Billy West is spot on in the video at 1:59. I too am an aspiring voice actor and I know lots of really talented young people as well that may never have a chance to get into the actual business of voice acting just because celebrities will always be chosen for the roles instead.
Plus its so hard to find anywhere to start with voice acting that doesn't involve Newgrounds or Youtube. You could look at the careers tab for say, a videogame company and you won't be able to find anywhere to send a demo tape to try out for something, or somewhere to try and contribute even in a minor role. Those kinds of jobs are just scratched out for young people, its just completely unfair for those that want to get into it and love it too.
Billy brings up this excellent point very often, that celebrities are brought in not to do voices so much as they do their voice so people go to see a movie. They don't add character, they don't add their own spin on the voice, they just play themselves playing a cartoon. It's lousy.
i'm not a voice actor by any stretch of the imagination but I always like to watch and or listen to voice actors when they're on camera. I understand what Billy West is saying...most animated cartoons, or, the animated movies, the studio's want to bring in face actors and actresses to voice characters in hopes the fame of the movie star or TV star will lure in customers/viewers to the cartoon. What happens is legitimate voice actors are pushed aside or given small parts.
the lack of what I call classic voice acting is missing in a lot of the animated movies. when you listen to a lot of cartoon characters, particularly ones that appear in movies, their voices don't sound "cartoony". The cartoony sounding voices is where legitimate voice acting comes into play.
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Billy West is spot on in the video at 1:59. I too am an aspiring voice actor and I know lots of really talented young people as well that may never have a chance to get into the actual business of voice acting just because celebrities will always be chosen for the roles instead.
thelovebat 1 year ago
Plus its so hard to find anywhere to start with voice acting that doesn't involve Newgrounds or Youtube. You could look at the careers tab for say, a videogame company and you won't be able to find anywhere to send a demo tape to try out for something, or somewhere to try and contribute even in a minor role. Those kinds of jobs are just scratched out for young people, its just completely unfair for those that want to get into it and love it too.
thelovebat 1 year ago
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thelovebat 1 year ago
I second that notion !! More Jim Cummings plz !!
updownsyndrome 1 year ago
great vid but, not enough from Jim Cummings.
kirara2514 1 year ago
@kirara2514 Minsc and Boo agree with you.
thelovebat 1 year ago
Billy brings up this excellent point very often, that celebrities are brought in not to do voices so much as they do their voice so people go to see a movie. They don't add character, they don't add their own spin on the voice, they just play themselves playing a cartoon. It's lousy.
samuraikarasu 1 year ago 6
i'm not a voice actor by any stretch of the imagination but I always like to watch and or listen to voice actors when they're on camera. I understand what Billy West is saying...most animated cartoons, or, the animated movies, the studio's want to bring in face actors and actresses to voice characters in hopes the fame of the movie star or TV star will lure in customers/viewers to the cartoon. What happens is legitimate voice actors are pushed aside or given small parts.
ACcountryFan 2 years ago 4
the lack of what I call classic voice acting is missing in a lot of the animated movies. when you listen to a lot of cartoon characters, particularly ones that appear in movies, their voices don't sound "cartoony". The cartoony sounding voices is where legitimate voice acting comes into play.
ACcountryFan 2 years ago 5
interesting
SSjJesus 2 years ago 3