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I’m Shelby! I’m a full time VO, MoCap & ADR actor who’s a huge Disney, SW & HP nerd! I also love cats, sushi & making content for the internet~
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If a creator is telling you their content isn't made for kids, why are you pushing for it to be? There's no harm in kids content being seen by adults, but the other way around *CAN* be harmful. Luckily, my content is family friendly but this system seems backwards
@TeamYouTube
@shelby_young
update: after reviewing our internal policies, we've found that the content has an accurate rating of made for kids. we know this wasn't the outcome you were hoping for, but we really appreciate your understanding
Hi! This video wasn’t intended for children. I’m a voice actor who was having a fun conversation with another voice actor while showing off innovative mocap & animation technology. My targeted demo is adults who find that interesting.
Animation ≠ made for kids.
@YouTubeLiaison
@shelby_young
@TeamYouTube
Hi Shelby! I can’t even imagine how frustrating this must be! For Made for Kids, there are COPPA regulations set by the government that have to be followed no matter how the creator self-discloses the content. As a creator, even if we think something may be borderline, consider
@TeamYouTube
But how does flagging a video I made that I am telling you myself is not made for kids, helping minors? This still isn’t making sense and I’d love to escalate this issue to a higher up. If there’s someone I could speak to privately, I’d appreciate that info! Thanks
OH MY GOSH!!! She's here! And she's beautifulllllll!!! Here's Yuko Nishiwaki cheering you on from the field!
I commissioned this gorgeous piece from
@avedral
and she absolutely knocked it out of the park! I'm so happy 😍
Crazy how a good casting can elevate a minor character people didn’t really think much about into a huge fan favorite. Shelby Young’s performance made me love this character so much.
YUKO NATION WYA?! 🗣
@ActuallyAQueen2
@TeamYouTube
Like I said, my content is family friendly. My target audience, however, isn’t children. I’m a voice actor interacting with another voice actor and showing off innovative mocap and animation technology. I’d love my comments section to be open to my adult audience to discuss ◡̈
you guys 😭 literally this whole thread is making me emotional! i'm so happy my performance as yuko is resonating with you all! i attribute a lot of what i was able to do with this character to the wonderful direction i was given by valerie @
@pcbproductions
❤️
Hey
@TeamYouTube
, my last video got flagged as "made for kids" when it isn't. I'm guessing it's because it features IRL cartoon Mickey Mouse but -- cartoons aren't just for kids. I'd really appreciate your help getting this fixed!
Signed, an adult who gives voices to cartoons 😉
I would also totally prefer to handle this privately vs having to keep making public posts! This definitely seems like a bigger site-wide issue than just my one post, though I’d love for my settings to be corrected as well.
WHATS THIS?! Another Yuko Nishiwaki print commissioned from the wildly talented
@avedral
?! And in plenty of time for my Streamily signing on March 30th?! YUP!!!
I ❤️ how cute & awkward Yuko can get when talking feelings &Nancy captured that perfectly! xx
First print signing event was a BLAST!!! Y’all made my day, so many of you had so many sweet things to say and my heart is so full 🥹 From the bottom of my heart thank you to the Persona community for being so warm & welcoming 💙💙
"Approved by affected members of the union’s voiceover performer community..." Uhhh, where and when
@sagaftra
???
Wasn't aware of this until *just* now and I'm the exact type of member you're talking about.
LOL my appeal was immediately denied.
If it's helpful, here are my video analytics for this specific Short as well. This one's actually skewing a bit older than some of my other content
@TeamYouTube
One fun note about LEGO Star Wars that I forgot to mention: if you have voice acting on, the voice actress for Leia in the original trilogy starts A New Hope with a British accent and drops it by the time you leave the Death Star.
That’s some attention to detail I appreciate.
working on the bad batch, and getting to pop around as such vastly different characters over the years, has truly been a dream!
thank you to the cast & crew for making each record a blast and CONGRATS to team bad batch on creating such a beloved piece of star wars history ❤️
@MewKario
i filmed the pilot and helped get the show picked up! then it went non-u so we sadly had to turn the show down, but i think everything worked out exactly how it should have— the other steph’s were amazing! but that’s lil ol’ me on set 😄
Welcome aboard, I’m Yuko Nishiwaki ✨
I’m so honored to be joining the cast of Persona 3 Reload! Thank you so much to
@pcbproductions
&
@Atlus_West
for having me! And of course a big thank you to my team at
@voxusa
. I'll see ya on the field! 👋
#P3R
#Persona3Reload
This May the 4th I'm excited to share that I voice Nadura in Star Wars: Tales of the Empire!
Working with the wonderful
@TheRealDLI
and Disney Legend(!!!) Wing T. Chao was such a delight! HUGE thank yous to
@dave_filoni
& the
@lucasfilm
animation team.
I hope you all enjoy! xx
So, something really bad happened today. My retina detached. Seemingly out of nowhere. I had a procedure done that will hopefully fix it but if not, I’ll have to have surgery. Could really use some good vibes right now 🙏🏻
Did you know? In LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, during A New Hope,
@shelby_young
voiced Leia with an English accent, but then shifts to an American accent by the time she escapes the Death Star. This was done in order to honor Carrie Fisher’s alternating accents in the movie
Voicing my own mother (and/or my own child?) is a first! You can hear me as Ailish, baby Bayrn 🥹 and Nanny Droid in episode 10 of Star Wars: The Bad Batch!
I love my
@TheBadBatch
fam so much and am beyond grateful to join in on season three!
#TheBadBatch
#voiceover
#starwars
"Like Crazy" is now the LONGEST charting song inside the TOP 10 of Billboard Global 200 by a K-Pop / Korean Soloist in HISTORY!
Congratulations Jimin! 🎉 👏
#Jimin_FACE
#LikeCrazy
#지민
#JIMIN
@BTS_twt
From starting on the mocap stages, to the facial scans, to being taught how to operate a pcap rig at home during lockdown, this was one of the most wild journey’s of my career! So proud of everyone involved!
HORIZON CALL OF THE MOUNTAIN IS OUT NOW! ❤️
#HorizonCalloftheMountain
Um. So. Some news 👀
I am geeking out and beyond thrilled to announce I’ll be joining the cast of God of War Ragnarök as Skuld!
#GodOfWarRagnarok
#voiceover
@MitchyD
@YouTubeLiaison
Yeahhh, I’m pretty surprised by all of this tbh. You would think the fight would be proving content is made for kids vs not. I also hate that this all had to be as public as it is. I’d rather be able to just… talk to a human? Over the phone or email and get this figured out 😅
This is scary. Recording NPC’s is how many voice actors cut their teeth in this industry. This will make it even harder for new talent to break into video games (which tbh can already be pretty difficult to begin with).
I’m worried for game devs and writers as well :/
So, umm, I’ve been keeping a secret from you guys that I got the okay to share - I provided additional voices on this season of
#TheMandalorian
😱 We worked safely from home and I can honestly say this was the coolest looping job I’ve worked thus far. I mean, it’s
#StarWars
!
#vo
THE BIOPSY CAME BACK CLEAR!!! ITS NOT CANCER! 😭❤️❤️❤️ Simba and I say thank you again for keeping her in your thoughts and for all the good fur-baby vibes!
The baby is home!!! She did so well! We still have to wait on the biopsy result, but the vet is feeling confident it’s benign. It will also be a couple months of meds due to a bad ear infection, but hopefully that’s the worst of it. Thank you all for your sweet messages! 🐾❤️
Thanks everyone for your well wishes! Doctor says it looks like my retina is attached again! Had a crazy laser procedure done this morning. Not out of the woods yet but feeling super hopeful 🤞🏻
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! Thank you Eric & the
@SonySantaMonica
team for such a beautiful gift! ALSO THIS CHARACTER ART?! Gorgeous!
As for the mystery box… think this calls for an unboxing vid 👀
#GodofWarRagnarok
THAT WAS SO MUCH FUN! Did not anticipate running out of prints !!! So glad I had my own extra stash. Will be shipping back to the folks at Streamily asap, I hope you all enjoyed the live and especially hope you enjoy your prints! xx