Vox Talk

Salutation:

Hi guys, I’m Stephanie and welcome to VOX Talk! Today, we’re joined by Betty in Boca, Amy Taylor and Adam Fox. As they say in the biz, on with the show!

The Loop:

Harry Potter Narrator Jim Dale in Bethesda

In audio book news, Washingtonian.com reports that Broadway actor and Harry Potter narrator Jim Dale took time to share his experiences at the Borders bookstore in Bethesda, gaining a whole new audience by giving voice to Harry, Hermione, Severus Snape, Voldemort and more. The 17-disc audio set of the final installment, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, is selling almost as quickly as the book.

Not only was Dale one of the first people to know the fate of Harry and his friends, he was also one of the first to come up with voices for J.K. Rowling’s characters. He even earned a spot in the Guinness World Records for providing the most voices in an audio book thanks to his work on Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, in which there were 134 characters.

To learn more about Jim Dale, Google Jim Dale and Harry Potter or visit Jim’s website jim-dale.com

News #2

Male voice-overs more popular in South Africa?

In voice over news, it appears that South African advertisers prefer women to be seen and not heard. AllAfrica.com reports that recent studies covering 1650 radio, television, print and billboard advertisements in South Africa, Mauritius, Zambia and Zimbabwe, aimed to establish how women and men are represented and portrayed in advertising, monitored over a period of two weeks last December.

As in other countries, women in advertisements in South Africa predominated in still images (print and billboards) rather than in voice and sound (on television and radio). Men's voices dominated in voice-overs, a finding in line with global research. At 24%, SA and Zimbabwe had the lowest proportion of female voice-overs in the entire study.

To learn more about this study and read the full article, go to allafrica.com or visit the VOX Talk show notes.

News #3

In closing, an interview with Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart Simpson, has been published on OrlandoSentinel.com. One little known fact shared in the interview was that as a child, Nancy Cartwright had made her hero the famous voice actor Daws Butler, the voice of Yogi Bear among others, her pen pal!

To read the interview, go to orlandosentinel.com and search for Nancy Cartwright in their Entertainment section.

The Biz:

Today in The Biz, Betty in Boca is joined by Amy Taylor as they presents us with another comical slice of life, this time about voice over jargon and the Average Joe.

Thank you Betty and Amy! To let Betty know about any experiences you’ve had with people outside of voice acting, send her an email to bettyinboca@earthlink.net

Tech Talk:

This week in Tech Talk, Adam Fox shares some great tips for how to pick appropriate music beds to accompany your voice over recordings.

Thank you Adam. As always, you can hit Adam up with your feedback and podmail at Adam@DefiantDigital.com ☺

VoxBox:

In the VOX Box today, I’d like to remind everyone that there is going to be a special episode of VOX Talk arriving between episode 39 (that’s this episode) and episode 40. This Friday July 27th, we’ll be airing the 60 Second Pitch awards show via the VOX Talk podcast feed. Stay subscribed to find out who the winners are and to keep receiving VOX Talk!

Farewell:

Again, don’t forget to tune in to the 60 Second Pitch contest awards show. If you haven’t subscribed already, go to podcasts.voices.com/voxtalk or track us down in the Apple iTunes Podcast Directory by searching for VOX Talk or my name, Stephanie Ciccarelli. Bye for now!