Disintegration voice actors5/16/2023 ![]() ![]() Like most industries, voice acting has its own vocabulary-and you should be familiar with the most common voiceover terms before you step into the studio. While virtual reality is just one frame of the ever-expanding multimedia entertainment umbrella, it’s the one to keep an eye on with regards to voiceover work. We live in a time where VO and VR are colliding as virtual reality capabilities are expanding their influence on the gaming industry, so, too, do the opportunities for voiceover actors everywhere. Multimedia: And that brings us to perhaps the most exciting frontier in voice acting: multimedia entertainment.Video games: In certain circles, the biggest video game releases in a given year are just as buzzy and eagerly anticipated as the year’s biggest blockbusters––and the voice talent behind these gamers’ beloved characters is just as revered. ![]() Commercials: When was the last time you saw a commercial without a voiceover? In selling a product or service, one of the most effective ways to get a message across is by layering information about a product over an image-and guess who provides those voiceovers? That’s right! Professional voice actors.But what about the hundreds of other documentary films and series out there? From the prestige to the pulpy (as if Investigation Discovery’s melodramatic gotcha narrations aren’t a delight!), it takes an expert voice actor with a measured cadence, exquisite pronunciation, and dramatic chops to really sell a documentary as it’s laid out on screen. Documentary TV and film: We get it-Sir David Attenborough of “Planet Earth” is your favorite documentary narrator.Movies: Voiceover talent is often tapped for major animated releases like Pixar’s “Finding Dory” or Disney’s “Moana.” And, with astounding advances in CGI and green screen technology in film, it’s also become commonplace for voice actors like Andy Serkis to be cast as CGI characters, as seen in “Rise of the Planet of the Apes.”.Although some books are read by their author, other productions employ voiceover actors to play various characters and enliven the drama and action. Audiobooks: Thanks to digital platforms like Audible, audiobooks have seen a recent boom.And that’s not to mention anime and adult offerings like “BoJack Horseman,” “Bob’s Burgers,” and “Family Guy.” Think of children’s programming series on networks like Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, and PBS-there’s a voice actor behind each and every one of those lovable, colorful characters. Animated TV: The most common form of voiceover acting is likely animated TV.Different types of voice acting include audiobooks, documentaries, commercials, video games, and even virtual reality. Most people associate voice acting with animated movies and TV shows, but there’s a lot more to it than that. ![]()
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