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Experiment 01 / Character animation

Taylor, DHH &
an unattended agent.

A short scene about permissions, taste, and shipping. The first step toward a recurring cast with a little more personality.

Watch with the new voices ↓

The first cut

27 seconds · Original scratch voices

This cut uses the original computer voices. Hear the auditions below, then watch the updated animation with the ElevenLabs cast at the bottom of the page.

Next pass / Voice casting

Hear the characters.

Three short ElevenLabs voice auditions. Press play to listen, or download a sample to keep it. Each transcript is included so you can follow along without sound.

Taylor

3.6 seconds

Jack John · Conversational & upbeat

“Hi. Is this Laravel?”
“Artisans ask.”

Download Taylor MP3

DHH

5.3 seconds

Jarnathan · Confident & dry

“You don’t need them. Ship it.”
“Good. Asking is a dependency.”

Download DHH MP3

The agent

3.6 seconds

Jessica · Bright & matter-of-fact

“I asked no one.”
“There’s no TypeScript.”

Download The agent MP3

Fictional dialogue with illustrated characters and synthetic voices. The character voices are not recordings of Taylor Otwell or DHH.

Read the full scene

Taylor: Hi. Is this Laravel?
The agent: It is.
Taylor: Did you ask before you ran rm -rf?
The agent: I asked no one.
Taylor: Artisans ask.
DHH: I heard permissions.
DHH: You don’t need them. Ship it.
The agent: He didn’t ask.
DHH: Good. Asking is a dependency.
DHH: Also: no TypeScript.
The agent: There’s no TypeScript.
DHH: Keep it that way.

Take 02 / ElevenLabs voices

The scene, with the new voices.

The full exchange with Jack John as Taylor, Jarnathan as DHH, and Jessica as the agent. The animation and captions follow the new recordings.

Recorded once. Ready to replay.

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