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  1. #13981 Re: VA Pet Peeves 
    Some of these are likely already mentioned, but I can't be bothered to read through 1,000+ pages, sooo... ^^; My apologies for mentioning any of the same things as someone else:

    --Audition posts that have little to no information. I.E. no lines, no character descriptions, just a very vague "I need a male/female/unique voice for a 'xx' kind of project. Email me!' Please, please read the guidelines for posting a casting call >.<

    --Not being considered for a role simply for lack of previous roles. If it's my audition you don't like, that's well and dandy, but I feel that sometimes the more popular folk are cast the most because of their experience. It's difficult to get one's foot in the door if nobody is willing to give one a proper chance-- even if it's as an extra!

    --Constantly extended deadlines. I understand when a producer wants a stellar cast, but there comes a time when either he/she should try and make do with what voices there are, or perhaps shelve the production for later instead of pushing it further and further back.

    --Making a deadline, then taking AGES to post a cast list with no word as to what is happening. Just keep people informed, it will give everyone some peace of mind.

    --Getting a reply such as "I love your audition! I will definitely be casting you!" or something along those lines- and then, when the final cast list is finally posted...the promised role- whatever it may be fore- goes to someone else. Understandably, someone else's audition may have been more ideal. It's just not in good taste to promise a role you may not give.
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  2. #13982 Re: VA Pet Peeves 
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    If you wanna audition so badly, why do I have to tell you who to audition for ? And why send me a demo, but no audition ? Can't you look at my thread yourself instead ? :/ -le sigh-

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  3. #13983 Re: VA Pet Peeves 
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    When people attempt to abridge things just to get instant internet fame. I'm not jealous of abridgers or anything but I just don't like it when people only work on things just to get popular. Being mega popular doesn't make you invincible. People should only do it as a hobby.

    And I also don't like it when people keep making me waste my time recording lines for projects that will never happen.

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    Amen, brother, I get hella annoyed too when people become slaves to feedback from just any Tom, Dick and Harry. Fandubbing should be about refining the intricacies of acting and creating a pleasing audiovisual art form. It's not about winning over fans. I understand the value of respecting other people's opinions, but I'm not convinced a lot of these critics have any clue what the hell they're talking about. So you need to take almost every critique with a grain of salt. There are some people who I know to be knowledgeable and I hold their thoughts in high regard. Everybody else's comments are disposable as far as I'm concerned. I was in a project earlier this year, and the director (name is omitted to protect the not so innocent) stated in the description of the video that there would only be a second installment if the first part got good reviews. To me, I feel like that's making a decision with bogus criteria. The decision to make more videos should be based solely on if you had a good time creating this video and if you believe subsequent parts will advance the art.

    And truth be told, it's honestly kinda naive to expect people outside of the project to really care about your particular offering. People have so many entertainment options nowadays, is it really realistic to expect them to invest so heavily in your endeavor? Especially when there are so many other amateur efforts out there as well? When I make something, I'm really only concerned with the opinions of those with whom I collaborated. Those people were the ones who actually poured work into it, so I definitely want to make sure they believe their effort has paid off. For anyone else, if you like it, great, but if not, I don't see how I can be bothered to care.
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  5. #13985 Re: VA Pet Peeves 
    I have to agree with SonicTheVa here, (and I'm sure someone mentioned this in the first 1,000 posts ) but left and right I get casted for roles, sometimes sending in hours of work in completed lines, and then, nothing. Not even updates from the director on progress or if the project is even still alive! Truly, the only director you can trust 100% is yourself, if that! But, I guess that's just the gamble you play as an AVA. Even with all those frustrations, I still can't stop
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  6. #13986 Re: VA Pet Peeves 
    Family issues... thankfully they appear to be somewhat over, but because of everything I haven't really auditioned for anything after promising people that I would, thankfully I did turn in all my lines on time, and I still plan to audition for stuff, but when I start to feel like I am being rushed because of deadlines I can't put as much effort into things (or so I feel).
    in short x.x stress wreaks everything.
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  7. #13987 Re: VA Pet Peeves 
    Quote Originally Posted by SonicTheVA View Post
    When people attempt to abridge things just to get instant internet fame. I'm not jealous of abridgers or anything but I just don't like it when people only work on things just to get popular. Being mega popular doesn't make you invincible. People should only do it as a hobby.

    And I also don't like it when people keep making me waste my time recording lines for projects that will never happen.
    I can see what you mean. I was also surprised in the massive amount of work and planning that goes into abridging series and some of the behind the scenes vids from Team 4Star made me realize that this shit ain't no walk in the park. Although I have plenty of series that I wished got the Abridging treatment,I don't want it to get overused like songs on a fucking radio.

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  8. #13988 Re: VA Pet Peeves 
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    Not being able to control the speed with which I talk in the American accent.. (I tend to speak a lot faster than what I normally do in auditions.. ) Sometimes, I speak so fast, I actually miss out some words here and there..
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  9. #13989 Re: VA Pet Peeves 
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    ^ I have the opposite issue. I have to talk really slowly because I get tongue-twisted far too easily.

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  10. #13990 Re: VA Pet Peeves 
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    ^ Hmm.. Sometimes I face the same problem..Maybe some regular vocals exercises might help us with our enunciation issues... :/
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