I tried clicking on their BMI calculator link but it didn't work. Maybe they took it down?

Slow clap.

Actually, she charges $150-$175. She said so on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live. She also attempted to do some audience readings and they failed miserably.

If anyone wants to see a real Amish-leaving-their-community experience, watch the documentary The Devil's Playground (2002). It follows Amish teens when they really do leave the community for the first time, during Rumspringa. Some of their experiences are actually quite heartbreaking.

If you want to see a good (truthful) Amish documentary, check out The Devil's Playground. It follows Amish teens who are going on Rumspringa.

That's true. But I think that's also true for any freelance profession.

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1 and 2) For JRPGs, I've never gotten a script ahead of time. The director or producer has explained to me what my character is like and what is going on in the series and scene at the start of our recording session. 3) Yes, there is always a director present, and sometimes a producer present. It varies. The directors…

Really? I have not played that game, but I just looked up the cast and a few of the actors have huge fan followings for what I assume to be a track record of good performances.

Yep, I've heard that triangle before... though you can pretty much apply it to any project in any industry.

What specifically would you like to know about? "Personal experiences" is a little bit broad... there's no need to fill your comment section with my personal voice acting memoir ;)

I am actually a voice actor who has worked on a couple JRPGs... though thankfully none of the ones that you blasted in your article. I can tell you exactly why the acting is so bad on some of them. It all comes down to an extremely low budget, and sometimes, native Japanese speakers doing the casting,…

Short answer: Move to LA or NY, take VO classes, put together a reel, submit to a hundred agencies until one pays attention to you, go on thousands of auditions until you book one. (Ok so maybe I exaggerated with "thousands," but it sure feels like that sometimes). But, if you already know animators, maybe you can ask…

So re-reading this post, I have to comment on a couple more things...

So, I actually make a living doing voiceovers and have narrated over 70 audiobooks... and I find it hilarious that an audition like this has gone viral ;)