Not Just Voiceover

The actress voices the character of Viper in Kung Fu Panda 2, which is released in the US later this month. Although she admits work on such pictures can be tough because contact with the other stars is minimal, she still enjoys it because it seems much more relaxed than being on an actual film [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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