Ex-Amanzimtoti local to voice lead role in upcoming animation movie
Amy Saville played a lead role in The Little Vampire, which will be at Galleria on 26 October.
EX-LOCAL and Rehoboth pupil, Amy Saville (26) stars in the lead role in The Little Vampire, which is showing at Nu Metro Cinemas from 26 October.
Amy, who now lives in Cape Town, shared her adventure of taking her performing to international heights with the Sun.
Amy grew up in Amanzimtoti and after her school years were completed, she studied copy writing at Vega followed by film and television studies at City Varsity in Cape Town.
“She was 14-years-old in her first production, and was involved in the Robinson Spice productions at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre in Durban, working under Themi Venturas and Charon Williams Ross over the years,” said Amy’s proud mother, Penny who still lives locally. “Amy played the lead role of Golde in Fiddler on the Roof, was a witch in The Wizz and also starred in Oliver Twist.”
Penny explained that Amy is now a voice-over artist who has her own website, Saville Voices. The Little Vampire took one year to be produced and was released in Europe last year.
When the Sun spoke to the voice-over artist, she explained that there wasn’t much preparation leading up to the film. “I sort of jumped straight into recording the entire script over three days (three hours per day). I was lucky enough to be directed by the film’s director, Richard Claus. I recorded at the Waterfront Film Studios.
There was a webcam set up in the booth with me, allowing him to watch my performance and give me extra guidance as we went through the script together. I also had the chance to chat with the film’s writer, who also wrote Beetlejuice, which was an incredible experience.”
Amy explained that she’s one of two South Africans in the cast.
“I’m certainly proud to have my name associated with an overseas film, alongside high calibre names. The voice-over industry in South Africa is still quite small, especially compared to overseas markets, so not that much coverage or recognition is given to local voice artists, mostly as there aren’t many ‘big screen’ opportunities in SA yet,” she said.
“However, it’s definitely a budding industry! I was lucky enough to land a short audition for the role, which I honestly didn’t think I would get, considering the scope of the project, but then two weeks after auditioning I was signing my first film contract. I’m definitely very proud to be representing SA in this project.”
The voice-over artist shared her advice for those looking to follow a similar path.
“It’s all about having the courage to put yourself out there and be confident in your talents,” she began. “The more industry connections you make using that confidence, the better! I strongly believe that practising every day, no matter how little, will always help – even if it’s just dramatic readings of shampoo bottles in the shower.
As long as you’re constantly working towards new, attainable goals, taking every new opportunity you get to build on your portfolio and personal brand, you’re well on your way to getting where you want to be.”
Amy urged all those who see and enjoy The Little Vampires 3D to tag her Instagram account on the posts. Follow Amy on Instagram (@savillevoices_), where she shares voice-over tips as well as details about her upcoming projects.
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“Being in contact with other voice actors is a step in the right direction,” she recommended. “Nothing worth achieving ever comes easy. I started voice-overs eight years ago, worked really hard at it, and I’ve barely scraped the surface of what I can achieve. No matter how tempting it is to give up sometimes, following through is so worth the rewards.”
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