Tim McLaughlin on November 20th, 2010

The multi-talented Mahmoud Taji has developed a wiki site for voiceover called VOpedia. Taji explains more about it on his blog. It’s nice to see that Taji has taken the initiative to create a site like this.  Like all wikis, though, it takes active participation from people adding information to the site.  If you’re a [...]

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Tim McLaughlin on November 18th, 2010

Thanksgiving is just a week away. It always reminds me of that classic “Turkey Drop” episode on “WKRP in Cincinnati.” Here are the highlights in 30 seconds:   WKRP Turkey Drop in 30 Seconds Happy Thanksgiving!

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Tim McLaughlin on November 14th, 2010

Pam Tierney shares some interesting thoughts on the word “no” in a post called, “Just what is a no?“ I think her advice for voice actors on how to deal with “no” is right on the money.  Also the couple of comments posted so far help put the word in perspective.

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Tim McLaughlin on November 12th, 2010

A post called Name that Voiceover… on Creative Fuel got me thinking about whether celebrity voiceovers are good or bad. There has been a trend in recent years, to use celebrity voices for commercials, animation, narrations and the like.  The thinking seems to be that if people have an emotional connection with that celebrity, it will [...]

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Tim McLaughlin on November 10th, 2010

It’s always nice when a new client hires me as the voice talent for a project.  And it’s twice as nice when I can add two new companies to my list of voiceover clients. Yesterday, I did an e-Learning narration for American Express.  It was a 35-page script about Risk Management. Then, today, it was [...]

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