Santa Claus being directed in a VO

Ho! Ho! Ho! It’s time once again to share this terrific video.. Any of you ever experience this kind of direction?

Alan Rickman gives props to VO’s

If a star like Alan Rickman says voiceover is difficult, shouldn’t that give everyone pause…and foster renewed respect for what we do?

From Sense and Sensibility to Die Hard to Harry Potter, actor Alan Rickman’s talents have made him recognizable to generations of moviegoers. Now, he’s bringing that legacy back to the stage with a new Broadway play, Seminar

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A new use for decades-old VO’s

New technology; classic voiceovers:

The $6.99 app ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ for iOS includes an interactive storybook.

Billy West, Animation Superstar

The Incredible Voice Acting Credits Of Billy West


What American accent do you have?

Can this quiz accurately name your American accent? Boston, Southern, Mid-western and beyond, just take the quiz and see.

Top 50 worst videogame voice acting

lol YouTube – Top 50 worst videogame voice acting

 http://ow.ly/BK9I


The Voice of Siri in the UK

The voice behind Siri speaks out.

Jon Briggs only discovered he was the voice of Apple’s Siri in the UK when he saw it on television. He speaks openly for the first time

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Seth MacFarlane: TV’s ‘Family Guy’ Makes Music, Too : NPR

Very cool interview with this amazing voice guy:

http://n.pr/pVe0t8


MacFarlane is best known for creating the animated TV shows Family Guy, American Dad! and The Cleveland Show. But he’s also a singer whose new album features songs from the Great American Songbook.

The Foley Artist

The man behind the sound effects in movies—the foley artist: http://bit.ly/reZCDg

‘Simpsons’ actor: Cut my salary to keep show going

One of the voice actors on “The Simpsons” says he’s willing to cut his salary by 70 percent to keep the show going in exchange for a taste of the production’s profits.

http://news.yahoo.com/simpsons-actor-cut-salary-keep-show-going-183920619.html