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dhouston67
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 Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 8:17 am Post subject: Great! Now do it like Newt Gingrich. |
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Specs provided for a recent audition:
| Quote: | | male, age range 40-55, caucasian & african american talent, no dialects or ethnic sound, lower register - Dennis Hasert was referenced authoritative yet warm, sincere, reassuring, compassionate paternal sounding - but without sound old a "we'll help you take care of this" kind of sound / read without being saccrine-y. |
Just before my brain finished processing the question "why the hell do they want me to sound like (former Speaker of the House) Dennis Hastert?", I recognized that they were asking for the smooth tones of actor Dennis Haysbert.
I'm hoping that VOs everywhere aren't trying to dig up reference audio of the first guy.
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tackerman
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 9:30 am Post subject: |
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| I was scratching my head over that one too. |
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Deirdre
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 10:23 am Post subject: |
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What I don't understand is the inclusion on race descriptors even though they wanted a non-ethnic sound.
So Native Americans and people of Korean descent need not apply?
It is just audio, n'est-ce pas?
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dhouston67
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 10:51 am Post subject: |
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It's for TV but the specs are for the VO only.
Yeah, Deebs, I did note that after a second look. I guess our own AnthonyVO need not apply...because everyone knows that Hispanics, um, don't have deep voices.
(Yeah, right. That guy shakes paint off the walls when he speaks.)
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asnively
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Samoans need not apply!
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glittlefield
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 5:34 pm Post subject: Re: Great! Now do it like Newt Gingrich. |
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| dhouston67 wrote: | | Just before my brain finished processing the question "why the hell do they want me to sound like (former Speaker of the House) Dennis Hastert?", I recognized that they were asking for the smooth tones of actor Dennis Haysbert |
Just goes to show the importance of knowing your Dennae.
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richgates
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Eckersley, Hastert, Haysbert, The Menace?
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Quaid or Leary!
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(Sorry, Mom......I'll be good now....) 
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