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Melissa White

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339 total appearances

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Podcast Appearances

Video Gamers Podcast
The Voices Behind the Video Games - Gaming Podcast

Yeah, of course. I mean, in any job, right? But I will say one of the trends I've noticed is the projects that pay less than they should, usually those clients are more difficult. And it's like, go figure, right? Yeah. Because they... they're not seeing your worth as an actor. And so they're like, Oh, well we, we can get perfection for $50. It was like ridiculous.

Video Gamers Podcast
The Voices Behind the Video Games - Gaming Podcast

Yeah, of course. I mean, in any job, right? But I will say one of the trends I've noticed is the projects that pay less than they should, usually those clients are more difficult. And it's like, go figure, right? Yeah. Because they... they're not seeing your worth as an actor. And so they're like, Oh, well we, we can get perfection for $50. It was like ridiculous.

Video Gamers Podcast
The Voices Behind the Video Games - Gaming Podcast

Yeah, of course. I mean, in any job, right? But I will say one of the trends I've noticed is the projects that pay less than they should, usually those clients are more difficult. And it's like, go figure, right? Yeah. Because they... they're not seeing your worth as an actor. And so they're like, Oh, well we, we can get perfection for $50. It was like ridiculous.

Video Gamers Podcast
The Voices Behind the Video Games - Gaming Podcast

But, and then like on the flip side, I'm sure you've heard, there's plenty of divas in the creative industry. Like actors can have big egos. And so I've even had clients tell me, thank you for being so easy to work with. I was just working with this guy. I'll never work with them again, but he was just so just amazing. difficult in every way.

Video Gamers Podcast
The Voices Behind the Video Games - Gaming Podcast

But, and then like on the flip side, I'm sure you've heard, there's plenty of divas in the creative industry. Like actors can have big egos. And so I've even had clients tell me, thank you for being so easy to work with. I was just working with this guy. I'll never work with them again, but he was just so just amazing. difficult in every way.

Video Gamers Podcast
The Voices Behind the Video Games - Gaming Podcast

But, and then like on the flip side, I'm sure you've heard, there's plenty of divas in the creative industry. Like actors can have big egos. And so I've even had clients tell me, thank you for being so easy to work with. I was just working with this guy. I'll never work with them again, but he was just so just amazing. difficult in every way.

Video Gamers Podcast
The Voices Behind the Video Games - Gaming Podcast

Just like everything has to be so-so and you have to pay me extra for X, Y, Z. And I'm like... Why?

Video Gamers Podcast
The Voices Behind the Video Games - Gaming Podcast

Just like everything has to be so-so and you have to pay me extra for X, Y, Z. And I'm like... Why?

Video Gamers Podcast
The Voices Behind the Video Games - Gaming Podcast

Just like everything has to be so-so and you have to pay me extra for X, Y, Z. And I'm like... Why?

Video Gamers Podcast
The Voices Behind the Video Games - Gaming Podcast

Yeah, and then get kicked out because he was like, I'm taking him off my roster. And I was like, I don't blame you. If people are not easy to work with, that's why I always tell people, I don't care how talented you are. If you're easy to work with, that's going to take you way further than any level of talent where you're like a jerk.

Video Gamers Podcast
The Voices Behind the Video Games - Gaming Podcast

Yeah, and then get kicked out because he was like, I'm taking him off my roster. And I was like, I don't blame you. If people are not easy to work with, that's why I always tell people, I don't care how talented you are. If you're easy to work with, that's going to take you way further than any level of talent where you're like a jerk.

Video Gamers Podcast
The Voices Behind the Video Games - Gaming Podcast

Yeah, and then get kicked out because he was like, I'm taking him off my roster. And I was like, I don't blame you. If people are not easy to work with, that's why I always tell people, I don't care how talented you are. If you're easy to work with, that's going to take you way further than any level of talent where you're like a jerk.

Video Gamers Podcast
The Voices Behind the Video Games - Gaming Podcast

They're very different because they're all different styles. So a lot of video games, the trend nowadays for the most part is they want very grounded, real performances. So just real human beings in a game. Whereas anime is way up here and we're being really like crazy and not only that, you're matching mouth flaps because you're dubbing.

Video Gamers Podcast
The Voices Behind the Video Games - Gaming Podcast

They're very different because they're all different styles. So a lot of video games, the trend nowadays for the most part is they want very grounded, real performances. So just real human beings in a game. Whereas anime is way up here and we're being really like crazy and not only that, you're matching mouth flaps because you're dubbing.

Video Gamers Podcast
The Voices Behind the Video Games - Gaming Podcast

They're very different because they're all different styles. So a lot of video games, the trend nowadays for the most part is they want very grounded, real performances. So just real human beings in a game. Whereas anime is way up here and we're being really like crazy and not only that, you're matching mouth flaps because you're dubbing.

Video Gamers Podcast
The Voices Behind the Video Games - Gaming Podcast

Um, so it's, it's more like of a specialized skill in that sense. Whereas corporate, it's like, we just want to try not to put these people to sleep, but we still have to be like educational.

Video Gamers Podcast
The Voices Behind the Video Games - Gaming Podcast

Um, so it's, it's more like of a specialized skill in that sense. Whereas corporate, it's like, we just want to try not to put these people to sleep, but we still have to be like educational.

Video Gamers Podcast
The Voices Behind the Video Games - Gaming Podcast

Um, so it's, it's more like of a specialized skill in that sense. Whereas corporate, it's like, we just want to try not to put these people to sleep, but we still have to be like educational.

Video Gamers Podcast
The Voices Behind the Video Games - Gaming Podcast

Yes. They're like be enthusiastic. And I'm like, nobody's enthusiastic about this, but I'll do my best. Um, So yeah, they're all very different. I would say they're all specialized skill sets. There's a lot of like, in video games, you have to protect your voice more because there's a lot of like guttural screaming and stuff like that. But you're not doing that in the commercials.

Video Gamers Podcast
The Voices Behind the Video Games - Gaming Podcast

Yes. They're like be enthusiastic. And I'm like, nobody's enthusiastic about this, but I'll do my best. Um, So yeah, they're all very different. I would say they're all specialized skill sets. There's a lot of like, in video games, you have to protect your voice more because there's a lot of like guttural screaming and stuff like that. But you're not doing that in the commercials.