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Character Select - Why Erika Ishii Selects GLaDOS

Why Erika Ishii Selects GLaDOS

04/15/24 • 48 min

Character Select

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If you've ever wondered how many compliments it takes to make Erika Ishii squirm, you've come to the right place! On this episode of Character Select, Julia and Anjali find out how Erika deals with keeping parts of herself out of the spotlight, what they consider their three big career breaks, and how they incorporated their love of Portal and GLaDOS into a college paper!

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HOSTS:

Anjali Bhimani @sweeetanj | Instagram/Twitter/TikTok

Julia Bianco @juliabscasting | Twitter/IG/TikTok

GUEST:

Erika Ishii @theerikaishii | Instagram @erikaishii | Twitter/X

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Find us online at charselectpod.com or email us at [email protected]. Be sure to follow us on socials so you don't miss a thing!

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Credits:

Hosts: Anjali Bhimani and Julia Bianco

Executive Producers: Rick Barrio Dill, Julia Bianco Schoeffling, & Anjali Bhimani

Producer/Sound Engineer/Editor: Bri Coorey

Producer: Madigan Hunt

Animation: Bri Coorey and Larissa Donahoe

Research: W. Amanda Mack

Art: Laura Medeiros

Music: Rick Barrio Dill

Additional Editing/Graphics: Josie Scott

Ad Sales and Production Consultation: Multitude

Filmed/Recorded at SLAP Studios LA: www.SLAPStudiosLA.com

This is a SLAP Music Media Production with support from Bad Auntie Productions and The Halp Network.

About The Show: Unlock the inspirations for the people who made your favorite video games with Character Select! Each episode brings on gaming veterans from all aspects of game development–including actors, composers, writers, directors, artists, and more–as they share the gaming moments that inspired and kickstarted their creative journeys. Hosted by industry veterans actress Anjali Bhimani and casting director Julia Bianco, Character Select is your guide to leveling up your appreciation and knowledge of the world of video game development, voiceover performance, and performance capture. New episodes every Monday!

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WELCOME TO THE CHARACTER SELECT PODCAST! Please SUBSCRIBE and SHARE!

If you've ever wondered how many compliments it takes to make Erika Ishii squirm, you've come to the right place! On this episode of Character Select, Julia and Anjali find out how Erika deals with keeping parts of herself out of the spotlight, what they consider their three big career breaks, and how they incorporated their love of Portal and GLaDOS into a college paper!

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FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA!

HOSTS:

Anjali Bhimani @sweeetanj | Instagram/Twitter/TikTok

Julia Bianco @juliabscasting | Twitter/IG/TikTok

GUEST:

Erika Ishii @theerikaishii | Instagram @erikaishii | Twitter/X

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Find us online at charselectpod.com or email us at [email protected]. Be sure to follow us on socials so you don't miss a thing!

==========================================================

Check us out on Patreon for day-early, ad-free releases, behind-the-scenes goodness and much more!

==========================================================

Credits:

Hosts: Anjali Bhimani and Julia Bianco

Executive Producers: Rick Barrio Dill, Julia Bianco Schoeffling, & Anjali Bhimani

Producer/Sound Engineer/Editor: Bri Coorey

Producer: Madigan Hunt

Animation: Bri Coorey and Larissa Donahoe

Research: W. Amanda Mack

Art: Laura Medeiros

Music: Rick Barrio Dill

Additional Editing/Graphics: Josie Scott

Ad Sales and Production Consultation: Multitude

Filmed/Recorded at SLAP Studios LA: www.SLAPStudiosLA.com

This is a SLAP Music Media Production with support from Bad Auntie Productions and The Halp Network.

About The Show: Unlock the inspirations for the people who made your favorite video games with Character Select! Each episode brings on gaming veterans from all aspects of game development–including actors, composers, writers, directors, artists, and more–as they share the gaming moments that inspired and kickstarted their creative journeys. Hosted by industry veterans actress Anjali Bhimani and casting director Julia Bianco, Character Select is your guide to leveling up your appreciation and knowledge of the world of video game development, voiceover performance, and performance capture. New episodes every Monday!

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Have you ever had the sign that you should work in video games visible from your backyard? Join Julia and Anjali as they chat with the senior designer for the Overwatch, Michael Chu, who literally saw the sign! In this episode, they get Michael to dish about the process of bringing Symmetra to life and how her voice actress, our very own Anjali Bhimani, contributed to the final version of the character.

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Check us out on Patreon for day-early, ad-free releases, behind-the-scenes goodness and much more!

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Credits:

Hosts: Anjali Bhimani and Julia Bianco

Executive Producers: Rick Barrio Dill, Julia Bianco Schoeffling, & Anjali Bhimani

Producer/Sound Engineer/Editor: Bri Coorey

Producer: Madigan Hunt

Animation: Bri Coorey and Larissa Donahoe

Research: W. Amanda Mack

Art: Laura Medeiros

Music: Rick Barrio Dill

Additional Editing/Graphics: Josie Scott

Ad Sales and Production Consultation: Multitude

Filmed/Recorded at SLAP Studios LA: www.SLAPStudiosLA.com

This is a SLAP Music Media Production with support from Bad Auntie Productions and The Halp Network. About The Show: Unlock the inspirations for the people who made your favorite video games with Character Select! Each episode brings on gaming veterans from all aspects of game development–including actors, composers, writers, directors, artists, and more–as they share the gaming moments that inspired and kickstarted their creative journeys. Hosted by industry veterans actress Anjali Bhimani and casting director Julia Bianco, Character Select is your guide to leveling up your appreciation and knowledge of the world of video game development, voiceover performance, and performance capture. New episodes every Monday!

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Tom Keegan has gone from the theater stage to the performance capture studio and he's got more than a few stories about his journey! On this week's must-watch episode of Character Select, Tom breaks out his project notebook and chats with Julia and Anjali about guiding emotional performances in Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order, how he gets actors to find their way into their characters, and how he got an obituary published in the New York Post as a teen!

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Host Anjali Bhimani @sweeetanj | Instagram/Twitter/TikTok

Host Julia Bianco @juliabscasting | Twitter/IG/TikTok

Guest: Tom Keegan: @tomkstudios

Find us online at charselectpod.com or email us at [email protected]. Be sure to follow us on socials so you don't miss a thing!

@charselectpod | Instagram @characterselectpod | TikTok @charselectpod_ | Twitter/X

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Check us out on Patreon for day-early, ad-free releases, behind-the-scenes goodness and much more!

==========================================================

Credits:

Hosts: Anjali Bhimani and Julia Bianco

Executive Producers: Rick Barrio Dill, Julia Bianco Schoeffling, & Anjali Bhimani

Producer/Sound Engineer/Editor: Bri Coorey

Producer: Madigan Hunt

Animation: Bri Coorey and Larissa Donahoe

Research: W. Amanda Mack

Art: Laura Medeiros

Music: Rick Barrio Dill

Additional Editing/Graphics: Josie Scott

Ad Sales and Production Consultation: Multitude

Filmed/Recorded at SLAP Studios LA: www.SLAPStudiosLA.com

This is a SLAP Music Media Production with support from Bad Auntie Productions and The Halp Network.

About The Show: Unlock the inspirations for the people who made your favorite video games with Character Select! Each episode brings on gaming veterans from all aspects of game development–including actors, composers, writers, directors, artists, and more–as they share the gaming moments that inspired and kickstarted their creative journeys. Hosted by industry veterans actress Anjali Bhimani and casting director Julia Bianco, Character Select is your guide to leveling up your appreciation and knowledge of the world of video game development, voiceover performance, and performance capture. New episodes every Monday!

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