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| Tom Wagner |
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What type of projects do you tend to turn down? Is there any type that you have a particular disdain for and try not to get involved with?
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| CB |
| Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 7:45 pm |
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Aside from those that promote products or brands that I feel negatively about (either by virtue of quality standards or detrimental impact to our lives), I regularly "pass" on scripts with poorly-written character dialogue or content that seems to "miss the mark" in entertaining or informing the intended audience: When it seems likely that the piece would be "booed off the stage" in its' finished form - taking the voice acting performances down with it as something to be mocked and jeered. A series of such creative "train wrecks" can result in serious damage to a performer's career, and cast an odiferous cloud over one's reputation for quality work.
Otherwise, I may be less-than-eager to take on jobs that appear to require massive reserves of time and energy, to the point of exhaustion, that could impact my ability to fully serve whatever other projects may come along at that time; but with a little persuasion and guaranteed consideration of the stress'n'strain factor, I generally agree to those types of challenging experiences anyway. It can often be uniquely satisfying, to make it through a particularly strenuous session (or series of "killer" days) - having "gone the extra mile" for a worthwhile work of entertainment. |
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| Tom Wagner |
| Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 6:08 pm |
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Have you ever taken a project that you knew was poor but you thought you could do something with it? Have you ever had feelings of dread when you just know you are performing crap and no matter how hard you try you just can't do anything with it?
CB wrote: Aside from those that promote products or brands that I feel negatively about (either by virtue of quality standards or detrimental impact to our lives)...
I guess you wouldn't have fit in on The Jack Benny Show shilling Lucky Strikes? 
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| CB |
| Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 8:48 pm |
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Tom Wagner wrote: Have you ever taken a project that you knew was poor but you thought you could do something with it? Quote: Have you ever had feelings of dread when you just know you are performing crap and no matter how hard you try you just can't do anything with it? |
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| Mike Sommer |
| Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 1:51 pm |
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CB wrote: . And so I've become increasingly discriminating over the years in what I might gladly audition for, anyway.. |
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| CB |
| Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 3:33 pm |
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| The character/script are the first and foremost elements to enter "the poop filter". Then come considerations over the who, what, and where details, if I were to be cast - although those would rarely prevent me from auditioning if the material is alright. Those 3W details can often be agreeably dealt with, if the words themselves strike me favorably (as something I'd really enjoy working with). |
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