Producer's Notebook
Blog URL http://www.animeinlosangeles.com/producers-notebook/
Located Los Angeles, California USA
Tags television, anime, animation, broadcast standards, producing
A television producer gives practical advice and interviews anime talent about working in children's programming and anime adaptations.
Latest Blog Posts
- READING AN ADR SCRIPT - PART 2 OF 5 on Nov 18, 2009 in ADR scripts Anime actors adr dubbing voice acting voice actors
The ability to understand all the information in an ADR script is obviously vital to the engineers, voice directors and actors involved in recording them. But anyone who deals with dubbing projects should have a working knowledge of how to read these...
- READING AN ADR SCRIPT - PART 1 OF 5 on Oct 15, 2009 in ADR scripts Acting adr adr scripts dubbing voice acting voice actors voice over
ADR scripts are nothing like those for plays or traditional, live action scripts or even scripts for original animation. They don't make for a good read. There are no scene numbers and no camera angles. But there is plenty of time-code.
- CASTING - PART 6 OF 6 on Sep 12, 2009 in Auditions Casting acting animation casting voice acting voice actors voice over
Audition day arrives. Your lobby becomes a beehive of activity. Actors buzz around, studying their sides, and socializing. The place can get loud and chaotic. But inside your studio, it is a completely different atmosphere. Auditions are all business...
- CASTING - PART 5 OF 6 on Jul 29, 2009 in Anime Auditions Casting acting actors animation casting voice actors
If you want to be a producer, you are probably already a multi-tasking, people person so a studio full of commotion shouldn’t make you uncomfortable. But just be prepared; a lot of auditions turn into networking parties. The chaotic energy can be f...
- CASTING - PART 4 OF 6 on Jul 8, 2009 in Anime Auditions acting animation auditions castingng voice acting voice over
In the last few posts, I’ve been discussing casting for animation, specifically for anime. I’ve gone over how a producer should prepare for auditions, create sides, and pull together your list of actors. This time, I want to talk about the final...
- CASTING - PART 3 OF 6 on Jun 8, 2009 in Anime Casting acting casting voice acting voice over
Finding New Talent You are putting together auditions and discover that you just don’t have enough actors to bring in for a specific role. How do you find new talent, you ask. Let me give you some tips.
- CASTING - PART 2 OF 6 on May 21, 2009 in Acting Anime Auditions Casting Producing acting auditions voice acting voice over
Creating your Audition List You’ve broken down the series, know which characters you need to cast, and have your sides ready to go. Now you just need to start booking auditions. You want to bring in about eight good actors per role. All eigh...
