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Voice Over Demo Derby by @audiogang at GameSoundCon

Panelists give advice on voice actors' submitted minute reel of their clips

Start w strongest clip

Include diff clips eg hero, monster, sidekick, to show range

Clean crisp audio

Put efforts (ha! Ack!) at end

No commercial

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Travis Knight talks making Wildwood at screening at @AnimationIsFilm

It was an idea 16 years ago after Laika had only done Caroline

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⬇️ Avatar AANG The Last Airbender animated movie at @AnimationIsFilm

Young adult Aang, Katara, Sokka, Zuko, Toph, Apa and Momo team up to find an ancient power before antibender Deniers do.

High-energy action packed!

Aged-up looks reflect their evolution

Released 7/25/26

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🌙 Making of Hexed @AnimationIsFilm

Rebellious teen Billie (Hailee Steinfeld) discovers she has magic powers. She opens a portal to Hexe witch town, learns magic (Intention, Ignition, Witchification) w help of 3-eye cat BR (Walter Goggins) to battle Queen Witch (Jodie Foster)

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@Godfather0fX Jarvis is more sophisticated AI so has more processing power to give. DUM-E wouldn't generate enough

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LA28 will be the largest Olympics Games in history form attendees to global viewers

Tech will help make that easy

- LA28

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Post pandemic, people want to connect in-person via shared experiences: events, sports, theatre, immersive activations

LA and London excel in entertainment, theater, live shows, trends and influencers to gen buzz

Startups expanding to Europe can start in London

#latechweek

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One Piece instruments

Luffy: hurdy-gurdy
Zoro: Bonsori
Usapp: Ukulele
Nami: Flute

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☠️ One Piece:

Inaki delivers lines with authenticity and earnestness that would be cheesy by other actors

Inaki did just 3 takes of singing his song to Laboon, and it was live on set, not pre recorded cuz he's that talented

@Impact24PR

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☠️ One Piece: Editing and Score

🐳 Luffy sings to Laboon scene in Ep 2:

Laboon sounds are orchestra + processed elephant + clarinet + waterphone

Composer Sonya Belousova sang the temp song and Luffy actor sang it w same cadence, pauses, emphasis in his character

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💀 One Piece: editing and composing panel at AFI

🐙💪🏽 Nico Robin vs Marines opening scene of S2 accentuates her badass stylish character. Octopus arms led to octopus vocals. Music was
fashion catwalk + horror to match her walk. Drum beat heart beat

@Impact24PR

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Backrooms and Obsession box office success is partially due to popular IPs and Gen Z fans online word of mouth via social AND showed up at theaters

This saved million$ in marketing

Film finance companies prefer films w strong fan base / social media cuz cost less

Screamfest

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Film Finance panel at Screamfest

Various states and countries have film 5-30% reimbursement incentives, but sometimes they may not pay out on time or at all, so do research where you get your $

US productions cover healthcare so can cost more than Int'l - @spacedj1

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AI and Games

AI makes it easier to make games at lower costs. That can increase number of games and expectations for higher quality games

Game makers should use AI to assist humans, not replace

Game auds distrust AI so be careful how it's used

@dmwevents

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Indie Games:

4 criteria for if a game (or any entertainment IP) will do well

Authenticity - make sense or cash grab?

Execution - can the producers directors do it? Track record

Original - what's new idea, gameplay etc

Fandom - passionate fans?

@danskdansk @dmwevents

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Game IP to Film, TV and Streaming

Big succe$$ w Mario, Minecraft, Last of Us, Iron Lung

🔑 Popular IP + good script/directors who get IP

Game-based movies don't have to follow game- like Resident Evil

Paramount + Activision making Call of Duty movie for 2028

@dmwevents

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Merman creator Chris Capel discusses using AI tools to create Merman, a comedic short about a guy who finds out being a roommate with a merman isn't as fun as it sounds

Renting a sea lion would cost several thou$and.

#aicreatorday

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3 x Emmy winner @BernieSu created interactive Whispers, where theater auds 'whisper' suggestions in live chat to detective to help him solve a mystery.

Whispers uses AI tools to create dialogue and render in real time based on aud input

@TheWrap @WhatsTrending
#AIcreatorday

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As a creator: 'You know you're doing right when everyone's hatin'' said @DeStorm.

Cuz if people are afraid, you're doing something big and cutting edge

He created 'The 90s' and 'Best Friends with...' Instagram series via Dreamina 🤫

@TheWrap @WhatsTrending
#AIcreatorday

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'Nobody Dies on Mars' creator @verenapuhm uses Midjourney for concepts and then agents and more AI tools for video

@thewrap @WhatsTrending
#AIcreatorday