Plywood Fiend
Rear Admiral
Stemming from my recent work reviewing WCA episodes (Thanks for putting that on the news by the way), I’ve had the idea of producing a Wing Commander Audio series. To that end I’ve written a short script as a kind of prototype to gauge whether or not the community would be interested in the like.
If anyone is interested, then there are places available for voice actors, with four primary roles and four additional minor roles with just a handful of lines.
Plot Synopsis: A backwater system guarded by two outdated Confed destroyers, the TCS Nottingham and the TCS Apache comes under attack by Kilrathi raiders consisting of a single modern Kilrathi destroyer plus escorts. The Apache is quickly destroyed, and pilots from the Nottingham fight a losing battle for as long as they can, slowly getting picked off, before the Nottingham rams the Kilrathi destroyer, saving the system.
Primary Characters:
Captain Stuart ‘Finch’ Campbell – Late 20’s to early 30’s, a fairly easy going individual. He is commander of a five-strong fighter wing that hasn’t had to fight in months and traces of complacency have started to sneak into his wing as a result, nevertheless he knows his duty and can stand firm in the face of pressure.
Audition Lines:
‘Don't let him get past you, just one torpedo hit will destroy the Apache.’
‘Maybe. Either that or we get to safeguard the meagre resources of another worthless system from unambitious pirates.’
1st Lieutenant Neil ‘Husky’ McCandless – Mid 20’s. Inexperienced and ill prepared for the war, and he knows it. At one time he was a shuttle pilot working as a courier for a small corporation on Earth. He’d never even flown in space until the Battle of Earth, when his small, unarmed shuttle was used as cannon fodder along with other civilian vessels. Miraculously, he survived and the very next day accepted an offer given to all survivors to join the Navy. Since then hasn’t seen a single Kilrathi fighter.
Audition Lines:
‘Tangier isn't self sufficient, and Logo is just a couple of asteroid mining bases. Both systems get... I mean got... all their food from Locanda.’
‘Shit! The bomber got a torpedo off.’
1st Lieutenant Sam ‘Disciple’ Wynn – (Can be male or female) Late 20’s. A gloomy, sometimes snide but generally decent pilot. Feels very much like they’ve been put out to pasture and doesn’t adhere to regulations with too much zeal. He/she remembers his/her duty and priorities as soon as the Kilrathi arrive however.
Audition Lines
‘You mean we get to go back to the action after this lovely exile? Uh, I mean holiday.’
‘Sir, those transports are defenceless!’
Lieutenant Bradley – (Can be male or female) The Nottingham’s com officer. Business-like and professional, you don’t see much of Bradley beyond official communications.
Audition Lines:
‘Hellcats 1 and 2, you are cleared to launch.’
‘Okinawa and Helios, adjust your course and head towards the Nottingham. We'll cover you as best we can.’
Minor Roles – (Can all be male or female)
Confederation newsreader
Audition Line: ‘These spokespeople declined to comment when asked to justify the evacuation of the sector HQ at Blackmane’
Apache Com officer
Audition Line: ‘Mayday, mayday, this is the Apache, we have taken major damage...’ (NOTE: This is this character’s only line, so odds are I’ll simply wind up using the best audition recording.)
Transport Com officer 1
Audition Line: ‘This is the civilian cargo vessel Okinawa to any Confederation vessel, we have Kilrathi ships pursuing us, requesting immediate assistance.’
Transport Com officer 2
Audition Line: ‘This is the Helios, we're heading towards you.’
If anyone’s interested, please send all recorded audition lines as separate wav or mp3 files to rmepaul@googlemail.com by 12th November and I shall contact whoever I pick shortly thereafter with further details. Feel free to audition for more than one role. If this project proves popular, I’ll look into doing a larger and more ambitious production.
Also, whilst I’m here, here’s a sample clip to give you some idea of what the finished product might end up sounding like (though with a different (better) voice for the finished version):
http://tindeck.com/listen/tdfx
If anyone is interested, then there are places available for voice actors, with four primary roles and four additional minor roles with just a handful of lines.
Plot Synopsis: A backwater system guarded by two outdated Confed destroyers, the TCS Nottingham and the TCS Apache comes under attack by Kilrathi raiders consisting of a single modern Kilrathi destroyer plus escorts. The Apache is quickly destroyed, and pilots from the Nottingham fight a losing battle for as long as they can, slowly getting picked off, before the Nottingham rams the Kilrathi destroyer, saving the system.
Primary Characters:
Captain Stuart ‘Finch’ Campbell – Late 20’s to early 30’s, a fairly easy going individual. He is commander of a five-strong fighter wing that hasn’t had to fight in months and traces of complacency have started to sneak into his wing as a result, nevertheless he knows his duty and can stand firm in the face of pressure.
Audition Lines:
‘Don't let him get past you, just one torpedo hit will destroy the Apache.’
‘Maybe. Either that or we get to safeguard the meagre resources of another worthless system from unambitious pirates.’
1st Lieutenant Neil ‘Husky’ McCandless – Mid 20’s. Inexperienced and ill prepared for the war, and he knows it. At one time he was a shuttle pilot working as a courier for a small corporation on Earth. He’d never even flown in space until the Battle of Earth, when his small, unarmed shuttle was used as cannon fodder along with other civilian vessels. Miraculously, he survived and the very next day accepted an offer given to all survivors to join the Navy. Since then hasn’t seen a single Kilrathi fighter.
Audition Lines:
‘Tangier isn't self sufficient, and Logo is just a couple of asteroid mining bases. Both systems get... I mean got... all their food from Locanda.’
‘Shit! The bomber got a torpedo off.’
1st Lieutenant Sam ‘Disciple’ Wynn – (Can be male or female) Late 20’s. A gloomy, sometimes snide but generally decent pilot. Feels very much like they’ve been put out to pasture and doesn’t adhere to regulations with too much zeal. He/she remembers his/her duty and priorities as soon as the Kilrathi arrive however.
Audition Lines
‘You mean we get to go back to the action after this lovely exile? Uh, I mean holiday.’
‘Sir, those transports are defenceless!’
Lieutenant Bradley – (Can be male or female) The Nottingham’s com officer. Business-like and professional, you don’t see much of Bradley beyond official communications.
Audition Lines:
‘Hellcats 1 and 2, you are cleared to launch.’
‘Okinawa and Helios, adjust your course and head towards the Nottingham. We'll cover you as best we can.’
Minor Roles – (Can all be male or female)
Confederation newsreader
Audition Line: ‘These spokespeople declined to comment when asked to justify the evacuation of the sector HQ at Blackmane’
Apache Com officer
Audition Line: ‘Mayday, mayday, this is the Apache, we have taken major damage...’ (NOTE: This is this character’s only line, so odds are I’ll simply wind up using the best audition recording.)
Transport Com officer 1
Audition Line: ‘This is the civilian cargo vessel Okinawa to any Confederation vessel, we have Kilrathi ships pursuing us, requesting immediate assistance.’
Transport Com officer 2
Audition Line: ‘This is the Helios, we're heading towards you.’
If anyone’s interested, please send all recorded audition lines as separate wav or mp3 files to rmepaul@googlemail.com by 12th November and I shall contact whoever I pick shortly thereafter with further details. Feel free to audition for more than one role. If this project proves popular, I’ll look into doing a larger and more ambitious production.
Also, whilst I’m here, here’s a sample clip to give you some idea of what the finished product might end up sounding like (though with a different (better) voice for the finished version):
http://tindeck.com/listen/tdfx