I was recently approached by a video game producer who wanted me to audition for two characters in a game. One was the lead and the second was just a one-liner and the producer was attempting to use one actor for both parts for budgetary reasons. The fee offered to talent was too low in my opinion and I passed and explained why to the producer. He was kind enough to write back and enlighten me regarding the state of the business for voice actors doing voiceover on video games. The name of the producer has been removed for obvious reasons and I asked permission to blog this dialogue since I thought it educational and valuable to other voice actors who might happen upon it.
This is the initial audition request email:
