass on a flash game with the amazingly talented Afro-Ninja. “Miss Osma’s Puzzmosis” is coming closer to completion, and I’m now at the point where I’m confident to be casting for my female roles (didn’t wanna waste anyone’s time with a game that might not happen). There are no male openings, sorry all you voice actors out there. =(

So, here’s the deal girls PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU AUDITION:

There are two characters, with a POSSIBILITY of three. The third would be an announcer, who will PROBABLY be the voice of Miss Osma, but if I like a dissimilar voice that you offer, I may make an exception and have an extra voice for an announcer.

Please send a demo with your audition so I know your range. If you don’t have one, just say so, but gimme some variety in your auditions. I do ask for specific things in my descriptions, but please feel free to have fun, get into character, show me what YOU think, and what you’ve got. The lines I give are mearly guidelines. Go nuts. Who knows, they might end up in the game! Remember I am a voice actor too, so I understand what it means to have fun with a role. =)

AS A PERSONAL NOTE: I am very much into unique, strange voices. Certainly a voice that fits, but one that may have a lisp, an imperfection; some kind of natural “quirk.” Maybe a little deeper than normal, a little boyish… who knows? Maybe you’re not even a voice actress, but you have a neat voice. Try it! I am soo NOT looking for “that anime girl” kind of sound, I want something fresh and exciting. Search all aspects you know of the characters and explore.

THE CHARACTERS:

Capable Chemist Miss Osma
Click here for pictures of Osma

Miss Osma is your avatar in the game. She’s a young chemist, with a bit of naivity, but nothing but heart and soul. She’s spunky, fresh, but she’s focussed, and intelligent. She’s fighting with all her heart to develop a super-cure for most diseases, and she won’t simply back down to constant discouragements. She believes her mission is infinitely more than just a pipe-dream; it is a reality just around the corner, all she has to do is turn it. She is very expressive and experiences the extremes of human emotion.

Possible Audition Lines:
“Yes, this is it!!” (triumphant, brainstormy)
“I knew that wouldn’t work…” (pensive, perhaps defeated? perhaps uplifted?)
“Maybe this!!” (excited, eager)
“Aghh! My formula!!” (distressed)
“You know, a few of these formulas give me some great ideas! Thanks a bunch!” (grateful, accomplished)
“Yes!!”
“Oh oh oh oh, I got it!” (silly, hurried, too excited to contain)

Catty Chemist Janice Duvoir
Click here for pictures of Janice.

Janice is a manipulative seductress who will do anything to get to the top, which, yes, includes being a good chemist. She is arrogant, coldhearted, and she absolutely hates the idea of another woman chemist rising above her. She tries to mess up Osma’s formulas, projecting sarcastically, using passive aggressive comments. There is no subtlety though, she makes it no mystery that she wants Miss Osma to fall flat on her face. She is, in the strictest sense, a total bitch. Perhaps not without reason, has she been crossed in the past? Untrusting of girls, ready for her revenge on all women.

Possible Audition Lines:
“Oh, isn’t that a shame?” (sarcastic, biting)
“Ahh, maybe you should pay a little bit more attention, hmm?” (ditto)
“I’m on a completely different level!!” (superior, no uncertainty)
“Why do I keep seeing Sheith (pronounced sheeth) in her formulas?” (in desperation)
“Wouldn’t want your breakthrough formula backfiring now would you?” (coniving, guilty and privvy to it)
“No!!” (ultimately distressed, as if her world is crumbling)

Please send all files to my e-mail, rotparoge@webmoron.net, with the word “audition” somewhere in the subject line. DO THIS BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE. You may (IN ADDITION TO THE PRIOR) post your auditions in this thread if you wish to make them public, I don’t mind.

This project is heavily in progress, so immediate turn-around for the final lines is MANDATORY. If you can’t get finished lines within a 3-4 day period, I WILL replace you. I don’t WANT to, but I will. Please don’t waste my time and yours if you know you can’t get me lines quickly.

I suppose I will have this audition open for a week unless I find an amazing voice earlier than that. So get those auditions in!

Thanks, and good luck to everyone!!