My friend and mentor Philip Banks narrates this lovely commercial.
General
A life lesson from a volunteer firefighter
Spotlight on Shel
Simple ways to make a good impression
My friend Maxine Dunn publishes an excellent weekly electronic newsletter that’s always filled with good information. The one she released yesterday has some simple and yet excellent thoughts about making a good impression with your clients.
Spotlight on Laila
Laila Berzins does the female voiceover in this television commercial for the Houston Zoo.
How to do voice acting without getting caught
Nancy Wolfson is a truly superb voiceover coach. Dan O’Day has a new MP3 of Nancy’s instruction available called ADMIT vs. SELL: How to Do Voice Acting Without Getting Caught. (All the details are here.)
Spotlight on Rowell
My friend Rowell Gormon is a genius. Doubt me? Just watch and more importantly, listen!
Quote for the day
From my manager and friend Stacey Stahl today:
Do not wait until all the conditions are perfect for you to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect.
— Alan Cohen
Limited time for the MP3 of the Bob Bergen teleseminar
Bob Bergen did a “Voice Acting for Animation” teleseminar with Dan O’Day this week. It went 2 hours, 10 minutes and was very, very good. Dan is releasing the MP3 recording for only 3 days and he tells me these are the only 3 days he will ever make this recording available for purchase. All the info is here.
Spotlight on Mark
My friend Mark “Monk” Schane-Lydon not only narrates this video, he produced it also.
Mighty nice work, Mark.
Foghorn Leghorn as an audiobook narrator?
Quote of the day
From a recent post at The Simple Dollar comes today’s quote:
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”
– Thomas Edison
Deadline for the Bob Bergen teleseminar is Tuesday
It a teleseminar on Wednesday, Bob Bergen will answer 30 of the most commonly asked questions about voice acting for animation. It’ll be in a live teleseminar that’s expected to last at least two hours. The deadline to sign up is tomorrow, Tuesday, March 22nd at 7:59 PM Eastern Time. After that, it will to too late to sign up. And yes, there will be a recording made of the teleseminar with Bob Bergen. All the info is here.
The voices of the Clone Wars
Spotlight on Mary
Quote for the day
From my friend and manager, Stacey Stahl today:
“To do good, you actually have to do something.”
–Patagonia Founder Yvon Chouinard
A visit to Daws Butler Workshop
April 3, 1986 is the date of this video visit with Daws Butler.
My thanks to my friend Mike Sommer for posting the link to this video on the VO-BB.
Creative commercials coming back in style
My friend Dan Friedman’s recent contribution to the ProComm voiceover blog asks “Is Creativity in Commercials Making a Comeback?” I agree with Dan. It seems there is more creativity in commercial writing recently, a welcome development.
Vanessa Gilbert on Don’s spare time
Vanessa Gilbert talks about TMGD and Don LaFontaine.
My thanks to Nancy Wolfson and Anna Vocino for the email with this link.
Animation teleseminar with Bob Bergen
Next week, Bob Bergen will answer 30 of the most commonly asked questions about voice acting for animation. It’ll be in a live teleseminar that’s expected to last at least two hours. All the info is here.