Killing the free tier while drastically reducing the quality of subtitles and closed captions for dubs is such an arrogant way of doing business.
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Voice Actor - Writer - Director https://www.youtube.com/@valiantshadowproductions Creator of Apex Shadow Conrad Fielding (October's Children) EC Addison (Red Death) Giancarlo La Torre (La Bella Mafia) Adair De Rege (Song of the Sidhe)
Killing the free tier while drastically reducing the quality of subtitles and closed captions for dubs is such an arrogant way of doing business.
This is a decision that can only happen when the people who founded the company lost sight of the reason they established this tier / how they themselves started. The whole reason that simulcasting+free ad-supported tiers were innovated in the first place was to deter people from pirating the shows!
So people who do actual work find AI to be useless and executives find it can do their job FOR them. π€
I, hmm, I wonder what that means we should do with executives.
I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape
This seems like a cool idea!
1 like = 1 YouTube video I like!
Youβve already made this industry ridiculously prohibitively difficult to break into. Dub actors are already paid a fraction of what theyβre worth. Remote talent gets the finger again and again.
Now, this is our reward for doing things the βright wayβ?
Fuck all the way off
After hearing the disgusting, downright offensive AI generated dub Amazon is pushing for shows like Banana Fish and No Game No Lifeβ¦
If this crap becomes normalized, Iβm gonna become a fucking *prolific* fandub VA.
But hereβs the thing. The dubbing industry is run by a couple of massive companies, using a relatively small talent pool. Theyβve largely abandoned remote talent, post-pandemic.
Iβm likely never moving to Texas or California. So Iβm probably never going to get that chance anyway.
I was taught early on and my voice acting career that we should avoid fandubs, because itβs a good way to get blacklisted from ever working in anime. That itβs disrespectful to the actors who worked on existing dubs, and itβs a copyright nightmare.
HELL YEAH, HENRY, YOU KEEP GOIN' BROTHER
Sorry to hear, dude. Hope things get better!
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Oh yeah. This account exists. I forgot.
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It feels like literally everyone I know within my social circle is lamenting that the amount of time they need to commit to βincome-producing activitiesβ in order to keep on top of rent/debt/loans has completely robbed them of chances for self-fulfillment *unless* they sacrifice said time elsewhere.
Holeeeeeee shit. Give it up for @graphicpolicy.com reporting on a new bombshell.
Why did Alliance bail on their Diamond purchase?
Now we know.
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I hope they never fix the Warhammer 40k sign, for it is perfect
You were incredible, Gwen, seriously. I already had some future plans for your character, but your performance brought her to life in such a way that I desperately want to do more with her. It was a treat to experience as a creative, truly. :)
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Apex Shadow episode 8 is now live, starring @starlinglee.bsky.social and myself, and a breakout villain performance from @gwenleitner.bsky.social! Plus great performances from so many wonderful people! Check it out!
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Me: βHey, wow, I think I did a pretty damn good job on that audition! Awesome! I feel really good about this one!β
*gets dismissed in less than 20 minutes
Well, letβs just all sing the fuck me song together, I suppose! :p
In all seriousness, you canβt win βem all, obviously. But man!
So one of the largest voice acting platforms out there requires that if you have a project that is 18+, it has to go in the NSFW section.
And apparently, if it has ANY sexual content, even if itβs implied/non-explicit, it has to be paid.
On paper, it sounds nice, but in practice, what a headache.
Oh come on, not again!!! π€¦ββοΈπ€¦ββοΈπ€¦ββοΈ
Disrespecting real artists, voice actors, and replacing it with AI is unacceptable!
Do better for god sake! This is why SAG-AFTRA members are on strike, fighting for AI protections!
(Everyone, please do not cross the picket line during the strike)
Since I'm out of work right now, I'm trying to really lock the hell in on my voice acting.
Thirteen-day audition streak, and going strong. I haven't managed this level of consistent auditioning since my grandfather died last year.
Go me, I guess!
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[Unpaid]
Casting Call for Hardcase & Vixen is up and running, and you can go audition right now.
Which you should.
Are you sleeping?
Why are you sleeping, when you could be auditioning?
Go, go, go!
New episode of Lost Thing is out now!!! #simsmachinima
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OOPS! I just missed the deadline. I was gonna put in one or two more, but I let it get away from me. Haha.
Best of luck to you!
If I see one more fucking machinima series called a βVO seriesβ but all the voices are AI, Iβm gonna crash the fuck out.
Had the pleasure of reading the first issue of Exquisite Corpses from @jamesthefourth.bsky.social & Michael Walsh. A hell of a debut and will entertain as much as it's going to terrify with this secret history of America in Late Stage Capitalism. Pre-order it and thank me later.
The fights in Hardcase & Vixen were originally going to be way more grounded, but the more I film shots for the casting call trailer, the more I want to go full superhuman wirework martial arts. I think it would really add to the surrealist anime-esque vibes. #simsmachinima
"DOGE got rid of people who were looking after nukes & then tried to hire them back. They got rid of people who were trying to fight Ebola & tried to hire them back...people who were trying to fight bird flu & tried to hire them back. The whole thing is a disaster."
- me vs GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw