Question for September 20-26, 2010

[Amby Leigh]

Another good one for Refi-chan. Do you prefer to have a small or a big part? Define what you would consider "small" as well as "big."

[paraparamore23]

I like to do small parts because they take less time out of my extremely condensed recording schedule.

"Small" would be a character with less than ten minutes of lines. One line can take up to thirty minutes to produce.

"Major" would be any character with any amount of lines greater than ten minutes long.

[Monotori]

I prefer 'small' roles just to be sure my schedule doesn't hold back the project; usually I can record about 20 lines a week. If it's a short project, sometimes that actually amounts to a 'large' role, which I'm fine with. It's not so much the importance of the character as the amount of lines within a given time.

I mean, sure, I'd love to have some major roles, but I'm not going to audition unless I know I'll have the time or if I'm simply asking for feedback.

[TriPredRavage]

That's a tough question, I suppose. I love my major roles (Zachary, Emerson, etc...), but I do like voicing minor characters, too. I don't think I really have a preference, to be honest... :/

Generally I would consider anything that's a main character a major role and anything else could be rather minor. But I think this line gets blurry when you are doing clip dubs. For example, Hisashi isn't a main character in HotD, but for the clip I was in, that was a pretty major part.

[Scarlotte]

I vary depending on what the production is. I love playing major roles in radioplays, being a main character with lots of lines and usually room to grow and develop the character through acting and my voice is my favourite.

While in fandubs I find characters in general are quite stereotyped and you don't have any room to really make a character with your voice, rather you're making a voice for the character. So I like to have smaller roles, playing different simple roles, with an average amount of lines for the script and being in a couple of scenes with an actual purpose and presence is a good place for me.

Small roles like someone's friend or sister or mother I consider to be more like extras, and I don't enjoy all too much.

[Steven Mane]

I prefer medium-sized roles, meaning a fully-fleshed out character with a good chunk of lines, but who isn't in every scene.

I also enjoy small one-liner characters because, well, they're fast and I can still say I took part in that particular production.

[Y. Chang]

It depends on who I'm working with. If they're good then I'd love a big part but I'll take what they offer. If the producer has no idea what they're doing then I want no part.

[S h u d o - R a n m a r u]

I'm good for either really. It honestly depends on the character itself, not really the line count. Bigger roles are nice, especially if they're recurring because you get more time to slip into the role and develop it more. However, if there are over 300 lines a tic, a lot of times quality might end up slipping due to the number. While in smaller roles if the line count isn't that huge, you can really make every line great and can afford to be more picky with your deliveries. Not that I condone sending in bad lines, but you don't have the time to really knit pick with a big role.

But yeah, I don't think I have a favorite, it depends on the character. If a character I like most or am interested in has a smaller part, I'll go with that. If they happen to have a bigger role, then that's fine too. A small part I would consider to be a minor character or someone with roughly 30 lines or less. A bigger part to me is any character clocking in with over 70 lines.

[BladeBlur]

I'd say major not just for the fact it's nice to be under the spotlight, and that can have it's flaws, but the main reason is I mostly do the smaller roles so I'd like to do something around that area.

[MissAck]

I prefer big parts, actually. I like to get involved with the character and talk. Not that I don't mind small parts.

"Small" parts are probably extras, or characters who make random appearances with a few lines each or every other episode.

"Big" parts would have to be major roles or the most important character in the scene. Someone who is around a lot.

[JWalker]

I mostly enjoy big parts more than small parts. If I'm tangled up in a few big parts, I'll cast myself accordingly with smaller parts.

Big to me is having a dozen lines on the page, small parts seem to be a sentence or 2 here and there.

[Sapphire]

I prefer parts that are interesting. Doesn't matter if they're big or small.

Though before I like a part I have to like the cast the director has. If I don't really like it, then the part they scouted me for sounds less interesting, and I end up declining the offer. Of course I would never do this in the pro world, but for ava stuff, yes. It's disappointing having to be part of a cast that you feel is... too amateur (not saying this is why I decline most roles).

[Seymour]

whether the character is a large role or a small role, if I like the personality or background of the character, then it's all good with me. :)

Though, somewhere in the middle or key note characters that have like one appearance are always kinda cool to have.

[Para_bolic]

I prefer parts that are interesting. Doesn't matter if they're big or small.

Though before I like a part I have to like the cast the director has. If I don't really like it, then the part they scouted me for sounds less interesting, and I end up declining the offer. Of course I would never do this in the pro world, but for ava stuff, yes. It's disappointing having to be part of a cast that you feel is... too amateur (not saying this is why I decline most roles).

Pretty much summed up my feelings on the issue, there. I enjoy voice acting no matter how big or small the part is as long as I can take an interest the character.

Also ditto on the second bit.

[Geekums]

To be honest, I don't prefer any specific type of role. They all make one production flourish together.
The small roles are nice because there aren't too many lines to worry about, but it's still fun to do.
The big roles are great because there's a lot character development and you actually grow along with your character.

^^ They are all great, in my opinion :D.

[VoiceVSP]

Big parts.

Just because of their integral part in the story arc. It really lets you get into the story of the series and gives you more reason to get into your character. You can only do so much with small roles (especially cameos). I put the same amount of hard work developing and creating characters for the roles I'm cast as, but I feel I get more out of it when I'm playing a bigger role rather than an ensemble or cameo character type. I still make the most out of small roles though, and enjoy them just as much as I would a big role.

[Philmister978]

To me, Small roles would be a character with five or less lines or just a gasp, scream or laugh.

Big (or Major) roles would be a character with more than five live and quite a bit of screen times. As well as playing a fairly major part within the story proper.

[Rahne]

I like having big parts. And I think a big part would be defined as...someone who consistently appears and plays a major part.

[McTricky]

A role where I get to use my accent, which happens rarely, unfortunately.

[Sukisho]

As long as it's something I like, I usually don't care if it's a Big part or a Small part.

[Ryusuke]

Don't really have a preference. I take what I can get.