Archive for the ‘General’ Category
It’s Gonna Be Goofy
Kevin Delaney emails to say he’s got another video chat lined up for this Sunday night. The featured guest will be legendary voice actor Bill Farmer, the voice of the Disney character Goofy.
You’ll get more details here.
That is all.
August 20, 2010
Posted in: General, Video 
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Better Times Ahead for the Commercial Voice Actor?
A couple of the leading on-line radio trade magazines are quoting a report from SNL Kagan that predicts “bounce-back” growth in ad revenues for the U.S. broadcast industry this year. This can only be good news for the voice actor who’s genre of work includes commercials and promos. From All Access:
SNL KAGAN has some good [...]
June 15, 2010
Posted in: Advertising, General No Comments
Voice Acting and Script Context
The last time I worked on an animation project the director stood just a few feet away from me in the booth. Unusual, I thought. But as we moved from scene to scene he continually filled me in on the setting and the back-story, making sure I understood the context of the lines I was [...]
May 25, 2010
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How Do Voice Actors Use the InterWeb Tubes?
Peter O’Connell emails to point out an article John Florian has penned on Voice Over Xtra regarding the results of a survey on how voice actors make use of the Internet. The big reveal will occur during a panel discussion at VOICE 2010, a conference taking place June 2-5 in Los Angeles.
I’m guessing the discussion [...]
May 13, 2010
Posted in: General, Training, Workshops No Comments
Ancient of Days Directs
Dianne and I were touring the Kennedy Space Center a couple weekends ago and these two stepped in front of us.
It got me to thinking that twins are God’s way of saying “We have the one we need but let’s get one more for safety.”
May 6, 2010
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Darth Vader Voices Your Tom Tom
Driving around with my GPS, I ignore the voice commands often, triggering the “re-calculating” comment from the female voice so many times I half expect her to reach out of the device and give me a good smack upside the head. I wonder if I would ignore Darth Vader’s commands so flippantly. You can get [...]
May 4, 2010
Posted in: Advertising, General, Video No Comments
Lend an Ear to Bob
My friend and fellow voice actor Bob Souer is the narrator of a new series coming out on DVD called Ancient Ways, Future Paths: A History of Christian Worship. Very nice work, Bob.
April 28, 2010
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Moving To Windows 7
Last month I was fortunate enough to be cast as the voice for a web video promoting Dell Computer as a partner for companies making the migration to Windows 7. The producers wanted a tongue-in-cheek retro feel to the narration. Oh my!
Edited to add embed code.
April 28, 2010
Posted in: General, Marketing, Self Promotion No Comments
Grab a Slice Tonight
Friend and fellow Dallas area voice actor John McCalmont goes on camera tonight in the premier of “Sliced” 9pm Central on History Channel. The premise is simple but yields interesting results: take an object and slice it open to see how it works. Golf ball, sure. Armored truck, no problem. Just need a bigger saw.
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April 22, 2010
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In Search of The Next Billy Mays
Tangentially related to voice over, the call has gone out to find a replacement for hyper-pitchman Billy Mays who unexpectedly passed away in 2009. The joke around our house was that when one of Mr. Mays’ TV spots came on, you could hit “mute” on the remote and still hear him.
Trade publication Advertising Age was [...]
January 25, 2010
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