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Post by kkiablo on Oct 30, 2018 23:35:23 GMT -8
Hello, I feel compelled to inform you that we have received multiple complaints from various actors in regards to the way this project has been handled in terms of casting and production.
The red flags are as follows: 1. In two separate circumstances, the deadline has been changed with very little notice due to having "too many auditions". If having too many auditions was an issue the first time around, would it not make sense to start with a shorter deadline the second time around? 2. The project has raised a large sum of money from crowdfunding, yet quite a few of the voice talent have reported not being paid on time, or in some cases, even at all. Considering the voice talent is already doing a favor by working for rates that are so much lower than industry standard, I am unsure as to why there seems to be a lack of communication happening regarding the payment. 3. Some actors claim they received payment for their initial work, but then were asked to do a hundred or more extra lines but did not receive/were not offered additional payment. 4. It appears that many characters are being recast without notice to the original actors. Several people have reported that they were initially cast as characters that are now up for audition again, without any communication as to why they were being recast or even the fact that it was happening at all.
I have three separate sources where actors have confirmed the above statements: 1) a Steam thread detailing actor treatment (which I see has already been responded to), 2) an extensive Facebook thread where actors have shared stories regarding their experiences working on the game, and 3) individual reports from actors on our Discord server.
While we generally do not get involved in actor-client disputes, enough people have brought this to our attention that I suggest others refrain from auditioning until it is sorted out.
We would appreciate you addressing this matter as soon as possible.
Hi all, Here's the answer to all your questions. 1. We're truly sorry for the deadline change issue. The two threads we posted are two different people, so sorry we didn't communicate it very well and did the change again. So, we decided to keep the deadline as the original date (Nov. 5th). So anyone who still want to send auditions still have the chance. 2. As you mentioned about failing to pay them on time, I recall there's one voice actor who got his payment later than other people. That's because he didn't want us paypal him (we pay all our voice actors/actresses through paypal), instead he wanted some other kind of payment method, so that took some time to do that. But we have never failed to pay people for their work (this can be verified). Everyone agreed to this at the start or else they wouldn't have joined. 3. About the extra lines, I think we've told them in the first place (in the email when we send them scripts) about they'll get all the payment when they finish recording all the content/when we finish all the story writing and recordings, which means we'll have more lines coming soon. The initial payment for everyone is $50 and the payment they're going to receive is totally based on how many lines they take in total which I think we also stated very clearly in original thread. You can also see this info in this thread, I've highlighted in orange. 4. You're saying someone got recast, I just asked our director and no one got recast. Is it possible that they just took one look at the character picture I posted, and saw some character looks familiar and then think there's one character he/she's been casting? We admit that there're some characters in this thread and in our last thread looks quite similar. I hope I solved all your confusing. But if you guys have any other questions, please feel free to leave comments here. |
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Post by kkiablo on Oct 31, 2018 0:30:13 GMT -8
Hello, I feel compelled to inform you that we have received multiple complaints from various actors in regards to the way this project has been handled in terms of casting and production.
The red flags are as follows: 1. In two separate circumstances, the deadline has been changed with very little notice due to having "too many auditions". If having too many auditions was an issue the first time around, would it not make sense to start with a shorter deadline the second time around? 2. The project has raised a large sum of money from crowdfunding, yet quite a few of the voice talent have reported not being paid on time, or in some cases, even at all. Considering the voice talent is already doing a favor by working for rates that are so much lower than industry standard, I am unsure as to why there seems to be a lack of communication happening regarding the payment. 3. Some actors claim they received payment for their initial work, but then were asked to do a hundred or more extra lines but did not receive/were not offered additional payment. 4. It appears that many characters are being recast without notice to the original actors. Several people have reported that they were initially cast as characters that are now up for audition again, without any communication as to why they were being recast or even the fact that it was happening at all.
I have three separate sources where actors have confirmed the above statements: 1) a Steam thread detailing actor treatment (which I see has already been responded to), 2) an extensive Facebook thread where actors have shared stories regarding their experiences working on the game, and 3) individual reports from actors on our Discord server.
While we generally do not get involved in actor-client disputes, enough people have brought this to our attention that I suggest others refrain from auditioning until it is sorted out.
We would appreciate you addressing this matter as soon as possible.
Hi all, Here's the answer to all your questions. 1. We're truly sorry for the deadline change issue. The two threads we posted are two different people, so sorry we didn't communicate it very well and did the change again. So, we decided to keep the deadline as the original date (Nov. 5th). So anyone who still want to send auditions still have the chance. 2. As you mentioned about failing to pay them on time, I recall there's one voice actor who got his payment later than other people. That's because he didn't want us paypal him (we pay all our voice actors/actresses through paypal), instead he wanted some other kind of payment method, so that took some time to do that. But we have never failed to pay people for their work (this can be verified). Everyone agreed to this at the start or else they wouldn't have joined. 3. About the extra lines, I think we've told them in the first place (in the email when we send them scripts) about they'll get all the payment when they finish recording all the content/when we finish all the story writing and recordings, which means we'll have more lines coming soon. The initial payment for everyone is $50 and the payment they're going to receive is totally based on how many lines they take in total which I think we also stated very clearly in original thread. You can also see this info in this thread, I've highlighted in orange. 4. You're saying someone got recast, I just asked our director and no one got recast. Is it possible that they just took one look at the character picture I posted, and saw some character looks familiar and then think there's one character he/she's been casting? We admit that there're some characters in this thread and in our last thread looks quite similar. I hope I solved all your confusing. But if you guys have any other questions, please feel free to leave comments here. Guys, our apologies. Sanwa, Siwa, and Qiwa these three characters already have voice actors. We've missed the note. Like I said some characters just look quite similar. But we still want the voice actors can contact us first about the issue. |
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Post by tricon0411 on Oct 31, 2018 7:30:34 GMT -8
Thank you for extending the deadline back to its original date, I'm sure that many voice actors will really appreciate that.  Yesterday I was in a bit of a panic to get my auditions in since the deadline had been changed to that day. So to make sure I made the deadline I submitted only the auditions I had completed at the time because I figured being considered for some roles would be better then none. Later on when I saw the thread hadn't been closed yet I thought that meant submissions were still being accepted, so I went ahead and finished the rest of my auditions and sent those in. So basically I ended up submitting my auditions for the available characters in two separate emails. I just wanted to inquire if all my auditions will still be accepted even though I sent my auditions for the characters in two separate emails? Would it be best for me to resend all my auditions in just one email? What if we have already sent you auditions for the characters that are no longer available because they already have voice actors? I assume that they would probably just be ignored then. Also, for the email title when you ask us to put the name of the characters we're auditioning for do you just want them all listed? For example like this, "MTaP Extra VO - Ack, Tuss, Ryder, Ten - [actor name] something like that? I apologize for the very long message. I just want to be sure I don't make any mistakes in my submission that could cause my auditions to not be considered. I have made some submission mistakes in the past that caused my auditions for projects to not be considered and I just want to be absolutely sure I don't make a mistake like that again. Thanks again for returning the deadline back to its original date. |
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Post by Abigail Turner on Oct 31, 2018 11:17:38 GMT -8
Auditions submitted! Thanks for the opportunity!
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Post by Chasity Conner on Oct 31, 2018 11:22:58 GMT -8
Auditions sent
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Post by arennorman on Oct 31, 2018 19:18:56 GMT -8
Audition sent, thank you for your time and the opportunity. This looks like a really awesome project!
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Post by K.Oak on Nov 1, 2018 11:54:03 GMT -8
I sent my audition for Mr. Musa! I'm excited to, potentially, be a part of this project!
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Post by simpire on Nov 1, 2018 12:04:56 GMT -8
Sent in my auditions for all the male characters |
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Post by Lady Stardust ★ on Nov 1, 2018 22:01:00 GMT -8
We appreciate you addressing these issues!
I will advise in general that whenever voice actors are dealing with paid jobs, it is good to have a contract in place to protect both parties (client and talent). Unless it is a very small paid job, having a contract can help avoid a lot of miscommunication and help ensure that both parties' obligations are clear.
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Post by jgallagher84 on Nov 3, 2018 17:10:26 GMT -8
I have emailed my auditions for Ryder and Mr Musa.
Thanks Jake
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Post by acere3 on Nov 3, 2018 17:58:24 GMT -8
I just sent my audition for Ursula! Good luck to everyone!
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lootingpleasewait
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Post by lootingpleasewait on Nov 5, 2018 7:45:04 GMT -8
If auditioning for multiple voices, should they be in separate emails? I noticed that the email subject should have a specific character name in it, which is why I ask.
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Post by KevinPaculanVA on Nov 5, 2018 11:28:47 GMT -8
For the subject line, all I did was just put "Multiple Characters" rather than send seperate emails. But other than that, not sure what the preferred method is.
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Post by lootingpleasewait on Nov 5, 2018 12:47:30 GMT -8
My thought process is they may search their inbox. For example, looking to go through all emails with "Rat King" voiceovers... So I sent in multiple, and hopefully didn't upset anyone lol
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Post by BladeONeill on Nov 5, 2018 15:52:19 GMT -8
Sent you a few in separate emails as to follow the subject line instructions. Thanks for listening and good luck on the rest of your project!
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Yesterday I was in a bit of a panic to get my auditions in since the deadline had been changed to that day. So to make sure I made the deadline I submitted only the auditions I had completed at the time because I figured being considered for some roles would be better then none. Later on when I saw the thread hadn't been closed yet I thought that meant submissions were still being accepted, so I went ahead and finished the rest of my auditions and sent those in. So basically I ended up submitting my auditions for the available characters in two separate emails. I just wanted to inquire if all my auditions will still be accepted even though I sent my auditions for the characters in two separate emails? Would it be best for me to resend all my auditions in just one email? What if we have already sent you auditions for the characters that are no longer available because they already have voice actors? I assume that they would probably just be ignored then. Also, for the email title when you ask us to put the name of the characters we're auditioning for do you just want them all listed? For example like this, "MTaP Extra VO - Ack, Tuss, Ryder, Ten - [actor name] something like that? I apologize for the very long message. I just want to be sure I don't make any mistakes in my submission that could cause my auditions to not be considered. I have made some submission mistakes in the past that caused my auditions for projects to not be considered and I just want to be absolutely sure I don't make a mistake like that again. Thanks again for returning the deadline back to its original date.
