Y’ know that voice in your head you recognize from some where that isn’t your subconscious demanding you run over that bunch of baby ducks slowly crossing the road when you’re already late for work?
Most likely you’ve heard that voice on a television program or commercial and never thought that were human kind delivering that scripted dialog. They are virtually invisible and materialize here and there as the various characters to whom they give life. Voice actors: the Cyrano De Bergerac’s within the sea of Hollywood fish who every now and then gulp up the sprinkles of recognition from their holy than thou counterparts. For this discussion, we referenced the documentary “I Know That Voice” — now on Netflix– to help us with the ingredients to fulfill this order.
First Impressions
JAC discuss their initial reactions to the documentary I Know That Voice.
Legendary actor and Mel Blanc, the best of the best, and that great looney tunes episode Rabbit Season, Duck Season. He played both Bugs and Daffy attempted to outwit himself in an epic debate to convince Elmer which animal is in season.
Actor vs Actors
A-list Hollywood actors get paid millions to voice characters in blockbuster-animated movies and quite often only play themselves and not the character. We talk about the good, the paid, and the over paid.
1. Shrek
Eddie Murphy as Donkey as Eddie Murphy.
Mikey Myers as Shrek is a good fit.
Justin Timberlake as The Prince convincing us all he is just that good.
Cameron Diaz as Princess Fiona is always enjoyable to watch. I guess it is easy being green.
2. Madagascar
Chris Rock as Marty as Chris Rock. C’mon, what’d you expect?
Schwimmer as Melman Mankiewicz as Ross.
Jada as Gloria is 300 lbs heavier and less serious than normally depicted.
Ben Stiller as Marty as Ben Stiller as every other character he ever played – oh, yeah, himself.
Rupel’s Pick
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OrhXe_QD1g
You’re Not Buzz!
[spp-tweet “Tim Allen breaks Billy, a child so astounded by the fact that Buzz’s voice emits from this sixty year old man that he goes into a state of supreme shock.”]
Gaming
Nowadays when storylines are almost as imperative to gameplay, voice actors are in high demand to portray characters with intense emotion and awesome dialog. To do the job right, means to sometime sacrifice the very thing that is your bread and butter: your voice.
Anime
Dubbing is tricky. To best to sync dialog to the mouth of a character is to animate character to the dialog. With anime this process is done after the fact and can yield good or bad results. It’ll never be perfect but effective enough to not distract the viewer too much.
Horrible…
The Fold
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