SHAWN GANN
Director, Crunchyroll
Shawn Gann is a proud Filipino-American ADR Voice & Casting Director, Voiceover Artist, and Educator for Crunchyroll who has voiced roles in My Hero Academia, Dragon Ball Super, Attack on Titan, One Piece, Fruits Basket, Ranking of Kings, Radiant, Ensemble Stars, and many others. His directing credits include Requiem of the Rose King, Aoashi, Shadows House, Buddy Daddies, Radiant, The Legendary Hero is Dead, Horimiya, Fruits Basket, Laid Back Camp, The Apothecary Diaries, Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian, You Are Ms. Servant, and Kaiju No. 8.
He has also been featured in several video games; most notably, for GearBox Software’s Borderlands 3 and Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands. Recently, he wrapped filming for Amazon’s The Dark Places and Firelight Entertainment’s synchronized A Midsummer Night’s Dream. For most of his career, Shawn has been a theatre maker in Dallas-Fort Worth that has performed on most major stages, started several companies, and has been a producing board/company member with many others; he has also toured Nationally and Internationally as an actor which includes performing in Scotland’s 2019 Festival Fringe in Edinburgh.
FEEDBACK
General Note For Everyone:
A common thing to consider across the board was rhythm. Treat every beat and pause as something to process with a different timing because one’s brain answers questions and reactions at different rates. It changes the music for the audience’s ears and doesn’t lull them into a familiar beat they can predict. Truly consider the physical implications of your environment as they relate to your character’s goals–This can shift whether you can be more called out, intimate, or outright bonkers.
I’m a huge believer in talent and quality being subjective. I can feel one way about your takes and gifts, but 100 other folks are going to have 100 different opinions on the passes. Whether I’ve gushed about your submission or offered copious notes–*Everyone* can improve, alter, or outright change the take to make a whole new and *valid* story. So believe me when I say I was highly entertained across the board but every delivery can benefit from some reflection and resets in objectives. Perfection is never the goal–Being uniquely you and bringing that vocal print to the table is what I desire.
LISTENING TO YOUR PEERS
You are welcome to listen to your own recording as well as everyone else’s recordings. They are all available to download to members of the VOWW. Hearing your peers do what THEY do is always a great opportunity to learn.
A piece of copy in any genre can be read 1,000’s of ways. In the real world you are auditioning against 100’s of other actors never knowing really what you are up against. The VOWW is an incredible behind the scenes look into what other actors are doing with the same piece of copy. How other home studio’s sound compared to yours. What feedback would look like depending on how any performance is delivered. It can be eye opening, well EAR opening in many ways for the participants who take the time to delve into all the reads and feedback and not just their own.