Archives for February 2011

My friend David Houston points out that legendary movie trailer voice artist Don LaFontaine was left out of the montage for those who have passed by the Academy Awards. Really? He voiced more than 5,000 movie trailers in his career, and for the most part created the genre. David provides a link to express your disappointment to the Academy. Even if you aren’t a voice actor, you know Don’s work, and he should be appreciates for what he did for the entire movie industry. Thanks to David for pointing this out.

Pretty fun article on placing effects on the voice in Audacity.

I have never heard of this before, but it certainly is a cool way for a developer to connect with its fanbase: have them vote for the voice they want for a character. Read the article to see how Capcom involved their fans in Japan in choosing the voice of Aero.

It is always a temptation in e-learning courses to replicate everything that is said in the voiceover on the slides/screens. This blog post addresses this as an error to be avoided.

Being aware of your breathing is critical for anyone involved in using their voice for a living. Dr. Anne Utterback provides this excerpt from her book that gives some exercises for building breath support.

Infamous is a “superhero” series exclusive to the Playstation 3 gaming platform. The first game was a very good sandbox type game, and the voice acting was solid, if not spectacular. Infamous 2 looks even better, and the sample voices in this trailer certainly give me hope for a great experience. I played Infamous through to the end, and look forward to this new chapter.