{"id":135,"date":"2009-03-03T12:16:09","date_gmt":"2009-03-03T19:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chasingeden.com\/?p=135"},"modified":"2009-03-03T18:12:47","modified_gmt":"2009-03-04T01:12:47","slug":"in-a-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chasingeden.com\/?p=135","title":{"rendered":"In a World…"},"content":{"rendered":"\t

So I was talking to Brian Allex at dinner the other night and he told me he almost got into a McDonalds commercial.\u00a0 I mentioned (as I always do) that I wanted to be in a commercial too…as a voice talent.\u00a0 He said he gets demos all the time from folks.\u00a0 I said I need a demo too<\/strong>….thus I made one.<\/p>\n\t

The Background:<\/strong> I thought I would re-do another movie trailer, maybe a Don Lafontaine<\/a> classic.\u00a0 Unfortunately, there is no website that catalogs movie trailer scripts.\u00a0 There are also none that give away the music behind the trailer (although there are some that charge).\u00a0 So I decided to make my own trailer, with my own music.<\/p>\n\t

The Interview<\/strong>: As I was getting into the mindset, I started thinking about myself as voice actor.\u00a0 I watched some interviews with Don L, and then decided my demo should also contain background info….my story as a voice actor.\u00a0 So I wrote a self-interview too.\u00a0 This was the funniest part to me.\u00a0 It was actually much longer than made it onto the demo, but in the interest of time I cut my own interview short.<\/p>\n\t

The Music<\/strong>:\u00a0 Fortunately there is a lot of good info out there on suitable classical music for movie trailers.\u00a0 The one that came up over and over was Carmina Burana by Carl Orff.<\/p>\n\t

The Trailer:<\/strong> Surprisingly easy to write.\u00a0 I did a little research, but they are pretty formulaic and easy to poke fun of.\u00a0 “In a world..”, “On man…”, “Renegade…”….anything dire, immediate, short, and punchy.<\/p>\n\t

I laughed my ass of watching this:<\/p>\n\t


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The Mix<\/strong>:\u00a0 I use Adobe Audition (formerly Cool Edit Pro) to mix audio.\u00a0 I know something about that from my limited experience recording music, and I have a pretty decent microphone that picks up what little depth and richness I have in my voice.\u00a0 I didn’t use alot of effects on the tracks (echo, or enhancing the bass of the vocals); its pretty much how I sound.<\/p>\n\t

Here is a pic of clips:<\/p>\n\t

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You see I recorded the lines one at a time. The trailer definitely wasn’t all one take. The interview was though.<\/p>\n\t

The Environment:<\/strong> I did drink a bottle of red wine in preparation.\u00a0 Alcohol dries your throat out and deepens your voice.\u00a0 I didn’t smoke any cigarettes.\u00a0 I don’t like to smoke.\u00a0 I assure you the wine was not enjoyed, but only drunk in pursuit of the art.<\/p>\n\t

The Result: <\/strong>Here you go<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t

With the recession looming, I figure its time to diversify my interests.\u00a0 You never know when you might be forced to consider a career change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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