DO you want to be Aragorn? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Morsul the Dark · 03-13-2006, 01:28 PM

Ok I propose we read the book as the various charactors and narrator.

What I mean is if someone has A) the time B) patience C) wants to be in charge(director if you will) Can recieved Audio recordings of us auditioning for the part we want. So lets say I wanted to be Treebeard I would record a few lines of dialogue and send it to this person this person would then choose who best fits which role including the narrator. and then sends those people letters saying what part they have. so then we record ALL of their dialogue and send it to someone who can mix audio to sort it out into order. The audio book could then be distrubuted among the downers for a fee to cover A) the expenses of making the compelation and also to give a little to the person for their time...(the actors would do it just for fun.

did that make sense at all?

So if you want to be our director let us know

and if you want to audition let us know so our director can pm you an address to send your tape or cd(as i bet putting the address directly on the site isnt a good idea) then we'll go from there

Mithalwen · 03-13-2006, 02:03 PM

I want to be Galadriel.......

Nogrod · 03-13-2006, 02:10 PM

Nice idea!

I'm not sure if I have time - even if I love all things that have to do with sound and voice. But I would surely contribute as a voice of someone... Let the eager one's take the leading roles first. I'll come up with some suggestions later.

Morsul the Dark · 03-13-2006, 02:40 PM

Mithalwen: Galadriel
Morsul the Dark: Treebeard or Gimli or narrator

EDIT: If you want to audition for more than one part I'm sure that would make it easier for the director as well because in that way if you didnt get the main part you wanted you could more easily get slipped into another part

Glirdan · 03-13-2006, 03:10 PM

Hmmm... this sounds fun. But I'm not sure whom I should try out for....Maybe Gandalf, or better yet, the Balrog!!

No, it's either Gandalf, Eomer or Faramir for me.

But, if I may make a suggestion. Considering that a lot of people will not have time or patience to do this, why not make a reanactment of it in an RPG form? I'm not exactly sure how it would work out, but it could if we really tried.

Bêthberry · 03-13-2006, 03:23 PM

A couple of years ago, several of us did readings in a voice chat on Yahoo. It was planned in part on the Barrow Downs chat room on Sorcery.net on mirc.

The mighty Barrow Wight himself participated, with Estelyn, TheXPhial, Squatter, and Rimbaud. Others too. I seem to recall that we were the Amon Rudh Debating Society. We didn't have set parts, but just read a chapter with various people taking part, and some changing characters for different chapters, so we didn't formally "audition" for parts.

Ah, yes, as Mr. Underhill would say, 'back in the day.'

Nogrod · 03-13-2006, 03:39 PM

If someone is thinking about reading the whole LotR, that surely would be a deed worth mentioning!

Maybe we should go on by bits? Taking one chapter (or less) to try with first, and then thinking, whether to have some grander plans?

03-13-2006, 01:28 PM	#1
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	DO you want to be Aragorn? Ok I propose we read the book as the various charactors and narrator. What I mean is if someone has A) the time B) patience C) wants to be in charge(director if you will) Can recieved Audio recordings of us auditioning for the part we want. So lets say I wanted to be Treebeard I would record a few lines of dialogue and send it to this person this person would then choose who best fits which role including the narrator. and then sends those people letters saying what part they have. so then we record ALL of their dialogue and send it to someone who can mix audio to sort it out into order. The audio book could then be distrubuted among the downers for a fee to cover A) the expenses of making the compelation and also to give a little to the person for their time...(the actors would do it just for fun. did that make sense at all? So if you want to be our director let us know and if you want to audition let us know so our director can pm you an address to send your tape or cd(as i bet putting the address directly on the site isnt a good idea) then we'll go from there __________________ Morsul the Resurrected

03-13-2006, 02:03 PM	#2
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	I want to be Galadriel....... __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

03-13-2006, 02:10 PM	#3
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	Nice idea! I'm not sure if I have time - even if I love all things that have to do with sound and voice. But I would surely contribute as a voice of someone... Let the eager one's take the leading roles first. I'll come up with some suggestions later. __________________ Upon the hearth the fire is red Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet...

03-13-2006, 02:40 PM	#4
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	Mithalwen: Galadriel Morsul the Dark: Treebeard or Gimli or narrator EDIT: If you want to audition for more than one part I'm sure that would make it easier for the director as well because in that way if you didnt get the main part you wanted you could more easily get slipped into another part __________________ Morsul the Resurrected Last edited by Morsul the Dark; 03-13-2006 at 02:49 PM.

03-13-2006, 03:10 PM	#5
Glirdan Energetic Essence Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Where Lark Nor Eagle Ever Flew Posts: 3,285	Hmmm... this sounds fun. But I'm not sure whom I should try out for....Maybe Gandalf, or better yet, the Balrog!! No, it's either Gandalf, Eomer or Faramir for me. But, if I may make a suggestion. Considering that a lot of people will not have time or patience to do this, why not make a reanactment of it in an RPG form? I'm not exactly sure how it would work out, but it could if we really tried. __________________ *I'm going to buy you a kitty, I'm going to let you fall in love with the kitty, and one cold, winter night, I'm going to steal into your house and punch you in the face!* Fenris Wolf

03-13-2006, 03:23 PM	#6
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	A couple of years ago, several of us did readings in a voice chat on Yahoo. It was planned in part on the Barrow Downs chat room on Sorcery.net on mirc. The mighty Barrow Wight himself participated, with Estelyn, TheXPhial, Squatter, and Rimbaud. Others too. I seem to recall that we were the Amon Rudh Debating Society. We didn't have set parts, but just read a chapter with various people taking part, and some changing characters for different chapters, so we didn't formally "audition" for parts. Ah, yes, as Mr. Underhill would say, 'back in the day.' __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.

03-13-2006, 03:39 PM	#7
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	If someone is thinking about reading the whole LotR, that surely would be a deed worth mentioning! Maybe we should go on by bits? Taking one chapter (or less) to try with first, and then thinking, whether to have some grander plans? __________________ Upon the hearth the fire is red Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet...