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Deirdre Czarina Emeritus

Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Posts: 13023 Location: Camp Cooper
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Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:32 pm Post subject: Home again home again |
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Perfect flying conditionas all round and everything on time.
wicked tired.
more later. _________________ DBCooperVO.com
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Moe Egan 4 Large

Joined: 11 Sep 2006 Posts: 4339 Location: Live Free or Die
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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 8:48 am Post subject: |
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Welcome home Deebs! Glad you back on the ground safe and sound  _________________ Moe Egan
i want to be the voice in your head.
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Lizden A Zillion

Joined: 04 Dec 2006 Posts: 8864 Location: The dark recesses of my mind
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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 9:00 am Post subject: |
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Can't wait to hear how you rocked the house!!!!
Rest up.
We'll have coffee & donuts in the conference room when you're ready!
Liz _________________ Liz de Nesnera O.A.V. ~ Livin' The VO Dream!
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Deirdre Czarina Emeritus

Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Posts: 13023 Location: Camp Cooper
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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 9:51 am Post subject: |
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Pat was the Ace in the Hole once again! and the presentation, while somewhat chaotic, was quite interactive with attendees getting their questions answered immediately.
It was interesting to see what the concerns were.
Like "stars" who can't/won't do exertion sounds.
Solution: hire a sound-alike who can.
The ongoing question of mouth noise/dry mouth and green apples/gum/water.
Water in a bottle=glurgy bubble sounds in throat sometimes, and it's too late to "hydrate" once you're at the session anyway
gum = what the heck-- who give gum to a voice actor while he's doing a job? I heard about this in 2 different places at this conference— must be the green apple treatment of the new milennium.
green apples = the need for more bites of green apple
Solution : Pat's all-purpose spritzer bottle for a little bit of water right where you need it.
The indoor, fully enclosed session rooms are too dim for my liking. I should have asked my AV guy to pump the lights to full, but I got a bit nervous and forgot. I couldn't get my splash screen image to display on the big screen, so I just ditched all my AV concerns and dived into the show. _________________ DBCooperVO.com
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bobsouer Frequent Flyer

Joined: 15 Jul 2006 Posts: 9883 Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 1:22 pm Post subject: |
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Deirdre,
Thanks for the update and I'm delighted to know you and Pat had another great show. I agree, the gum thing is just beyond puzzling. And I use Pat's spritz bottle all the time. It's a life-saver, for sure, for long-form narration sessions. _________________ Be well,
Bob Souer (just think of lemons)
The second nicest guy in voiceover.
+1-724-613-2749
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Lizden A Zillion

Joined: 04 Dec 2006 Posts: 8864 Location: The dark recesses of my mind
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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 1:51 pm Post subject: |
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Pat may have been the "Ace in the Hole" but I'm sure you were no slouch either, my dear!...that fact that you could just dive into the show given the AV issues just proves what a pro you are!
SO glad that it went well!
And..yeah...GUM?
L. _________________ Liz de Nesnera O.A.V. ~ Livin' The VO Dream!
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todd ellis A Zillion

Joined: 02 Jan 2007 Posts: 10531 Location: little egypt
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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | Pat was the Ace in the Hole once again! |
and deebs the queen of hearts!
welcome home, db! _________________ "i know philip banks": todd ellis
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TheVoiceOfBob 14th Avenue

Joined: 05 Oct 2006 Posts: 1411 Location: Pittsburgher in the Carolinas
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 7:06 am Post subject: |
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Home again, home again jiggity jig.
I can't help but think of "Blade Runner" every time I hear/see that line.
Welcome home DB! _________________ Try to imagine a world where there is no such thing as hypothetical situations.
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COURVO Even Taller Than He Seems On TV

Joined: 10 Feb 2006 Posts: 1569 Location: Vegas, Baby!
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 3:51 pm Post subject: |
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Welcome back Deirdre!
We missed ya!....but so glad it all worked out so well...and that you WoW'd 'em!!
Rest up.... we'll talk later.
Dave C _________________ Dave Courvoisier - Las Vegas, NV
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on your phone at courvo.mobi
702.610.6288
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ccpetersen With a Side of Awesome

Joined: 19 Sep 2007 Posts: 3708 Location: In Coherent
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 4:29 pm Post subject: |
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So, this may be a dumb question, but why wouldn't a star do an "exertion" sound? Isn't that part of the acting gig, when one gets into the moment? Or am I missing something here?
I mean, yeah, not everybody can and should do the orgasm scene from "When Harry Met Sally" but I don't think that's what's on the line here, right?
I, myself, did a wonderful death scream the other night for a game that someone is designing. It was most cathartic... _________________ Charter Member: Threadjackers Local 420 |
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Frank F Fat, Old, and Sassy

Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Posts: 4421 Location: Park City, Utah
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 4:30 pm Post subject: |
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"Blade Runner"???!!! I think it started with the Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme: "To Market".
To market, to market, to buy a fat pig,
Home again, home again, jiggety jig.
To market, to market, to buy a fat hog,
Home again, home again, jiggety jog.
To market, to market, to buy a plum bun,
Home again, home again, market is done.
And where I remember it from was "Mr. Peabody" during the "Rocky and Bullwinkle Show" (Now you know I am OLD... hehehe).
Oh well, we each have our memories.
Welcome home Mom. The kids were good while you were out.
Toodles
F2 _________________ Be thankful for the bad things in life. They opened your eyes to the good things you weren't paying attention to before. email: thevoice@usa.com |
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Deirdre Czarina Emeritus

Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Posts: 13023 Location: Camp Cooper
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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ccpetersen wrote: | So, this may be a dumb question, but why wouldn't a star do an "exertion" sound? Isn't that part of the acting gig, when one gets into the moment? Or am I missing something here? |
What's missing is the experience of playing a game.
The incidental exertion sounds are terribly important. Some of these "names" haven't ever played a modern video game and have no idea about the subtle "oof"-type things that flesh out their character's vocalizations. The problem person in question thought the only kind of "landing sound" was a big "OOF!!!" — even from a small jump.
I just said if they don't "get it" to cut 'em loose from that part of the script and get a real pro game voice in to do it.
Some star types don't want to take the time, either. That's what keeps guys like Pat Fraley in dollar bills, doing things like Buzz Lightyear's exertions because Tim Allen won't. _________________ DBCooperVO.com
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ccpetersen With a Side of Awesome

Joined: 19 Sep 2007 Posts: 3708 Location: In Coherent
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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Deirdre:
simply amazing. I play some video games and the noises ARE, as you say, a part of the game.
I remember the first time I played Delta Force...  _________________ Charter Member: Threadjackers Local 420 |
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davidmonteath Lucky 700

Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 755 Location: Buckinghamshire, UK
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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 4:33 am Post subject: |
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I also have the feeling that many 'stars' regard the job as filming only, anything before or after isn't anything to do with them. Why should they go into a looping studio when they could be on the next job or on the beach. Long may it continue I say, keeps me in peanut butter.
Just a thought, but it might also be because of an actor straining his/her voice during an energetic take won't be able to work close mic'd the next day. We can fix it all in post anyway. _________________ www.davidmonteath.com
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