Corey Snow has prepared a simply fabulous two part set of blog posts about phone patches. You’ll find Part 1 and Part 2 on his blog.
Setting up a phone patch
People
Spotlight on Whitney
J.S. Gilbert talks about voiceovers for games
Marice in Chicago
It’s alive
I’ve added a link to my blogroll today because I’m excited to see that Mags n Mel, the site for a new webisode series starring my friends Pam Tierney and Maritza Cabrera is now live. I have it on good authority that the episodes themselves will begin appearing very soon. Meanwhile, we can get a couple of glimpses of the behind-the-scenes stuff.
Spotlight on Caryn
Scott Brick on audiobook pacing
Pat Fraley has posted this video featuring Scott Brick, teaching on pacing in audiobook narration.
Why do I recommend Pat Fraley?
Any time someone asks me how to get started narrating audiobooks, my reply is the same. Take Pat Fraley‘s audiobook workshop. You’ll learn everything you need to know. Now, Pat has provided a YouTube video that makes the case for me.
Spotlight on Kara
Free live webinar with Bob Bergen coming up
Kevin Delaney will be hosting a free live webinar with Bob Bergen, the voice of Porky Pig, on Thursday, January 27 at 7:00 PM Pacific / 10:00 PM Eastern.
Update: Kevin has posted this audio from this webinar on his blog.
Congratulations to Rodney
Notes on a home studio
My friend George Whittam is a genius with studios. He’s recently posted about one of his clients and the home studio solution he came up with.
The business of talk
My friend Bill Jurney is featured in an article about the voiceover business in the High Point Enterprise.
David H. Lawrence XVII on The Price is Right
David H. Lawrence, whom I met a few years ago at one of the Dan O’Day Summit events in Los Angeles, takes a guest turn on The Price is Right. Check it out.
Orson Welles speaks
Orson Welles is interviewed about a number of subjects here, including voice acting.
My thanks to my fried Joe Szymanski for posting the link to this video on the VO-BB.
The first Marice Tobias seminar of 2011
Marice Tobias will hold her first weekend seminar of this new year in Los Angeles later this month. Details are on her blog. Marice is amazing and works exclusively with established pros. If you do study with her, I’m confident you’ll be glad you did.
If you’re in the mood for cute
A spalsh of cold water
My friend Paul Strikwerda has prepared this video with some troublesome truths about a voiceover career.
Rest in peace, Brigitte Burdine
According to the LA Times, video game casting director Brigitte Burdine was killed by an apparent hit-and-run accident early Wednesday morning. My thanks to my friend Kevin Delaney for passing along this shocking, sad news.
Update: My friend DB Cooper posts on Facebook a link to this obituaty at Gamasutra.
A wonderful Christmas story from Scott Brick
Audiobook master narrator Scott Brick tells a wonderful Christmas story on his blog that I hope you’ll take the time to read.
