As a part of our Young Artists' Initiative, MediaContex will work with its partners to create a pilot of an audiodrama of our students' original idea:
Synopsis
Athena’s winning streak is broken once she’s caught by Calypso, crown princess of Solaria, who presents her with a rare opportunity to buy her freedom.
Calypso invites Athena to join the Knightsbridge Investigators, a guild of detectives who resolve the kingdom’s greatest mysteries. Joined by three other agents, Athena must pursue perpetrators who misuse magical spells, and recover stolen artefacts from isolated locations.
Although Athena is thrust into a dazzling new life, her past isn’t far behind. Her investigations lead her to criminals who she has previously robbed, and they will stop at nothing to ensure she pays the price.
Character List
Athena
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Gender: Female
Age: 16 Accent: Standard American is preferred, but not compulsory. You may audition with any accent you choose. Orphaned at a young age, Athena has spent her childhood fending for herself, and has grown into an independent, resourceful young woman. Wily and intelligent, she makes a living by scamming criminals out of their valuables, and pilfering gold from gullible nobles.
Although Athena’s fearless nature is one of her best qualities, her courage makes her arrogant, and leads her to make risky decisions. This explains why her latest heist lands her in deep water with her kingdom’s royal family. Lines:
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Julius
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Gender: Male
Age: 18 Accent: Standard American is preferred, but not compulsory. You may audition with any accent you choose. Julius, whose father commands Solaria’s armies, dreams of succeeding his dad as Captain of the Guard.
Loyal and chivalrous, Julius is sworn to serve the royal family, and is prepared to protect his friends with his life. Unfortunately, he defends others at the expense of his happiness and safety. Moreover, his gullible personality leaves him vulnerable to those who exploit his kindness. Lines:
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Calypso
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Gender: Female
Age: 30 Accent: Standard American is preferred, but not compulsory. You may audition with any accent you choose. Calypso, crown princess of Solaria, has been groomed to rule her kingdom. Despite growing up in the lap of luxury, Calypso is a formidable leader, who refuses to rely on her family’s status or wealth.
By her own efforts, she establishes the Knightsbridge Investigators, and personally trains its agents to protect her people. Although Calypso is respected by her subordinates, she can be shrewd and manipulative. She may not hesitate to lie and blackmail to get her way. Lines:
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Perseus
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Gender: Male
Age: 30 Accent: Standard American is preferred, but not compulsory. You may audition with any accent you choose. Perseus, a stalwart soldier, is appointed as Calypso’s bodyguard and attendant. Although Calypso admires his dedication, his outdated sense of chivalry drives him to regard her as a delicate flower. At first, he disapproves of her decision to run the Knightsbridge Investigators, insisting that princesses are not suitable for such arduous work.
Despite his initial disapproval, Perseus’ loyalty to the princess drives him to assist her with Knightsbridge’s operations. Appointed as Knightsbridge’s primary strategist, Perseus devises plans to recover stolen artefacts and capture dangerous criminals. Lines:
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Audition Deadline
Audition Requirements
- High quality recording. No pops, clicks or buzzes.
- Save the lines as “CharacterName_FirstLast_linenumber.mp3” (e.g. Julius_FrankL_01.mp3).
- Place lines in a zip/rar folder labeled “CharacterName_YourName_Audition” before emailing.
- Send your audition, your name, and email you wish us to contact you with, to admin@mediacontex.com. Label your Email Subject as “Knightsbridge - *your name*”.
If you have any questions, please contact our casting partner - Tiffany at hello@story-sight.com.
Rates will be discussed if you are shortlisted for the role.
If you have further questions, please refer to the FAQ section below.
Thank you for your support!
FAQ
Each project has its own budget, requirements, and plans for distribution. If you are cast for any of these roles, you'll be contacted by our casting representative, and will be able to negotiate your rates with them.
If you are cast, your clips will be used for internal pitching purposes. If you are cast, our students will use your clips to create pilot episodes, which will be showcased to our network of producers.
Your audition clips will not be used without your permission.
If this project generates enough funding and support from our network, we will broadcast our pilot materials to the public. Until then, selected voice actors will be paid for their work, and they will be credited in our internal pitching materials.
We are generating pilot materials for internal pitching purposes, and are currently unable to publicly disclose the cast list.
If we are able to generate enough funding and support to make this project public, we will disclose a full list of our cast and crew. Until then, our cast and crew will be paid for their work, and they will be credited in our internal pitching materials.
Please ensure that you’ve sent your clips to the right email – admin@mediacontex.com.
Please make sure that you haven’t incorrectly typed “mediacontext”.com instead.
If all else fails, please contact Tiffany at hello@story-sight.com for assistance.
Of course! We keep all of our auditions on record. Even if you aren’t cast for this project, we’ll contact you about future opportunities.
Alternatively, you may contact us at admin@mediacontex.com and tell us what your preferred accent is. We’ll let you know if any VA opportunities come up.
If a character has a "Standard American" accent, we'd like you to use a typical General American accent for all of your lines.
Sorry, friend. Auditions will be closed after the deadline we've listed. However, we'll regularly update our auditions page with new projects, and you won't be short of opportunities.
You're welcome to submit 1-3 takes per line. Compile all of your takes for each line into a single file.
Label each line according to their line number. If there are four lines for your character, you should have four files in total.
Sure. Please separate each character’s lines into separate ZIP folders, and label each file as:
“CharacterName 1_YourName_Audition”
“CharacterName 2_YourName_Audition”
You may include all of your files in the same email. Label your email subject as: "[CharacterName1], [CharacterName 2] _YourName_Audition”
We're always looking for new talent. Feel free to share your demo reel, profile, website, etc. in your audition email.
If you're shortlisted for our roles, you'll hear back from us approximately 1-2 days after the audition deadline has passed.
Please don't hate us if we don't send you a reply. Due to the number of auditions we receive, we may not be able to respond to each email. However, we appreciate your submission, and we hope that you'll continue to support our projects!
Unfortunately, MediaContex's team has a lot on their plate, and we may not be able to deliver feedback to individual VAs. However, we're very grateful to you for reaching out, and we hope that you'll continue to support our projects!
