At 10/17/11 09:32 PM, Animator1mike wrote: What are all the different factors that affect the rating? Do you judge on story, or only the actual voicing?

The Judging Process

Each entry will be judged per category. Each category has it's own point value. The total points will equal 100. After all points are added up, the more points you have, the higher place you will receive. (In case of a tie, I will break it). The categories are as follows:

Acting - The most important of all, YOUR ACTING! Your voice acting needs to sound like the character is actually in his or her situation. Try not to be monotone and dull. - 35 points

Range - How well each character sounds different from eachother - 20 points

Fit - How well each voice fits the character. *An old man would have a raspy voice and a big guy would have a deep voice, etc...* - 15 points

Originality - How original your skit was. Be creative! - 10 points

Mixing - Not all of us can afford a good mic, but please try to make your final production as high quality as possible! If your voice is fuzzy and staticy, the judges cant judge your voice as well. This also includes how you mix together your SFX and music. - 10

Writing- It's all good if you have great voice acting, but let's try and have your skit make sense! This doesn't mean you have to be another Hemmingway, but there should be some sort of structure to your skit. - 10

What he said^^^ It's not really the writing in itself. it's the structure of the skit. I might change the wording in that for the next contest.

21 skits takes a looooong time to critique and judge. Especially since they have to listen to each and every one of them (makes me feel bad for making mine exactly 6 minutes).

True. it is most definitely not an overnight endeavor that is for sure. I will remain patient and await the final results. I am honestly in no real rush.

Apparently I'm the only good judge! I did all the reviews and scored all of them already. Yesterday to be precise. Unfortunately you'll have to wait till they are all in before you can see it. If I were all of you I'd be pissed!

At 10/18/11 09:18 PM, DrewDryDen wrote: Apparently I'm the only good judge! I did all the reviews and scored all of them already. Yesterday to be precise. Unfortunately you'll have to wait till they are all in before you can see it. If I were all of you I'd be pissed!

I thought you were evil... Fail.

You know what, I'm so evil and maniacal that I get all my stuff done on time and always remember to water the plants.

At 10/18/11 10:46 PM, DrewDryDen wrote: You know what, I'm so evil and maniacal that I get all my stuff done on time and always remember to water the plants.

Makin' the "good guys" look lazy and irresponsible ...that's just fucking cruel.

I've already reviewed all of them, why don't you let me be a judge? :D Except for on my own submission. D:

At 10/18/11 11:24 PM, RicePirate wrote:

At 10/18/11 10:46 PM, DrewDryDen wrote: You know what, I'm so evil and maniacal that I get all my stuff done on time and always remember to water the plants.

Makin' the "good guys" look lazy and irresponsible ...that's just fucking cruel.

I know, I'm just that badass.

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Not sure what it is, but I made it to pass the time and cool everybody's jets a bit :) The judgements shall come. Trust my happy U man.

At 10/19/11 07:27 PM, rabidsquirl wrote: MMAMM
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Umm, you have to put periods to space something out. The space bar only works up to a double space.......

To give everyone an update, Drew sent his scores to me, mine are almost finished, Bryson said he was almost done and still waiting to hear back from SimCorder. Seymour hasn't contacted me at all, so his scores may just be left out.

Thanks for the update. I really do appreciate you keep all of us in the loop. I am sure the others appreciate it as well.

At 10/20/11 01:39 AM, mrbipolar wrote: Thanks for the update. I really do appreciate you keep all of us in the loop. I am sure the others appreciate it as well.

Agreed! Its good to know whats going on rather than just waiting around with not having a clue.

At 10/19/11 08:13 PM, Animator1mike wrote:

At 10/19/11 07:27 PM, rabidsquirl wrote: MMAMM
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Umm, you have to put periods to space something out. The space bar only works up to a double space.......

Yeah. :( It didn't work. I tried, though.

I'd be fine with just three judges. I just want to see the results!

At 10/20/11 02:33 PM, Loy6 wrote: I'd be fine with just three judges. I just want to see the results!

I agree wholeheartedly.

Its all good, do what you have to and don't rush the reviews. Its worth waiting if its going to make me better at VA.

At 10/20/11 03:22 PM, SirKillington wrote: Its all good, do what you have to and don't rush the reviews. Its worth waiting if its going to make me better at VA.

Well said.

Saturday is the mark for scores to be released. Simcorder got his in, Bryson is finishing his as we speak and I'm just about finished as well. We'll have a weekend extravaganza!

YEEEEEAAAAHHHHH

Competition is fiercely professional. You all did great. Just wanted to let you know and wish you guys the best. :D

Well Then I can't wait til saturday! The excitement shall build to its climax.

Just wanted to say that it's awesome to see all these voice actors out creating great work. I wish I had known about the contests of the past! Once again, good luck to everyone. I'm ready for my critiques!

This was my first VAC I entered :D Totally won't be my last. So many great VA's 'round here. And these contest things are fun!

At 10/21/11 02:44 PM, rabidsquirl wrote: This was my first VAC I entered :D Totally won't be my last. So many great VA's 'round here. And these contest things are fun!

It's easy to do things in a bubble ... to practice on your own. Working together on a common goal/idea (yes, even in a competition) ... really is a great way to inspire yourself and learn. Basically, reiterating what you said, with a little bit of my own humble take on it :)

Keep pushing yourself. You won't be sorry.

I really appreciate everyone who entered into this thing, it has given me an experience injection. I thought I was somewhat decent and all of you have truly humbled me. I think this next contest around, I will definitely be involved and bring something better to the table. Thanks for all the inspiration!

At 10/21/11 03:51 PM, RicePirate wrote:

At 10/21/11 02:44 PM, rabidsquirl wrote: This was my first VAC I entered :D Totally won't be my last. So many great VA's 'round here. And these contest things are fun!

It's easy to do things in a bubble ... to practice on your own. Working together on a common goal/idea (yes, even in a competition) ... really is a great way to inspire yourself and learn. Basically, reiterating what you said, with a little bit of my own humble take on it :)

Keep pushing yourself. You won't be sorry.

Totally! I've been voice acting for about six years now! I've just yet to stumble upon any competition. Newgrounds is one of the top places on the net, if not -the- top for an Internet Voice Actor. :D I remember before VA's were eligible for credit, and now we have things like this! Super nifty.

Sending off my results soon! hope you guys are excited for the results!