There is one voice actor (not actress) who by coincidence has done game testing for us before, but he was suggested for the role (among other actors) by the recording studio themselves (who he's worked with before as an actor) and he went through the audition process just like everyone else.
I was also hesitant to cast him specifically because he had worked for us directly, but after listening to his audition I thought he was the best fit for the role. So he got the part in spite of working for us, not because of it.
So no, we definitely didn't play that fast and loose.
Sorry, I
really should have specified
precisely what I meant, before basically putting my foot in my mouth and biting the entire thing off. Like I said, I specifically wasn't trying to accuse you of any such thing, but I was under the impression that with non-union work, even people without a single credit or casting agency would be able to audition, and based on their merit alone, possibly be able to make it in. That's what I meant - going through the casting process in unusual ways, not morally objectionable ones. I also just looked up the definition of "fast and loose" again, and realized it had a meaning completely different from what I thought - like I said, putting my foot in my mouth before necessarily knowing what to speak.
Clearly, though, I had quite a few things wrong and obviously should have looked over that post before making it to let it stew for a few hours so irresponsibly. I've made an idiot of myself, but more importantly, you and your company, and it was not at all my intention to insinuate anything like that.
Again, I would have no issues with this so long as you were transparent with the entire thing, to which you graciously have. Maybe I should just stop posting for a while before I accidentally abuse these privileges again, but for the record, Chiplock was one of my favorite casting choices from the clip - he's really got "exuberant, single-minded, yet charming" heroism down.
Anyway, knock it out of the park, Feep!
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