Hnilmik 2009-02-13 14:28:11

XD I get type-cast as Zelda all the time in Brawl machinimas, so I appreciate your insight~

2008 was my first year of VAing, so I do look forward to trying out more stuff and those opportunities are usually whenever I try out for something I don't usually do and get cast. Trying out new voices can be done on my own time, but only through actual acting will the performance "count".

I can sound like two kinds of old ladies (sweet is too easy to pull off, any girl can pull it off; "TF2 announcer"/Wilhelmina Slater is much more fun). I'm working on texture on the side 'cause I'm currently strengthening placement. I still need more formal training in terms of singing, but I'm strengthening my voice while working on placement.

You bet drawing inspiration from talented VA's can do wonders~ There's imitation, then there's trying-to-imitate-then-making-it-
your-own, which is made of ten flavors of awesome sauce if you ask me. Not a day goes by where I don't try TF2 or Sho Minamimoto quotes. I'm a complete dork for doing it, but it greatly improves range.

Dude. Now I really gotta hear what you got.

Hnilmik 2009-02-13 23:28:58

=P The most I spent for VAing is on an expensive microphone since I don't have a good quality cheap mic like everyone else (while shopping, I figured it best to buy a great mic from the get-go instead of wasting money "upgrading"). Audacity is free and my laptop ain't from the stone age (though it acts like it). I audition for lots of stuff online instead of casting my net too narrow (though it might cost money once I start auditioning for more professional productions).

Personally, I believe voice acting for both anime and American cartoons are both phenomenal. I cringe inside when people think it's just voice--It's acting too. If the voiceovers can make me forget that the characters on the screen are people behind mics, they've done an excellent job bringing the character to life and that's what separates professional voiceovers from amateurs. People can try to imitate all they want, but put them side to side and I'll know which one is the professional.

Still, I have to admit that lots of voiceovers consider original animation (that gets aired on Disney, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, and what have you) to be a Holy Grail. Not only does it pay more than anime, but you have to admit that most voiceovers have been inspired at some point in their lives by character voiceovers who are known the world over by their characters. I know for sure that Disney characters subconsciously drew me into voice acting without me even knowing it.

Anyways, I look forward to seeing more of your stuff 'cause by the looks of it, your writing is pretty good~

Hnilmik 2009-02-14 03:30:53

Thankoo~ You did pretty good as Bill!

Hnilmik 2009-02-14 13:35:19

Awww... Thankoo~

At first my range was extremely limited, but that changed the more I tried out for stuff. I wasn't extremely picky as long as I have some kind of interest and Rina-chan is as big as she is partially because she tried out (and gets cast as) everything. Before I became insanely busy, I auditioned for all kinds of characters that were even outside of my range and sometimes I get cast. Now that I established voices I can do, I expand my range by practicing through "range reels" on my own time (Brawl is the biggest/only one I have so far).

Have you been to the VAC yet? That's where I started~
There are LOTS of stuff there you can try out for.
http://voiceacting.proboards62.co m/index.cgi

Hnilmik 2009-02-14 16:58:29

Thanks~ I still have a ways to go though~

Hnilmik 2009-02-15 12:05:38

It's nice to hear which voices were the best from different people. It gives me a good idea of what I'm doing right and can work off of and which ones could use fine tuning~

Hnilmik 2009-02-15 12:16:47

Nothing much. Just thinking about how badly I'm spending my time this weekend; I really should be catching up on assignments, but I just don't want to do it. Thanks for stopping by and I appreciate the compliment~

Hnilmik 2009-02-15 14:19:31 (Updated 2009-02-15 14:34:40)

=P Well, at least you were bored enough to last 8 seconds. I never get cast as Popo and Nana anyhow.

Hnilmik 2009-02-15 15:11:35

Thankoo~ ::huggles::

I had a lot of fun recording for Zoey~ When I began recording the more angrier parts, it was after I came home from a bad day at college and I just let it all out. Screaming "FUCK YOU!!" 8+ times into the mic was stress-relieving~

Hnilmik 2009-02-15 17:53:35

=P I'm sure chicks can do all sorts of things with mouths, from blowing bubblegum to making random popping noises with their lips.

Yay~ It's always a blast have fun in awesome sauce-ness with others~

Hnilmik 2009-02-15 22:21:04

Thankoo~ I'm working on placement to broaden my range more on the older side, since I usually get cast as older characters (and that only "works" when I actually CAN sound as old). I can go on forever about voice age...

My mic is a Samson C01U and I record with Audacity (which is free). It's kinda pricey, especially since some people have pretty good sound quality with cheap external Logitech mics, but this mic more recommended if you're serious about VAing.

Hnilmik 2009-02-15 23:31:20

My mic is doing fine~ I feel kinda bad that I'm lazy with it (I don't record on the go because I don't want to take it apart), but it's my desk buddy.

Hnilmik 2009-02-16 12:33:16 (Updated 2009-02-17 00:38:22)

Thanks and I appreciate your thoughts~ Quite a few of my mentors told me I need sound a bit deeper to hit the "sweet spot" range of deep voices, so you bet I'll be practicing until I get there (and likely after to keep it)!

Hnilmik 2009-02-16 13:40:57 (Updated 2009-02-17 01:30:09)

::attempts a cute face before bursting into flames::

Well, Brawl will have to do until I have something else to showcase, huh?

Hnilmik 2009-02-16 16:25:18

Thanks~

Hnilmik 2009-02-16 19:49:36

I actually am in a dubbed anime. I provided additional voices for volumes 2 and 3 of an anime called "Tweeny Witches" (along with Rina-chan in volume 2), but you can't really hear me.

Hopefully I'll end up in something with an actual role someday~

Hnilmik 2009-02-16 21:37:38

Heheheheheh... Someone told me today that I either sound cute or funny when I'm angry (instead of scary), so methinks I should get angry more often for the sake of entertainment purposes.

I look forward in being more submissions too~

Hnilmik 2009-02-18 11:44:01

OMIGAAAAAAAAAWWWWDDD!! IT'S GROOOOOOOOONNNTTT!! And Grant~

When it first came out, I kept replaying it the entire weekend~ I'm also waiting for the YouTube version since I already downloaded my copy from Machinima.com~ And thankoo~ Your improv stuffs with Grant and Gront? TEN FLAVORS OF AWESOME SAUCE. I COULDN'T STOP LAUGHING!!

::hugushibushu's::

Hnilmik 2009-02-19 08:16:31 (Updated 2009-02-22 13:30:55)

o_o; Wow... Dude, that's very thoughtful of you. I'm glad to have amazed you to this extent and I thank you for the support.

I'd be happy to try out for future projects you may have in store, especially once I get more me-time to work on them (since I don't want to disappoint people with my dedicated but poor time management)~

And I hope I don't come off as rude, but I don't even know who sakura is (I'm pretty NG sheltered; I know who Rina-chan is though). So many talented people I'm just getting to know...

I now feel tempted to rerecord the stuff I recorded for last year that didn't get released yet...

Hnilmik 2009-02-19 11:31:42

Thanks~ ::hugsh::

XD It's always nice to hear that I made someone laugh~