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tericlarklinden
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 Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 9:53 am Post subject: Celebrity Voice Overs on Morning Cartoons? |
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I noticed this morning watching HBO's Harold and the Purple Crayon with my three year-old son, that Sharon Stone is the "starring" voice of the narrator. Why is her voice so important on something like this? I understand movies, where producers want to draw ticket sales - but why in the living room for children who aren't going to distinguish Sharon Stone's voice from someone like mine? I have a feeling it's to get the project picked up for distribution and then give the producers credentials for getting future projects noticed down the line - or, is it because Sharon Stone wanted to do something for her own kids? Thought I'd throw this out there for some input. Thanks and Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah and Happy New Year!
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Deirdre
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Dear Teri,
I used to feel a bit out of joint about this kinda thing, but here's what Pat Fraley told me: when "stars" are part of a project, producers are more willing to put money into it— no matter what the intended venue. More projects equals more work for us all. So while it seems on the surface as though stars are taking non-name actors' work, they're actually crating more opportunity for us here in the trenches.
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Dan-O
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I saw this somewhere else and even though it was written about celebs on commercials; I still think it pertains to this:
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1. We're actors and celebs are actors, right? What's the big deal?
2. Celebs have achieved a personal branding. One that people and companies can quickly relate to. All VO have the same tool, a personal brand. However, through acting on screen, celebs can grow their brand faster.
3. It's expensive to be a celeb. Sometimes actors will not work for years between TV projects or movies, yet, their public image/brand must maintained. VO is a great way to earn bucks between the big jobs. Plus, contrary to popular belief, not all celebs are millionaires. They are working stiffs like you and me.
4. If an actor's voice can make you turn your attention to the TV or radio, even if it's to guess who is delivering the message, isn't that point? |
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Lee Gordon
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Several years ago I provided the voices of about 8 or 9 characters in a clay animation Christmas show. When the studio that produced it attempted to peddle the show to a network -- in this case, NBC -- someone decided they needed cast members from Saturday Night Live to re-record some of the roles. So Darrell Hammond, Chris Parnell and Horatio Sanz were brought in to replace some of our parts.
The original producer was flipping out for a while, thinking that the Saturday Night Live guys were going to replace all of our work, but they were just needed for name recognition so they each re-did only one or two parts. In my case, Horation Sanz replaced one of my characters but my stuff remained in the show for the other 7 or 8 characters I had done.
And it worked. The show ran on NBC.
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tericlarklinden
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| Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 6:28 pm Post subject: No Big Deal |
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Thanks for all the speedy replies - some really informative stuff - don't get me wrong - please - no "big deal" at all and I'm not "out of joint" - just curious - almost went to Pat Fraley myself with the question, but decided to post here for the first time instead - glad I did - nice to see all your replies and please have lovely holiday weeks! Teri
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