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Kakadu18 on 16 October 2022
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sc94597 said:
Kakadu18 said:

Apparently the VA work for the first Bayonetta was only 16 hours, 4 sessions of four hours each. Union standard pay is apparently around $1000 for 4 hours, which means if the work required for Bayonetta 3 is similar, they wanted to pay her an industry standard sum. She has no track record in gaming VA appart from Bayonetta, but she still felt like she deserved more than most others make. She clearly thinks she's more important than she really is. Her comments toward Jennifer Hale show her overinflated ego even more. Bayonetta was not created by her, she judt read the lines.

Do you have a source for this union standard pay? The article I found, referencing 2018 prices, seems to contradict this estimate you're giving. 4k for 16 hours was standard for any character, but main characters could potentially get more. And if the unions haven't negotiated higher pay in the last four years, then they are pretty bad unions given how rampant inflation has been. 

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/audio/q-a-an-indie-dev-s-guide-to-hiring-casting-and-directing-voice-actors

"Pro studios might offer between $200-300 per hour for a 1-2 hour minimum session, and it's not unreasonable to expect to be paid between $500-$700 as a main character in a fully voiced, full length visual novel."

And while she has a pretty sparce track record, having been VA for the first two games definitely is a bonus in her favor. Remember, they initially tried to pay her less than 4k. 

Kakadu18 said:

Her entire behaviour is extremely unprofessional and entitled. She broke an NDA and will likely get sued over that.

Given that she only brought it up after Platinum Games lied about the reason she isn't VA I think the context sheds light on why she was less than "professional" in her video response. The only thing that was uncalled for was her attacking the other VA, imo. Also at least here in the U.S, I am not sure about other countries, it is usually illegal for an NDA to restrict discussing one's pay and with a few exceptions wouldn't be enforced by the courts. I'd be surprised if Britain doesn't also have similar protections giving how their labor laws tend to be stronger than here.  

4k for 16 hours is exactly what I said. Main characters can get more, but how is that a contradiction?

Bold: She clearly made up profit numbers of the franchise. Bayonetta can not have made anywhere close to as much as 450mil dollars. That is nonsense. That means she lied about one thing which puts everything she said in question. You shouldn't just believe things that easily.