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 [...]
Get in the Game
August 25th, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: Animation · Gaming · Voiceover
Backstage.com: Spotlight on Voiceover
April 30th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Be sure to check out backstage.com’s series of articles about the voiceover industry. Click here for a reference page. Titles for the articles include: The Power Behind the Mic Putting Your Voice to the Test Projection Protection Celebrities Are Taking All the Jobs
Tags: Voiceover
Honing Your Commercial Technique
January 20th, 2009 · No Comments
Great article on backstage.com providing some useful voiceover auditioning tips. By Heidi Schooler excerpt: You have a certain essence that no other actor has, and it comes through before you ever open your mouth. Because there is a special something about your sound that will always make you unique, it’s important to recognize your natural voice [...]
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 [...]
