Vox Talk

VOX Talk PODCAST: EPISODE 13

Salutation:

You’re listening to VOX Talk, and I’m your host, Stephanie Ciccarelli. If you’re into voiceovers, this is the podcast for you. We record VOX Talk twice a week, so there’s ample opportunity to get involved and to tune in. Let’s get this party started!

The Loop:

Annie Awards

The Annie Awards were handed out this past weekend with Disney and Pixar’s Cars taking home the big prize. Chron.com says that every winner of the Annie Awards animated feature category goes on to win the Best Animated Feature at the Oscars, so be sure to keep your eyes on Cars.

To find out who the other winners were, go to annie awards dot com.

News #2

Emilie-Claire Barlow

On the eve of Valentine's Day, the Toronto Public Library invites youth and the young at heart to the Anime Ball at the York Woods Theatre. Participants are invited to come dressed as their favourite anime character and are encouraged to make a dramatic entrance on a red carpet.

Special guest Emilie-Claire Barlow (Sailor Mars from the popular Sailor Moon) will share her experience as a voice actor.

To learn more, go to keeptorontoreading.ca
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/February2007/12/c7118.html

News #3

To wrap up, the CBC radio program “And sometimes y” dedicated a segment of their show to the unfolding story of Microsoft’s lawsuit with the Mapuche, the native people of Chile, over Microsoft’s intended use of the Mapuche language on the Internet. The Mapuche claim that their language is private property and that Microsoft did not consult them before announcing plans to use it for financial gain. There are 400,000 people in total who speak the Mapuche language.

To learn more, go to cbc.ca/andsometimesy

http://www.cbc.ca/andsometimesy/pastshows.html?episode5

The Biz:

This week in The Biz, Julie Williams explores whether it is skill or talent that gets voice actors the jobs.

Julie Williams segment.

If you have an audio piece that you’d like to see included in this segment or a suggestion, email your thoughts to media@voices.com

Tech Talk:

This week Colin Campbell of AffordableAnnouncer.com shares his thoughts on mics, preamps and processors.

Colin’s segment
Thank you for another candid look at the world of recording studio equipment, Colin.

VoxBox:

This is the last episode before nominations close for the Voicey Awards. If you or someone you know deserves a Voicey, be sure to get your nomination in before Valentine’s Day. You can access the form on the VOX Daily blog at blogs.voices.com/voxdaily/.

Farewell:

Here we are at the end! As always you can send in your feedback via email, audio clip and you can also call in to leave a message to air on the podcast. Just dial 1-888-359-3472 ext. 117. ☺ Looking forward to hearing from you. Bye for now.