StaceyPowers Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 It seems rare for people who specialize as voice actors in video games to get jobs playing roles in TV shows or movies (as opposed to the reverse, which seems to happen quite often). What is the reason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head_Hunter Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Who knows they might be visible in movies, just that we don't know them in person. I never seen any of the voice actors in Live broadcast, so, I wouldn't recognize them too if they were to feature in movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boblee Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 I heard someone saying that it's an upgrade from video games voice acting to TV shows or movies, so it's likely to happen often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane99 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 I don't think it's really anything in particular. I think most voice actors fall in with a certain side of acting. Voice actors in gaming, probably start off doing voice acting in cartoons and other media. They may start off doing voice over work for ads for all we know. But, I'm sure most voice actors aren't opposed to working on bigger projects. I think it's more to do with the fact that they're voice actors and really the only thing they tend to work on, are cartoons, voice over for ads or video games. What else do voice actors do? I mean, I doubt most of them want to do live action acting, on camera. Some voice actors probably love the comfort of being in a small boxy room, doing voice over work with no one really staring at them, or having a camera in their face. Some voice actors probably could easily make the move to live action acting, but do we know if these voice actors are capable of actually acting? Like the movement, the style, the facial movements, etc. Acting in live action movies and tv isn't about just the voice, it's about what you can do with your face and body to make the role as real and authentic as possible. Voice actors rely on animators and people to code them, or use mocap suits to record them. Yeah some voice actors do mocap work themselves, which is great, but that doesn't necessarily equate to acting in movies and tv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boblee Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 21 hours ago, Kane99 said: I don't think it's really anything in particular. I think most voice actors fall in with a certain side of acting. Voice actors in gaming, probably start off doing voice acting in cartoons and other media. They may start off doing voice over work for ads for all we know. But, I'm sure most voice actors aren't opposed to working on bigger projects. I think it's more to do with the fact that they're voice actors and really the only thing they tend to work on, are cartoons, voice over for ads or video games. What else do voice actors do? I mean, I doubt most of them want to do live action acting, on camera. Some voice actors probably love the comfort of being in a small boxy room, doing voice over work with no one really staring at them, or having a camera in their face. Some voice actors probably could easily make the move to live action acting, but do we know if these voice actors are capable of actually acting? Like the movement, the style, the facial movements, etc. Acting in live action movies and tv isn't about just the voice, it's about what you can do with your face and body to make the role as real and authentic as possible. Voice actors rely on animators and people to code them, or use mocap suits to record them. Yeah some voice actors do mocap work themselves, which is great, but that doesn't necessarily equate to acting in movies and tv. That's the real truth. Not everyone is built for acting as it takes a lot of work to be good at that in real performance than just doing it behind the scenes over just a voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpion Posted December 6 Share Posted December 6 That’s true! Voice acting for video games requires specific skills and techniques. The industry often favors established on-screen actors for films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted December 6 Share Posted December 6 One big reason is that voice acting and on-camera acting require different skill sets. While voice actors excel at emoting through their voices, TV and film acting also involves facial expressions and body language, which can be a different challenge. Additionally, the entertainment industry tends to favor established TV/film actors for on-camera roles because they bring more visibility and recognition to projects, even if they’re not as experienced in voice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
