![]() You either get the callback or you hear it released in the wild somewhere, and you’re like, “Oh, I guess I didn’t get that one.” I’ve learned that my superpower is forgetting auditions. We throw spaghetti against the wall and hope something sticks! It can be really hard to let go of that and not constantly think, Did I book that, did I book that, did I book that? Because you don’t know until you know. We get blasted a series of sides from our agents and we typically have to sign NDAs. Even if you’re in “The Last of Us” and you’re running from zombies, it’s still a realistic portrayal of the human experience whereas animation is a little less so. There’s very little wacky or “we’re going to burst into song!” Animation has become a bit more grounded, but games and interactives try typically more for a realistic approach even in an unrealistic environment. Developers are more and more going for more of a realistic approach. Video games currently have more of a grounded feel to them. How does work in video games differ from other forms of voiceover you’ve done? I’ve gotten to be a middle-aged Belgium veterinarian or a crazy woman with a crossbow in the woods or someone like Delilah or Fury from “Darksiders III.” The ability to bring a character to life based on what I’m able to do with my voice and not what I look like is the most freeing thing about voiceover. ![]() One of the things I love most about my job is that every single day is different than the last. What is it like bringing a video game character to life? ![]() ![]() Jones spoke with Backstage about what makes video games stand out from other VO work, what actors need to know about auditioning, and her advice for those who want to enter the industry. On just her second audition she booked her first gig: the role of Katjaa for Telltale Games’ “The Walking Dead.” Since then, she’s won a BAFTA for her role as Delilah in “Firewatch,” and voiced numerous other characters in video games like “Half-Life: Alyx,” “Fallout 4,” and “Life is Strange,” as well as on animated series like “The Owl House.” Two years later, she had an agent and decided to quit her corporate job to make a living doing voiceover. Voice actor Cissy Jones was working in Silicon Valley when she first started taking voiceover classes. ![]()
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