Friday, June 3, 2011

Monologue Work

Well, I've been looking at voice acting blogs all morning. I'd definitely recommend checking out The Voice Over Boblog, Vox Daily, and interviews with any voice actors you really respect. I found a great NPR interview with Billy West and a recent video interview of Sean Schemmel and Chris Sabat.

This morning, I also started writing the monologue for my first or second video. I've made the decision to split my character work with my accent work. I think it's the right decision. My reasoning? Working with accents showcases one thing while working with characters shows another (or it should).

So, what am I working on? This first monologue will have a movie announcer voice, Death [Soul Eater], Spike [Cowboy Bebop], Vegeta [DBZ], Hiei [Yu Yu Hakusho], Gollum, Roy/Moss/Richmond [IT Crowd], and an old prospector. I may add others if I think of them, but that seems to be a good place to begin. I just need to find a way to make it dialogue and not a solid monologue with different voices. I always had trouble with that when writing my ill-fated novel. Poor little guy needs more editing than I'm willing to give. Guess that's why I'm not a writer.

Besides that, I'm considering picking up some video editing software (since I'll need it for my YouTube account anyhow) and starting Bebop Abridged. I do so love doing Spike's, or rather Steven Jay Blum's, voice. Since audio books can be a good way to get started in VA or VO work, I think I'll also try and get a recording of Call of Cthulhu or a shorter Lovecraft story soon.

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