Over 100 WINNERS
Announcing our Winners
Finalists & Winners
GRAND PRIZE WINNER
REGENAL ARMOUR
MOST CREATIVE ORIGINAL CHARACTER
AMBER DONALD
FINALISTS
Grace Balint✰ Josh Portillo✰ NJ Agwuna✰ Lindsay Baird✰ Natosha Jones✰ Marian Elizabeth✰ Diana Bustelo✰ Charles Nannini✰ Jataun Gilbert ✰ Derrick Álvarez✰ Thabo Kinana✰ Brian Shirley✰ Valeriya Voronova ✰ Hannah Church✰ Dustin Benke✰ Dana Bixler✰ Brianne Buishas✰ Evan Streblow✰ Eric Benton Jr✰ Ben van Diepen✰ Claudia Uribe✰ Maya Worthy✰ Kemdi Nwoke✰ Adam Rosenbloom✰ Stephanie Espinal✰ Jenn Tiles✰ Amber Donald✰ Samuel Retic✰ Carlos Nieves ✰ Scott Dixon✰ Dashawn Ricks✰ Erik Friestad✰ David Dietz✰ Eileen Westphale✰ Elizabeth Tran✰ Morrison James✰ Rick Jay Glen✰ Brittany Wilson✰ Benjamin Joseph Lie✰ Davon Oliver✰ Carlos Rivera✰ Stephen Roe✰ Eden Solomon✰ Erin Culpepper✰ Kodi Leite✰ Christina Hourihan✰ Stuart Maxheimer✰ Phillip McNair✰ Juan Hernandez ✰ London Pigott✰ Stephan Watson✰ Gideon Lorete✰ Sharareh Shahbazi✰ Greg Garrison✰ Andrew Shier✰ Gbemi Nanna✰ Angeline Fontaine✰ Ronald Braxton✰ Reiut Cohn✰ Silvia Nicoloso✰ Gavin Concepcion✰ Danilo Lukovic✰ Maurice Bourne ✰ Nysa Morris ✰ Amechi Obodoechina ✰ Clarence Charles ✰
2D ANIMATION WINNERS
Regenal Armour
Amber Donald
Stephen Roe
Brian Shirley
Josh Portillo
Erin Culpepper
Diana Bustelo
Benjamin Joseph Lie
Stuart Maxheimer
Natosha Jones
SEMI FINALISTS
Hesham • Anastasia • Jennifer • Kelsey • Roxiana • Jodie • Diego • Leanna • Joseph • Mark • Jack • Bryan • Deanie • Kim • Piper • Emmalyne • Veronica • Lindsey • Susanne • Cassandra • Eric • Lexi • John • Kristi • Brandon • Raikhan • Oscar • Micah • Aaron • Dominic • Jonas • Nik • Susie • Amber • Tiarra • Lorenzo • Starr • Ryon • Jaiana • Elana • Nicole • Lisa Suzann • Anthony • Timothy • Jharrayne • Gregory • Ivy • Sharon • Claire • Erin • Javonda • Brett • Elise • Erin • Caden • Karen • Ryan • Anderson • Cody D. • Isaac • Nicole • Saoirse • Vasilika • Jeanette • Noah • Shereka • Patrick • Marsha-Ann • Marion • Shanti • Valerie • Robert
Everyone gets a chance to win
Prizes
All Participants
Added to Casting Roster
SEMI-Finalists
*New Category*
Added to Casting Roster
Bonus: $50 Gift Certificate to the Animation Builders Virtual Summit
Finalists
$10 Amazon Gift Certificate
Added to Casting Roster
Bonus: $50 Gift Certificate to the Animation Builders Virtual Summit
1 Grand Prize
$10 Amazon Gift Certificate
Added to Casting Roster
Bonus: $50 Gift Certificate to the Animation Builders Virtual Summit
Role in our upcoming animated film
Mini General Meeting with 1 Industry Pro
Cartoon Animate your VO Character Reel
Bonuses
More bonuses are still being added!
The Best 10 "Original" Submissions will get 15 Seconds of their Character Reel Animated in 2D.**
Most Creative "Original" Submission Gets 1 Year of Elite Momentum Career Coaching for Actors.
Extended Deadline March 10, 2022
About the Challenge
STEP 1
Register for the challenge to receive an email with the simple steps to submit.
STEP 2
Submit a previously recorded or new voice-over reel featuring an animated character. (MP3)
STEP 3
Share the challenge with friends.
Animation Character VO Reel Spotlight
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
CHARACTER REEL
A Character Voice-Over Reel Spotlight is one character featured in a recording that can be used for an animated cartoon. Any genre including Narration/Audiobook, Commercial, TV, Film, Web, Game, Radio. Have fun, we want to hear your creativity. Showcase your second language, showcase your accent, showcase YOU! We accept original characters or public characters.
In order to submit we will ask you for 2 things:
- Character Description – share a description of your character
- MP3 Character Reel – any length voice-over reel of you playing that character
Instagram Live Character Creation Series
How to Create an Animated Character Reel
CHARACTER CREATION SERIES INSTAGRAM LIVE
🗓 DAILY Feb 7 – Feb 18 at 10am PST | 1pm EST
@PrincessEllieKids
DO YOU NEED HELP CREATING A CHARACTER?
Do you need help creating a character? Join us for the Character Creation Series on Instagram Live for free. Ask questions and get inspiration for the challenge.
The MasterClass is a support tool to help those who need help creating a character and who want to learn tools about the Voice-Over Industry.
You will learn:
- 101 Character Types – Need help figuring out a character? I’ll show you 101 ways to create different voices.
- Age Range – types of age ranges
- Voice-Over Recording tools – for this challenge use the recording device that you have even if its a cell phone to a professional shotgun mic
- Types of Animation Reels – all of the stand-out styles of animation reels
- Listen to Examples of Character Reels – Live guests
Prizes
Role in a Film with Set on a Hill Studios
ABOUT THIS PRIZE
Our grand prize winner will get the chance to have a voice-over role in a Set on a Hill upcoming animated film. Set on a Hill has been producing Films and TV Shows for the last 10 years and we are excited to cast an exciting role in our upcoming animated film.
Meeting with Carrie Keranen
biography
About Carrie
Carrie Keranen is an American voice actress, producer, production manager, and voice director. She is known for her work on Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Kill la Kill, Mobile Suit Gundam Seed, and Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir. She has over 50 credits as a voice-over actress for games, 77 Film credits, and 99 televison credits.
MEETING:
The prize will consist of a 15 minute meeting with her to learn more about her work and to ask questions. This meeting will not guarantee a placement into any projects. It is a learning session with a top producer.
Animation Builders Virtual Summit Event
ABOUT THIS BONUS PRIZE
$50 Gift Certificate to the Event
The animation Builders Virtual Summit is an event for creators who want to create an animated project from idea to airing it on Television. The event is virtual and will happen on Sunday, March 20, 2022.
- Are you a creative, writer, actor, voice-over artist, aspiring animator with an idea for a script?
- Do you wish you had a team that could help make your idea a reality?
- Do you want to learn the tools to create a finished project that airs on TV?
- Join us for the Animation Builders Virtual Summit where you will hear from creators, animation producers, and industry coaches on the essential steps of how to build an animated film from start to finish.
You will Learn:
- About the Animation World
- How to Animate your own projects
- Funding Your Projects
- List Building and Following
This is a Bonus Prize: You will need to share the Challenge Image that will be emailed to you on social media in order to obtain the prize.
1 Year Elite Momentum Career Coaching with Career ACTivate
ABOUT THIS BONUS PRIZE
1 Year Business of Acting Career Coaching
Career ACTivate is a leader in the Business of Acting Career Coaching. They help actors get more auditions, book better work, and find great representation.
The CEO of Career ACTivate is Jona Xiao who starred as the supervillain Rainbow Raider in The CW’s “The Flash,” starred as Shen May in Netflix’s “Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness”, lent a powerful voice as Young Namaari in Disney’s fantasy action- adventure animated film “Raya and the Last Dragon” (Disney+). Her credits include “Gifted” for Fox Searchlight Pictures opposite Chris Evans, Jenny Slate, and Octavia Spencer, “Spider-Man: Homecoming” (Columbia Pictures) and “Keeping Up with the Joneses” (Twentieth Century Fox) alongside Gal Gadot, Zach Galifianakis, and Jon Hamm.
What you will get in the Year Long Program:
- TWENTY-TWO (22) Virtual Group Coaching Sessions
- FOUR (4) VIP Mastermind Retreats
- TWO (2) Elite Clients Only VIP Networking Parties and Social Events
- 24/7 Access and Support through the Private, Elite Coaching Clients Facebook Group
- THREE (3) Career ACTivate Premium courses, live or virtual
- Access to up to TWENTY-FOUR (24) Get it Done work sessions
- 30-Minute Year 1 Review & Next Steps
How to Get this Bonus:
- Must complete all submission steps and Bonus steps, which include sharing the challenge image on Instagram.
- Must submit an “Original” voice-over character spotlight that is the MOST CREATIVE.
Amazon Gift Card
ABOUT THIS PRIZE
$10 Amazon Digital Gift Card
Get the chance to win a $10 Amazon Digital Gift Card. Become one of the Finalists Category Winners with the best Voice-Over Animation Spotlight Reels and you could win this prize!
Rules
Rules
- Extended Submission Deadline is March 10, 2022
- You can submit any Animated voice-over reel of any length of one character. We will not provide a script, all you need to do is submit a voice-over character reel that is either a public character or a character that you create.
- 1 Submission per Voice-Over Actor
- To qualify for the finalist or grand prize, you must complete the submission form, follow @PrincessEllieKids @EkaetteLA, comment on the Animated Voice-Over Challenge Instagram post by tagging 3 actor/voice-over actor friend.
- To get any Bonus prizes you must post the Challenge image that we will send to your Instagram Feed. Bonus prizes include The Virtual Summit Gift Certificate, the 2D Animation of your Original Character Reel and all other Bonuses.
- Simple instructions will be emailed after you submit on the web form on this site.
- Prizes are not transferable. Prizes are subject to availability and we reserve the right to substitute any prize with another of equivalent value without giving notice.
- Enter the challenge today by using the online form below. You can submit your voice-over today or anytime within the challenge period.
- Please note that once submitted, you are giving Set on a Hill permission to post your content on Social Media.
- Please read the full challenge rules and our terms and conditions by following the link above.
FAQ
What is a Character Reel Spotlight?
The focus on a single charcter reel spotlight is to focus on one character. That character can go through one situation or multiple. The focus is on that one character. The character might have a range of emotions or only one consistent emotion. The focus is not multiple characters but only one.
How Long Should the Reel Be?
A Typical Character spotlight can be from 15seconds to 45 seconds. There is no length limit in this challenge so have fun and be free.
Can I use a character from an audition?
We are not providing scripts, so you can use any character script that you either write or that was written. Audition content is often confidential and not allowed to be shared, so please do not use anything that has not been released.
What does the roster inclusion mean?
You will have the opportunity to submit to our audition roster. For any future project we have you will be on our consideration list. This is not a guarantee of work or a job. But you are on a production studios roster which is great. You will have the opportunity to submit other reels and character types for consideration.
Is the grand prize role in a film paid?
Yes.
Set on a Hill
Animation Production
about Us
Set on a Hill is an award winning animation production company that specializes in the kids and family industry. We have successfully produced TV Shows, Films, Music Videos, and Commercials.