Final Fantasy Voice Actors Explains Why Square Wanted Their Characters Voices To Have None Of This

Two voice actors who voice some of the most iconic Final Fantasy characters (Steve Burton who voices Cloud Strife and George Newbern who voices Sephiroth) are here talk about working on the Final Fantasy series and how they were told not to give almost any of this when recording, which is almost contradictory to their profession.

Panel: Final Fantasy

Event: SacAnime Winter 2023

Guests: Steve Burton & George Newbern

Date Of Recording: January 7, 2023

Recording Time: 11AM-12PM

⏱️ Timestamps ⏱️ / ❓ Questions ❓

---------------------------------------------------

0:00 Cloud Strife and Sephiroth

0:23 Final Fantasy with Steve Burton & George Newbern

1:40 How did it feel to be known as the voice actors who bring the characters to life?

7:53 Do you have any funny stories from the recording booth?

12:21 Did you have any idea about the roles you were taking on?

13:48 Have you ever thought about cosplaying as the characters you voice for in Final Fantasy?

15:41 What is your favorite part about getting into the character you voice in Final Fantasy?

18:04 What is the difference between acting as a person on camera versus voice acting for an animated character?

21:00 How do you feel that the fans still see you as the definitive version of the character you voice for?

21:54 Is there a role that you would like to do if Square Enix decided to remake another Final Fantasy video game?

23:12 What is your favorite moment as the character you voice as?

24:22 When did you realize how popular the Final Fantasy video game was?

26:01 What is your favorite soundtrack in the Final Fantasy series?

27:14 What is the most interesting part being a part of the Final Fantasy series?

29:41 Which Final Fantasy game is your favorite?

30:52 Do you ever catch yourself doing the voice of the character you voice as randomly?

32:19 Would you take the opportunity to come back and voice the character you voice in Final Fantasy?

32:36 Do you have any memories of recording the characters you voice in Final Fantasy?

34:30 Which of the Final Fantasy or Kingdom Hearts series was more favorable to perform?

35:26 Is there something that you have to keep in mind when acting?

36:58 What was something that you voiced for that you took to heart?

38:39 Are you aware of how popular the Final Fantasy series is in Japan?

39:31 Do you have any tips on becoming a voice actor?

41:18 What made you want to pursue voice acting?

Copyright © 2023 Convention Coverage (a division of kevinphotography.net). Duplication of the video, in part or in whole, is prohibited; unless given prior written permission by Convention Coverage (conventioncoverage.com).

Full Disclosure: Videos or events covered by Convention Coverage may have been non-monetarily supported by the event or its partners, however the video produced by Convention Coverage remains at the full discretionary control of Convention Coverage, nothing of value was accepted as condition to make the video, and no one other than Convention Coverage has reviewed or approved the video prior to upload.

Guest Appearance Disclosure: Guests in the video may have been compensated by the event or paid to the event to appear at the event, but have not paid to appear in the video. As remains, the video produced by Convention Coverage remains at the full discretionary control of Convention Coverage, nothing of value was accepted as condition to make the video, and no one other than Convention Coverage has reviewed or approved the video prior to upload.

Stock Media provided by runfirestop / Pond5

Music licensed from MotionElements, Uppbeat.io, Filmstro, runfirestop / Pond5

Images licensed from Scop.io, JumpStory, YayImages, VectorGrove

ChannelMDID: 30b3a9d4231b1ed48168aef1c4ac4912

Video ID: lGWOclmKrnM