Yet more digital ink spilled on the whole celebrities-are-taking-over-the-industry issue. I agree, it’s annoying, and it’s interesting that a non VO-specific publication picked up on this: Examiner.com Check out the article and let me know what you think:
This hasn’t really been an issue for me, but then again, I’m not in LA competing directly against some of these celebrities. Chicago has our own local celebrities and voiceover rockstars that command a lion’s share of the VO market.
Aug 26
Posted by Adam in Audio Books, Voice Over | 1 Comment
As I mentioned in my previous post, sometimes I have a hard time finding the correct pronunciations of words in narration scripts or audio books. Especially if it is a foreign word or proper name it can be hard to track down. Here’s a few more resources that were suggested to me:
Merk Manuel: lots of medical terms
Voice of America Pronounciation Guide
Lots of good sources for names! In addition, I had a project recently with a lot of foreign words, specifically Arabic, and this site: HowJSay, seemed to include a lot of them.
Here’s an interesting list on an annoying trend: Celebrity Voice Overs.
Via the Ethiopian Review.
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