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#VAC15 IS HERE

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VOICE ACTORS OF NEWGROUNDS, UNITE!

...and then probably split up again, as it's every VA for themselves in the 15th Newgrounds Voice Acting Contest!


In honor of @Pingu reeling me in with the same concept four years ago, and because I currently can't produce anything myself, I thought I'd host another competition for this year's Halloween. It's open to anyone here and of course there are prizes to be won!


If you want to join in, you have until Halloween to create a Halloween-flavored audio skit. How exactly you interpret this, is up to you - you can make it about trick-or-treating or other Halloween traditions, about Halloween folklore or simply a scary/horror story, but every genre goes. You'll be judged on:


  • Quality of the voice acting - how convincing is your character? How distinct do they sound if there are more than one?
  • Quality of the writing - how gripping is the story and how natural the dialogue?
  • Quality of the production - how well are the voices recorded and mixed? Are music and sound effects used to support the story?


Since it's a VA contest, the first one will weigh the heaviest on your score, and the third one the lightest - this is to give starting actors or those who can't afford high end equipment a fighting chance as well.


To judge your submissions, I've managed to enlist the help of @Ferstofus (writer), and @PaleFreak, @SailorSilverStar and @Tommytomtom619 (voice actors) - massive thanks for their help in advance, they're great people to have around and they bring a big slab of experience to the table to ensure you all get a fair trial.


THE RULES

  • All entries need to comply with the NG Audio Guidelines
  • All entries need to be audio projects published on October 31st 23:59 EST at the latest and need to be tagged VAC15
  • All entries need to be between 3 and 6 minutes in length
  • All entries need to be originals written for the purpose of this contest
  • Max 1 entry per contestant
  • No team entries; you can use music or effects that comply with the guidelines, but other than that, it's everyone for themselves
  • No A rated entries
  • The rules are subject to updates in case I forget something (again)


THE REWARDS

I'm putting up $175 towards the total prize money, with $100 going to 1st, $50 to 2nd and $25 to 3rd place winners. If anyone who reads this wants to sponsor the contest, please get in touch with me. If enough sponsors show up, prize money may overflow into 4th place or even beyond that.


Additionally, the top 10 entries will be featured on the frontpage VA slots for at least a couple of days each. And I may still have another few cards up my sleeve regarding the promotion of your work... not making any promises, but I'm working on something extra - I just didn't want to wait with launching the contest any longer so as to give everyone as much time as possible.


WELL, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!

Get cracking, feel free to share your submissions in this post, just make sure they are published and tagged correctly when Halloween ends, as only those will be considered entries. Any questions, post them here too. Really looking forward to seeing what you got!


And lastly, amazing banner provided by @BellvonArtsy


Ready, set, go for the throat!

Response to #VAC15 IS HERE 2024-09-11 11:56:59


It's getting spooky.


BBS Signature

Response to #VAC15 IS HERE 2024-09-11 11:57:51


At 9/11/24 11:56 AM, Aalasteir wrote:It's getting spooky.
https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1357901


Damn that's quick <3

Response to #VAC15 IS HERE 2024-09-11 20:33:09


Oh my god I want to VOICE and ACT


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Response to #VAC15 IS HERE 2024-09-12 01:04:14


At 9/11/24 08:33 PM, Blitzilla wrote:Oh my god I want to VOICE and ACT


Go for it! Voice like nobody's watching and Act like you've never been hurt!

Response to #VAC15 IS HERE 2024-09-14 22:29:12



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Response to #VAC15 IS HERE 2024-09-16 10:04:42 (edited 2024-09-16 10:05:21)


I accept any and all forms of bribery. May the best offer....I mean submission...win! 😜 (This is a joke. Don't you dare try to bribe me. 😤)

Response to #VAC15 IS HERE 2024-09-17 00:40:43 (edited 2024-09-17 00:41:47)


already writing a script |:)

Response to #VAC15 IS HERE 2024-09-26 09:53:34


At 9/10/24 03:40 PM, LuckyDee wrote:

VOICE ACTORS OF NEWGROUNDS, UNITE!
...and then probably split up again, as it's every VA for themselves in the 15th Newgrounds Voice Acting Contest!

In honor of @Pingu reeling me in with the same concept four years ago, and because I currently can't produce anything myself, I thought I'd host another competition for this year's Halloween. It's open to anyone here and of course there are prizes to be won!

If you want to join in, you have until Halloween to create a Halloween-flavored audio skit. How exactly you interpret this, is up to you - you can make it about trick-or-treating or other Halloween traditions, about Halloween folklore or simply a scary/horror story, but every genre goes. You'll be judged on:


Since it's a VA contest, the first one will weigh the heaviest on your score, and the third one the lightest - this is to give starting actors or those who can't afford high end equipment a fighting chance as well.

To judge your submissions, I've managed to enlist the help of @Ferstofus (writer), and @PaleFreak, @SailorSilverStar and @Tommytomtom619 (voice actors) - massive thanks for their help in advance, they're great people to have around and they bring a big slab of experience to the table to ensure you all get a fair trial.

THE RULES

THE REWARDS
I'm putting up $175 towards the total prize money, with $100 going to 1st, $50 to 2nd and $25 to 3rd place winners. If anyone who reads this wants to sponsor the contest, please get in touch with me. If enough sponsors show up, prize money may overflow into 4th place or even beyond that.

Additionally, the top 10 entries will be featured on the frontpage VA slots for at least a couple of days each. And I may still have another few cards up my sleeve regarding the promotion of your work... not making any promises, but I'm working on something extra - I just didn't want to wait with launching the contest any longer so as to give everyone as much time as possible.

WELL, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!
Get cracking, feel free to share your submissions in this post, just make sure they are published and tagged correctly when Halloween ends, as only those will be considered entries. Any questions, post them here too. Really looking forward to seeing what you got!

And lastly, amazing banner provided by @BellvonArtsy

Ready, set, go for the throat!


Any chance of allowing an entry that runs a little longer? I just finished editing my and it's just over 8 minutes. If not, I'll still upload and try to come up with something else.

Response to #VAC15 IS HERE 2024-09-27 01:50:29


At 9/26/24 09:53 AM, Durinde wrote:
Any chance of allowing an entry that runs a little longer? I just finished editing my and it's just over 8 minutes. If not, I'll still upload and try to come up with something else.


Hey man, good to hear you're competing, I really enjoy your DystopiaTech line :)


To protect the judges' time, however, I'm sticking to the 6 minutes max limit. I won't disqualify you for submitting something longer, but it will affect your final score. I'll leave it to you to consider how you want to approach this.

Response to #VAC15 IS HERE 2024-09-27 04:43:15


At 9/27/24 01:50 AM, LuckyDee wrote:
At 9/26/24 09:53 AM, Durinde wrote:
Any chance of allowing an entry that runs a little longer? I just finished editing my and it's just over 8 minutes. If not, I'll still upload and try to come up with something else.

Hey man, good to hear you're competing, I really enjoy your DystopiaTech line :)

To protect the judges' time, however, I'm sticking to the 6 minutes max limit. I won't disqualify you for submitting something longer, but it will affect your final score. I'll leave it to you to consider how you want to approach this.


No worries! I want to respect everyone's time so I will probably try to run with another concept since there's still plenty of time before the deadline.

Response to #VAC15 IS HERE 2024-10-01 10:16:41


At 9/10/24 03:40 PM, LuckyDee wrote:

VOICE ACTORS OF NEWGROUNDS, UNITE!
...and then probably split up again, as it's every VA for themselves in the 15th Newgrounds Voice Acting Contest!

In honor of @Pingu reeling me in with the same concept four years ago, and because I currently can't produce anything myself, I thought I'd host another competition for this year's Halloween. It's open to anyone here and of course there are prizes to be won!

If you want to join in, you have until Halloween to create a Halloween-flavored audio skit. How exactly you interpret this, is up to you - you can make it about trick-or-treating or other Halloween traditions, about Halloween folklore or simply a scary/horror story, but every genre goes. You'll be judged on:


Since it's a VA contest, the first one will weigh the heaviest on your score, and the third one the lightest - this is to give starting actors or those who can't afford high end equipment a fighting chance as well.

To judge your submissions, I've managed to enlist the help of @Ferstofus (writer), and @PaleFreak, @SailorSilverStar and @Tommytomtom619 (voice actors) - massive thanks for their help in advance, they're great people to have around and they bring a big slab of experience to the table to ensure you all get a fair trial.

THE RULES

THE REWARDS
I'm putting up $175 towards the total prize money, with $100 going to 1st, $50 to 2nd and $25 to 3rd place winners. If anyone who reads this wants to sponsor the contest, please get in touch with me. If enough sponsors show up, prize money may overflow into 4th place or even beyond that.

Additionally, the top 10 entries will be featured on the frontpage VA slots for at least a couple of days each. And I may still have another few cards up my sleeve regarding the promotion of your work... not making any promises, but I'm working on something extra - I just didn't want to wait with launching the contest any longer so as to give everyone as much time as possible.

WELL, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!
Get cracking, feel free to share your submissions in this post, just make sure they are published and tagged correctly when Halloween ends, as only those will be considered entries. Any questions, post them here too. Really looking forward to seeing what you got!

And lastly, amazing banner provided by @BellvonArtsy

Ready, set, go for the throat!


Oh it is ON!, this sounds wonderful


Response to #VAC15 IS HERE 2024-10-06 03:27:56


…I went hoarse FML. Good luck to everyone else

Response to #VAC15 IS HERE 2024-10-12 10:31:00 (edited 2024-10-12 10:31:43)


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Response to #VAC15 IS HERE 2024-10-13 00:16:50


Alright, here's my entry. I'm new here so hopefully I'm doing this right.

Response to #VAC15 IS HERE 2024-10-13 08:50:27


At 10/13/24 12:16 AM, Kleetus90 wrote:Alright, here's my entry. I'm new here so hopefully I'm doing this right.
https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1366670


By the looks of it, you're good to go. Nice work!

Response to #VAC15 IS HERE 2024-10-18 19:34:14


At 9/10/24 03:40 PM, LuckyDee wrote:

VOICE ACTORS OF NEWGROUNDS, UNITE!
...and then probably split up again, as it's every VA for themselves in the 15th Newgrounds Voice Acting Contest!

In honor of @Pingu reeling me in with the same concept four years ago, and because I currently can't produce anything myself, I thought I'd host another competition for this year's Halloween. It's open to anyone here and of course there are prizes to be won!

If you want to join in, you have until Halloween to create a Halloween-flavored audio skit. How exactly you interpret this, is up to you - you can make it about trick-or-treating or other Halloween traditions, about Halloween folklore or simply a scary/horror story, but every genre goes. You'll be judged on:


Since it's a VA contest, the first one will weigh the heaviest on your score, and the third one the lightest - this is to give starting actors or those who can't afford high end equipment a fighting chance as well.

To judge your submissions, I've managed to enlist the help of @Ferstofus (writer), and @PaleFreak, @SailorSilverStar and @Tommytomtom619 (voice actors) - massive thanks for their help in advance, they're great people to have around and they bring a big slab of experience to the table to ensure you all get a fair trial.

THE RULES

THE REWARDS
I'm putting up $175 towards the total prize money, with $100 going to 1st, $50 to 2nd and $25 to 3rd place winners. If anyone who reads this wants to sponsor the contest, please get in touch with me. If enough sponsors show up, prize money may overflow into 4th place or even beyond that.

Additionally, the top 10 entries will be featured on the frontpage VA slots for at least a couple of days each. And I may still have another few cards up my sleeve regarding the promotion of your work... not making any promises, but I'm working on something extra - I just didn't want to wait with launching the contest any longer so as to give everyone as much time as possible.

WELL, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!
Get cracking, feel free to share your submissions in this post, just make sure they are published and tagged correctly when Halloween ends, as only those will be considered entries. Any questions, post them here too. Really looking forward to seeing what you got!

And lastly, amazing banner provided by @BellvonArtsy

Ready, set, go for the throat!


pick @aalasteir pls cause he coolest :)

Response to #VAC15 IS HERE 2024-10-21 01:53:27


At 10/18/24 07:34 PM, AnassAnimationPro wrote:
pick @aalasteir pls cause he coolest :)


Let's not get ahead of ourselves here :S

Response to #VAC15 IS HERE 2024-10-22 20:25:14


@LuckyDee is it usually this slow?

Is it like nothing now, but 50 submissions on the 30th?

Response to #VAC15 IS HERE 2024-10-23 00:15:37


At 10/22/24 08:25 PM, UnculturedMutt wrote:@LuckyDee is it usually this slow?
Is it like nothing now, but 50 submissions on the 30th?


Your guess is as good as mine. I do think the bulk of the contestants will publish in the last couple of days and I have gotten questions from a handful of people so I know there's work in progress out there, but how high the counter's going to go...

Response to #VAC15 IS HERE 2024-10-23 06:53:51


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@Unicronicorn has stepped up to add another $50 to the prize money jar. In what passes for my wisdom, I have decided to open up a prize money slot for 4th place as well, updating the current awards to:


1st place $120

2nd place $60

3rd place $30

4th place $15


Thanks for the support, much appreciated!

Response to #VAC15 IS HERE 2024-10-25 10:53:43


At 9/10/24 03:40 PM, LuckyDee wrote:

VOICE ACTORS OF NEWGROUNDS, UNITE!
...and then probably split up again, as it's every VA for themselves in the 15th Newgrounds Voice Acting Contest!

In honor of @Pingu reeling me in with the same concept four years ago, and because I currently can't produce anything myself, I thought I'd host another competition for this year's Halloween. It's open to anyone here and of course there are prizes to be won!

If you want to join in, you have until Halloween to create a Halloween-flavored audio skit. How exactly you interpret this, is up to you - you can make it about trick-or-treating or other Halloween traditions, about Halloween folklore or simply a scary/horror story, but every genre goes. You'll be judged on:


Since it's a VA contest, the first one will weigh the heaviest on your score, and the third one the lightest - this is to give starting actors or those who can't afford high end equipment a fighting chance as well.

To judge your submissions, I've managed to enlist the help of @Ferstofus (writer), and @PaleFreak, @SailorSilverStar and @Tommytomtom619 (voice actors) - massive thanks for their help in advance, they're great people to have around and they bring a big slab of experience to the table to ensure you all get a fair trial.

THE RULES

THE REWARDS
I'm putting up $175 towards the total prize money, with $100 going to 1st, $50 to 2nd and $25 to 3rd place winners. If anyone who reads this wants to sponsor the contest, please get in touch with me. If enough sponsors show up, prize money may overflow into 4th place or even beyond that.

Additionally, the top 10 entries will be featured on the frontpage VA slots for at least a couple of days each. And I may still have another few cards up my sleeve regarding the promotion of your work... not making any promises, but I'm working on something extra - I just didn't want to wait with launching the contest any longer so as to give everyone as much time as possible.

WELL, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!
Get cracking, feel free to share your submissions in this post, just make sure they are published and tagged correctly when Halloween ends, as only those will be considered entries. Any questions, post them here too. Really looking forward to seeing what you got!

And lastly, amazing banner provided by @BellvonArtsy

Ready, set, go for the throat!

Response to #VAC15 IS HERE 2024-10-27 19:50:57


Response to #VAC15 IS HERE 2024-10-29 01:01:38


Three more days!

Response to #VAC15 IS HERE 2024-10-29 14:45:13


God Dammit, I uploaded a Halloween track with my voice a few days ago... I guess I have to make another one, right? If it's not, I would like to submit this one.

Please don't mind the low score. I'm starting to earn some awesome haters who always give me 0 stars.



Response to #VAC15 IS HERE 2024-10-30 15:21:27


First time in a contest like this, welp here you go.

Response to #VAC15 IS HERE 2024-10-30 21:18:56


At 10/29/24 02:45 PM, V-Future wrote:God Dammit, I uploaded a Halloween track with my voice a few days ago... I guess I have to make another one, right? If it's not, I would like to submit this one.
Please don't mind the low score. I'm starting to earn some awesome haters who always give me 0 stars.

https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1368245


It's more music than voice acting

Response to #VAC15 IS HERE 2024-10-30 23:53:44


At 9/10/24 03:40 PM, LuckyDee wrote:

VOICE ACTORS OF NEWGROUNDS, UNITE!
...and then probably split up again, as it's every VA for themselves in the 15th Newgrounds Voice Acting Contest!

In honor of @Pingu reeling me in with the same concept four years ago, and because I currently can't produce anything myself, I thought I'd host another competition for this year's Halloween. It's open to anyone here and of course there are prizes to be won!

If you want to join in, you have until Halloween to create a Halloween-flavored audio skit. How exactly you interpret this, is up to you - you can make it about trick-or-treating or other Halloween traditions, about Halloween folklore or simply a scary/horror story, but every genre goes. You'll be judged on:


Since it's a VA contest, the first one will weigh the heaviest on your score, and the third one the lightest - this is to give starting actors or those who can't afford high end equipment a fighting chance as well.

To judge your submissions, I've managed to enlist the help of @Ferstofus (writer), and @PaleFreak, @SailorSilverStar and @Tommytomtom619 (voice actors) - massive thanks for their help in advance, they're great people to have around and they bring a big slab of experience to the table to ensure you all get a fair trial.

THE RULES

THE REWARDS
I'm putting up $175 towards the total prize money, with $100 going to 1st, $50 to 2nd and $25 to 3rd place winners. If anyone who reads this wants to sponsor the contest, please get in touch with me. If enough sponsors show up, prize money may overflow into 4th place or even beyond that.

Additionally, the top 10 entries will be featured on the frontpage VA slots for at least a couple of days each. And I may still have another few cards up my sleeve regarding the promotion of your work... not making any promises, but I'm working on something extra - I just didn't want to wait with launching the contest any longer so as to give everyone as much time as possible.

WELL, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!
Get cracking, feel free to share your submissions in this post, just make sure they are published and tagged correctly when Halloween ends, as only those will be considered entries. Any questions, post them here too. Really looking forward to seeing what you got!

And lastly, amazing banner provided by @BellvonArtsy

Ready, set, go for the throat!



There

Response to #VAC15 IS HERE 2024-10-31 03:31:08


At 10/29/24 02:45 PM, V-Future wrote:God Dammit, I uploaded a Halloween track with my voice a few days ago... I guess I have to make another one, right? If it's not, I would like to submit this one.
Please don't mind the low score. I'm starting to earn some awesome haters who always give me 0 stars.

https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1368245


The rules are indeed that you have to submit an original creation, and as this classifies as music rather than a voice acting skit, it would be disqualified anyway.


21 or so more hours to go everyone! 11 submissions in so far, so you still have a very good chance of being featured frontpage if you contend!

Response to #VAC15 IS HERE 2024-10-31 05:04:39


I just want to double check, I don't have to make any changes to the post? Like its good in terms of the contest?