Thursday, December 15, 2011

New speech pattern of young women: ‘Vocal fry’

NBC’s chief medical editor Dr. Nancy Snyderman reports on a new trend called “vocal fry,” a speech pattern of low, rough sounds that’s popular with pop stars and entertainers.

Defining glottal fry:
the raspy or croaking ("froglike") quality of the voice in its lowest register. It results from loose closure of the glottis that allows air to bubble through, giving rise to a series of low-pitched pops and rattles.

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Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Bioshock Infinite -The Voice Actors Behind Booker and Elizabeth.

Ken Levine, the Creative Director of "Bioshock Infinite" talks about directing the voice actors: Troy Baker, the voice of Booker Dewitt, and Courtnee Draper, who provides the voice of Elizabeth.


Monday, September 19, 2011

Earl Kress R.I.P.

Voice actor/writer/animation historian, Earl Kress, died last night from the cancer he had been battling since earlier this year. More information can be found on Mark Evanier's blog: Earl Kress

Friday, September 16, 2011

Clarifying a Character Voice with Pat Fraley

If you've ever wondered what it takes to completely craft a character voice Pat Fraley shows you how to adjust the sound with the thinking and feeling of a character for the most evocative effect.

25 years ago Pat's audio tape, "Creating Character Voices," was published. Following his system of creating characters, you will gain the skill of breaking the character voice down to its basic elements, and learn how to develop a living breathing character. Pat know what it takes and that knowledge has been central to his performance career and has guided a great many of his students over the years.

Pat tells more here:

Pat Fraley Podcast

Pat Fraley Podcast MP3

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Bill Farmer, the current voice of Goofy.

Bill Farmer stopped by KCAL 9 News in Los Angeles yesterday, where he talked about his work as the voice of the iconic Goofy (a role he’s played for the past 25 years!), as well as his appearance at Disney’s D23 Expo this weekend: