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Philip Banks Je Ne Sais Quoi
Joined: 20 Jun 2005 Posts: 11049 Location: Portgordon, Scotland
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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:02 am Post subject: 15 1/2 Great voice talent tips kidnapped from Portgordon |
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Fifteen and a half Great voice talent tips kidnapped from Portgordon
1 – Sit still you’re not an 8 year old! Decide now – Voice over or fidget!
2 – Conducting your read will only help if the copy writer was inspired by Henry Mancini and this version is not for radio but is the full orchestral version.
3 – Close mic is not a technique, the engineer put a pop shield in front of it to encourage you to keep your distance – Take the hint.
4 – When travelling to an audition advise the bus driver and your journey will be free.
5 – There’s money to be made from that movie trailer voice as Don la Fontaine has a vacancy for a pool boy.
6 – If it says 30 seconds at the top of the script and you take longer than 30 seconds to read it, remind the agency creative that although the weather is great in LA a sundial is not the best way to time a piece of copy.
7 – Mouth noise can be avoided by not saying anything.
8 – Most successful Voice Actors have both essential elements, a voice and acting ability. A good “pre” replaces neither.
9 – ISDN is a thing of the past, so is making a living. If you need the second then the first is probably a good idea.
10 – The best voice over agent in the world is easy to spot as he commutes to work on a Unicorn.
11- Most copy interpretation is about “mood” and repeat business results from you staying in a good one.
12 – In a session, the director’s jokes are always funny and your anecdotes are far too long.
13 – When someone asks your price for a job ensure he wants “your price” and is not hoping you are able to guess how much he is prepared to pay.
14 – If you think as a Voice talent that you’ve arrived, then bear in mind that to have arrived you must have reached the end of the road.
15 – Before every low budget session eat a bar of chocolate, drink a cup of coffee and smoke a cigarette.
15 ½ - To make $250,000 PA as a Voi
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louzucaro The Gates of Troy
Joined: 13 Jul 2006 Posts: 1915 Location: Chicago area
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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:41 am Post subject: |
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I know the subject of people understanding / not understanding some of Banksey's posts isn't a new one.
In my case, I think it must be because he's speaking in PAL and I only understand NTSC. _________________ Lou Zucaro
http://www.voicehero.com
"Well, yeah, there's my favorite leaf!" |
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BenWils The Thirteenth Floor
Joined: 08 May 2006 Posts: 1324 Location: In a Flyover State
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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:58 am Post subject: |
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louzucaro wrote: | he's speaking in PAL and I only understand NTSC. |
That would mean he is a few frames short. Now...I wonder if he is interlaced or progressive scan? Lower field dominance?? Hmm?? I guess we'll all have to wonder collectively.
(Definition for those non-video types: PAL delivers 25 frames of video to you per second and is usually used on the other side of the pond.....NTSC is usually 30.....unless you are dealing with 24p or drop frame rates, which in that case.........okay, I'm done) _________________ Ben
"To be really good at voiceover, you need to improve your footwork and hip snap." |
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todd ellis A Zillion
Joined: 02 Jan 2007 Posts: 10498 Location: little egypt
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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 9:00 am Post subject: |
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ok - i guess that means i'm super-8mm??? _________________ "i know philip banks": todd ellis
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Deirdre Czarina Emeritus
Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Posts: 13016 Location: East Jesus, Maine
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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 9:02 am Post subject: |
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I'm a flip book. _________________ DBCooperVO.com |
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bobsouer Frequent Flyer
Joined: 15 Jul 2006 Posts: 9882 Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 9:53 am Post subject: |
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I'm a crayon and a sheet of notebook paper. _________________ Be well,
Bob Souer (just think of lemons)
The second nicest guy in voiceover.
+1-724-613-2749
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indymandy Been Here Awhile
Joined: 29 Mar 2007 Posts: 293 Location: Indianapolis
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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 10:01 am Post subject: |
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Washable marker on wall, here. |
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Hart Assistant Asylum Chief
Joined: 03 Jan 2006 Posts: 2107 Location: Foley, AL
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asnively Triple G
Joined: 17 Jun 2006 Posts: 3204 Location: Los Angeles
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Moe Egan 4 Large
Joined: 11 Sep 2006 Posts: 4337 Location: Live Free or Die
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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 11:05 am Post subject: |
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I'm not sure what I am...but Banksey, I think you should be a presenter at Voice 2008!
And Amy...I LOVE the fact that you put a like to the View master so's we can sees it!
moe _________________ Moe Egan
i want to be the voice in your head.
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Mike Cain Contributor III
Joined: 11 Nov 2004 Posts: 95 Location: New York
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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 11:17 am Post subject: |
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Ben wrote.
Quote: | unless you are dealing with 24p or drop frame rates, which in that case.........okay, I'm done) |
Of course we haven't checked the vertical interval.
Vertical interval or VBLANK, is the time interval between the end of the last line of one frame or field of a raster display, and the beginning of the next line. _________________ A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. |
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louzucaro The Gates of Troy
Joined: 13 Jul 2006 Posts: 1915 Location: Chicago area
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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 11:34 am Post subject: |
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Well then I am most certainly a Show'n'Tell projector...
...but when I grow up some day, I hope to be a Polavision Land Player...
_________________ Lou Zucaro
http://www.voicehero.com
"Well, yeah, there's my favorite leaf!" |
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audio'connell T-Shirt
Joined: 02 Feb 2005 Posts: 1950 Location: in a dark studio with a single bulb light...day after day after....
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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 1:43 pm Post subject: |
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Finger paint. And yet I fully understood and rather enjoyed the Banks' post. _________________ - Peter
audioconnell Voice Over Talent
Your friendly, neighborhood voice over talent |
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asnively Triple G
Joined: 17 Jun 2006 Posts: 3204 Location: Los Angeles
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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 1:51 pm Post subject: |
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audio'connell wrote: | And yet I fully understood and rather enjoyed the Banks' post. |
Me too.
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Chrissy Guest
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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:00 pm Post subject: |
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Oh stop pickin on poor Banksey. Your making my head hurt. I understand Banksey perfectly. Of course maybe that's because I lived in London, and spent a fair amount of time in Scotland, and Ireland.
Ta,
Chrissy |
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