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Mike Harrison · Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 5:53 pm Post subject: Voice Over Direction Of The Year

Today's entry for Voice Over Direction Of The Year:

"someone fun and flat sounding"

Have at it.
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CarynClark · Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 9:23 pm Post subject:

Like Flat Stanley? He's fun... and flat.
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Yonie · CM Joined: 31 Aug 2011 Posts: 906

Sounds like they want a deadpan delivery a'la Bill Murray, or Agent Archer from the eponymous animated series

Jen Gosnell · Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 10:24 pm Post subject:

I was thinking maybe Steven Wright, though it does point out the difference (in my mind anyway) between fun and funny!

Flat Stanley is more synonymous with "pain in the butt" in my experience, but maybe I was just being a humbug. Rolls Eyes

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Lynne · Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 11:20 am Post subject: Fun and flat

It's like what I tell my hairdresser whenever I come in for a 'do. "Cut it, but keep the length. A little curly, but mostly straight. Sort of a retro look that looks very modern and contemporary." Like that.
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Lance Blair · M&M Joined: 03 Jun 2007 Posts: 2281 Location: Atlanta

The word that should be employed for that direction is "wry". I hate directors who have cultivated a limited vocabulary.
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Deirdre · Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 9:38 pm Post subject:

Like. ↑
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heyguido · Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 5:59 am Post subject:

A director who can't communicate? Hmmmmmm....

Either....

A) Shouldn't BE a director

or

cool

Isn't really a director at all.

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Deirdre · Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 11:48 am Post subject:

Yes to both A and B.

Then there's the inevitable

C) justifying their existence by giving "direction".
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Lance Blair · M&M Joined: 03 Jun 2007 Posts: 2281 Location: Atlanta

Isn't the Map from Dora the Explorer fun and flat sounding?
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DougVox · Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 1:44 pm Post subject:

Close, Lance, but I think he's flat...and fun-sounding. Wink

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

Heh. Now I'm looking forward to somebody asking for "can you be flat and flat sounding?"

I did a sesh for a financial corp last week. They were struggling to come up with the right words to direct me. So, I did an improvised take imaging I was a totally over- confident jerk. Like, right out of a typical '80s flick.

We loved that last one, Lance!
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