Archives for July 2010

I’ve Been Recycled!

July 23, 2010 by Rowell

…add to that list: “Re-Purposed”…and “Relieved“! It’s been months since I did the voice of a nerdy little robot for a NASA animation video detailing U.S. astronauts’ return to the moon. The project was very clever and a lot of fun. And of course it was also immediately redundant once funding for any further moon missions was scrapped […]

Machines Should Be Seen And Not Heard

July 21, 2010 by Rowell

Normally, I’m on the side of anything that provides a paycheck to a voice talent. But I have to say I have a lot of sympathy with Craig Wilson, writing in USA Today about some bossy automated devices he’s had to deal with lately. I particularly empathize with him over his reaction to the lady who lives […]

Questions and Answers

July 17, 2010 by Rowell

Gracie Allen was the wife and comic partner of comedian George Burns. Hiding behind a “ditzy” character, she often got in some really wonderful zingers during their routines (Gracie was a very intelligent woman, by the way). In one great bit from a Radio show in my collection, George feeds her the straight line for […]

And You Think YOU’VE Had The Recording Session From Hell…!

July 10, 2010 by Rowell

I’d known about it since last fall, bought it for myself as a Christmas present, only in late Spring got a chance to listen through most of it un-interrupted, and just this past week finished the audio epic on the drive to an otherwise wasted on-camera audition. I refer to the audio version of “The Screwtape […]

“And Now, This Word…”

July 8, 2010 by Rowell

Many of you reading this are very fine voice actors. I like to think of myself that way too. But how “very fine” would you be, if you had to play a whole scene wherein your character was only able to utter variations on one word? I’m not even sure I could do it. But […]

Hey, They Think I Sound Alike!

July 8, 2010 by Rowell

As promised, a postscript about that audio tour of The Breakers, where I’m the Voice of the Vanderbilt Summer Home in Newport. It was treat enough to be chosen as having just the sound the clients were “listening” for in the initial recorded audition. But it was an even bigger compliment on the job itself, hearing […]

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