It’s an in-person voiceover conference which is focused on promoting great voice acting in video games and it is the ONLY video game conference that is dedicated to this part of the industry!
Hosted by The VoiceOver Network, GYGOLON 2022 will take place on Friday 6th May at Hilton, Heathrow Airport and this will be our 6th in-person conference of its kind!
Who will be there?
For one day only – Friday 6th May 2022 – we will bring together voice actors, producers, game developers, audio directors, sound designers and agents to shine the spotlight on voice acting for video games. This event is designed for voiceover artists of all levels of experience as well as for producers, agents, casting directors and developers.
Here are your Headline Speakers:
Adele Cutting, Founder of Soundcuts, Video Game Casting Director, Audio Director and Sound Designer
Andrea Toyias, Senior Casting Director & Voice Director at Blizzard Entertainment
Dave Fennoy, Voice Coach and Voice Actor
Doug Cockle, Director and Actor
Tom Keegan, Director, Casting Director for Performance Capture, Video Games, Voiceover and Films
New Speakers Revealed:
Mark Estdale, one of the top video game Casting Directors in the industry and MD of OM
Phil Stilgoe, the CEO of Centroid Motion Capture
Emily Dean, the Founder of The Mocap Agency and Voice Fox
Jessica Jeffries, Casting Director and Actor
In-person Voiceover workshops
We can reveal the line up for our GYGOLON22 Breakout Sessions, covering all levels of experience. We are offering 6 sessions to choose from. These 90 minute sessions are an amazing opportunity for you to work in small workshop size groups directly on techniques that will grow your confidence.
This is included in your ticket. You will be able to choose ONE breakout session.
Adele Cutting– Getting Clued Up On Castings
Getting cast can be tricky. Video games have to be immersive and compelling and a critical part of that is your performance. Sometimes you’ll be in-booth and sometimes you’ll be sending in casting reads. Adele Cutting will be taking you through what she’s looking for throughout the casting process in her 90 minute breakout session.
Andrea Toyias – Cracking the Case: Digging Deep into Your Auditions
Casting Director of Blizzard Entertainment, Andrea Toyias, will be working with you on auditioning to give you the best chance to hit your audition target, every time. She’ll be helping you strike the bullseye by sharing insight, stories and hacks, breaking down audition copy and giving step by step pointers for every part of the process.
Dave Fennoy – From Battlefields to Galaxies – How to Amp Up Your Character Performances
Dave Fennoy is one of the most versatile and established voice actors in video games. Through his breakout session he will share his wealth of experience and leave you with a clear understanding of how to create characters for almost all situations. You’ll find out, with Dave’s fantastic teaching, how to reach the depths of your character. Whether you’ve been set on fire or under gunfire Dave will take you through techniques to deliver believable and compelling performances.
Doug Cockle – A Practical Exploration of the Concept of Truth in Acting
Exploring space? Traversing time and galaxies? You’ll need to get signed up to Doug Cockle’s breakout session where he’ll be exploring the concept of truth in acting, what it means and how it applies to voicing games. This will be a practical session teasing out how you might approach a role, create a character and actually perform.
Mark Estdale– Letting Go of Preconceived Ideas in Video Game Acting
Improvising and letting go are two crucial components of performing in video games. Casting Director Mark Estdale will take you through what he’s looking for and why it’s important to let go of preconceived ideas before you take on your next character read.
Tom Keegan– Auditioning for Performance Capture
The name Tom Keegan is synonymous with the art of directing performance capture. Tom will be sharing what he’s looking for when voice actors are stepping into a mocap suit to deliver a visually and vocally stunning performance. He combines his decades of experience and study in acting, movement, and directing to bring out the best in performers.
Celebrating voice acting in video games
We have an amazing line-up of speakers for this year’s GYGOLON 2022 from the video game industry across the globe. The speakers will focus on VO in video games as well as participating in the one-to-one workshops taking place that day…PLUS so much more!
As well as being an incredible day dedicated to voice acting in video games, we are thrilled to be able to hold extra, jam packed INTENSIVE workshops with the most incredible speakers. Whether you’re stepping into a new area in voice acting or you’ve got a huge range of characters in your armoury, we’ve got you covered with a range of INTENSIVE workshops for all stages of your career. Just purchase your INTENSIVE ticket and your GYGOLON ticket will be included free of charge (if you’ve already purchased your 1 day ticket please get in touch and we will refund it).
We’ve managed to secure you the ultimate INTENSIVE video game voice acting training experts who are so highly sought after. We’re ecstatic to be able to offer the following;
Performance Capture Masterclass with Tom Keegan (May 5th and May 7th) SOLD OUT
Video Game Voice Acting – Monsters & Creatures by Andrea Toyias (May 7th and May 8th) SOLD OUT
Character Development in Video Games with Dave Fennoy (May 7th and May 8th)
Click through for the full details on each INTENSIVE workshop
So, if you’re ready to power up your video game voice acting performances, book straight away and you can also access discount for any overnight stays at the hotel venue, Hilton, Heathrow Airport Hotel. The Hilton have generously discounted their single and double occupancy room rate for participants so book now.
