Who pays their Actors More? Ocean, Funimation or Blue Water

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Who pays their Actors More? Ocean, Funimation or Blue Water

Post by Cure Dragon 255 » Thu Feb 22, 2018 8:59 pm

I know this depends more on other factors, like if the actor belongs to the Screen Actors Guild and so on. But I know this is the best place to ask this because many pro Voice Actors are here. I BESEECH YOU! PLEASE HELP ME OUT!
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Re: Who pays their Actors More? Ocean, Funimation or Blue Water

Post by 8000 Saiyan » Thu Feb 22, 2018 9:42 pm

I'm sure it's Ocean.
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Re: Who pays their Actors More? Ocean, Funimation or Blue Water

Post by Cure Dragon 255 » Thu Feb 22, 2018 9:54 pm

And about how much would that be? I'm really curious.
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Re: Who pays their Actors More? Ocean, Funimation or Blue Water

Post by Nightmare Wheel » Fri Feb 23, 2018 1:48 am

Blue Water is Ocean's budget studio so they definitely don't pay the most.

I'm pretty certain it's Ocean. Funimation projects are rarely union while Ocean's main studio stuff is all union (ACTRA to be more specific, SAG is in the USA). It's just a higher standard of pay.


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Re: Who pays their Actors More? Ocean, Funimation or Blue Water

Post by Robo4900 » Fri Feb 23, 2018 10:29 am

Ocean, almost certainly; Ocean uses the best of the best Vancouver has to offer, they're basically A-listers.

Regarding the other two, the way I understand it, despite common belief, Blue Water is also a union studio, it's just that Blue Water is under a generally lower-paying union. Meanwhile, Funimation isn't union at all.

So, while I'd say Ocean almost certainly pay the most, who's at the bottom is anyone's guess; you could make valid arguments either way. Though I think determining who pays the lowest is going a bit far with this.
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Re: Who pays their Actors More? Ocean, Funimation or Blue Water

Post by Tian » Fri Feb 23, 2018 12:41 pm

Most likely to be Ocean. I remember Saffron Henderson had a brief career in the U.S (specifically Los Angeles) but since she didn't earn as much as she did in Canada, she moved back to there.

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Re: Who pays their Actors More? Ocean, Funimation or Blue Water

Post by DB1984 » Fri Feb 23, 2018 2:32 pm

What about Aoni Production, and how much their actors get paid?

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Post by Tian » Fri Feb 23, 2018 3:13 pm

DB1984 wrote:What about Aoni Production, and how much their actors get paid?
This may answer your question :
https://animeproductionblog.wordpress.c ... ome-works/

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Re: Who pays their Actors More? Ocean, Funimation or Blue Water

Post by Super Sayian Prime » Sat Feb 24, 2018 6:17 am

From most expensive to least:

1) Ocean
2) Blue Water
3) Funimation

You can find Blue Water's collective bargaining agreement online. Funimation's numbers are private, but what we've heard isn't high. They're based in Texas largely because it's a right to work state. They can pay people whatever they want.
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