To alla you auditioning for round two: GOOD LUCK
If you are thinking of doing it but aren’t sure: DO THE THING
I’ve had dysphoria about my voice for years and never wanted to do anything to do with it. But I’ve always loved RP and reading characters, so I really wanted to do this! And I did!
So here are some of my tips ok cool:
1) record multiple recordings. I did a few (like 20…) takes for Thorin and sent off my best one – I tried a few different emotions, ways of pausing and chose things that worked.
2) decide who you really want to play. If you record for everyone because #yolo but then u cast as a character and are actually like #nolo then that’s awkward for everyone.
3) you don’t need a good mic yet. I recorded Thorin on my iPhone 5.
4) don’t be scared if you have a voice you think won’t fit. The best thing about this is that there are a load of different accents and genders of people taking part. So where you’re from or the pitch of your voice doesn’t have anything to do with this. It’s about how you read the scene and the emotion u bring.
5) if you haven’t read Sansukh, at least read the goddamn chapter you’re in. (I nearly didn’t because I hadn’t started reading Sansukh, but the chapter helped me with my emotions in that scene)
WHEN YR CAST:
5) get into the headspace of the character. It helped me as I was Thorin to spend a few days totally getting into character after I was cast. I thought more about his story and journey, read things about him, practised some of his other lines, and listened to music that reminded me of him. As Mr T is pretty deep, it helped me to stay connected to him.
Uh so yeah this is all I can think of on this train journey so. COOL
Love from Thorin
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ugh I think the best/worst part about knowing there’s a podfic in the works for Sansukh is soon all these painful scenes are gonna be voice acted and have background noises to make it all sound real
I mean knowing that someone is actually going to have to read out Aragorn’s exasperation at everyone is fun but c’mon
He totes stole my line though
Men, huh
Prepare to be boarded
*Thorin looks into the camera*
How much of these sex jokes do I have to take before I fuck back off the afterlife permanently I stg
Aw, Thorin m’love. It’s simply too amusing to watch all you rather prudish Dwarves go scarlet when the Elf does something… elvish. (Besides, Legolas is very curious!)
Aaaaand like you’re going to be any less cheesy with bilbo what who said that
snapped this at Waterstones the other day
ohgosh JADE. You beautiful, beautiful soul. Thank you so much.
(my brain has gone all “fffffssssshhhhhhzzt!” bc I LOVED THAT BOOK SO MUCH AS A KID and so – double dose of warm blushy feelings, you are such a goddess.)
Thorin, Queen under the Mountain, was comforted by the fact that her eyebrows would always be better than Thranduil’s.
Hot damn those are some queenly eyebrows
Yet another! post about Orocarni/Dwarven genders
So I know how much you like me posting about dwarven genders.
Did I hear a ‘yes’? Want more? Okie dokie, then!
So I wanted to write a bit more about gender because yay gender! But also body parts! Because yay, complex understanding of bodies!
Dwarves and their bodies
So first of all, it’s clear…
In light of all this Dark Name talk, about thorin over hearing (and then using) Gimli’s Dark Name would be kinda on the skeevy lines??? Like the same ilk of him reading bilbo’s book??? Like, he’s dead and he’s thorin what else is he gonna do but it’s also sooorrttaa Not Done??? Or am I miss reading that scene? Idk basically: what do??? (Btw I love love love all the writing stuffs you do it great :)
Hey Nonnie! Aw, thanks! Glad you’re enjoying!
Yes, it’s a bit – uh, well. The moment between Gloin and Gimli in Rivendell was intensely private. It was a special moment, a reaffirmation of self, before Gloin sent his son away to save the world.
Thorin overhearing that is a little bit. Well.
Still, he’s dead. It’s not as though he ever thought he would get the chance to speak to Gimli at all, and be known as himself and not as a passing thought in Gimli’s subconscious. He never thought he would get the chance to hear that name from Gimli’s own lips. He thought his affection for Gimli would forever be one-sided, and so was eager for any scraps of Gimli’s life that he could have.
Thorin using it, though (and above stone! In the open air!!) – that was a bit of a low blow. Naughty Thorin.
I mean as The Voice of Thorin in Sansukh, I’ve read stuff and thought ‘wow Im a massive douche, I’m going to have a hard time doing this’
First time was when asshole mc asshole said Gimli’s kherumel out loud
you fucking twit.
He really doesn’t make great decisions when he’s angry! (Exhibit A: charging alone down a tree – that is on fire – at a MOUNTED enemy. WTF THORIN.) And Gimli was driving him to epic, epic frustration. They’re very similar in several ways, Thorin and Gimmers: and one of those is that they’re both as stubborn as a whole herd of mules!
Discussing pivotal plot points to Sansukh with determamfidd
Like what if Thorin used hair removal cream on his ass crack
You know, the things I really need for Thorin’s characterisation.
IT’S VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW HOW HE REACTS UNDER PRESSURE (AND UNDER A LAYER OF NAIR)
I’m feeling sensitive about my gender recently, so it’s my headcanon that Sansukh!Thorin is exploring femmeness and accepting female pronouns and the title of ‘princess’ and ‘sister’. 😉
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*bows* Hail, Queen Under the Mountain!
*Grooves into ask box* Hi, anons. Not all Dwarves would speak Westron as a primary language! There are 4 awesome Dwarf Clans to the East who would speak the Mannish languages of their area! So they’d use that plus Khuzdul and maybe Westron as well. Have a great day, and don’t forget us brown Dwarves! #flawless. *dances out*
AH YES – I should totally have mentioned that I was speaking only of the three Western clans. WHOOPS, SORRY, BOO TO DETS, NO BISCUIT.
The Eastern Dwarves would absolutely have their own language awesomeness happening!
Aw Yiss 