Blog 15. Time's ticking

So not much is happening at the moment in terms of the editing part. I am trying to work Avid on my Mac which is proving difficult - saving myself the hastle of going into uni each day to do some editing. I prefer the option of having it all on my Mac and I can work whenever and wherever. 

In terms of the music, I received a rough cut of 1 minutes composition which sounded lovely. I'm generally happy with the feel of the music and the direction it is heading in. I was told it was a very rough cut and i'm hoping to hear back from him again soon with some kind of development. 

The narration is pretty much finished, I am just after one more section so that I have more to work with rather than less. The narration is perfect and exactly what I am after, so i'm really pleased and feeling optimistic. 

I have recently - only a few days ago - sent out an application on StarNow for a voiceover part. Within a day i had 4 responses and now a few days on I have 10. I have shortlisted 5 of the applicants as they have all provided demos of previous work on their profile for me to listen to and they do have the type of voice I am after. I have been in contact with each one and I am waiting back from 4 of the 5 for their MP3's with the reading of the narration. I have sent each over a part of the narration for them to record and send back to me in the style of voice that they choose. In the application I posted the To The Wonder trailer where Javier Bardem narrates and asked them what they thought of that. I requested that they listen to it carefully as that it the route I am heading down for the voiceover. 

I have narrowed it down to 3 people in my head who I think would be good, but as it is, I am just waiting for them to send me their MP3 versions. There age is generally around the 60-70 mark which does allow for a more mature, developed and deeper voice which I am after. Fingers crossed i'll find someone who will sound perfect for the job. Each applicant is either based in Leeds or Manchester and I said I would pay for expenses to whoever gets the part. I am really enjoying using StarNow as it is simple to use and you have the option of asking them questions in your application and when reading their responses you can almost get to know them a little and how they think. I am really enjoying reading them.