'I Know That Voice' Documentary to Explore the VO Industry
Posted by
Kristy Sproul
on April 9, 2012 at 9:53 PM
The trailer for an upcoming documentary dedicated to the voice over industry has been released on the Dundee Entertainment YouTube channel. According to the video's description, the documentary, titled I Know That Voice, explores the "... mysterious world of 'Voice Over & Voice Acting'..." and has "... collected the top voice actors, voice directors, casting voice directors, creators, agents, producers, engineers, mixers, and all those involved in the booming voice-over industry."
I Know That Voice is directed by Lawrence Shapiro, and produced by John DiMaggio, Tommy Reid, and Lawrence Shapiro. The documentary is currently scheduled to be released sometime in 2013, according to the Internet Movie Database.
Keep up with the latest on this upcoming film by 'liking' the official I Know That Voice Facebook page and watch the brand new trailer below.
Peter Cullen Tribute T-Shirt Available from RIPT Apr 3 ONLY!
Posted by
Kristy Sproul
on April 3, 2012 at 8:16 AM
For a very limited time, RIPT Apparel is offering an exclusive t-shirt that is a must-have for voice actor and Transformers fans, alike! The t-shirt, by artist Ninjaink/Tim Lim, is titled "Voice of a Generation" and features voice actor Peter Cullen, the iconic voice of the Transformers' lead Autobot, Optimus Prime.
The t-shirt costs just $10.00, and if that wasn't enough incentive to purchase one, $2.00 from every shirt sold will be donated to the Hasbro Children's Hospital. A variety of t-shirt sizes are available, including kid sizes, onesies for your infant, and even hoodies.
You may purchase your own "Voice of a Generation" t-shirt directly from RIPT Apparel today, April 3, ONLY. After today, the shirt will no longer be available, so act fast!
Watch the 39th Annual Annie Awards Live Saturday
Posted by
Kristy Sproul
on February 4, 2012 at 11:29 AM
Animation fans and community members unable to attend the 39th Annual Annie Awards ceremony in Los Angeles this year will still have a chance to watch the ceremony live, as it happens. The Annie Awards ceremony, which takes place Saturday, February 4th at 7:00 pm PST / 10:00 pm EST, will be available online via a live web stream direct from UCLA's Royce Hall. The Annie Awards are presented by ASIFA-Hollywood each year and are considered the "highest honor given for excellence in animation." Legendary voice talent June Foray created the Annie Awards in 1972.
The Voice Acting in a Television Production category is filled to the brim with some of the top voice talent in the industry this year, and has more nominees than we've ever seen in one category. They are:
Logan Grove as Gumball ("The Amazing World of Gumball”)
Nika Futterman as Asajj Ventress ("Star Wars: The Clone Wars”)
Scott Adsit as the Creature ("Mary Shelley’s Frankenhole Season 2”)
Tara Strong as Timmy Turner ("Fairly OddParents – Operation: Dinkleberg”)
Jim Cummings stands out among the nominees in the usually celebrity-heavy category of Voice Acting in a Feature Production. The nominees this year are:
The 39th Annual Annie Awards will take place Saturday night, February 4th, at 7:00 pm PST and can be watched live, online at: annieawards.org/watch-it-live/.
Comprised of more than thirty voiceover actors, the group volunteered their time and talent to produce a fantastic recording of the holiday classic, ’Twas the Night Before Christmas. All sales and donations of the track will go to the Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA.
Portal 2 Voice Actors Win Best Performance Video Game Awards
Posted by
Kristy Sproul
on December 10, 2011 at 10:01 PM
The 2011 Video Game Awards ceremony, honoring the outstanding achievements within the video game industry, was broadcast live Saturday evening from Los Angeles, California on Spike TV, MTV2, and via webcast at Spike.com. This year's two-hour event was hosted by actor Zachary Levi, an avid gamer who has provided voices in video games such as Fallout: New Vegas and Halo: Reach, as well as in Disney's 2010 animated feature, Tangled.
The two categories honoring voice-over performances in video games over the last year, Best Performance by a Human Male and Best Performance by a Human Female, were announced without much fanfare, thrown in with a laundry list of other winners during a short segment introduced by wrestler Hulk Hogan. Voice actors from the popular Portal 2 video game scored both Best Performance VGA awards.
British writer, director, and comedian Stephen Merchant won the Best Performance by a Human Male VGA award for his performance as Wheatley in Portal 2. Other nominees in the category included voice actors J.K. Simmons (Cave Johnson in Portal 2), Mark Hamill (The Joker in Batman: Arkham City), and Nolan North (Nathan Drake in Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception).
Voice actor Ellen McLain, who is also an opera singer, took home the Best Performance by a Human Female VGA award for playing GLaDOS in Portal 2. Claudia Black (Chloe Frazer in Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception), Emily Rose (Elena Fisher in Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception), and voice actor Tara Strong (Harley Quinn in Batman: Arkham City), were also nominated in the category.
During the live ceremony, voice actor and creator of Robot Chicken, Seth Green, also made an appearance. He announced The Legend of Zelda game franchise as the first inductee into the Video Game Hall of Fame.
For more information, and a full list of winners and nominees, please visit Spike.com.
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