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Post by karmalarma on Apr 4, 2018 23:13:21 GMT -8
Now this might seem like a really strange question (and might be something obvious to most people) but I was curious of what the etiquette is for when you have received auditions for a voice acting listing you have set with a deadline. I know it might vary from person to person (and I know it does since I've auditioned for things in the past and each was a little different) but I'd like to hear from people on here both what they do when they are taking auditions or what they prefer if they are the one auditioning.
When you send in an audition, do you usually expect to get a response of some kind from the person before the deadline is up? Do you prefer some sort of critique if you don't get the part or is it fine to just be told the part went to someone else?
From my own experiences I've found: A lot of people on sites where the auditions are listed publicly just don't reply to your audition if you don't get the part, since there's a little announcement on the post showing who did anyway. There was one where the guy would reply before the deadline to auditioners who he was sure didn't fit what he was looking for, with some explanation as to why. There was one who just waited until the deadline then informed each person who didn't get in why their audition didn't match up with what they wanted. Some people ask for retakes before the deadline if they feel the audition was close, or after the deadline if they're having trouble narrowing down their choices.
What do you guys think is the best way to go about it/how you would prefer it when you're auditioning for something?
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Post by alexanderdoddy on Apr 5, 2018 0:12:38 GMT -8
I never expect anything. Submit and forget about it.
It would be nice to get some critique, to hopefully improve, however with so many applications for each role, I understand that this is impractical.
In reality, you tend to hear nothing unless you were cast....
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Post by Rebekah Amber Clark on Apr 5, 2018 3:18:27 GMT -8
When submitting auditions, like you said, it varies from person to person. However, when possible, it's nice to at least get a quick form letter saying "Thanks! I've received your audition." because sometimes e-mails get lost in cyberspace and it's great to know they at least GOT it. =)
When receiving auditions, I make sure to let people know as quickly as possible that I received their audition, and let them know I will tell them the casting results after the deadline. Then, after the deadline, I do. Some projects receive so many auditions that it isn't practical to respond to everyone (which is, I believe, where the "real world" expectation of not hearing back comes from for many). However, if you received like, 7 auditions, I think it's polite to find the time in your day to say "Sorry, you weren't chosen. Thank you again for auditioning!" to each person. Colleges can do it, and they get a lot more than 7 applications each year.
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Post by Lady Stardust ★ on Apr 5, 2018 19:29:02 GMT -8
I do like to receive a quick confirmation that my audition was received, but I notice on the pro side of things, that normally doesn't happen. We only hear back if we book the role. This is fine with me as it means I can send the audition, forget about it, and move onto the next thing.
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Post by eternalflowers13 on Apr 11, 2018 15:10:57 GMT -8
I certainly am open to receiving feedback. After all as actors we need it to improve and to help us stay humble. But the key thing is how it's delivered.
What I look for in feedback is how it's said/written, is it constructive? Is it too vague? Or is it just a simple comment that says: This was so and so, and was overall bad I'm sorry, it wasn't good. We will mess up on an audition sometimes, but one thing that a voice actress friend of mine has always said to me is: “Mean what you say but don't say it meanly.”
Speaking from personal experience I find that I am much more receptive to feedback good or bad if it is said with kindness and contains a tip to improve and apply for future auditions. Another thing that I hope people will do when giving feedback, and this was what my drama teacher used to do was: Say something good about the performance and then balance it out with what the student had to improve on. That way the feedback was still honouring a person's self esteem and not tearing them down outright.
Feedback is appreciated but sometimes it just doesn't happen when projects have so many auditions. So when I do get a little nugget of it, I take it and see how I can apply it. Things can be hard to hear at times and that's absolutely normal. But if you respond with grace and respect, well that's still a good thing!
If you don't get feedback on your audition then there are a ton of useful articles that have wonderful tips in them. I like to read articles, so if I am stuck in a rut as I have been lately, I would search stuff up on the internet, or.. if I have a trusted friend to listen to an audition, then I'd ask for that.
As for audition etiquette I personally don't want to know if I didn't get the part. I just want to audition and let it go.
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Post by Lady Stardust ★ on Apr 11, 2018 16:55:05 GMT -8
Yes, feedback should always be constructive and specific. "It wasn't good" isn't MEAN per say, but it's not helpful, and doesn't give the actor any specifics to work on.
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Post by cbdroege on Apr 12, 2018 0:03:29 GMT -8
I think I've mentioned this in another similar discussion elsewhere? but, having worked in broadcast VO for 20 years before moving to online audiobooks and character voices: I don't like getting feedback at all. In the broadcast VO world, it's simply not a thing that ever happens. The only time you ever tell anyone what you didn't like about an audition is if you want them to re-audition with changes. Telling me what you didn't like about my audition under any other circumstances feels rude to me. Once you've chosen not to cast me, any 'feedback' is really just unsolicited advice, which I'm not fond of.
Part of it also may come from the youth of this environment, though? Which is something I know I need to sort of get over, but my knee-jerk reaction to feedback in online casting is a sort of old-man grumpiness. Like: Most of the casting directors for these jobs have been alive for less time than I've been doing this job. I don't need then to tell me how to perform. I'd rather they just decided whether or not they like it, and move on. Again: I know that's more about me being grumpy than about their feedback not being valid, but I can't help it... When you've been working on the assembly line for 25 years, and a fresh-from-school 21 year old manager tries to come and tell you how to do you job, it can make you grump a bit, even if they are right. ;D
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