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Hello everyone! So after thinking and setting things up, it is decided that the Midomeda Auditions will start on June 5th - 16th, 2017. If you want to be audition for a role to be part of the crew, please get in contact with me about which date at which time you will like to schedule your audition in the provided timeframe. Timezones is a large thing, so when you think about when you want to have your audition, be sure to also consider my timezone as well (PST) as well as any other person that will be joining me for judging the auditions. (typically the leader of the role you want if there is a leader. Allowing them to have a say if they want you in their team or not. Not all roles have a leader right now however.) You may also audition for more than one role, but you will be expected to still submit everything that is required for each role, put more on your plate.

All pieces are to be given to me on your audition date via my email, which will be provided below. I will require that each person auditioning to have a Discord, Google Hangouts, or a Picarto Account. As these will be the mediums I will use to communicate critique to you, or even show you my critique in real time (if using Google Hangouts or Picarto) If you choose Picarto, I will make it a private stream and give you the link so then you can watch me apply critique. Google Hangouts will be handled with screen share so you can see my screen and watch me apply critique. Discord will be handled with screenshots.

Current members of the crew can audition for more roles as well if they so choose, but will be treated like everyone else and are open to only the offered roles. From the submission process, scheduling, and critique.

Process of the Audition:

Meet and Greet
We meet at the scheduled time and you introduce yourself, even if I already know you. If your role has a leader, they will also introduce themselves as well.

Presentation
You present your pieces to me, as if I am a client or consumer. Talk about your pieces as you present them, such as the origins of the creature, the religion behind a temple in an environment, etc. If you have audio, play the audio first and then talk about it, the mood, the story behind it, etc. During this time period I will remain silent and take notes. During this entire time, the leader of your role, if there is one and they are present, will remain silent.

Critique
I give the critique and how I feel about each piece presented. What worked, what didn’t work. Things I noticed about it, etc.

Closing statement
I will ask you if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. I will answer them to the best of my ability, but please be aware that there will be some information that I will not share.

Leader discussion
Only applicable if your role has a leader in it. I will talk to them privately for a bit and will talk to them about their view and stance on your audition, and to see if they want you in their team.

Final Statement
I will tell you if you were able to get the role or not.

AVAILABLE ROLES AND DESCRIPTIONS:

-Environment: in charge of creating the different environments for Midromeda. From grassy plains and ruins, deserts, and even environments that are just out there, like a kingdom made of paper or candy. I will require images of environments that you have created. With the environment, I want to see that you understand color and lighting and how it affects the mood of the environment as well, such as high key, low key, and mid key. Also environments tell as story. When I see an environment, I want to be able to understand the story of it as soon as I see it.

       Please submit the following:

• 2 environment pieces in grayscale, showing how you understand atmospheric perspective

• 2 environment pieces in color, showing that you understand color and how it affects the piece.

-Extras/Creature Design: in charge of creating and designing extras, such as more creatures and filler beings. Extras can be more than just extra people in the background, they can tell the story of certain societies or cults. I want to see that in your design, that the backstory is shown in the character or creature. With designing always question why it is like that. Why does this creature have feathers or scales? Why does this being have an extra limb? Why doesn’t this creature have this body part? Etc.

    Please submit the following:

• 2 wild creature character sheet, colored and species named

• 1 sentient creature/alien character sheet, colored and race named

• 1 board of creature silhouettes. Can be wild creatures or sentient creatures/aliens. Let the silhouette speak for the body language of the being (at least 3 silhouettes)

-Storyboard: in charge of creating the storyboards of the pilot and each episode. With storyboarding, you have to have a grasp of environment and character and how to display what is happening in drawing. And you have to be able to draw them quickly.  I will require to see a storyboard that was created by you. I want to see what the people in the boards are saying below the panel (like subtitles) and understand what is happening when I go through it. With drawing storyboards,something as simple as the change of the “camera” angle can change the feel that the viewer gets.

    Please submit the following:

• 2 short 20-panel minimum storyboard telling a story of your own. Can be Midromeda related or your own story.

• 2 panels from the original 20-panel board shows how you experimented with different camera angles (at least 5 different camera angles)

-Prop and Vehicle design: in charge of creating props and/or vehicles that will be in the environments. Props help make an environment feel alive, or at least show that beings inhabited a certain area. Weapons are also props and are vitally important to Midromeda as each character in the main crew, at least, wields a weapon. Vehicles are important as it will show how certain races or species get from one place to another, space ships, land vehicles, boats, etc.

    Please submit the following:

• 1 weapon prop sheet. Showing the different angles of the different angle of the weapon, the scale of the weapon to the wielder, and how the weapon is to be used or how the mechanic of the weapon operate

• 2 prop sheet showing simple objects like chairs, desks, plants, etc in isometric perspective. At least 4 different objects on each page. Be sure that the objects also follow a certain theme or time period

-Audio/Music: in charge of creating all audio from ambient to simple singing songs, or at least the tunes of the song. Music tells a story or mood with the beats, rhythm, and tempo. Without audio or music, Midromeda will be missing one of the main pieces it will need to be able to stay afloat.

    Please submit the following:

• 4 audio files, each representing a different mood. From happy feelings, to sad, and even suspenseful and scary. A song that can be played as background for a fight scene will be a big plus.   

All pieces must be saved as a PNG file or JPEG file (or MP3 for Audio/Music). If you are able to submit a PSD file, that will be a huge plus, but not required. Submissions must be labelled accordingly or it will not be accepted:

    Name_MidroAudition_Role_Piece#_ SimpleDescription

    Examples: Aizelle_MidroAudition_Environment_1_Castle.png

                   Tim_MidroAudition_Storyboard_3_LostPurrito.jpeg

Note: for the name slot, you don’t have to put your real name, you can use your online screen name as I know that some are not comfortable sharing their real name.

Please be aware that unlike the contest that I held, I will not be giving advice to help you. If you ask me for my opinion on a WIP for your audition, I will not say anything. This is to show that you will be able to be independent and understand what you are doing when it comes to creating your piece.

Another Note: if you can not handle critique, do not audition. I critique each submission really hard to where it will seem like I am “attacking” you. I am not attacking, I am offering constructive critique to help you. But if you audition, I give critique, and you refuse to listen to at least some of it, you will automatically not be offered to join the crew.

Hello! Summer is just a few months away and I think it is about time I went ahead and announced this. At the beginning of summer, late May early June, Midromeda will be hosting auditions for people to be able to join the crew and help with its production! Each role has a different way of handling audition submissions and the process is still being refined now. More information will be announced as time goes on and when everything is set up, a deadline will be made. Note: this is just an announcement that auditions will be held and around what time they will be held.

When you audition, as a heads up, if the role you are auditioning for has a lead, then they will be attending your audition as well and they will also have a say on whether you pass the audition or not, and if I agree with them or not. Also be prepared to receive alot of critique, and with this second time of auditions going around, I may critique harder than I did. But all critique I make is to help with improving your piece. Anyways, so then you can think about what kind of role you want to audition for, I included a small list of the roles that are open for auditions.

Roles open for auditions with basic summaries