Samsung Developer Conference Keynote - Voice of the Body

I was really happy to discover a this video:

Voice of The Body 2.0 from ATOMIC D on Vimeo.

It was from a recent project where I provided the voice.  While working,  it was not clear where the video would be used. But, it turned out that this was the video presented to the Samsun Developer Conference as the keynote.  Even though I was concentrating on the script during the time I was behind the microphone, it was obvious that the visuals and production quality was very high.

Kudos to the team at Atomic D!  Very nice work.

Rinse & Repeat: Create, Creation, Creativity, Creativishosity

Over the years I've been lucky enough to cross paths with seriously creative individuals.  Some make art, others music, a few form companies, while a select set find and inspire boundless wonder within each gloriously gifted moment we receive.

Reinvigorating. Challenging. And just to use the word again, Inspiring. 

That wave pushes you forward and momentum reigns.  It ebbs a bit, you drop into a trough and begin to wonder if your last idea was your best.  Ever. 

Perhaps the more times you ride those changes, the more comfortable you get with them.  Though certainly you wish it was more like a spring-fed and gravity enhanced river than the capricious result of wind, weather and tidal constraints of a great ocean.

And I don't pretend to have solved or gained great insights into the process.  But, I do appreciate when signposts appear along the way. The creative impulse remains a brittle found nest, and must be cupped, protected and tended.  Which makes me look for thing which help make sense of it.

This PBS snippet crossed my path:

The other thing of late is that I've been enjoying Creativity, Inc. in audiobook form.  

Written by Ed Catmull with Amy Wallace and read by Peter Altschuler.  It investigates a larger question certainly - how do you create a dynamic culture of creativity?  I'm enjoying the themes he has addressed concerning Trust and the role of the manager of a team.    And I'm more than a bit jealous of the work environment which has evolved over in Emeryville.   It's fun to pick off the ideas which can be applied to the task of VO character creation each day.  

Levi's Talking Scoreboard Radio Spots

This project was a hoot -  had great fun coming up with the voice for the new Levi's Stadium scoreboard, who has questions about things...

Audio for the radio ads for the new Levi's Stadium, featuring the Levi's Talking Scoreboard.

Today's Under-Headphones-Studio-Bike-Geek-Headwear

Courtesy of the talented sheep and weavers at Kucharik. It has served many hours of saddle time and now is working well under the headphones for morning auditions.
mmmmmm..... wool with earflaps.

Since this now seems to be a series, yesterday's was a thinner, lighter option with traditional watchcap design. Courtesy of Rivendell Bicycle Works (though I think the light green is a thing of the past.)

GamingLives.com Interviews Gene Mocsy - Writer/Designer of "1954: Alcatraz"

GamingLives.com sits down with Gene Mocsy, the designer and writer (and as we learn in the interview a character voice here and there...) of 1954: Alcatraz, which hopefully will be released from Deadalic Entertainment this coming year.   He talks about the inspiring environs he found both on the famous island itself and throughout the city of San Francisco. 

This has been an interesting project to be involved with - seeing it expand from an independent venture to a fully-realized release from a major gaming company.  But through it all (as with the video games which get me most excited) is a dedication to captivating characters and interesting stories.

It's an interesting interview with insights into the long process of creating a game environment.

... yes, an at times creeeeeepy environment!

1954: Alcatraz - Interview with Gene Mocsy, Designer and Writer

Behind the Scenes: ADR with Disney Audio Legend Doc Kane

Wonderful behind-the-scenes glimpse into the world of ADR - here noted engineer/ADR artist Doc Kane talks about the process and techniques of recording the vocals and voice tracks which are laid into films and animations.



Thanks to Sirenetta Leoni's "Inside Voiceover" for passing along this engaging video!

"I Know That Voice" Documentary Premieres in LA Tonight

Sadly, I'll be a few hundred miles away from this, but wishing I was there to see my heroes, friends and mentors share their insights, opinions and more than a few characters in "I Know That Voice" - a documentary by Lawrence Shapiro.



Tom Kenny, Charlie Adler, the amazing June Foray, Billy West, John DiMaggio, Andrea Romano, Maurice LaMarche, Rob Paulsen and many many more...

Wider distribution should happen through December and into January, 2014, and you can order the DVD at http://www.iknowthatvoice.com

More info:
http://www.animationmagazine.net/events/know-voice-doc-premiere-nov-6/