Just found this video compilation tribute to The Don. Thought I’d pass it on. See more funny videos at Funny or Die
Entries from October 2008
Don LaFontaine Tribute Video
October 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Movies · People · Voiceover
Tax incentives expand VO markets for gaming
October 16th, 2008 · No Comments
Very interesting article in Backstage about how tax incentives are creating new markets for voiceover, particularly in the video game field. Thirteen states have introduced incentives to lure game developers away from the huge California market. Excerpts: According to the Entertainment Software Association, the video game industry generated nearly $19 billion in U.S. revenue in [...]
Tags: Animation · Gaming · Voiceover
Free V.O. Industry Guidebook by Edge Studio
October 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Once again, I advise you all to sign-up for Edgestudios free Voice Over Today EMagazine. Starting next week they will be sending out the first chapter of their V.O. Industry Guidebook that I’m sure will be filled with lots of useful information. Sign-up today!
Tags: Books · Learning · Voiceover
Tilt Shift Photography
October 9th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Tilt shift photography is some really cool stuff– where you change the focus and the angle of a normal photograph or film image to make it appear to be built from miniatures. Australian photographer Keith Loutit has created several amazing tilt-shift time lapse videos Bathtub III from Keith Loutit on Vimeo.
Tags: Voiceover
Kiefer Sutherland is a low-baller
October 8th, 2008 · No Comments
Kiefer Sutherland once tried to take his father’s job. The ’24′ star – whose father is actor Donald Sutherland – says when he realised how much money his dad was making by lending his voice to commercials, he wanted to do it himself. He said: “My dad does the voiceover for everything from Sunkist to [...]
Campaign Voices
October 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Thanks to Bobbin Beam for pointing out this Newsweek article about the voiceover industry during a Presidential election. Very interesting stuff. Excerpt: Beyond the presidential-campaign spots, the airwaves are filled with local, congressional and issue-based campaigns. Voters this season will be exposed to more than 3,000 ads, depending on where they live and the vigor [...]
Tags: Voiceover

