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Post by kaijud on Mar 4, 2017 18:20:25 GMT -8
When casting a professional voice actor in a fan-based series, obviously they cannot voice a character they have officially voiced but some I came across said they would be unable to voice a character because they work for a company that distributes the anime or series said character belongs to (even when he wasnt in the show itself) whereas with some other they can voice a different character in a series they are officially apart of.
My question is: Is there something like this a part of the legal agreement most VAs sign or is it more of a case by case thing?
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Post by Lady Stardust ★ on Mar 5, 2017 15:59:14 GMT -8
I know some companies are stricter than others, but I think a lot of it has to do with covering one's own ass. Doing something like a personal birthday message for a fan as a certain character probably wouldn't be an issue---people do them all the time---but when you are hired to voice a character officially, I guess you could say that is sort of the official representation of that character, so doing portrayals of that character in ways not sanctioned by the companies involved might be seen as sort of a conflict of interest, or representing that character "officially" in a way they do not want?
I'd have to look at contracts to try to find specific language regarding this kind of stuff, but I know at least in my case I tend to go with the "better safe than sorry" approach...it would certainly not be fun to get a stern email from a client or director I work with saying "we hired you to play this character for us, and we found out you voiced them for a raunchy parody animation..." Some of it may also have to do with the fact that as part of the contract, they own the rights to your voice files/portrayal of that character, not you or anyone else who may wish to hire you as that character without permission from those who hold the license.
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