To anyone simultaneously congratulating peers on their 2023 highlights, while feeling down about yours, I see you.
“Your self-worth is not tied to an achievement or what you do in comparison to someone else.”
Our first year of classes far exceeded our expectations and it would never have been possible without the support of the awesome participants (both in person and online! 😊) and the amazing instructors who came through to share their wisdom and knowledge.
See you in 2024! 🎉
VOPalooza was five months in the making.
What started out as an Open House to celebrate a new space and the partnership of Andrew and Evan, along with Kiff VandenHeuvel
@kiffvh
saying he missed a good VO meetup, turned into an event not to be missed. 🧵
@quadbonus
@CuiCui48
Just had a remote session this week, big game record, editor comes back with unfixable errors, session had dropped out on two lines.
Talent (seasoned pro) was recording a backup on their end. Crisis averted.
Voice Trax West is looking for great VO coaches!
If you’re a VO director, actor or casting director in video games, animation, audiobooks, mocap, etc, and you’re interested in teaching a class/workshop, hit us up. Thanks!
@sirena_irwin
@shelby_young
@DamienHaas
and last but absolutely not least, the VO community who, in spite of the darkness, brought the brightest of light. The time, sweat, creativity and money put into the event was not lost.
Thank you again to everyone who rose to the occasion to make VOPalooza a success. 🫶
Video game support developer Keywords Studios tried to create a game solely using artificial intelligence but failed because the technology was "unable to replace talent."
…to our amazing volunteers Becky Poole, Hilda Karadsheh, Jennifer Sims, the panel Kiff, Fred Tatasciore, Debra Wilson, Kelly Ward,
@sirena_irwin
,
@shelby_young
,
@DamienHaas
, Michael Scott, and Heather Dame who said “the show must go on”…
*TWO SPOTS OPEN!!*
The hurriquake has caused two participants to have to miss out on tomorrow night’s sold out class with
@KiraBuckland
!
The rain will be gone and the sun is supposed to come out so the show will go on! If you would like to grab a spot shoot a DM. $125
When it entered its second hour, it became devastating and heartbreaking.
The only reason it survived? The people. From the VTW team going into crisis problem solving mode, running, literally 🏃🏽, to local stores to buy up every flashlight they had…
“I’m proud of myself. I’m proud that I did something that people said I could not do because I believed in me. Believe in yourself and congratulate yourself…that’s why it’s not called momma-esteem, them-esteem, us-esteem, it’s called SELF ESTEEM.” 👑
Niecy Nash-Betts delivered one of the most rousing
#Emmys
speeches.
“I’m a winner, baby!...I want to thank me, for believing in me and doing what they said I could not do...I accept this award on behalf of every Black and brown woman who have gone unheard, yet over-policed, like…
So you can imagine that when the power went out 15 minutes before the party was to start, something that hadn’t happened in Andrew’s 22 years with the company, an outage that only took out a small portion of Ventura Blvd. starting with our Plaza, it was stressful to say the least