Sunday, April 29th, 2012
I went to the Anime Teen Festival at the Mission Viejo Library to be on my very first Voice Actor Panel!
I wasn't sure what to expect since I had never done something like this before and I didn't need to prepare any thing. There was a great turnout though and some were in awesome cosplay too! <3
I felt like I learned a lot just listening to the other panelists (aren't I supposed to be the one sharing my experiences..? @_@;). I was really nervous, so I didn't talk too much. I got choked up just introducing myself and trying to remember titles of Anime I've been in that might be recognized by all the young'ns. I should have borrowed from Michelle's train of thought, "I'm playing the part of a confident person!"
I really liked listening to Erin, Michelle, Lucien, and Laura talk about how they got into the business. You should always ask actors about their journey into the biz because it's always different and very interesting. I can't believe Erin had an epiphany about voice acting when a director told her she should be should do cartoon voices. I thought I WAS THE ONLY ONE that took a while to realize that REAL HUMAN BEINGS were supplying the voices for animated characters (durrrr) and thought, "Hey! I wanna be one of them!"
Toward the end, the audience started requesting character voices and I was happy some K-On! fans asked me and Michelle to do Ui and Jun. :) Then, I requested Erin and Laura to do a couple lines as Parasol and Valentine. <3
It was such an honor to be a part of this panel. I had so much fun and hopefully it was equally as fun for everyone else that was there as well.
Erin Fitzgerald, Lucien Dodge, Myself, Michelle Ann Dunphy, and Laura Post.
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