Question for August 16 - 22, 2010

[Amby Leigh]

Thank you to BrioCyrain for this suggestion.

How willing are you to do things you normally would not for a role? For example... heavy cursing, more PG-13 scenes, etc.

[Ovarku]

I sleep my way to a role...yes, even the male producers. The rash was worth it.

I'm pretty open minded, so long as my dad and aunt wonder what sick shit I was doing loudly over the mic......that came out wrong. What I mean is, a role is a role as long as I don't disrupt the household

[Kamuro]

I'm actually a rather prudent person, and I don't swear much (...for an Australian), and tend to consider myself pretty mature. But I don't mind swearing in character, and I don't mind expressing opinions I don't agree with (but it will lead to me complaining between takes... that and terrible slang). I probably wouldn't do anything more than PG-13 in a sexual sense for a role, it kinda weirds me out.

[Glastonberry]

I like to think I'm very open-minded. There are boundaries, of course, such as hentai or scenes which I find too obscene, even by my standards, but other than that, I'm perfectly fine with it. Especially when it comes to audio dramas. A lot of people I talk to say that there is too much cursing or too much violence in an audio drama, which I think that logic is just plain silly. Sometimes, we need something that blends the live-action attributes to the audio attributes and vice versa. Besides, I'm rambling.

Cursing is not to mention, very fun when it comes to voice acting. As immature as people like to refer it as, in some cases, it adds that sort of rich power to a scene that is unlike anything else. Usually, something that catches you off-guard and really shows the anger and frustration. I really need to stop going off-topic.

I like everything, so to speak. You never know what you might have fun with.

[Geekums]

I'll basically do anything (other than sexually explicit scenes) for roles. Outside of acting I don't curse or anything, but when a role calls for that type of stuff I'll do it. It's all pretend anyways, no harm, no foul.

[Notebookface]

I won't do (or write, for that matter) sexually explicit scenes. Also, I believe that there's such a thing as too much swearing, so I'll stay away from that as well.

[Jordan]

Since I'm pretty sure the VAA wouldn't allow sexually explicit scenes, anyway, then I don't have to worry about explaining that I wouldn't do those.

But I don't mind swearing at all. I actually have quite a foul mouth, to be honest.

[Ryusuke]

I'm pretty much open to do just about anything, except sexually explicit scenes. But, VAA doesn't really have a lot of those around.

[ichigo_m]

Well as everyone else said I would not do any hentai scenes or such. And actually I don't swear at all and I still prefer not to while Vaing. So generally I stay away from that kind of stuff.

[Sh3rl0ck]

I'm pretty open-minded, so I'm more than willing to perform any kind of production that requires some kind of strong language, no matter the amount used... I don't swear often in real life, so it's really rare when you'll ever hear me drop an f-bomb.
I won't, however, do anything that contains explicit sexual content (hentai and the like), but you never know what you'll have fun with. =|

[lucawesome]

I don't swear often in real life, so it's really rare when you'll ever hear me drop an f-bomb
You make it sound cute, though. c:

[Tonberry King]

I really have no problem with whatever material is presented as long as it's engaging and interesting in some way. Cursing is fine, and I've cold-read yaoi hentai with people for kicks before, so I doubt I'd have any problem with that either, although I'm not going to actively search out those roles or anything. I guess the only thing I would stay away from content-wise would be scripts that involve discriminatory language. While cursing doesn't bother me, targetting specific groups of people does. Otherwise, I'm fine with just about anything.

[paraparamore23]

I curse in real life, so I don't really have a problem with it. However, I share a household with people who don't enjoy hearing that, so if I have to break the rules of the house, I'll move on to another role.

More recently, I've been going for music-based projects, so that's not really a problem at the moment.

[Sh3rl0ck]

You make it sound cute, though. c:

I know~ Thats why its special when I do drop one c=

[Makopi]

I honestly don't really like to cuss, and I try to keep it out of my scripting, or find ways to work around it.

I don't really mind if people around me swear, so I don't mind it if any other characters in the project swear. XD; But I just personally would prefer not to~

[MissAck]

Heavy cursing? You mean people don't do that daily? >.>

I'll pretty much do anything when I'm in the role. If I don't feel comfortable with it I'll talk to the director about it.
To GET a role... well uh.. Ovarku totally stole my signature move... so....

[Para_bolic]

I respond to this with a line I did that is still on YouTube.

Only click if you're able to handle the sick humor that is Jan Valentine...

Oh, little Hellsing chicky. We're coming to find you. Come on out and play, little Hellsing. I promise it's gonna be a lot of fun. We just wanna torture you, kill you, maybe skull fuck your corpse a couple of times, burn the house to the ground, and then go home and masturbate, okay?!

Yeah... there isn't much I won't do sans porn.

[Rahne]

I'll do anything when it comes to a role. Absolutely anything. Sex (with a guy or a girl), porn, swearing, violence, you name it. I'll do it. :D



I sleep my way to a role...yes, even the male producers. The rash was worth it.

I'm pretty open minded, so long as my dad and aunt wonder what sick shit I was doing loudly over the mic......that came out wrong. What I mean is, a role is a role as long as I don't disrupt the household

That's aaaaawesome. :3

[Monotori]

Normally I would try to keep out of things I think my parents would question me about- they thought Urinetown was my dirtiest performance?!... well, it was- but since I mostly record while they're both out it doesn't really matter. Still, I try to avoid lots of cursing. PG-13 scenes of the sexual nature I don't think I could perform naturally at a mic, but I don't mind being a little promiscuous if it pops up. I also try to avoid accents just because I feel a tad silly and more afraid that I'll offend a whole population. I'll wait until I'm ready.

[BenTuttle90]

Swearing, it depends... there are times where I will say yes, I've done roles where I dropped the f bomb a few times. It mostly depends if I get the peace and quiet to record.

If there's a role where my character dies a painful death... I'll do it. Coughing, screaming, shot reactions, bad imitation of a Wilhelm Scream... I'll do it. About 30% of the roles I was cast in had the character bite the dust.

I won't do anything sexually explicit however.

[Mrwest16]

I don't swear very much in real-life when I'm talking to friends or family. Matter of fact it's almost impossible for me to swear willingly in front of them, I just can't do it. But when it comes down to scripts, I go hog-wild! If it's in the script, I WILL say it without any backlash and I often times swear profusely when I'm talking on Skype. It's weird. lol

But yeah, if you're gonna be an actor you HAVE to swear. If you don't, you're not fit to be an actor.

[sailorvenusfan345]

I'm a very open-minded individual when it comes to VAing, and if I was asked to do some heavy swearing I'd do it. I'm pretty sure the only thing I wouldn't do is a pure sexual project, with no plot or anything. I'd probably say yes to someone asking me for a role if sex was only a minor part in their radioplay/flash w/e, and it actually contributed to the plot somewhat.

As long as what I'm recording isn't absurd or pointless in some way (heavy swearing when not necessary, sex scenes for no reason), I'd probably do it.

[CalmProto]

animal screeches - i am not good at them, rather leave it to someone who is good at them.
Like to stay in my vocal range with all the energy I can muster, in that range.
Streching is fine, until it hurts.

Edit: I have no problem with swearing. Hentai is uncharted, and I don't think I'll go there.

[Y. Chang]

I'm very much willing to do anything as long as the producer or animator is someone I trust and knows what they're doing.

[SaigoSentinel]

I pretty much agree with everyone here, I wont do hentai or anything, cause that's just weird.

I also won't curse too bad, like, I'm okay with some, because it IS just pretend, but I refuse to say F*****g, God ****, etc. I just wont do it.

[YamiRin]

I'm a very open-minded individual when it comes to VAing, and if I was asked to do some heavy swearing I'd do it. I'm pretty sure the only thing I wouldn't do is a pure sexual project, with no plot or anything. I'd probably say yes to someone asking me for a role if sex was only a minor part in their radioplay/flash w/e, and it actually contributed to the plot somewhat.

As long as what I'm recording isn't absurd or pointless in some way (heavy swearing when not necessary, sex scenes for no reason), I'd probably do it.

this! this exactly!

[SouthParkFanFuranki]

Pretty much anything other than Hentai. My daily vernacular has a shit ton of swearing in it, so that's no big deal for me. Plus, I'm rarely ever offended. So, I think I'm in a good place there not being afraid of people hearing me/the swearing.

[Philmister978]

I'll do anything, with the exception of High pitched characters (I'm going through puberty you see).

[Refi-chan]

Swearing~no, pg-13 scenes~no
There is good entertainment out there that doesn't have all the crud that most things do and that is one way to support them is focusing my talents towards things that are good stories without that stuff and not using my talents towards 'mature content'. If I end up in a project that does have swearing, I still won't because guess what--there is life without it! You can get by without it! Shocking, I know. Even if I'm an actor, I should still have the right to stand for what I believe in.

Now if I'm in a part that goes against my morals, it depends if I'm a good guy or a villan XD If I'm the bad guy and I'm saying something evil/doing something terrible and it's being portrayed as wrong, I could act it. If I'm like say the hero and the hero steals something for selfish reasons, gets away with it, and alls well, then no.

Still there are things that are sacred but so skewed by the media's portrayal, I'd rather be able to counteract those misconceptions rather than act in them.