Archive for the ‘Video’ 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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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
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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New Area of Work for the Voice Actor?
The merging and melding of media marches on. Now we have video embedded in print ads. What does this mean for the voice actor? It can’t be bad, methinks.
September 2, 2009
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Using Source Connect with Pro Tools
George Whittam of El Dorado Recording Services has produced a most excellent video tutorial for voice actors who use Pro Tools and need help setting up a Source Connect session.
You can also find session templates and written guides on the Source-Elements website, but I found that George’s video takes you through the steps quickly with [...]
June 25, 2009
Posted in: General, Studio Gear, Video No Comments
Local Actor Makes the Cut
Fellow Dallas area and Campbell Agency actor John McCalmont emails with news that he has made the callbacks for hosting duties of a new cable network series called “Sliced.” The concept of the show is slicing stuff open to see what makes it tick. How fun is that?
Here is John’s callback audition video. Good [...]
March 12, 2009
Posted in: General, Video 4 Comments
Will My Headphones Fit Over Those Hats?
I could try to give this post and video some gravitas by wrapping it in the “global marketplace for voice actors” label but in truth it is just good stupid fun.
The Leningrad Cowboys and the Red Army Choir do Lynyrd Skynyrd. You can’t make this up.
March 9, 2009
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Putting the Sennheiser 416 to work
Here is a video I voiced for my friend Cy Leland and Trident Media Services. I think Cy’s editor Sammy did an amazing job considering this project went from paper to finished video in 36 hours. I think you’ll hear how the Sennheiser 416 helps the voice cut through a pretty dramatic score.
February 12, 2009
Tags: sennheiser 416, Video, voice over Posted in: Studio Gear, Video No Comments
