If you care about AI stealing your work, likeness or voice, consider backing this bipartisan bill to final extend protection to regular people not just celebrities or CA. This is not some vanity "look at me" campaign run by an actor, it's congressional. Sharing is caring!
YO VOICE ACTORS!!!
Especially my newer VAs.
Whoever is telling you fandubs will ruin your career is feeding you a load of bullhockey. Jim Cummings literally hosts famous VAs on his podcast to dub famous scenes as different characters. Plus, fandubs are the reason SO many VAs got their big break.
If you want to use a pseudonym for a fandub, that's fine. I'm just saying you've most likely been duped.
I keep seeing people say they “support remote talent,” but the industry still often defaults to hub-based actors, local studios, or agency rosters when it matters most.
Remote VO worked during COVID because it had to, and many actors proved they could deliver broadcast-quality audio, fast turnaround, live direction, clean sessions, and professional communication from home.
So, the question is not whether remote talent can work. It already did.
The real question is whether studios are willing to keep expanding access, or whether “supporting remote talent” only applies when it is convenient.
There are incredibly capable actors outside LA, NYC, Atlanta, London, and other major hubs. Many have professional booths, Source-Connect, quality mics, fast availability, and real credits.
If the barrier is quality control, set clear technical standards.
If the barrier is turnaround, communicate expectations.
If the barrier is trust, build better remote vetting systems.
But please stop saying remote talent is fully supported while continuing to choose only the same local or agency-accessible circles.
Remote work opened doors. It should not quietly become a temporary exception that disappears now that the industry has decided convenience matters more than access.
Aiming to make a few separate ones: One that shows emotional range, one for a young boy voice, one for a "girl next door" kind of voice, deeper feminine voices, and some wild/crazy examples since I feel like those archetypes are where I thrive! (2/2)
Finally feel satisfied enough with my recording quality to work on demos! Just produced by me for the moment, I'll invest into one that's coached and put together by a professional once I'm a bit more confident hehe... (1/2)
The Academy has banned AI from ever winning an Oscar.
• Only roles “demonstrably performed by humans with their consent” can be nominated for acting Oscars
• Screenplays “must be human-authored” to qualify for a nomination
If you haven't donated to @MikeMcFarlandVA's #gofundme yet, the link is still active and every little bit helps. 💜 Showing kindness, love, and support for someone in need goes further than you know. https://t.co/fQql2kJjgD
I respect successful voice actors and the work they’ve done, truly. But remote talent is tired of being told to look up to stories that began with built-in access.
It is not the same struggle when someone has always lived near the studios, near the work, near the rooms where careers are made.
Remote actors are inspired by the underdogs.
The ones who came from nothing.
The ones without easy access.
The ones who had to claw their way forward, build from home, fight to be taken seriously, and still refused to quit.
That story matters more to us because it feels real.
It feels possible.
It feels earned.
We are not looking for lectures from people who could reach the industry anytime they wanted.
We are looking for proof that someone without the advantages still made it anyway.
Your visual reel, imo, should:
- demonstrate range (it IS a reel, after all)
- be comprised of ✨concise✨ spots
- be around a minute (longer is fine, too)
- contain your best (most proud/recent) work
Put it on your socials and websites. 😤❤️
Announced for the 30th anniversary, every main Pokemon game will be receiving new cart replica keychains!
These will be sold in Pokemon Centers.
https://t.co/BVGWffiVTH
Just heard a AAA voice director discuss how much we joke around and have fun in the booth, because it uplifts the attitudes and productivity of everyone involved.
Having fun at your job does not mean you're unprofessional!