Prime Productions now joins forces with Nemesis Matrix Productions (who picked the project up originally from Fyerspawn Studios and Adaptations GJ) to roll ahead with the Unofficial Fan Project (UFP) in The Transformers: Headmasters series, and produce episodes that have never before been given a proper English dub in the history of the show. Our aim is to provide Transformers fans and English speaking audiences a high quality dub with characters they love, presented in a way we can all enjoy time and again.
We are now currently on the 7th installment of The Headmasters. As the new primary editor/producer of Zarak's inaugural episode, I intend to edit for quality to ensure that Zarak's introduction to the series is a memorable one. But before that can happen, an actor must bring him to life!
Remember, this is a totally different character than the Lord Zarak we saw in Rebirth. This character is the Japanese Scorponok from Planet Master. (More character info farther down this post.)
Arise, Zarak!
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VOICE TYPEMale. Deep voice preferred, but not limited for the part. Style, performance, and delivery will be THE primary deciding factors. Looking for something that sounds smug, evil, and slightly sarcastic. Also sounding intimidating can be a major asset to the role. Zarak is a very cerebral character, and always in control, so he paces his speach accordingly to make his presence felt. (See character info).
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AUDITION LINESNOTE: Zarak does alot of smug and evil laughing in this series. A good sinister laugh will be called upon in the script quite often. Feel free to experiment in your auditions at your own diligence. Do what feels natural in your own interpretation of the character. Show us your style!
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(laughs)! Oh, don't waste your strength, Autobots. Your ways are now obsolete. This... is the new order!2.
It is I, Skullcruncher... Now come, events are proceeding according to plan. Galvatron's fall is imminent.3.
As intimidating as always, I see, mighty Galvatron...4.
Impossible!! Exile me!?! That fool... Time is endless, as is my contempt. When he least expects it, when he's most unprepared, his memory shall be wiped from the chronicles of Cybertron!5.
(inner speech, introspective) If the Autobots gain control of the Cybertronium... ..No! It cannot be allowed to fall into the hands of those who would enslave us. ...The time is at hand. ...Only one option remains. If there is no certainty that we can control the Cybertronium... then we must ensure it's eternal destruction! OPTIONAL BONUS LINE: 6.
It will grow, and grow even more.... then it will envelop Fortress Maximus. (laughs) Hhm hhm hhm hhm hmm, HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH!(This bonus line is optional, but if done, it can win the part in the case of a tie.)======================================================
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DEADLINE: Auditions will be open until Saturday 11:59pm, January 29th, maximum. Time is of the essence for us to complete the episode. So don't lose out on the opportunity, send in those auditions!
-Requested formats: Please record your auditions in
44100hz 192kb/s stereo if using mp3,
16-bit Stereo if using AIFF or wave. MP3 is fine for auditions but for the final production, AIFF or wav (uncompressed) format will be necessary. Also please do not add effects for your auditions.
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Send your auditions to:
hmufpprod@gmail.com. Include up to date contact information so that we may contact you regarding your audition.
-Place your name in the file title along with the character and line number. EXAMPLE:
John Doe_Zarak_Line 1.
DISCLAIMER: Headmasters is a long term project we fully intend to complete the series. That means if you are going to audition, make sure you are able and willing to accept the responsibility that goes along with it, should you win the part. This is a
long term role. Zarak is the main antagonist until the end of the series. We require the new voice of Lord Zarak to stick around for the role until the series is completed. Again,
this will be a lead role. We aim for consistency from our cast in Headmasters and we wouldn't be able to finish the series if we had to keep switching actors.
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CHARACTER INFO
“Kindness is no virtue… and cruelty is no vice.”http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/Scorponok_(G1)
Zarak, otherwise known as Scorponok.
Zarak seems to exist solely to terrorize the innocent and cause devastation in the name of the Decepticon cause and his own gain. If his personality seems almost stereotypically evil and unrealistically one-dimensional, that’s because he wants it to appear that way. Being a leader in the Decepticon army requires a Transformer to be constantly on guard, physically and emotionally, while radiating an aura of fear and power. Despair and isolation are all that remain in his wake. He believes the poor should be exploited, the weak oppressed, and the noble corrupted.
He is as sinister as they come, spending most of his time creeping in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity to strike. The shadows are as dark as his core, and it's in this darkness where he schemes his manipulation of the Decepticon ranks while he secretly plots to assume permanent leadership of the Decepticons.
Zarak is a competent leader and his abilities sometimes provide him a confidence that can sometimes borderline arrogance. He is as clever as he is smug. Lord Zarak's ambition can classify him as a maniacal megalomaniac and he will take every opportunity that presents itself to advance his devious agenda.
Zarak never lets his emotions get out of hand and is always in control of the situation. And when he's not, he devises a plan to make sure that he is. Characters he can be compared to are Starscream (Opportunistic, Smug, Ambitious, cocky, and independent), Beast Wars Megatron (Cunning, Intelligent, Clever, Competent, A good leader, ambitions of outrageous grandeur), and outside of Transformers he can slightly be compared to Dr. Doom (inventive, scheming, purely powerful.)
Zarak is sometimes also known by the name of his much larger form, Scorponok. He transforms into the head of his massive transtector to form Scorponok, the largest Decepticon ever created.
There are 3 modes to Scorponok. Robot form...
Defense Base mode...
and true to his name, Scorpion form...
...In scorpion Mode, his tail shoots 100,000 volt electric bursts, he has twin pulse blasters, and claws that can crush mountains.
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OTHER AUDITIONS Security Bot:
Security Bot line 1:
Outpost Fifteen reporting in! Send help, we’re under heavy Decepticon attack!Factory Bot:
Factory Bot Line 1:
(strained speech) We have just now discovered a new energy source.=================================================================================
AUDITIONS RECIEVED:Nigel Bradley
Tourque
Deafinition
Andrew Randall
Chris Petree
Steven C. Phillips
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