Score: 9

"__REVIEW FROM CONTEST__"

submission: The Turtle And The Wolf

date: August 14, 2009

Final Score - 95*averaged from all judges*

HOLY SHIT. HOLY HOLY SHIT. HOLY MOLY ARTICHOKE SHIT!!! This was just outrageously hilarious and witty. The story was very well developed and the characters were perfectly voiced. I couldnt barely find any voice acting flaws rather than there occasionally being a stutter or two, which is rarely noticed by the public in a flash movie so very well done! Every single time the wolf talked I couldnt help but laugh. He was like some horny homicidal wolf obsessed with raping random objects. The turtle was some witty normal british character, a type of character I see present in many of your works, and was just like, "Wtf?" The ending was something I didnt expect either! I thought at first the turtle would make the wolf fuck something so outrageous no one could possably do it. But that was even better... just... just the funniest entry and one of the best. Fantastic job. You have a true talent here. - 98 *now thats a score*

NOTE TO OTHER CONTESTANTS: If you feel that this judging is unfair, I would be more than happy to argue it over with you.

Thanks for entering the contest! *read below to see what the other judges said*

SCRIBBLER SAYS:

Acting - 35
Fit - 25
Originality - 13
Range - 15
Mixing - 10

98

One of my favorite submissions. Not only do all of the characters sound distinctively different, but you cleverly employ the accented voice for the turtle, frustrated voice for the wolf, and slightly lethargic-sounding narrator. There also was ambience in this piece which many people will fail to notice, with the chirping birds and what not, it really felt like we were in the woods! No retards in this submission either which is a mega plus, sort of like a breath of fresh air! The wolf like to fuck shit, 'nuff said. The story was very imaginative and extremely creative and the ending worked for the story though I had already heard it somewhere BUT you managed to finish the story with the word "turtle," in a unique way I might add. Neverthless, you did what many others attempted or failed to do, you showed us through your clever dialogue and the various "narrative" additives were brilliant.

NAXSTER SAYS:

Acting 35 / 35
Fit 25 / 25
Originality 15 / 15
Range 15 / 15
Mixing 10 / 10

100/100

COMMENTS: Had everything Three voices, Mental problems and the word Turtle at the end. Clean audio too.

STALAGMITE SAYS:

The Turtle and the Wolf By: Eddache!
Acting - 29/35
Fit - 21/25
Originality - 15/15
Range 11/15
Mix 10/10

86

Full of win and hilarity! Well written. Performed with a tongue in cheek approach. Very silly and full of colour profanitys, with a perfect punchline! ;D well done!

Score: 7

"__REVIEW FROM CONTEST__"

submission: July VO contest submission

date: August 14, 2009

FINAL SCORE - 78 *averaged from all judges - 10 points for such a short length*

I know I never said anything about length, but honestly, is it fair for someone who made a 6 minute long quality work that would have more flaws because its longer to have the same score as this? I talked it over and decided it would be fair to subtract 10 points out of the total 400 which averaged it out from a 80 to a 78.

Anyway, as for this the acting was fairly good for what it was for. Hilarious, in fact. Made me laugh my ass off at the narreration being the unoriginal yet hysterical SNAAKKEE voice. A cartoon could use your crazy voice. I loved the story, fairly original but waayyyyyy too short. The ending caught me off guard though, It wouldnt really make since for him to say HEY LOOK A TURTLE *crash* unless he was absolutely drunk. I did catch that he had some sort of strange mental disorder though.. buying a snickers bar and all ;) So all in all, your hilarious at voice acting but you should have put more effort into this. - 65

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NAXSTER SAYS:

Acting 35 / 35
Fit 24 / 25
Originality 13 / 15
Range 15 / 15
Mixing 10 / 10

97/100

COMMENTS: Short and included everything. Great job.

STALAGMITE SAYS:

Acting - 25/35
Fit - 17/25
Originality - 7/15
Range 13/15
Mix 10/10

-72

Short and sweet. ;D funny, fluid and natural flow. Well improvised then ;D needs to be longer though.

SCRIBBLER SAYS:

Acting - 30
Fit - 20
Originality - 10
Range - 15
Mixing - 9

84

Definitely got a talent in this submission. Originally, I was bummed by the length of the whole thing but then accepted that maybe, it was for the best. The character with the deep, gruff voice; I was going to dock you points just because it sounded extremely forced but as soon as I heard the other characters' voices, I realized that this was an extreme satire of all those "other" voice acting shticks. The little ambient drones and cues were well-placed but I am not going to judge you for that. Your prostitute voice was spot on, keeping in mind that this was far from serious, which makes me wonder, would you be able to actually pull off a convincing female voice? The story itself was also nonsensical enough to work given the borderline ludicrous contest guidelines (wink.) The clerk was another clichéd voice that somehow worked and I think that the magic came from the mixing. None of the characters sounded "in-your-face," meaning that they all sounded like they were a part of this little world you created which is something some of the other submissions tried to emulate but failed. So, as I said, this was short, yes, but maybe that was necessary. I personally believe that submission like this could not have gone on for 3-6 minutes and remained interesting. Perhaps extending it to the 2-minute mark would have been good but exactly one minute? Works for me.

Score: 9

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submission: The Life of Garrett

date: August 14, 2009

FINAL SCORE - 92 *averaged from all judges*

92 eh? Thats one ridiculous score. Congrats! Personally, I found that there were many acting flaws in your tone. At first I thought the stuttering every now and then was part of his characters, but every character stuttered. It was also a bit monotone at some points and didnt sound like he was depressed, it sounded like he was just bored and confused. He didnt sound handicapped either. He just sounded like a kind of awkwardly social kid who got beat up in school. I think you should have made him have a psycological disorder to where he ended up killing the bullies or stabbing one of them. If you really wanted to develop a true emotional story, make it into an actual short story about a kid who seems simply anti-social and is in a bad school, so he gets beat up. His character develops to where he would seem almost crazy, so he would begin being violent and in the end snap, then die of a heart attack or something.

What I mean is, this is a bit overrated. Sure it sent chills down my spine because the bullies killed him, the mixing was great since you used Garageband to back up everything with background noises, the characters did sound different, the quality was great, and the story was original. My personal score for you is a 83 and that still is extremely good and you would still get an award. So far your in 1st place. - 83

Thanks for entering the contest! *read below to see what the other judges said*

NAXSTER SAYS:

Acting 35 / 35
Fit 23 / 25
Originality 15 / 15
Range 15 / 15
Mixing 10 / 10

98/100

COMMENTS: Good Job.

STALAGMITE SAYS:

Acting - 35/35
Fit - 22/25
Originality -13 /15
Range 13/15
Mix 10/10

- 93

I bow down to you Pawklat. Holy shat. I nearly cried. NOT JOKE! Well done.

SCRIBBLER SAYS:

Pawlakt - The Life of Garrett
Acting - 34
Fit - 23
Originality - 15
Range - 15
Mixing - 9

96

I'm going to begin with a quote: "The best way for me to explain my life, is to take you through it." That sentence alone encompasses exactly what I wanted from every single actor in this competition! No other phrase could describe in more detail what I was specifically looking for (amongst the other criteria of course.) Now, even though you said that in your piece, I will try and not let the wonderful quote and fantastic choice of music affect my judgment of your piece. The first thirty seconds are extremely powerful, even without the music, your delivery feels like someone who has something extremely important to say but is taking his time to get it all right, so it can be presented the way it deserves. Close your eyes, anyone who listens to this piece (especially from the beginning) and I can almost guarantee that you will see images, you'll be able to picture Garrett, why? Because Garrett sounds like he is actually narrating his own story and not reading from a script or reciting some memorized lines. It feels like this is something that he has really experienced and would like to share. There are brief instances of word switchery, where you begin a word but quickly use another one, that could have easily been fixed in editing and though it isn't a big problem, it's still noticeable throughout the skit. Your pace was meticulous and I can tell that you put time into choosing your words and believe me, it paid off. The school sequence was good because it sounded believable and you didn't just tell, you also showed through some good old-fashioned voice acting which is exactly what this competition is about. Normally, I am not a fan of extended sequences of narration and a couple sections, notably the inner-monologue following Garrett's getting beat up seemed to drag on but just as I was about to dock you some points for going on for too long, you took it to the next level with your death. It was then that I realized that there was no other way of going on, you had to use the narrative style to explain the next part of the story. The irony at end also managed to ramp this little story to the top of the list in terms of originality. *last sentence cut off due to lack of space LOL*

Score: 8

"__REVIEW FROM CONTEST__"

submission: The One Armed Man

date: August 12, 2009

FINAL SCORE - 78

I thought it was a fantastic story, although far too long which made it a bit boring at some parts. This is one of those classic cop stories, so I deducted one point from originality.. which isnt really that much out of 100. So anyway, the acting was superb and every character sounded different from one another. There were some parts that sounded kind of sketchy when it came to acting, such as the man screaming next to the chainsaw, but since this is 10 minutes long it only makes up 1% of the entire thing. Just a little thing here and there, but all in all it was a great story and I enjoyed it. I even started to feel sorry for the one armed man. I hope to see more from you, Newgrounds needs some serious drama voice actors. TRy contacting SickDeathFiend, he needs some serious drama voice actors such as yourself. You could have cut back on the cursing a bit, but fuck this is fucking newgrounds for you shit fuck cocks. Lol, I always loved turtles. ;) - 88

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SCRIBBLER SAYS:

Acting - 18
Fit - 19
Originality - 5
Range - 11
Mixing - 7

60

There are times where swearing isn't necessary but also, there are times where it is quite necessary but even then, it must be done tastefully. The two first F bombs you begin with (not even a minute into the skit) really seemed unnecessary which affected the narrator's voice. Swearing naturally emphasizes emotion and sometimes can even create the character. In this given situation, it was detrimental and very weak. Dominguez sounded more like your natural voice (but I may be wrong) so the interactions between Dominguez and your narrator made the narrator's cadence sound somewhat forced. Perhaps a less "half-way movie trailer guy" voice would have worked better for the narrator. I would have also preferred maybe a bit more acting and slightly less explaining/story-telling. Despite all these flaws, my biggest problem was the acting, though it shined at certain parts (ever so slightly,) overall, the acting felt extremely wooden and this piece would have worked either with higher quality sound effects or none at all. I would have suggested "home-made" sound effects (with your mouth) but obviously you were going for the serious approach here. And one more thing, this was way too long. Several parts could have been cut down and the action could have been amped up, not to the point of satisfying the MTV ADD-riddled generation but so it would be more interesting overall. Also, the ending was completely irrelevant to you story and as I said before, you were going for the whole serious approach so that really ruined it for me.

**Damn this is a long ass review. Thanks Scribbler.: FatKidWitAJetPak***

NAXSTER SAYS:

Acting 28 / 35
Fit 18 / 25
Originality 15 / 15
Range 15 / 15
Mixing 3 / 10

79/100

COMMENTS: Kinda long. Hard to say who was the mental case in this. Plenty of voices.

STALAGMITE SAYS:

Acting - 30/35
Fit - 23/25
Originality - 11/15
Range 11/15
Mix 10/10

- 85

I personally loved dexter... and detected his personality in your voice patterns. :D how geeky. ...its MUCH harder to entertain with pure acting and intelligent writing than comedy and silly voices. Good acting. But weak screaming and not very convincing anger.

Score: 7

"__REVIEW FROM CONTEST__"

submission: Errol and the Squirrel

date: August 12, 2009

FINAL SCORE - 71 *averaged from all judges*

The mixing wasn't very good. Tons of static, hard to understand, your p's and s's were far too loud, and the quality was not very good either. We are not sure if you used a radio amplifier or not for this, so we gave you a 0 for the mixing category in replace of disqualifying you for the use of an amplifier. Consider yourself lucky on that part. As for the story, it didnt seem to original. The classic story built upon narration has been done countless times in the past. The voices were pretty good though. You have a good, strong voice that could be used as a narrator, yet you also are capable of changing it to sound squeaky or mental. That is hard to do and I give you points for that. If you want to start voice acting, which you should because of your voice *well what else lol* you should buy a podcasting microphone. There are many available for relatively cheap prices. Just ask your nearest music store. Good luck! -63

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SCRIBBLER SAYS:

Acting - 19
Fit - 15
Originality - 6
Range - 13
Mixing - 9

62

I like your narrating voice, the problem is that Errol sounds exactly like the narrator, the only difference being that Errol has some emotion when he speaks. I liked the squirrel voice BUT there was "WAAAAYY" too much narrator in this story and not enough of the other characters. This one has a problem found in other submissions, where there is too much telling and not enough showing. This is not to say that the story wasn't any good, it wasn't exceptional but it was alright though I don't really know Errol. Okay, he speaks like a mentally handicapped individual but that's it... For a submission named after the supposed main character, he doesn't do/say much. This one should have been called "Errol and the Squirrel: As told by the Narrator."

NAXSTER SAYS:

Acting 30 / 35
Fit 25 / 25
Originality 15 / 15
Range 15 / 15
Mixing 10 / 10

95/100

COMMENTS: Sounded to close to the mic. The S sounds pronounced made a grading sound. Might want to invest in a better mic.

STALAGMITE SAYS:

Errol and the squirrel By: themanthelegend
Acting - 22/35
Fit - 16/25
Originality - 8/15
Range 8/15
Mix 6/10
- 60

A wonderfully told tale! I really enjoyed listening to the dialogue... wonderfully written, but it seemed like you missedf out a lot of oppertunities to capture some real good gags! Which I think you needed to compensate for the lack of direction;D

Score: 7

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submission: The Call - NG VA Competition

date: August 12, 2009

FINAL SCORE - 74 *averaged from all judges*

The quality of your home made sound effects was very nice and made the whole thing enjoyable to listen to. I didnt feel that you were to into you characters, however, as it was a bit monotone. The impersonations of the british guy, the joker, and Snake didnt really do it for me. They sounded like... a guy trying to impersonate them. I did enjoy the story though and found it funny that this guy just randomly broke into his house and had a bipolar breakdown of some sorts. You would think that the main character would freak out a bit more instead of saying "oh my god your bleeding." It should be OH MY GOD YOUR BLEEDING! Just work on your acting a bit. Try to actually BE THERE instead of talking into a microphone. I laughed at the concept, but it just needed to be carried out a bit better. Hehe, im in the fortress. -78

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NAXSTER SAYS:

The Call - NG VA Competition

Acting 35 / 35
Fit 23 / 25
Originality 8 / 15
Range 15 / 15
Mixing 10 / 10

91/100

COMMENTS: None.

Stalagmite Says:

The Call - NG VA Competition By: Lithifold
Acting - 20/35
Fit - 17/25
Originality - 7/15
Range8 /15
Mix 8/10

- 60

SCRIBBLER SAYS:

Acting - 25
Fit - 17
Originality - 11
Range - 10
Mixing - 9

72

You took the easy route here with the whole Metal Gear concept (in the beginning) but I overlooked that. Otacon's yelling was very unconvincing, it was as if you were afraid of waking the neighbors (and I am talking about the real world here; as in you sitting in the chair speaking into a microphone.) I appreciate that you made your own sound effects and that was fantastic and the little twist you threw into this one with Steve being a deranged individual worked well with the contest guidelines. However, I do like how you made Steve do a bunch of different voices (Snake, Joker, etc) but I think it would have been better if you came up with your own characters instead of using popular ones, seems a bit lazy on your part. So it was a win/lose possibility and I think you won, barely since it stands apart from the other submissions in that regard though I think you could have gone just a little bit further with it.

Score: 6

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submission: That Fateful Day

date: August 11, 2009

FINAL SCORE - 68 *averaged from all judges*

The plot wasnt very interesting because your acting wasnt very good. It was far too monotone and it sounded like you were talking to yourself. Plus, the characters didnt sound very different from eachother. Technically you only had two, but one of them you tried to sound as a younger version of himself correct? So I guess that counts as three. The originality was alright, but you know zombies in space doesnt make any sense whatsoever, which I knew you were going for but.. it was just to weird. Your character didnt really have that much of a physical or mental disorder, and you cant count the zombies as that character because you never said any lines with the zombies or even tried to make it seem as if they were there. Im sorry but I just didnt see much effort put into this audio, if you want to improve then develoep your characters more efficiently by thinking of how big they are and what they might sound like in real life. Try then to SOUND like they actually are talking in real life instead of just you breathing into a microphone. - 59

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NAXSTER SAYS:

Acting 31 / 35
Fit 5 / 25
Originality 15 / 15
Range 15 / 15
Mixing 0 / 10

66/100

COMMENTS: Only two voices and not three. The narrator is Tom and the gun making a Pew-Pew sound doesn't count. No mixing.

STALAGMITE SAYS:

Acting - 27/35
Fit -19 /25
Originality -5 /15
Range 9/15
Mix 8/10

- 68

SCRIBBLER SAYS:

Acting - 28
Fit - 19
Originality -13
Range - 9
Mixing - 10

79

There wasn't much variation between the two astronauts, they sounded very much the same and the emotion was there, it just seemed forced. I didn't feel like they were two people actually experiencing the entire thing, more like a guy sitting in a chair reading off his lines... I wasn't convinced. Nevertheless, I LOVED the story, it was cliché but you made it your own and "PEW PEW." Tee-hee! Now, about the ending, again, Steve sounded too forced in his dying but I think that was part of the idea so I loved it, even the sound he made as he died. Sweet prince, marvelous!!! Interesting that his introspective voice is much deeper than his speaking voice too. Subtle but worthy of being noticed.

Score: 8

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submission: babysitting

date: August 11, 2009

FINAL SCORE - 85 *averaged from all judges*

Damn these contests never cease to amaze me. It is always full of hilarious and original stories that were obviously worked on. This is my favorite so far. Each voice was very distinguishable from eachother, sounded great, the story was original, had me laughing the whole way, and I could have sworn timmy raped the turtle at the end. Thats a great ending xD There was barely any noticeable static and you maintained a high quality. There still were a couple of noticeable errors, however. The big brother in the beginning sounded a little bit off from what I expected him to sound like. Was he retarded as well, or was he just a nerd? You should have made him just a normal guy since the story already included a variety of unique and strange characters, such as the homocidal doctor lmao. That was truly the only error I saw, but the other judges noticed some faults as well which averaged out to the score above. I thought you deserved a 90, however.

-90

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Scribbler SAYS:

Acting - 30
Fit - 20
Originality - 9
Range - 13
Mixing - 9

81

I loved the older brother's voice. What intrigued me were the subtle nuances in his voice, such as the clicking of his tongue, which suggests that he really is Timmy's brother since he barely escaped "retardation." Babysitter, sounded very conservative and the character fit well with the story. Timmy, sounded like a cartoon character and he sounds confused throughout the entire skit which is fantastic since the two characters clash. My only problem was the sudden shift in the middle of the story, how the babysitter wants to suddenly get rid of Timmy? What? Why? Anyway, I didn't care much for the doctor's voice, sounded way too forced. The ending seemed very abrupt.

NAXSTER SAYS:

babysitting

Acting 35 / 35
Fit 25 / 25
Originality 15 / 15
Range 15 / 15
Mixing 0 / 10

90/100

COMMENTS: Should have stopped it at turtles and not continued. Did bring the word turtles in well. No real mixing though

STALAGMITE SAYS:

Acting -27/35
Fit - 21/25
Originality -9 /15
Range 13/15
Mix 10/10

- 80

Score: 8

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submission: Reuben's Trucker Tales

date: August 11, 2009

FINAL SCORE - 80 *averaged from all judges scores*

As soon as I entered this page on the audio portal, I said WOW because of how well you did the truckers voice. The length was juuusstt right because I started to not pay attention after the last second. I was laughing at every turn, especially at the part where he said he was a sandwhich. Thats original as hell. The story was interesting as well and it made me want to see this made into a flash cartoon. I thought you did a great job on making everyone sound different, but at some points I could tell that you still had the cops accent in you when you were trying to do the sandwhich. What I do to prevent this is record all the lines separately and then mix them together after I write out the story. Make sure to always pause after each line, or else you will make an accent mistake more often. A noticable error in this entry was that you needed a pop filter to prevent PBT sounds. Look up on google how to make a home made one, works every time. Faved.

- 85

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NAXSTER SAYS:

Acting 25 / 35
Fit 20 / 25
Originality 13 / 15
Range 15 / 15
Mixing 0 / 10

73/100

COMMENTS: Like the main character being a sandwich. No noticeable mixing. Pronounced your P's to close to the microphone.

STALAGMITE SAYS:

Acting - 24/35
Fit - 19/25
Originality - 10/15
Range 13/15
Mix 7/10

- 73

You trampled a few words and kept patting the mike with your breath. but this is extremely hilarious and wonderfully entertaining!

Scribbler SAYS:

Acting - 33
Fit - 23
Originality - 14
Range - 14
Mixing - 5

- 89

Original, that's the word I'm going to use to describe the overall feel of this one. The characters all sounded very different which made it even more interesting to listen to and even the title itself is clever. Something a couple of the other contestants didn't do that you did well was showing instead of simply telling. The introspection worked and your implementation of turtles is one of my favorites so far. The ending felt a little rushed but it worked because you ended with the word "turtle."

Score: 7

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submission: Quest to Slay the Princess

date: August 11, 2009

FINAL SCORE - 74 *averaged from all judges scores*

LOL. This was simply hilarious. I enjoyed the story and thought your homemade sound effects of wind in the background was pretty cool as well. The acting didnt have very many flaws, but that was because you didnt have too many serious lines to do. Even so, everyone sounded like they really were in a tricky situation of deciding if they should bring this guy in a shiny wheel chair along on their quest. The plot was outright laughable and original as well. Tits and cheetos? Best line ever. I did notice that some of your characters sounded alike. You did include a wide variety of characters though, so it was hard to make everyone sound different I am sure. If you want to make more voices, try twisting your throat around and make different sounds until you figure out how to talk with that pitch. you will get eventually if you keep practicing, I enjoyed this a lot. I also noticed some mixing issues such as a loud buzzing noise at 42 seconds. Well, good job!

- 89

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NAXSTER SAYS:

Quest to Slay the Princess

Acting 30 / 35
Fit 22 / 25
Originality 11 / 15
Range 13 / 15
Mixing 4 / 10

80/100

COMMENTS: The word turtles was well integrated. The wind sound in the background was mixed in all right. Voice range was good.

STALAGMITE SAYS:

Acting - 22/35
Fit - 17/25
Originality - 5/15
Range 8/15
Mix 7/10

59/100

It was quite funny, well actually the retard was hilarious! but the other characters were not to interesting also it didn't have much story.

SCRIBBLER SAYS:

Acting - 24
Fit - 18
Originality - 3
Range - 12
Mixing - 9

66

Shrek for adults? I laughed out loud at the name "Sir Sexy Shorts" and the voices were somewhat well done though Galgitesh sounded a little like Sexy Shorts at parts. Crippled guy sounded like a cartoon character which is not bad and I enjoyed the whishing wind sounds in the background, assuming you did all that with your mouth. The story is not original, which is why I referenced it to Shrek, ha. Save the princess, or erm, I mean, slay the princess... Okay, right. Implementation of turtles here was alright, nothing special really.