link The artists who voice Dug the Dog, Minnie Mouse, Natasha Fatale, Rocky the Squirrel and Winnie the Pooh will sound off at “Voices of Character,” the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 16th installment of the Marc Davis Celebration of Animation, on Thursday, August 19, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn [...]
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Disney and Pixar Voiceover Artists to Speak at Marc Davis Celebration of Animation August 19
July 30th, 2010 · No Comments
Tags: Animation · Movies · Television · Voiceover
Get in the Game
August 25th, 2009 · No Comments
Very good interview with Todd Resnick at backstage.com about voiceovers for the gaming world: excerpt: According to Resnick, voice actors must believe the video-game world of their characters and be able to communicate that clearly at an audition. But because interactive-gaming projects are mostly action-oriented, they can feel more dynamic than other voiceover mediums, and [...]
Tags: Animation · Gaming · Voiceover
Green Lantern: Q&A with Andrea Romano
June 12th, 2009 · No Comments
Check out the interview with Casting Director Andrea Romano about the upcoming animated original film, Green Lantern : First Flight. excerpt: When you’re a casting director, you never really know how it’s going to work out until you’re in the room doing the gig. This was one of those instances where I thought, “I know [...]
Tags: Animation · Movies · People · Voiceover
Wayne Allwine, voice of Mickey Mouse, dies at 62
May 22nd, 2009 · No Comments
Sad news of the death of Wayne Allwine, voice of Mickey Mouse at the young age of 62. Allwine got the role in 1976. He was only the third person — Walt Disney was the first — to voice the character. ‘It’s really not about me; it’s about Mickey, and Mickey is Walt’s,’ he once [...]
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Creating Cartoon Characters with Pat Fraley and Bob Bergen
February 16th, 2009 · No Comments
Backstage.com excerpt: “Producers and casting people are looking for what’s good and different,” says Fraley. “When I audition for a project, I ask myself, ‘What does the dumb actor in me want to do with this part?’ and ‘What can I do to illuminate story with my character in an interesting way?’ “ When Bergen [...]
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Virginia Madsen discusses her new role as Hippolyta
January 7th, 2009 · No Comments
Oscar nominated actress Virginia Madsen discusses her upcoming role as Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons in the upcoming animated film “Wonder Woman” coming out in March, ’09. A brief glimpse – ” Voiceover work reminds me of old-time radio. When I was little I used to sneak and stay up at night and listen to [...]
