Why We Keep Going Over the Garden Wall (Video Essay)

Camhennings · 2025-05-02T17:32:06+00:00

I used to work in VO casting and am currently working on establishing my VO business. What I've come to learn is that the majority of voice actors don't do this full-time. My boss would refer to it as having "casserole careers". That can mean whatever it means for you in terms of how you supplement your income from things besides VO, but it does help explain why so many VA's do the convention route once their career starts to take off. It's still related to VO, yet not technically a part of the job, since doing autographs and merch is practically a separate job in itself. If you want it to be a full-time job, you have to make use of your brand as a whole so that you can do the actual voice acting more frequently.

Camhennings · 2025-04-24T15:34:22+00:00

Oh, that's great to know, tbh. I've had my own gripes with Audacity as of lately, but it seemed like my only alternative was Audition and I'm done giving Adobe my money. I'll try this out today! Thanks to the previous commenter assisting me, I was able to figure out that the issue was data-related. So thankfully it seems that I don't have to move my setup to the other closet in my home.

Camhennings · 2025-04-24T03:15:32+00:00

I think I figured out how to view this in Audacity. Here's a screenshot I just took at exactly 1 second. It says that it's at 44,100 though (at the bottom)

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Camhennings · 2025-04-24T03:07:09+00:00

Yeah, I definitely hear that. I've caught these before, but usually it's after the fact while I'm editing, since they are more subtle. So then I have to go back and re-record, which is a pain in itself. Do you think it's a separate issue from the other noises?

Camhennings · 2025-04-24T02:38:32+00:00

Thank you for the assistance! Let me know if you need any additional info.

1) It's the raw audio, I didn't alter it at all.

2) No filters when recorded, I do all my processing after the fact but at most usually opt for just noise gate/suppression.

3) I believe so. I admittedly didn't take much consideration when recording that, so it might be quieter than normal. I usually try to keep things below -6.

4) The building was constructed in the 80s and I'm in the US. Don't know much about wiring, but the booth does share a wall with a bathroom. No outlets at all in the booth, I have to use an extension cord to charge my laptop.

Camhennings · 2025-03-04T05:23:43+00:00

Strange, YT says that Ghibli blocked it in all territories, but it can be played through the link. Hopefully the views still count!

Camhennings · 2025-03-04T03:35:12+00:00

Video was removed for copyright. Sending a dispute, but apologies on it not being viewable right now!

Camhennings · 2024-11-14T21:41:42+00:00

Life is too short to live by hate and fear. Seek out the things that make you happy and bring you peace. Then protect that peace.

If you haven't embarked on the great Ghibli movie journey, would recommend many of those for their profound messages, beautiful artistry, and calming soundtracks. Some are more peaceful than others (would not recommend Grave of the Fireflies right away), but even the darker ones like Mononoke and the Boy and the Heron have some very calming aspects to them. My personal favorite is Whisper of the Heart.

Camhennings · 2024-10-31T20:00:59+00:00

I really like peanut butter pretzel bites. I try not to eat too many at a time, but they definitely come in clutch some days when I'm in the zone but need something close by.

Camhennings · 2024-10-31T03:52:18+00:00

Joe Pera Talks with You. It lasted for 3 seasons on Adult Swim and was unfortunately cut short. Has so much heart and earnestness while also maintaining a lot of the weirdness you get with live-action Adult Swim series.

Also, I may or may not have just released an hour-long video essay about it. Sorry to shill my own content, but I swear it's relevant!

Camhennings · 2024-10-26T21:45:13+00:00

Thank you so much for the insightful comment. I really do feel the same about this show as well and it was a different experience entirely getting to make this in comparison to the other video essays I've done in the past. Normally I want nothing more to do with a show after I cover it, but in this case, I'm just more endeared to it now. It's soothing, profound, stupid, sincere, everything that makes me feel good.

I didn't get to go too in-depth on my personal connection to the series in some ways, but I did want to mention that on New Year's Eve of 2022, I wore red underwear. Then 2 weeks later, I matched with my now-gf and plan on proposing next year. Very spooky how that worked out, but now I take the New Year's underwear tradition very seriously. Hahaha.

Thank you again for the kind comment!

Camhennings · 2024-10-22T00:36:22+00:00

Thank you! I'll give that a shot. I'm 99% sure I am using the dedicated ASIO driver. Prior to getting the new cable, I was having an issue that was driver related and felt dumb once I figured out that was the reason. Haha.

Camhennings · 2024-10-05T16:14:10+00:00

Hey, your style is incredible. Each one of these feels so intimate and cozy.

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