Voice actor, Gamer, Streamer! Heard in an ever-rising number of your fave games/anime. WORK EMAIL: vo.seanchiplock
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@conventionsetc
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Hey YOU! Yes, you!
Is there a
#convention
or event you'd like to see me at?
July & August have plenty already lined up that I'm so eager for, but the rest of the year could use a little more company, and I LOVE TRAVELING and talking to you all!
Let me know where you're going!
If you want to make an AI video out of my voice without my permission (which is always), I know I canโt stop you and that trying will only make it worse.
Instead, Iโll simply note it so that if I *EVER* lose work/clients because of it I can use the info to sue you into oblivion.
Futaba voice actress
@ericalindbeck
has deleted her Twitter account after running a harassing campaign over a dumb but harmless Futaba AI cover video
I would have understand her and side with her if the original video was monetized but it wasn't
Please remember that MiHoYo is the publisher, *not* the recording studio we work through. They may be just as unaware of this issue as the rest of you were, and the hope is that they can be MADE aware of how itโs affecting their image - and through subsequent actions, correct it.
I hate this. I fucking hate this.
I hate that companies donโt care and will do it regardless. I hate that as it continues to improve, eventually either we wonโt trust ANY art/artist that seems off *or* will trust it enough unilaterally that the AIssholes win.
I hate all of it.
@VAsonicmega
I think fans of your work should be able to do whatever they want. They take offense when someone comes along to throw their weight around and tell them they can't. Or tell them, yeah, I can't make you, but you better watch it! They just wanted to make a music video! lol
I know Americans like to throw the term around a lot as an empty threat, but my career is one of the few things I will absolutely not fuck with, & will pursue every possible avenue to protect - even the expensive ones, with proper counsel.
Donโt take the risk. Itโs not worth it.
Excuse me??? I was NOT made aware of this nor did I give that kind of instruction at any point.
Obviously I prefer proof over only verbal claims but if anyone experienced this I need you to know that has NEVER been a rule of mine, stateside or otherwise.
Iโm not exaggerating when I say there was such a pure and genuine energy of excitement surrounding this whole event.
People literally *squealed* with delight upon seeing him as though seeing dearly missed friends. The suiter even had the voice going!
An amazing vibe all around,
The Past 7 Days: "AI SUCKS, DON'T SUPPORT IT"
The Past 7 Hours: "OMG, this FunkoPop concept art of me (that was generated using an AI program) is so accurate!!!"
Really, y'all? Really???
If this is true, Iโm mortified yโall.
I did see them grabbing the price sheet & bringing it to the line, but mistakenly thought they were helping people โpre-planโ what they wanted (like having a menu in advance) so the wait wouldnโt be as long.
I had no idea this was going on.
Follow the Duck Detective Eugene McQuacklin and use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and quack the case. Duck Detective: The Secret Salami arrives on Nintendo Switch May 23rd!
#IndieWorld
Thank you all for your input, I have rectified the problem. I am properly PhiLGBT now!
(Also happy that they replaced the blue bill mascot with Revali, I think itโs a good fit.)
#CONQuest2023
Trans rights are human rights, trans people are people, and trans performances are as valued in our industry (and should be) as any other form of representation.
This is not a discussion nor a debate; itโs a fact. And if you canโt face it, thatโs a problem on your end, not ours.
#FF14
director Naoki Yoshida asks the MMO's players to stop attacking both Wuk Lamat's actress and the English localization team - after both have become the subject of online hate
Honest to god if I end up not being able to deposit/convert these pesos at the bank, Iโm just going to buy 500 red envelopes and put PHP 1000 in each of them for
#CONQuest2024
.
I will FULLY become the Tito Troublemaker
Iโm tired of people using โtheyโre autisticโ as some kind of magical consequence-avoiding shield against inappropriate behavior.
Not only does it give a pass to them, it effectively furthers the stigma that autistic individuals are mentally incapable of managing their own lives.
IMAGINE IF FINAL FANTASY XIV NEVER BECAME WHAT IT WAS TODAY BECAUSE THEY DISMANTLED IT AFTER THE INITIAL FLOP INSTEAD OF ACTUALLY TRYING TO CARE ABOUT IT
Concordโs situation is so scary to me because we went from games simply existing, to existing โuntil we decide to remove themโ, and now only existing โif they make us enough moneyโ.
Attaching capitalism destroys the opportunity for things to exist purely based on artistic whims.
THIS. THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS.
One of the biggest turnoffs for me from live theater in my younger years was seeing an incredibly obvious bias towards "people who look good who ALSO can act". VO was an escape from that.
EXCEPT NOW IT'S HAPPENING ALL OVER AGAIN, in bits & pieces
Voice actors used to be expected to voice act.
Now theyโre expected to promote, live tweet, stream, travel to do panels, etc.
They are turning you into a product.
And the more you become a product, the less youโll see not-conventionally-attractive people invited to the table.
One last food to try before I head back to the crazy chaos of the USAโฆbeef tapa.
Thanks for the amazing food, yโall. When I cry in the fetal position later as I shovel handfuls of Filipino snacks into my mouth, Iโll be thinking of you!
#CONQuest2023
(Bring me back next year?~)
If this is AI at work, it proves that not only does this shit threaten our ability to work in the future, it threatens our ability to be proud of the work we DO still manage to do.
Imagine giving your all at a session only to learn months/years later that AI *ruined the scenes*.
If I have to draft the treaty, Iโm doodling in the side margins of both copies and making the leaders of each side sign it at the same time, so when theyโre sitting next to each other to autograph it the papers touching completes a doodle of Diluc and Kaeya violently sucking face
"Okay, we agree not to use AI"
>immediately develops a method to get humans to submit their voices and add them to the company's database FOREVER, FOR FREE
EA new patent would allow players to voice characters in games themselves
You would input speech and then the tech would replicate your voice for in-game characters
Would you use this? ๐ค
See more:
Now that the gameโs finally out, Iโm happy to officially answer that YES - you can hear me as various voices in
#TearsOfTheKingdom
.
But to keep from spoiling people, my roles are as follows:
Someone Old
Someone New
and Someone Borrowed
from Someone Blue
Have fun exploring!
:)
*leans even closer, closer than anyone has ever gotten to you in your entire life. my breath wisps past your earlobes with every exhale, the warmth curling into your ears, reminding you of my presence in a way that lingers in your mind for minutes long after I pull away*
โGood.โ
Since this unexpectedly went viral, I want to add one other thing:
When I participate in โmeet and greetsโ I am at the mercy of the event timeline & sometimes even the staff. I assume you need 1-2 mins MINIMUM for a meaningful conversationโฆsometimes Iโm only allowed 30 seconds.
Excuse me??? I was NOT made aware of this nor did I give that kind of instruction at any point.
Obviously I prefer proof over only verbal claims but if anyone experienced this I need you to know that has NEVER been a rule of mine, stateside or otherwise.
#ConQuest
Day 3 folks:
Iโm well aware of the horrible lines you had to deal with yesterday, & the fact that some of you are (once again) dealing with it today because you got free Sunday passes for not even GETTING to come in yesterday.
Rest assured Iโll be here open til close!
Industry Veterans: โYour use of social media is both a huge blessing and a huge risk. Many of you are abusing it in unprofessional ways and you really need to check yourself before you post on here because youโre harming yourself more than you thinkโ
Also Industry Veterans:
I didnโt get accepted into my collegeโs Theater program.
Nearly all of my amateur training was on Newgrounds and forum boards.
I lack a lot of the background โfundamentalsโ expected of actors.
But none of these things prevented me from achieving what I have.
Chase your goals.
The original price of this (PARTIAL) suit was $1500, & the owner is aware of that.
To say that this is anything beyond an attempt to cash in on name/brand notoriety is disingenuous. If youโre going to spend that kind of $$$, please just get your own *UNUSED* personal commission.
The reason why we aim for so many VO projects to go Union is specifically because they offer protections we as actors simply don't have the resources to procure for ourselves otherwise. Unions have dedicated teams to review contracts, push back against overdue payments, and more.
"Oh cool, the
#Genshin
Fontaine update is out! I wonder what kind of characters are in thi-"
*literally dozens of animal-esque conductors and citizens*
CAN I TRADE IN ONE OF MY CURRENT ROLES TO VOICES ONE OF THESE
โHeโs just being funny haha, lighten upโ
No. The more I learn, the less I care to see him in those public spaces.
This isnโt wild speculation about a silent account - heโs responding *and doubling down on it all*.
We do not currently live in a culture where this is acceptable.
anyone defending this man will be blocked. he is not welcome in my community, and as of now, neither are people vouching for how chill he is or whatever. until today i was willing to give benefit of the doubt. no more.
If someone makes me an absurdly-too-big badge of Revali in time for
@BiggestLittleFC
in October I will wear it during my Dealer Den volunteer shift I stg
Might as well close out the bit in true larger-than-life fashion
There was straight up a person who wanted to hook up with me at one point under the condition I talk like Revali the entire time.
Nothing ended up happening, but sometimes I wonder...
Hearing โI canโt believe I just met Revali on a planeโ while her mom - sitting behind us - is experiencing a mixture of confused delight is definitely the highlight of this week, and itโs only Monday.
Not only is it still around, the ORIGINAL OWNERSHIP TEAM just acquired the rights back to it from the corporations that bought it out, immediately removed all the crypto/NFT shit from it, held several community streams about their roadmap, and are re-optimizing Flash/mobile bits!
Heads up to
#TikTok
users - if you dislike AI and the concept of limitless reproduction, their new TOS includes the unambiguous, permanent, complete right of use AND MODIFICATION of ANYTHING you put on there in any capacity, for free.
Actually, I thoroughly believe I am fortunate enough to be in a pretty good financial status in comparison to a lot of my generation.
I just see no issue with sex and LGBT topics, and enjoy getting to support the community and break down the stigmas against sex/arousal/pleasure.
I donโt know when this became more of a thing or people decided it was acceptable given we JUST had a news scandal about this, but Iโm making it clear now:
If you point a prop gun at my face at a con/my table, Iโm refusing service. If you FIRE it, Iโm asking to have you removed.
One of my clients (a freelance intermediary) recently confirmed that several of their usual company clients have also been โtesting outโ AI narration to save on time/cost.
In order to โstay hireableโ the talent that were kept on board (incl. myself) had to take a 25% pay cut. :)
Just confirmed one of my most regular clients had switched over to using AI voiceover this year, hence why freelance work has been a lot slower this year. So that's proof that AI voiceover, art, music, etc. is harmful to freelancers and creatives. It's not paranoia, it's FACT.
Bank wouldnโt let me deposit any of the pesos so far because, and I quote, โthese bills arenโt used anymoreโ.
??? Lady? How do you think I survived 3 days in Manila? Who do you think GAVE me this much?
And so, a saga begins.
Making a Wolf Link mod from the ground up meant that to ensure it was a truly original creation, EVERY SINGLE ONE of Linkโs 500+(!!!) grunts & efforts had to be re-recorded from scratch. Swings, Sighs, Screams, all of em!
Iโm utterly blessed to have had the chance to do it. :)
-= Kemo Passion Studio =-
<wolf link mod for totk ver2.0>
This mod would never become true without
@elranno
and
@MelonSpeedruns
. A huge huge huge thanks to you guys!
Here's the new feature of ver2.0.
[ Improvement ]
1. you can play as wolf link from the very beginning
2. the
Thank you to everyone who made time for me today and this weekend in general. Iโm sorry if my waning energy from trying to simultaneously pack and handle everyoneโs last-minute requests came off as dismissive at any point.
Getting to come to
#CONQuest2023
was a genuine blessing!
I really hope this doesnโt come off as ignorant in an ironic way, but getting to visit places like Trinidad, Philippines, PR etc. really highlights for me the need to have more diverse VO casting.
I hear all these interesting accents & think โwhy donโt more projects have these?โ
@animalwatcher4
@ericalindbeck
Curbing the behavior while itโs still harmless is important to preventing it from continuing long enough to become harmful.
If you can afford to pay for flight/hotel/registration but can't afford to clean your BO in-between days, you shouldn't be allowed into the venue until you do.
Duck Detective is actually amazing and I hope more people play it. You are a divorced, addicted-to-bread Duck solving crime, and the voice acting is so good
Private dinner with my dad, seeing him for the first time in 7 years.
From the moment I pleaded my love for VO, he put up w/ every loud evening, every missed dinner (for auditions), every crazy travel request. We went from friends to enemies to BEST friends.
I love him so much.
IMPORTANT UPDATE for
#CONQuest2023
:
Iโve been informed that ALL Talent are being asked to leave after 8 pm tonight for pack-up!
I will NOT be able to stay until 9 pm as planned! If youโd like to see me, please get here ASAP!
Theyโre not technically lying - the savings of not having to pay all those writers/actors on strike HAS probably saved them around $100 million.
The lie is in the omission - ask them how much the strikes have *COST* them compared to that savings.
This is purely a morale attack.
There is one studio that, after YEARS of background research, I learned blacklisted me because staff felt I was โtoo much of a fanboyโ to be trusted with NDA.
Plus, a VO casting director who has blacklisted/actively disparaged me over a charity mistake from almost a DECADE ago.
@Fpeyro
@Niffian
My point is minors have been making shit without AI since the internet began. And I really donโt think anyone Iโve seen use it knows what โblacklistingโ means. if some VA and her friends chose not to work with them that isnโt blacklisting, they donโt have actual power to do that.
"This thing sucks until it manages to provide me with something directly relevant to me that I benefit from" is one of the most baseline hypocrisies out there, and still manages to win us over every single time.
You know what the difference between a newbie VA and a veteran is?
Nothing. There isn't one.
We are all students, we are all constantly in need of learning. If you practice - if you hone - you will surpass and succeed. If you slack off, you will stagnate.
EFFORT IS THE FACTOR
Hey VAs. Remember that we all started at the bottom. None of us were immediately โgood.โ
Iโve been seeing some arrogant, catty, know-it-all tweets lately. Support new VAs and always, always remember that you were once where they are.
TL;DR: Just be kind and have empathy.
A recent project I had to do some onboarding for required a โvoiceprint quality reviewโ from my samples/demos so the company could officially add me to their database.
This is a section of the finished review. After I finish crying, I need to print a copy to look when I need to.
Them: โSo do you happen to have a signature AS Revali?โ
Me: โNot yet, but wouldnโt he sign with his feet?โ
Them: โโฆso would you?โ
Me: โโฆโฆ..โ
#GameOnExpo
If purchasing once and cloning an actorโs likeness infinite times without additional compensation is Fine and Okay and Legal, then videogame/movie piracy by extension is forever perfectly acceptable too. End of discussion.
I was able to announce it a few months back, but now that the pilot is out, Iโm re-announcing that you can hear me as the voice of KINGER in
#TheAmazingDigitalCircus
!
Itโs incredible seeing the product of the teamโs time, experience, & passion in full bloom. Grateful to be part.
Seeing me at a table is ALWAYS free! I do have to charge for items like photographs/prints in most cases (itโs a complex thing re: being marketable to conventions), but I wonโt condemn you just bc you just want to chat w/o buying anything, as long as you respect my time/the line!
Incredibly excited to announce the release of the
#JockStudio
Kickstarter AND DEMO, which I voice lead cutie Ace Anderson in! (I also helped with some of the VO direction!)
BLits has really knocked it out of the park in recent years with their releases, and this is no different!
What non-VO people think The Dream is:
- landing lead roles in anime and videogames
What VO people know The Dream actually is:
- being a "go-to" Miscellaneous Background Voice person for feature films with residual contracts
My participation in Yandere Simulator was only as far as an April Foolโs video and didnโt foresee any further involvement, so please take this statement only as a โI was in it at all, so I need to make it clearโ.
I wholly condemn Yandere Devโs actions & stand with my colleagues.
This is your yearly reminder ahead of June that corporations who only participate in LGBT activities during the โassigned monthโ donโt give a f*** about you beyond the (carefully calculated) profit loss risk by not participating.
Support actual LGBT creatives/businesses instead.
We were hanging out in front of
@VAsonicmega
's booth waiting for frens (his booth was blocked off) then I heard that he was sleeping under the table and he came out to talk with us basically going fuck it he's gonna reopen the booth since con was extended til 9 ๐ฅน what a champ ๐คญ
Please vote NO. Oh my god. Please.
Forget the "historic trend". Forget the assurances we're being fed about a deal we haven't gotten to see in full. Forget the PROMISES (that aren't in writing).
Vote No so we can fight for a better future instead of just giving it up entirely.
And Iโm not hypothesizing here, leadership ADMITTED this in the meetings. Dubbing and puppeteering specifically came up and the answer wasโ yea, those jobs could go away or be done by the digital double of the celebrity who gave their consent.
One final important thing since Iโve been made aware of it:
I know folks are frustrated about how
#ConQuest2023
was handled, but any claims that I โwasnโt helpedโ with my setup break-down are fully false.
I specially told people NOT to help. I prefer to be 100% in charge there.
Thank you to everyone who made time for me today and this weekend in general. Iโm sorry if my waning energy from trying to simultaneously pack and handle everyoneโs last-minute requests came off as dismissive at any point.
Getting to come to
#CONQuest2023
was a genuine blessing!
Furry art is a nonstop dopamine rush and Iโm tired of pretending that itโs not.
Give me cute animals enjoying peaceful things all day every day. Give me trash punk possums and raccoons being little social gremlins.
God bless artists and their ability to make this world fuzzier.
After the โbig shiftโ in Dilucโs demeanor toward the Traveler as a result of all the things they did to help Mondstadt over time, I figured it didnโt make sense for him to continue to judge them so seriously despite that aid.
So yes, YOU are the reason heโs become so supportive!
This is the most "teenage" I have ever seen the TEENAGE Mutant Ninja Turtles act.
Honestly, it's refreshing.
Have you ever done/said/repeated stuff that clearly sounded stupid/weird because in the moment it was entertaining & funny? One of the best parts of close friend groups.
Not only do I voice as Scrimshaw, I also SING as Scrimshaw!
Well not JUST Scrimshaw, but...we'll get to that some other time. :)
Hope you like what you hear so far! SO proud to be a part of this wonderful production alongside everyone else who has poured their hearts into this!