Comments & Complements from readers and players

[Feathers]

Quite possibly. Having just heard Dan read this weeks installment, I've realised I actually combine the voices of both guys in my head. It actually helps form the character to a degree - thanks guys!

Having said that, I've just listened to Meds Reading Aeric. He's obviously am upper-class Brit :) Was he written that way?

[Dangelus]

Glad to be of assistance!  ;D

[Meds]

Having said that, I've just listened to Meds Reading Aeric. He's obviously am upper-class Brit :) Was he written that way?

The way I see it is that Aeric has the feel of a naval officer. And he's now second in charge of the ship and by Chris's writing you get the impression that Aeric wants the best, be the best and show off the best. I can see him through the writing sitting at a desk being quite important and for an actor you need to get into the character. So for me i see the naval link, and the voice would be quite upper military. Galdar is different i actually see the character of Fagin in Oliver Twist. Not that he's like Fagin but whenever you see the character of Fagin he's rubbing his hands and is slightly bent over and when i do his voice i actually do that. Now I know that sounds weird but that's how i get into character.

[X]

Having said that, I've just listened to Meds Reading Aeric. He's obviously am upper-class Brit :) Was he written that way?

The way I see it is that Aeric has the feel of a naval officer. And he's now second in charge of the ship and by Chris's writing you get the impression that Aeric wants the best, be the best and show off the best. I can see him through the writing sitting at a desk being quite important and for an actor you need to get into the character. So for me i see the naval link, and the voice would be quite upper military. Galdar is different i actually see the character of Fagin in Oliver Twist. Not that he's like Fagin but whenever you see the character of Fagin he's rubbing his hands and is slightly bent over and when i do his voice i actually do that. Now I know that sounds weird but that's how i get into character.

That's a great take, and pretty on the mark. Aeric wants to be the best and is the sort of person that places honor above comfort. He also spent some time on Vulcan and might have picked up their stuffy, seems that they are always looking down on you when they speak to you even when they supposedly don't give into emotions, inflection on some of his words. Which is what any officer on duty in the upper levels of the military seem to have mastered.

[Jen]

Having said that, I've just listened to Meds Reading Aeric. He's obviously am upper-class Brit :) Was he written that way?

The way I see it is that Aeric has the feel of a naval officer. And he's now second in charge of the ship and by Chris's writing you get the impression that Aeric wants the best, be the best and show off the best. I can see him through the writing sitting at a desk being quite important and for an actor you need to get into the character. So for me i see the naval link, and the voice would be quite upper military. Galdar is different i actually see the character of Fagin in Oliver Twist. Not that he's like Fagin but whenever you see the character of Fagin he's rubbing his hands and is slightly bent over and when i do his voice i actually do that. Now I know that sounds weird but that's how i get into character.

That doesn't sound weird at all, Meds. I do the same thing. I gesture with my hands and when the character smiles, I smile...it supposedly comes through the voice when you do that...or so my buddy Angela has told me. She's been a good teacher when it comes to acting.

I like your vision of Galdar and Aeric!  Great observations.

[Jen]

Having said that, I've just listened to Meds Reading Aeric. He's obviously am upper-class Brit :) Was he written that way?

The way I see it is that Aeric has the feel of a naval officer. And he's now second in charge of the ship and by Chris's writing you get the impression that Aeric wants the best, be the best and show off the best. I can see him through the writing sitting at a desk being quite important and for an actor you need to get into the character. So for me i see the naval link, and the voice would be quite upper military. Galdar is different i actually see the character of Fagin in Oliver Twist. Not that he's like Fagin but whenever you see the character of Fagin he's rubbing his hands and is slightly bent over and when i do his voice i actually do that. Now I know that sounds weird but that's how i get into character.

That's a great take, and pretty on the mark. Aeric wants to be the best and is the sort of person that places honor above comfort. He also spent some time on Vulcan and might have picked up their stuffy, seems that they are always looking down on you when they speak to you even when they supposedly don't give into emotions, inflection on some of his words. Which is what any officer on duty in the upper levels of the military seem to have mastered.

HEY! Who you call'n stuffy? :D

I know what you mean...it's so hard to play a Vulcan. You have to be flat and formal, but some how still utilize voice inflections. I try to raise my eyebrows a lot when I play Sevryll. I imagine her using that singular facial expression to get her points across.

[Dangelus]

Having said that, I've just listened to Meds Reading Aeric. He's obviously am upper-class Brit :) Was he written that way?

The way I see it is that Aeric has the feel of a naval officer. And he's now second in charge of the ship and by Chris's writing you get the impression that Aeric wants the best, be the best and show off the best. I can see him through the writing sitting at a desk being quite important and for an actor you need to get into the character. So for me i see the naval link, and the voice would be quite upper military. Galdar is different i actually see the character of Fagin in Oliver Twist. Not that he's like Fagin but whenever you see the character of Fagin he's rubbing his hands and is slightly bent over and when i do his voice i actually do that. Now I know that sounds weird but that's how i get into character.

That's a great take, and pretty on the mark. Aeric wants to be the best and is the sort of person that places honor above comfort. He also spent some time on Vulcan and might have picked up their stuffy, seems that they are always looking down on you when they speak to you even when they supposedly don't give into emotions, inflection on some of his words. Which is what any officer on duty in the upper levels of the military seem to have mastered.

HEY! Who you call'n stuffy? :D

I know what you mean...it's so hard to play a Vulcan. You have to be flat and formal...but some how still utilize voice inflections. I try to raise my eyebrows a lot when I play Sevryll. I imagine her using that singular facial expression that gets her point across.

I know what you mean, Vulcans are hard but they are fun too. I really enjoyed playing an 'actual' Vulcan with Radrek, Galdar's C.O. Doing a character like Lester who tries to emulate Vulcans in public with limited success and nerves and is usually pretty emotional on his own in his quarters is a challenge. I think the more reading I do, the more I get used to 'acting' the readings more... I hope.

[Jen]

Having said that, I've just listened to Meds Reading Aeric. He's obviously am upper-class Brit :) Was he written that way?

The way I see it is that Aeric has the feel of a naval officer. And he's now second in charge of the ship and by Chris's writing you get the impression that Aeric wants the best, be the best and show off the best. I can see him through the writing sitting at a desk being quite important and for an actor you need to get into the character. So for me i see the naval link, and the voice would be quite upper military. Galdar is different i actually see the character of Fagin in Oliver Twist. Not that he's like Fagin but whenever you see the character of Fagin he's rubbing his hands and is slightly bent over and when i do his voice i actually do that. Now I know that sounds weird but that's how i get into character.

That's a great take, and pretty on the mark. Aeric wants to be the best and is the sort of person that places honor above comfort. He also spent some time on Vulcan and might have picked up their stuffy, seems that they are always looking down on you when they speak to you even when they supposedly don't give into emotions, inflection on some of his words. Which is what any officer on duty in the upper levels of the military seem to have mastered.

HEY! Who you call'n stuffy? :D

I know what you mean...it's so hard to play a Vulcan. You have to be flat and formal...but some how still utilize voice inflections. I try to raise my eyebrows a lot when I play Sevryll. I imagine her using that singular facial expression that gets her point across.

I know what you mean, Vulcans are hard but they are fun too. I really enjoyed playing an 'actual' Vulcan with Radrek, Galdar's C.O. Doing a character like Lester who tries to emulate Vulcans in public with limited success and nerves and is usually pretty emotional on his own in his quarters is a challenge. I think the more reading I do, the more I get used to 'acting' the readings more... I hope.

You're doing a great job, I have no doubt you'll get better and better. Practice makes perfect! Especially with writing and voice acting.

[Meds]

I must say i actually prefere voice acting than standard acting. I do a lot of stuff in front of the camera and lately I'm having to do several different accents ( London, Newcastle, Yorkshire and Scottish) and its harder to do these in front of the camera because you're aware of facial ticks and movements. With audio acting you can wave your hands, get into character without worrying that you look like a idiot.
Dan you're doing great and the more you do the more confident you'll get.

[Dangelus]

Thanks guys!

[Feathers]

Guys, guys, guys!

Having helped write us into a major station incident, I just love the reactions of the other characters!

Kudos to Chris and Meds for the follow on posts. Brilliant!

[Feathers]

I meant to say...nice bit of Xenexian swearing creeping in there Dinghead :D

Where did Shane pick up such language?

[Meds]

Woah!!!!!, woah!!!!!!!!!. Firstly Mike and Jen great last post, i loved that post brilliant. And Chris and Kenny, boy that oozed with tension, really loved it. Great writing everyone.

[wraith1701]

WOW!  Really some fantastic writing going on; I'm loving it! Great job, guys! :)

[Jen]

Yes, I enjoyed the Aeric and Quinn throw down too.  Nicely done gentlemen. ;)