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Post by TomaMoto on Mar 16, 2008 23:28:03 GMT -5
I wanted to lock a thread and this just feels like a good one.
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Post by Rina-chan on Aug 1, 2008 21:25:23 GMT -5
Just a reminder. I've noticed a LOT of first-come first-serve casting lately or deadlines that say "as soon as I find a suitable voice". This is not an acceptable replacement for a deadline even if you update your post to indicate that the role has been cast. At the VAC we want to make things reasonably fair for everyone so please refrain from using "I'll cast when I find the right person". If you're really pressed for time, you can start with a deadline of say, two days, but you need to give a clear period of time where you will accept auditions.
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Post by Ryugexu on Aug 14, 2008 15:23:36 GMT -5
I've noticed a LOT of first-come first-serve casting lately or deadlines that say "as soon as I find a suitable voice". This is not an acceptable replacement for a deadline even if you update your post to indicate that the role has been cast. At the VAC we want to make things reasonably fair for everyone so please refrain from using "I'll cast when I find the right person". If you're really pressed for time, you can start with a deadline of say, two days, but you need to give a clear period of time where you will accept auditions. Umm just checking but does my Tales of Symphonia thread count in this? ^^; I don't leave a due date because I would disappoint people by needing to continue and push it back due to "lack of auditions" or not being able to get the right voice... its not a first-come-first-serve... I was thinking of casting characters with different dates. example: episode 2 characters cast on (date), episode 3 characters cast on (different date) or something... but then I really forget that I did that and I stop getting auditions because of the deadline being passed.... |
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Post by Rina-chan on Aug 17, 2008 3:38:43 GMT -5
You can have a long deadline if you want. I just don't want people casting before the deadline; e.g. give some sort of set date even if you have to extend it and wait to cast that certain character until that date.
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Post by Dark_Link777 on Aug 17, 2008 3:44:55 GMT -5
Just a reminder. I've noticed a LOT of first-come first-serve casting lately or deadlines that say "as soon as I find a suitable voice". This is not an acceptable replacement for a deadline even if you update your post to indicate that the role has been cast... Ha... guilty. >.< But I ended up making a deadline anyway. Turns out they are useful. Moral: Always listen to the admins. Who would've guessed?  |
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Post by pokejedservo on Aug 23, 2008 22:05:49 GMT -5
Well I am wondering about the idea of whenever I do an aud spot in the future I do this for a deadline idea. Namely that I wait until all the characters that will have aud lines get at least 2 auditions. (Since I always went by the Cast and Understudy concept.) While its by no means the only reason why but often enough the reason why I often have to extend deadlines is because certain characters don't have any auds let alone any particularly good ones that I can use. However once all the characters at LEAST have enough auds then I will set up a deadline. It may not be a perfect plan to prevent extensions but I thought I try to make an effort to see if I can do it.
I really apologize if I shouldn't ask such a question but I thought I would. Granted I by no means hate making an aud spot. (In fact despite how my casting problems can be I admit I actually kind of miss doing it.) But I do want to try to learn from my mistakes and to see if I can make things go a little better.
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Post by Mystic on Sept 7, 2008 11:07:03 GMT -5
Well if you don't think you're going to get enough auditions for every single role in time for your initial deadline...just make the initial deadline a week or so longer than you would have.
If there is no deadline, it seems as though you are less likely to get very many auditions, actually, because there is no incentive or motivation for VA's to audition immediately. Many will take their time, and, sadly, forget about the project a lot of times.
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Post by sonicmega on Sept 7, 2008 11:30:25 GMT -5
Although this thread is geared towards directors MAKING flash/radioplay auditions, I would also highly suggest that voice actors make their own PERSONAL PROJECT DEADLINE list (either on Word or otherwise). Especially for those who find themselves dealing with school, chores, AND voice acting roles, I cannot begin to tell you how helpful it is to have an instant-access guide to what is due when, for who you do lines for, and the name of the project. Make sure you update it frequently as things change, though, or you'll fall behind and forget what you still have to add in.
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Post by Rina-chan on Sept 23, 2008 20:08:23 GMT -5
Guys, despite this topic, I still see people setting deadlines but then casting before them anyway. I don't know how to make this clearer---I suppose I will go edit this thread title to make it stand out more D:
Let me make this extremely clear: There is no point in setting a deadline in the first place if you're going to cast any of the roles before that date. REGARDLESS of whether you think you found the "perfect voice".
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Post by Davyinatoga on Oct 11, 2008 11:09:37 GMT -5
Also: make sure to define if the deadline ends as soon as the day begins, or is over. If one doesn't have time to work on an audition until the due date, it's nice to know if the deadline passes at 12:01am or not, so s/he doesn't waste time doing an aud that's already several hours late and won't be accepted.
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Post by BigK on Oct 11, 2008 11:21:11 GMT -5
Guilty of "when I have the right voice." Unfortunately I had a deadline, it didn't pick up enough auditions and so I extended it, still nothing, than just up and said, "when I get the voice I think fits, I'm set."
I'll be more set on standard deadlines from now on.
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Post by River Kanoff on Oct 11, 2008 11:38:56 GMT -5
Better to set shorter deadlines and extend them when needed. If you set a long deadline, and you get enough auditions and have a cast in mind, sounds like you're screwed till the unnecessarily huge deadline.
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Post by Minty on Nov 8, 2008 2:04:42 GMT -5
Also: make sure to define if the deadline ends as soon as the day begins, or is over. If one doesn't have time to work on an audition until the due date, it's nice to know if the deadline passes at 12:01am or not, so s/he doesn't waste time doing an aud that's already several hours late and won't be accepted. To add to this, if you're specifying a time it'd be particularly helpful to give a timezone to go with it. |
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Post by ghis on Nov 9, 2008 12:49:33 GMT -5
some people.... lol
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Post by The1KMasta on Nov 27, 2008 13:09:42 GMT -5
How will first-come-first-serve get you MORE voice actors than if you have a deadline and end up having to extend it? I mean, if you don't get anything when the deadline passes... you could always just scout people for those characters. i agree... isnt that why we have the Voice Actor Index? |
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