J-ARMY134 2011-07-20 06:30:59

i think you should give a weeks notice saying if he dosent respond soon you'll have to recast. And not to be a dick but if you need another voice i can help lol =D

Best of luck
-J-ARMY

Budj 2011-07-20 06:34:28

I'd probably recast. If they aren't even responding that kind of shows they either aren't interested anymore or are very inactive. Either case, it'd probably be better to seek more reliable help than just wait.

J-ARMY134 2011-07-20 06:35:53

yeeeaaah lol havent been in much but im preetty awesome in ma opinion lolz

Pjorg 2011-07-20 06:48:08

There's nothing worse than an MIA VA! Someone ought to set up some kind of guild so that these people can be regulated.

I've had to deal with this before. About two years ago, before anyone on Newgrounds really knew me, I was desperately trying to find good VAs. Then, once the full cast was together, half actually recorded their lines and the other half didn't. After about 2 months of scrambling for VAs I finally lost interest and threw in the towel, which really sucked for the first half who actually did the job!

But hey, you're Red Harvest. You'll probably get offers from at least 10 other VAs requesting to fill this role after reading this newspost. I would tell the guy that he is on notice and set a deadline for when he needs to give you his lines. If he isn't even responding to your PM's, that isn't cool.

TurkeyOnAStick 2011-07-20 07:08:23

I don't have the experience with VAs, but I agree wholeheartedly with Budge007's response. There's a communication problem here which you just don't need.

If you're concerned with etiquette, send an apologetic message, explain your decison, then move on.

JazLyte 2011-07-20 09:37:55

All that attachment you have to the actors you picked, throw it out the window, it's NOT worth it.

There'd have been 2 new Necropolis movies between now and last summer if I hadn't placed unnecessary value on the actors' importance in my movies and just kept working. I spent months waiting for pretentious ass voice actors to give me even a second response (usually some dumb excuse like "I don't have 10 minutes to record these 3 or 4 lines) let alone the lines themselves.

The worst thing about it is, if they don't want to work with you they won't just say it. They'll tell you they're on board with your project, but won't respond or say shit to you, or make excuses for months on end. This is YOUR project not theirs. If it takes more than a month, drop em like they aren't shit and keep animating, it's a waste of time chasing them. Trying to keep up with a group of pompous assholes is part of the reason I dropped large OAV-ish projects until I have the pockets to hang money over their heads.

JaShinYa 2011-07-20 09:53:26

I have experience on both ends. I don't animate, but I have created a series. When a VA doesn't even say, "Hey, I'm here. Sorry for the delay", it's a bit disrespectful and slows down EVERYTHING.

As a VA, there's been 1 or maybe 2 times where I couldn't do my lines for whatever reason, but I at least let the animator know ASAP.

Overall, I'd say try one last time and give the VA a specific date to respond by. If they don't... find someone else. If you do (shameless self-plug) I'm available!

Good luck!

Budj 2011-07-20 10:10:22

If you still need a VA I could audition for you. What character needs a voice?

Smorgishmorg 2011-07-20 10:13:06

Is it giant juicy kick balls? Because he's dead.

Gianni 2011-07-20 11:02:12

Make the character mute. Or make all of his dialog appear in text boxes. Gamers will love it.

Nah really, go ahead and find someone else. If I didn't respond to someone for a while because I was physically unable to, I would EXPECT the part to go to someone else. Plus, there's the chance he's deliberately doing it. That's not guaranteed, but it is indeed possible.

If he ever DOES contact you later down the line and he's like "Dude, where's my part?", just go ahead and tell him the truth, you were uncertain if you'd ever hear from him again, but the show must go on. Then tell him that if any future parts come up, you'd be glad to send it his way.

But the longer you drag this out, the more awkward it's going to be when he finally does get around to talking to you. This stuff is like a bandaid. That's why as soon as I'm sure I don't want to be in a project for one reason or another, I just tell them I'm dropping out.

exotworking 2011-07-20 12:57:23

When the voice actor is superb, all this is especially sad

FrozenFire 2011-07-20 14:42:55

Voice Actors should be able to do multiple voices so you should try to cut back on the amount or you will never finish.. seriously you just won't

Loy6 2011-07-20 19:30:34

Two weeks is more than enough time for a voice actor to at least get back to you. If you don't hear from them for that long, it's their loss, and frankly they don't deserver the role.

Just my opinion on the subject.

C-G-B 2011-07-20 21:26:01

Ronald Grundeswald is probably one of the greatest voice actors ever but he has shakespearian training.

MOC-Productions 2011-07-21 22:49:43

I'll voice act for you if you'd like.