My Character Demo

Victor Harris · Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007, 23:02 (GMT) Post subject: My Character Demo

Ok kids, even though I don't claim to be a character guru, I have done a few. So, here is my new character demo. If I may, the first bit was a real commercial I did that ran in the NY market for 26 weeks and the last bit was used for almost a year here in Cleveland as part of a promo package. Everything else was spec stuff I had done from auditions. I 've been kicking around doing this for a while. Embarassed

Robert Jadah · Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007, 13:09 (GMT) Post subject: Charrister Demo

....thought you'd get this one by us, eh, Vic?
But you've gotta get up real early in the morning to sneak something past the Demo Demons, pal.
Now, to work:
As a rule, I don't really like character demos. They make me wince with the forced artificiality of it all. And there are a few truly great, great character voices around here; they make the rest of us sound like a Grade One talent show.
I bailed on it two months ago.
But - if you promise to wipe out the falsetto piece about the Mr. and Mrs. - I promise I'll tolerate this one. Aside from the Tiny Tim thing (please erase it; never to be heard again), you're not wandering too far from Vic Harris turf; you're doing neat little accent and cadence things while staying real.
And that works.
Falsetto Off!

Victor Harris · Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007, 14:25 (GMT) Post subject:

My Mickey Mouse?...lol. I hear ya. Laughing

Joe J Thomas · Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007, 14:54 (GMT) Post subject:

Oh, for the love of Python - keep the falsetto (I like it - it's kinda like the surprise in the cereal box!)

Nice work Vic,
Joe

p.s. wait... that was Mickey Mouse? Wink

Victor Harris · Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007, 15:32 (GMT) Post subject:

LMAO

I thought it was...lol. Laughing

Joe J Thomas · Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007, 15:41 (GMT) Post subject:

Victor Harris · Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007, 15:51 (GMT) Post subject:

Hey JJ, by the way, I really appreciate the help bro. You are a real gentleman...and a really disturbed individual like me...LMAO Laughing

Of course, Robert is also a little unbalanced too... Laughing

Joe J Thomas · Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007, 15:52 (GMT) Post subject:

Simon Hill · Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007, 23:25 (GMT) Post subject:

Keep the falsetto. That was a pretty good demo. Just needs a little better construction to the flow.

Victor Harris · Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007, 02:06 (GMT) Post subject:

Alright, I did some tweaking. I'm gonna roll with this as my final. Wink

Robert Jadah · Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007, 03:31 (GMT) Post subject: Victory Harris

All right..all right...I'll bow to more informed opinion.
I love the falsetto.
It's great.
Sounds just like Tiny Tim/Mickey Mouse/Michael Jackson.
I was wrong.
The falsetto's wonderful.

Good job, Vic. You rule!

Advice Off!

Anthony Williams · Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007, 05:10 (GMT) Post subject: Demo

Yes , that was a nice demo Victor!

Good Work! Smile

Deby Cedars · Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007, 08:44 (GMT) Post subject:

That wasn't Mickey Mouse.....That was Oh No Mr. Bill from Saturday night live! And who can resist an adorable man made of clay. I've never even made a character demo.....but I like the voice it brought back memories of childhood.

Todd Ellis · Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007, 13:31 (GMT) Post subject:

Vic - very nice - my favorite was the gay fortune teller!

George Karnes · Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007, 04:48 (GMT) Post subject:

Love it Vic.

You almost sound like a real marine Wink

That falsetto thing is hysterical....