Not Just Voiceover

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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Over the past decade, the influx of celebrities to the world of voiceovers has put a huge burden on the livelihood of many professional voice actors. Big budget animated feature films cast celebrities for most of the primary parts. A quick glance at two major films, Horton Hears a Who and Bee Movie and you’ll [...]

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Opening up the vault for a classic VO trailer for Jerry Seinfeld’s movie “Comedian” A brief bio of Hal Douglas from Wikipedia: Douglas was born in Connecticut, served in World War II, and attended the University of Miami, Florida as a drama major. He began a career in radio in the 1950s. By the 1960s [...]

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