Adventures in Voice Acting

Adventures in Voice Acting
DVD cover
Directed by	Eric P. Sherman
Produced by	Kristi Reed
Edited by	Katie Esposito
Production company	Bang Zoom! Entertainment
Release dates	July 3, 2008 (USA DVD)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Adventures in Voice Acting is a 2008 documentary DVD produced by Bang Zoom! Entertainment, featuring interviews from actors and crew members on the craft of voice acting. It was initially released as a set of DVDs, and has since been adapted into workshops and classes around the U.S.

Summary

Adventures in Voice Acting contains interviews up to 100 voice actors, producers, and casting directors that are in anime dubs and video games. The DVD was released on July 3, 2008, after first of three volumes were released at Anime Expo. It took three years to complete, from concept to release,^[1] and was created by Bang Zoom to answer many questions they received from people wanted to know how to become a voice actor.^[2] Each episode is introduced by the animated character Mr. Mic, which was designed specifically for the documentary.

Featured voice actors

Voice actors interviewed in this DVD are:

Laura Bailey Christopher Bevins Beau Billingslea David Neil Black Steven Blum Johnny Yong Bosch Joey Camen Louise Chamis Luci Christian Colleen Clinkenbeard Justin Cook Mari Devon Dorothy Elias-Fahn Richard Epcar Doug Erholtz Lynn Fischer Michael Forest Rebecca Forstadt Sandy Fox

Crispin Freeman Barbara Goodson Darrel Guilbeau Wayne Grayson Kyle Hebert Lance Henriksen Kate Higgins Megan Hollingshead Xanthe Huynh Tom Kenny Steve Kramer Lauren Landa Lex Lang Mela Lee Wendee Lee Yuri Lowenthal Julie Maddalena Dave Mallow Mona Marshall Michael McConnohie

Mike McFarland Mary Elizabeth McGlynn Vic Mignogna Marianne Miller Liam O'Brien Colleen O'Shaughnessey Joe Ochman Tony Oliver Lisa Ortiz Scott Page-Pagter Bob Papenbrook Debora Rabbai Sam Riegel Cindy Robinson Michelle Rodriguez Michelle Ruff Paul St. Peter Philece Sampler Carrie Savage

Steve Schatzberg Stephanie Sheh Michael Sinterniklaas Christopher Corey Smith Melodee Spevack Steve Staley Doug Stone Terrence Stone Karen Strassman Kim Strauss Eric Stuart Julie Ann Taylor Veronica Taylor Marc Thompson Kirk Thornton Cristina Valenzuela Kari Wahlgren Tom Wayland Ezra Weisz Tom Wyner

Voice actors featured in sample clips, except:

• Todd Haberkorn as Kimihiro Watanuki in xxxHOLiC
• Keith Ferguson as Bloo in Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
• Phil LaMarr as Wilt in Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends

Casting directors and producers

Producers and casting directors interviewed are:

• Sean Akins
• Jason DeMarco
• Jack Fletcher
• Norman J. Grossfeld
• Sean Molyneaux
• John O'Donnell
• Kaeko Sakamoto
• Kevin Seymour

Workshops

Since the release of the video documentary, Bang Zoom has provided multi-day workshops for prospective voice actors. They are taught by some of the industry veterans such as Tony Oliver, Crispin Freeman, Ruth Lambert, and Lex Lang, and some have been taught at various locales around the United States. Some of Bang Zoom's current voice actors have been participants in the program, including: Marianne Miller, Lauren Landa and Cristina Vee.^[3]

References

1. Steve Fritz (August 12, 2008). "Animated Shorts: Adventures in Voice Acting". newsarama.com. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
2. Zac Bertschy (February 22, 2009). "Interview: Tony Oliver on Adventures in Voice Acting". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
3. http://www.adventuresinvoiceacting.com/workshops

External links

• Adventures in Voice Acting
• Adventures in Voice Acting - Volume One Review
• Adventures in Voice Acting at the Internet Movie Database