Vox Talk

Salutation:

Hi, welcome to the show! I hope you’ve had a great week. It’s time to kick back with an episode of VOX Talk.

The Loop:

Morgan Freeman Voicing Golf History Vignettes

In voice acting news, Morgan Freeman will do voice-overs for six historical vignettes and tournament public-service announcements that will air during The Golf Channel and NBC broadcasts. The vignettes will feature historical Players moments involving David Duval, Davis Love III, Vijay Singh and former Tour commissioner Deane Beman.

Menus That Talk

In other news, have you ever heard of a talking menu? Menus That Talk, a Miami company that manufactures a line of talking menus for restaurants, cruise ships, museums and other public places, is making headlines as their multilingual restaurant solutions take flight across the US.

These menus are geared to customers that don’t speak English, an aging population with
less-than-perfect vision, and an active blind community that sees no reason to stay at home.

To learn more, visit http://www.MenusThatTalk.com

Game Developer Learns The Hard Way

To conclude, as reported by Wired.com, game developer Reality Pump, recently learned the hard way when producing their first role playing game “Two Worlds” that videogames shouldn’t be recorded by the in-house staff. The sequel, Two Worlds : The Temptation is said to have better imagery and also employs professional voice actors, much to the delight of the gaming faithful.

To read the full article, go to the show notes for this episode of VOX Talk.

The Biz:

Voice Coaches Radio - John Gallogly

Farewell:

On behalf of the team, I want to thank you for listening and staying subscribed to VOX Talk. If you haven’t subscribed yet, we’d love to have you on board. Search for VOX Talk at iTunes. Thank you for listening and we’ll see you next week.

VOX TALK EPISODE #55

Hi! Welcome to VOX Talk. Today I have Pat Fraley with Phil Crowley joining me on the podcast. Ready to get going?

THE LOOP

RODNEY SAULSBERRY LAUNCHES TRAVEL SITE

In our top story, celebrity voice actor and author Rodney Saulsberry has opened up a new travel website called “Rodtalks Travel”. The site can be used to book travel plans for business and leisure. If you fly quite a bit or are looking to attend a conference or workshop sometime soon, you may want to check out Rodney’s new site. Go to ytbtravel.com/rodtalkstravel

VOICE COACHES CONFERENCE

In voice over news, Voice Coaches is hosting their second annual Advanced Marketing Expo and Conference in Schenectady, New York on Saturday May 3rd, 2008. It’s a full day of industry speakers, networking opportunities and some delicious food. The founders of Voices.com will be there with coverage provided of the event on the VOX Daily blog and Voice Over Times. To learn more about who will be speaking and the topics to be presented, visit voicecoaches.com/marketing

CONTEST AT VOICE-OVERS.COM FORUM

To bring the news to a close, there is a contest going at the Voice-overs.com forum where you could win a dandy of a prize that includes some housekeeping for your business by Kristine Oller, a professional organizer and career strategist. Kristine has a soft spot for performing artists and is giving away a 2-hour career strategy session. The deadline to enter is April 19th and the session must be held before April 24th, 2008. To learn more about this contest, go to Voice-overs.com/forum

THE BIZ

Today in the Biz, I’m pleased to present Pat Fraley interviewing Phil Crowley, the poster boy for long-form narration, sharing his performance process. If you enjoyed Pat’s piece, you can find several free lessons at his website, PatFraley.com.

VOX BOX

In today’s VOX Box, I’m excited to let you know about a new opportunity to get your name on the Voices.com home page, free of charge! As many of you know, I am an absolute glutton for comments on the blogs and podcasts offered at Voices.com. It’s no secret that I love reading your comments and hearing about what you think of the articles and shows.

As part of a new initiative, we’re selecting several comments each week to be featured on our home page, and the people who are quoted receive a link to their website. We update the featured comments twice a week.

To learn more about how you can get your name on the home page for free, read this article that explains what we’re looking for.

Thanks for listening to VOX Talk! If you haven’t yet subscribed, you can do so for free in the Apple iTunes Podcast Directory. I’d love to hear from you and you’re welcome to send in any and all audio feedback to my email address, Stephanie[at]voices.com. Thanks for staying subscribed and we’ll see you next week.

Introduction

Hi! Welcome to VOX Talk. We’re back from our break and excited to get back to business here on the podcast. Today, I’m joined by Bobbin Beam, a fantastic voiceover artist, and a wonderful friend.

THE LOOP

WHAT’S GOING ON WITH SAG AND AFTRA?

In our top story, you may have heard about the latest news regarding the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, but you may not have heard about what’s going on within AFTRA and its upcoming re-run election.

Jason George, national board member, local Los Angeles member and LA fourth vice president let us know what is really going on in a memo that debunks several myths that are floating around the latest suspension of the joint negotiation agreement between SAG and AFTRA.
Want to learn more? Check out the story on the VOX Daily blog at blogs.voices.com/voxdaily/ .

VOICE TALKERS

In other news, have you ever been called a voice talker? Don’t be surprised if you do because there is a video out on YouTube right now that is called “Voice Talkers : Living the Dream of a Voice Actor”.
The video is part of a contest called YouTube Sketchies II. If you haven’t seen the comedy sketch yet, it may very well become a classic in the voice-acting genre. Featuring the cast of Poykpac, a New-York based comedy troupe, the video also stars radio giant Dave Foxx of Zee100 fame.
There’s still time to vote, so do the voice over industry a favor and go to YouTube.com/sketchies2 and vote for VOICE TALKERS!

DON LAFONTAINE HEALTHY

To bring the news to a close, I’d like to share some great news from Don LaFontaine. Don is now in good health and has kicked that pesky lung infection to the curb. His six months of treatment is over and he’s out there voicing, performing and is scheduled to make an appearance at “Voices Remember” on April 28th, a gala event that benefits Alzheimer’s research and honors those who have lost their voice to the disease. Don will be joining Joan Baker and several other artists to pay tribute.

To learn more about this event, check out Voice Over Times as linked in the show notes.

THE BIZ

Today in the Biz, I’m pleased to shine the spotlight on Bobbin Beam as she discusses “The Art of Risk”.

Thank you Bobbin. If you enjoyed Bobbin’s piece, let her know by visiting her blog. You can find her at bobbinbeam.com

VOX BOX

In today’s VOX Box, I’d like to take a moment to let you know about a really cool new weekly column on VOX Daily called “Who Got the Gig?” Every Friday, you now have the opportunity to let me, and the rest of the voice over community know about what kind of work you have been up to.

Now, here’s the fun part. You can either participate on the blog by leaving a comment or email me a brief audio file featuring a sample of what you’ve done. All comments are posted on the blog and audio comments are aired here on VOX Talk.

So, what have you been up to? Let me know by either leaving a comment on VOX Daily or send your recording via email to Stephanie@voices.com

Thanks for listening to VOX Talk! If you haven’t yet subscribed, you can do so for free in the Apple iTunes Podcast Directory. I’d love to hear from you and you’re welcome to send in any and all audio feedback to my email address, Stephanie@voices.com. Thanks for staying subscribed and we’ll see you next week.