by Bobbin Beam | Apr 30, 2013 | Animation, Digital Audio, Marketing, Video, Voice Talent, Voiceover
In case you haven’t noticed, there’s a trend afoot in web design which includes dynamic content: “Explainer Videos”. It’s another channel in which a voice talent can be heard and gainfully employed. These are usually animated...
by Bobbin Beam | May 8, 2012 | Animation, Audio Books, Commercials, Film, Voice Acting, voice casting, Voice Over
In case you missed this in several of the Facebook discussions, here’s the link to the front page LA Times article from yesterday’s edition that discusses a perceived trend that “celebrities” are taking all the voiceover jobs away...
by Bobbin Beam | Nov 30, 2011 | Animation, Voice Acting
Here’s a free trip down memory lane , heard through the voices of 10 incredibly talented voice actors many of us grew up with.Wow- Just the clip of Mel Blanc being interviewed by a very young David Letterman is fascinating. Hear Daws Butler, Don Messick,...
by Bobbin Beam | Nov 2, 2011 | Animation, Film, Video Games, Voice Acting, Voice Over, Voiceover
In various VO chat spaces, there’s been lively and animated discussion about celebrities in voiceover, more recently in animated features and video games. I don’t get excited like some of my contemporaries do. Casting is something over which I have no...
by Bobbin Beam | Oct 31, 2011 | Animation, Film, Voice Acting, Voiceover
I’ve enjoyed Antionio Banderas as Puss In Boots from the Shrek films. Now Puss has his own spin-off animated feature, Puss In Boots. Salma Hayek plays Kitty Soft Paws. I haven’t see the flick yet, but definitely intend to. Salma played the role using her...
by Bobbin Beam | Oct 24, 2011 | Animation, Voice Acting
At Comic Con 2011 in New York City, toonzone news and Ed Liu interviews and shares excerpts from a roundtable discussion with the legendary and Emmy Award winning voice and animation casting director Andrea Romano, who discusses her incredible insights....