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It's an odd thing.

From a producer's standpoint, I see putting a list of auditioners as a marketing tool. I always thought that if people see how many other people want to be involved in this project, it may make them interested as well! I even did it a couple times, but stopped because of being busy/lazy. :-P I also didn't find it made a perceptible difference in the number of auditioners.

It did, however, definitely make me more curious about a project on the VAA if a lot of people wanted to audition for it.

Rob

Yes, I agree with you both that it's intimidating, especially for newcomers to voice acting.
Many, many times on audition threads/general VA chat threads on the VAA I've seen people write "Was going to audition for ____ but now ______ has auditioned. And s/he *always* gets casted [sic] in all the good parts!!!"

Yes, it's really childish and unreasonable, but it does give an insight maybe into actors' (usually thankfully silent!) insecurities about their own abilities compared with others.

I'll admit now, when I was starting out there was a part that I wanted so much in a show with actors I admired so much that I didn't actually dare audition for it. Stupid, I know, but the whole audio drama world can seem kind of overwhelming and when there are people who sound very professional it doesn't take much to think that you'd be out of your league auditioning.

So yes, if casting, like Rob & Nezha, I wouldn't put a list of auditionees.

I thought its purpose was to help timid auditioners to aim for roles that they are more likely to get? So if one role has 10 received auditions and another has 0~2, then the VA might try their luck on the latter role (maybe even when it's outside their comfort zone). For my first and only casting process I did not put the auditioners' names down, as that would surely intimidate - for better or worse.

I was surfing the in-house auditions and noticed Rob doesn't post received auditions, like most producers on the VAA and VAC, and yes, myself, do. I figure this is just out of ease; Rob doesn't need the stress of coming back to each and every thread he's posted to update it again and again for every audition, but it got me thinking.

Is posting a list of received auditions a little counter-productive? In one sense, it shows whether or not your project is getting attention. And maybe you'll see a name of a VA you'd like to work alongside up there. But in another sense, what if it's intimidating? What if an actor sees hundreds of auditions and decides it's not worth the time, or sees a name he or she thinks outstrips them?

I dunno. I feel like I've just been doing it because I'm a trendwhore who gets bored waiting for the deadline.

Written and Produced by Robyn Paterson

 Little Gou and Sister Cat race to find the young pickpocket  Mischevious  Kang before the spies who hired him to pick the pocket of  an Imperial  Courier do!

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Starring:

Robyn Paterson as Little Gou
Fiona Thraille as Sister Cat
Alexa Chipman as Madam Lee
Gareth Bowley as Tailor Hahn
Jack Hosley as Fishmonger Bo
Al Aseoche as Young Fung
Richard Moule as Fisherman Ho
River Kanoff as Farmer Lin
Dylan Spencer as Thug 1
Jack Ward as Thug 2


Intro Music: Sacred China by DJ Svenzo


End Music: Stories of the Silk Road by Test Subject A

Cover Art by Brushmen

Sound Effects:


Freesounds:
19291- Martian Folley- Cloth
44262- Edie Male Fight 02


Soundsnap.com 


Purchased from Soundeffectslibrary.com



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Bill Hollweg and the Members of Kung Fu Action Theatre

This recording is licensed under a creative commons non-commercial  share-alike license. So pass it around, please!


This story and all its characters within are copyright 2010 Robyn  Paterson, all rights reserved.

For more audio adventure come to Kungfuactiontheatre.com, where  theatre is spelt with an “re” at the end because that’s how it’s done  with style!

Okay I was at March Toronto Anime Con or MTAC as it is known to fans. There was 4 VAs. Wendy Powell, Todd Haberkorn, Kyle Hebert and Eric Vale.

Eric Vale (or E. Vale as one person pointed out) also scripts anime. I got a good answer about how he feels about 'Scripting Anime versus Scripting your own stuff'. It's obvious that scripting your own work is easy but it helped in getting a real detailed answer the process of scripting anime.

I did get some of the questions asked. Primary response to warm ups is 3 out of 4 sing in the car to a recording session. Todd who taught acting uses songs which are close to standard warm ups. None of the VAs admit to be singers, it just warms up the voice. Kyle Hebert was odd man out by having no warm up before a session.

Response varied for the 2 part 'be careful what you wish for' question. It's wording tripped up Eric but he answered the question when someone else asked it differently.

Demo reels broke down to 'animation' and 'commercial'.  For commercial, they say there is scripts out there. Take the best then rewrite them for a fictional product. They've heard ads a hundred times on demo reels. Changing them up makes them fresh. 

While a demo reel for voice is a minute long, the first 10 seconds will make or break you. This is the case of Don't Save the best for last ... lead off with your strongest voice first.  As for what to put onto a demo reel, only your voice couch can say for sure. 

More once I go through the tapes. Sad part Wendy Powell who did Envy for first Fullmetal Alchemist didn't want here responses on Youtube. Thanks for telling me after I blew half an hour on tape and battery. 

 Written and Produced by Robyn Paterson

 Caught aboard a doomed ship, Keith Ulstead , Skadi, and a team of  Valkyries race to rescue Tysen’s family before the ship is destroyed.

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Starring:
 Greg Nugent  as Albert Tysen
Tegan Harris as Esther
Quinten Boyd as Keith Ulstead
Alexa Chipman as Vaela
Gwendolyn Jensen-Woodard as Skadi
Tanja Milojevic as the Valkyrie
David Ault as Sir Fawn
MacKenzie Yoon as Captain Tatomir
Dylan Spencer as Benson
Al Aseoche as the Shuttle Pilot
Michael Armstrong as Schmidt
Amanda Price as the Computer
 

Opening Music: Beyond Infinity by Peter Chen
 

Closing Music: Victorious Day by Maestro Rage
 

Additional Music:
Celestial Aeon Project (http://www.mikseri.net/artists/?id=48147)
Fields of Tenerron
Hymn of the Sky
Through the Dark Portal
 

Kevin McLeod (Incomptech.com)
Dragon and Toast
Aftermath
We Got Trouble
Dark Standoff
Spiders
Darkening Developments
Serpentine Trek
 

Newgrounds.com
Another Once Ago (ID: 24515)
 

Sound Effects:
sounddogs.com
Apple iLife Sound Effects Collection
Sound Ideas Series 6000 Sound Effects library
others recorded by members of Kung Fu Action Theatre
 

This recording is licensed under a creative commons non-commercial  share-alike license. So pass it around, please!
 

This story and all its characters within are copyright 2009 Robyn  Paterson, all rights reserved.

Here is one I had to really work on the wording for a two part question.

I would ask these two questions in sequence just to get the actors reaction of being asked the second.

"What role you wished you got but didn't get?"

then the second...

"What role you got but wished you didn't get?"

Did Tegan get a new microphone? She sounds super shmexy... I love her voice...

Yes, I believe she did get a new Mic. You're right, I've always thought she had a great voice!

Rob

 Written and Produced by Robyn Paterson

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 Mixed by Brushmen
 
Returning from the Empire to Sulvan-Kay, Ping-An attempts to  rally her forces for war. Meanwhile, Sophie Farmer has a fateful meeting  with Captain Ketch.
 
Starring:
Ping-An- Melissa D. Johnson
Sophie- Cathy Rinella
Betsey- Niko Ford
Tomlin- Nick Patrella
Ketch- Steve Riekeberg
Hassan- Daniel Whitelaw
Davis- Althea Aseoche
Captain Argus- Gareth Bowley
Captain Tell: Michelle-Casey Burton
 
Opening Music: Beyond  Infinity by Peter Chen
 
Closing Music:  Victorious Day by Maestro Rage
 
Additional Music:
 1. Autumn Colours (MarkySpark, newgrounds:179581), The Ancients  (Matti Paalanen)
2. The Beautiful Savage (MilkMan-Dan, newgrounds:87461)
3. Our Moment (Winterwind-NS, newgrounds:99888. )
4. Dreams Without Fear (WinterWind, newgrounds:44740)
5. Mystic River, Angel’s Redemption (Matti Paalanen)
6. One Day (Peter Chen)
7. Pieces of Clouds (Peter Chen)
8. Hope of Rebirth (Matti Paalanen)
9. Traveling For Italy (Stefano Maccarelli)

Sound effects:
sounddogs.com
 freesound project
Sound Ideas Series 6000 Sound Effects library
 Premium SFX series
special thanks to Bill Hollweg
 others recorded by members of Kung Fu Action Theatre
 
This story and all its characters within are copyright 2010 Robyn  Paterson, all rights reserved.
 
For more audio adventure come to Kungfuactiontheatre.com, where  theatre is spelt with an “re” at the end because that’s how it’s done  with style!