I gotta give major props to the folks at FXhome, makers of HitFilm VFX and editing software. Not just for the updated software (which I still haven’t had time to touch since it’s release a couple days ago), but for the new short showcasing what can be done with HitFilm Express. When this short was posted, I was in the middle of a busy workRead More »New short by FXhome also works as a silent movie
As the intro voice for The Unsuited Podcast, I’m always listening for things that I can create to add to the show. When the creators began doing side episodes under the title “Completely Unsuited,” they didn’t use the main show opener, so I decided to play around a bit and make one. Concept, VO, and mixing by me. More details on the sound elements used areRead More »Podcast Intro: Completely Unsuited
Three years ago yesterday was my last day of full-time employment. Three years ago today was the beginning of an adventure. When that adventure began, I thought I new roughly how it would play out, not unlike the way that I thought I knew how my animation career would play out. Entering the animation field back in 2001, I envisioned myself steadily growing and improvingRead More »Three-Year Thoughts
It took me a while to track this down, but I finally found a piece that I voiced for Kroger to celebrate one of their social media milestones.
I just received a comment from voice talent Tristan Wright on my original post about the JACK audio router utility. He was trying to get JACK to work with Audacity, but wasn’t having much (any?) success, so I decided to dig into it myself. Here’s what I found… The thing with Mac apps and audio is that they don’t all behave the same way. SomeRead More »JACK and Audacity
I’m a little late posting this, but the second and third episodes of Mark Fearing’s Book Reports series are now online. Check ’em out! Mr Strung will thank you! 😉
You know those book report things you had to do in school when you were a kid? I do. Well, I remember having to write them. I’m not sure the delivery of said reports went anything like the antics in the new Book Reports series by Mark Fearing. Here’s the first episode: I had fun inventing the totally unintelligible voice of Mr Strung, and am excited to finallyRead More »Book Reports
A tweet from Amy Jo Berman brought my attention to this interesting lawsuit. Amy Jo asked, “Should access to the breakdowns be restricted?” After reading the article, I see breakdown access as only one of the issues, but let’s tackle this one item at a time. To answer Amy Jo’s question, I do feel that breakdown access should be restricted…sort of. I completely understand the desireRead More »Thoughts on lawsuit over casting info confidentiality
Back when I was a full-time CG animator, I often saw people creating their own private projects. For folks looking to break into the field, it was often recommended that they do original work on their own time as a way of building their portfolio and honing their skills. In the acting field, I see the same advice: create your own work. While many actorsRead More »Originality in Voiceover?
Are you a voice talent who uses Skype? Do your clients want playback? This video will show you how to make it happen.