>>20821660Applications definitely get looked at before the submission deadline. Otherwise you'd have to go through thousands of applications and videos, on top of checking references and other related shit like that. It just takes too much time which pushes back other deadlines down the line. It's best to get a headstart on it when you can to make things easier down the road.
>>20826466Hangover isn't too bad, thankfully. Best advice I can give is to practice voice acting lines from anime dubs to help with diction and cadence. Try out some Steve Blum monologues from The Big O, Ah! My Goddess, or Chobits, your voices have similar timbre. You need to sound natural and keep up those speaking patterns for extended periods, but if it feels like you're reading a script, it's not going to work.