WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ANIME AND CARTOON ACTING?
Anime that is dubbed into another language is animated first, then the audio is recorded. Actors are recorded individually. Since they have to focus on so much during the dubbing of a scene, this makes it easier to edit. A distinct advantage to anime dubbing is that the actor sees the final product. Seeing your character on screen can greatly enhance one’s performance. A disadvantage is that one’s performance can be limited by the timing of the mouth flaps. It also doesn’t pay very well. Most anime work is non union. This means the pay rate fluctuates and tends to be less than union rates (though union rate isn’t much better). With domestic animation, the audio is recorded first (this is called pre-lay). All the actors in a scene are gathered in a session, at multiple microphones. Sometimes the characters interact, other times the director will record lines from characters individually. A big advantage to this “pre-lay” system is getting to record with the other actors in a scene and p
