VO-BB - 20 YEARS OLD!

Philip Banks · Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 7:46 am Post subject: Just tell the story

You don't learn that after 5 years at a VO masterclass, you learn that before you go within 3000 miles of a mic. What you do then is discover what your talents bring to the telling of the story, even the most mundane story ...

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Par example

Lance Blair · M&M Joined: 03 Jun 2007 Posts: 2281 Location: Atlanta

I love Magic Roundabout. I enjoyed it as a kid, and then my mates and I enjoyed it for all the wrong (or right?) reasons at University. Is it true that the original episodes were written en Francais, and that the BBC narrator made up his own script loosely based on the animation? If so, that's even better storytelling. But I digress...

Something I do with my kid that helps me as a storyteller is to read them picturebooks without words, and try to come up with a new story each time (or a variation on a theme).

It's all storytelling, even if it's a biotech e-learning piece.
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Philip Banks · Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 8:53 am Post subject:

Eric Thompson the narrator and writer did just invent stories based on what he saw in the animation. Eric's daughter is Emma Thompson.

Here's another great example of making the mundane appear Interesting

paddyo · CM Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 975 Location: New York City

I love Bill Bailey. Thanks for posting both.

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dMichaelb · Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 9:17 am Post subject:

Always worth the reminder, Mr. Banks! And thank you for the example; it was new to me.

I always remain in awe of Boris Karloff narrating "How The Grinch Stole Christmas" and Edward Everett Horton's "Fractured Fairytales."

Without storytelling, it seems to become words strung by ego.
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voicy1stef · Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 10:20 am Post subject:

Both were brilliant. I like bill bailey. and i loved watching the cow bang on the drum. ha, ha, i love animation.

I think Richard Pryor was another great story teller who could just go off on any subject. And his face was so expressive as well. Shocked

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Deirdre · Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 12:34 pm Post subject:

I had never seen the Magic Roundabout!

Quite wild and jolly, especially when you realize he's making it up.
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bobsouer · Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 1:47 pm Post subject:

The Magic Roundabout was new to me, too. Quite enchanting.
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Chrissy · Guest

The Magic Roundabout brings back memories. I used to watch it with my four year old daughter when we lived in London. And Bill Bailey is always wild and wonderful to watch.

Lee Gordon · Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 2:54 am Post subject:

This would seem an appropriate place to bring up the name Jean Shepherd.

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bobsouer · Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 5:24 am Post subject:

Lee,

You're quite right. He was a great story-teller.
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