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Unconventional Animated Audio

The beauty of working with animation is that the dialog is (usually…) nicely recorded in a quiet, sound proofed studio with candles, cushions, personal assistants to mop your brow or whatever else your diva’ish tendencies may require.  In general, a lot of VO work is recorded one by one instead of as an ensemble performance which can sometimes lack a sense of unity and fun as there is no one to react to.  Of course the good ones will still animate themselves with gestures and alike so the performance doesn’t ’sound’ too sterile but two of this winter’s better films have taken animated voice performances to a new level – and it turns out the secret was to treat it more like a live-action film shoot!

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Unconventional Animated Audio
11 February 2010

By Dominic Lawrence
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Rise of the Celebrity Voiceover

Following on from Richie’s recent blog about there being too much talking in animation, it kinda got me thinking about the way voice overs have changed….how they are used and more importantly, how they are cast.

Traditional voice artists can not only act using just the voice to convey emotions, but they know how to use it to its full potential. Many started out doing a lot of public radio drama/commercial spots whilst also going into TV & film. Although we didn’t know it at the time, guys like Mel Blanc (who is said to have voiced over 400 characters in 5000 cartoons throughout his career, including pretty much every Loony Tunes character) and Daws Butler (Huckleberry Hound and Yogi Bear) were the voice of many a childhood.

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Rise of the Celebrity Voiceover
31 July 2009

By Dominic Lawrence
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