Category: Animation Production

Happy New Year – 2024

On January 1, 2024

In 2024, Acting, Animation, Animation Production, Auditions, College Classes, Dungeons & Dragons, Dungeons and Dragons, Employment, Fullerton College, Improv, Job Search, Streaming, Voice Acting, Voice Over, VTuber, YouTube

MY VOICE ACTING GOALS – 2024

1 – Full Time Job

2 – Make myself known to Casting Directors

3 – More Regular Voice Over Auditions

4 – Book Voice Over Roles

5 – Start a regular Stream

6 – Be part of an Improv Group

7 – Play at least one Dungeons & Dragons game

8 – Be able to afford more VO training

9 – BLOG MORE

DETAILS OF MY GOALS

1 – Full Time Job
I am seeking a production position in television animation, but open to other positions in and out of the Entertainment Industry:
Production Coordinator.
Administrative Assistant
Executive Assistant
How can I support your company? Ask for a resume.

2 – Make myself known to Casting Directors
Get to personally know at last 10 Casting and Voice Directors at
Animation studios such as Disney, anime ADR directors, games, and commercials.
Who should I reach out to?

3 – More Regular Voice Over Auditions
A minimum of 500 Voice Over Auditions.

Audition for Animation roles at Disney (and elsewhere.)
Audition for Commercials on a regular basis.
Audition for Anime ADR.
Audition for Hoyoveres games like Genshin Impact.

4 – Book Voice Over Roles
• Book a minimum of 10 animation/anime roles that I can talk about by the end of 2024.
• Book a minimum of 25 commercials I can talk about by the end of 2024.

5 – Start a regular Stream
Start with prerecorded posts on YouTube and then stream live either on Twitch or YouTube to discuss my experiences and what I’m pursuing.
If it works out, I might create a VTuber.
What should I Stream? Thoughts?

6 – Be part of an Improv Group
Before Covid I got to sit in on one Improv session, and took an Improv Class at Fullerton College. I’d like to attend at least 4 Improv Sessions in 2024.

7 – Play at least one Dungeons & Dragons game.
Have loved D&D for a long time, but have only played two games, both in my Improv Acting class.

8 – Be able to afford more VO training.
I want to take the “Singing for Animation” class with Voice Masters.

9 – BLOG MORE
I realize that I haven’t blog often, but I intend to do more this year. The blog may relate to what I Stream.

Three Months of Animated Joy

By kevinpsb4

On October 1, 2021

In 2021, Acting, Animation, Animation Production, Employment, Job Search, Taking Classes, Voice Acting, Voice Over

Been a while since I last posted, so here’s a brief run down of what I’ve ben up to.

I’ve continued to take Voice Acting classes through the year. As much of a struggle this past year has been, being able to take classes by Zoom has been a great blessing. If I had completed my original Voice Over class in the studio, I know I would have pursued this goal further but I don’t know if I would have ever have taken as many classes in person in such a short a mount of time. I have been very blessed.

I have more classes I want to take, but also wanting to have a professional demo reel produced, both of which are limited by my budget, so finding employment is a must.

Which brings me to what I’ve been doing for the last three months.

I’ve been working in animation. Yes! I’ve been working in animation. You don’t know how thrilled that makes me feel. Yes, I worked on another animation production a few years ago, but it didn’t go anywhere, but it was a good learning experience. This was much more than that.

Years ago I got to know Mike Young when his company was producing VOLTRON THE THIRD DIMENSION. We had been looking for a way to work together for some time. Now years later it looks like we might have a chance.

Mike now runs a company called SPLASH ENTERTAINMENT About three months ago I got a call that they had an opening on a production and was I interested. YES.

After an interview with the producer I started working as a Production Coordinator in July and for three months it was a fantastic experience.

Basically it was a lot of moving data around, tracking notes given by the director, editor, and producers as each new scene came in. I also got help compile lines of dialog in preparation of doing ADR retakes and schedule time with talent and the recording studios.

The job ended yesterday (Sept. 30th, 2021), but I am not disappointed. Even though it only lasted three months it was a very enjoyable and learning experience.

I can’t tell you what the movie is yet, but when it comes out next year be sure that I’ll be talking about it and promoting it.

Have already begun searching for the next job, but I now feel like I am standing on a solid foundation of not only experience but of the type of jobs I will be looking for from here on out.

Thank you all for the support.

Best,

Kevin