After my last blog post, and a subsequent discussion on the subject at VO-BB.com, I decided to do an informal study on a message board I frequent that has nothing to do with voiceovers but always generates a lot of discussion about movies. 71 people have replied so far. Poll: When a new animated film [...]
Public consensus on celeb actors in animated films
June 25th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Animation · Movies · Voiceover
Stars Shoot to the Top of the Animation Game
June 21st, 2008 · No Comments
Interesting article by John Anderson on Deseretnews.com about the proliferation of celebrities in feature length animations. Blame it all on Robin Williams. Previous to his vocal acrobatics in 1992′s “Aladdin,” vocalizers were as anonymous as key grips. I tend to think it’s just a cycle and once the studios compare the cost of the big names [...]
Tags: Animation · Movies · People · Voiceover
Upcoming Animated Feature Films
March 12th, 2008 · No Comments
After yesterdays brief discussion on the current state of the animation industry, I decided to look ahead and see what’s coming up in 2008. Here’s a partial list of some of the ones with celeb voices: 9: A post-apocalyptic nightmare in which all of humanity is threatened. With Elijah Wood, Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau, John [...]
