Just thought I'd throw in my 2c as an actor. First off, there is no way in hell a series that only sold 3 million copies brought in half a billion dollars before merchandising. Secondly, the work done equates to around $250 an hour - that's a decent rate for a VA, especially someone who doesn't have much of a profile - Bayonetta is a AA series that is not massively popular. She would be earning around $1000 per half day. To put it into perspective, a day player on one of the new Avatar films earns around $1000 for a full day (10 hours industry standard) if they don't have a large international profile. Actors are generally paid better than VA's, because (in her own words) "the great thing about voice acting is that no one recognises you" - VAs don't deal with the same grief that actors do. In fact, most actors (aside from those with massive profiles) do voice work on the side as it is a nice little bit of extra income. At the end of the day, it was not a bad offer at all, she is just being incredible entitled. If it was a massive IP that had taken over her life and she couldn't even go down to the shops without being bothered, sure, she'd deserve more - but as it stands she did very little work on the games compared to the writers, designers, coders, artists etc, so why should she be rewarded more than them? The game has its fans, but at the end of the day, it's a AA title made by a relatively small team - it's not Hollywood blockbuster stuff and the VA in question isn't the sole reason people play the games.
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Re: Bayonetta's OG Voice Actor Asks Fans To "Boycott" Third Game After PlatinumGames Wage Fallout
Just thought I'd throw in my 2c as an actor. First off, there is no way in hell a series that only sold 3 million copies brought in half a billion dollars before merchandising. Secondly, the work done equates to around $250 an hour - that's a decent rate for a VA, especially someone who doesn't have much of a profile - Bayonetta is a AA series that is not massively popular. She would be earning around $1000 per half day. To put it into perspective, a day player on one of the new Avatar films earns around $1000 for a full day (10 hours industry standard) if they don't have a large international profile. Actors are generally paid better than VA's, because (in her own words) "the great thing about voice acting is that no one recognises you" - VAs don't deal with the same grief that actors do. In fact, most actors (aside from those with massive profiles) do voice work on the side as it is a nice little bit of extra income. At the end of the day, it was not a bad offer at all, she is just being incredible entitled. If it was a massive IP that had taken over her life and she couldn't even go down to the shops without being bothered, sure, she'd deserve more - but as it stands she did very little work on the games compared to the writers, designers, coders, artists etc, so why should she be rewarded more than them? The game has its fans, but at the end of the day, it's a AA title made by a relatively small team - it's not Hollywood blockbuster stuff and the VA in question isn't the sole reason people play the games.