Over 11,000 Hopefuls Quack For Alfac
April 8, 2011
Casting Ends
Aflac experienced a huge turnout for the casting of their iconic mascot. The insurance giant held an open casting call online at quackaflac.com where they received 11,200 audio and video auditions.
In addition to the online submissions there were also live auditions in five major cities across the US including New York, Los Angeles, Austin, Texas; Atlanta and Las Vegas where an additional 650 people turned out for their chance to be heard. The company also enlisted the help of employment site, Monster.com.
Voice Over Community Petitions The Oscars
April 8, 2011
Oscars Petition
This week the voice over community rallied together to launch a campaign to get their industry recognized at the Oscars.
On March 4, 2011 Voices.com took the lead and started a petition. Their goal is to achieve a measure of recognition for voice actors that is on-par to on-camera actors. Currently the Academy recognizes just four acting awards at the Oscars. Animated films are eligible for the Best Picture and Animated Feature Film categories but there is no category to honour the voice actors in those films.
Winners Announced In The VoiceOver Kidz Competition
March 31, 2011
On March 11, 2011 the winners in the first ever VoiceOver Kidz Competition received their awards for participation in a program that encourages junior and high school students to find their voices. The event was held at the Writers Guild in Los Angeles, CA. Winning teams (pictured) include; Albert Einstein Academy and La Mesa Jr. High School in Santa Clarita, along with Patrick Henry Middle School in Granada Hills.
Aflac Online Casting Call Starts Tonight
March 23, 2011
The Aflac Duck
Alfac released news today that they will be holding an online casting call to replace Gilbert Gottfried as the voice of the iconic Aflac duck. Voice talent will be able to submit their audio and video demos to a new site dedicated to the casting call.
Voice Actress Rides Across America For Kids Orphaned By AIDS
March 22, 2011
Voice-Over talent and coach, Julie Williams, is taking on the brutal challenge of riding her bicycle from California to Florida next June. She will be braving the Arizona sun and Texas heat to raise money for children who have to fight every day just to survive. All sponsorship monies help AIDS Orphans in Africa.
Voice Of The Aflac Duck Fired For Offensive Tweets
March 16, 2011
Reuters/Lucas Jackson
Aflac insurance fired Gilbert Gottfried last week from his gig as the voice of the Aflac duck. According to CNN, he was fired less than an hour after they received word that he was making jokes on Twitter about the Tsunami in Japan.
Wheel Of Fortune Seeks New Announcer
March 10, 2011
After the passing of legendary announcer Charlie O’Donnell in November 2010 the long time running game show Wheel Of Fortune is searching for a new announcer. They’ve been auditioning talent for the past several months in an effort to find the perfect voice for the show.
Anthony Reece Wins 2009 Crystal Reel Award
October 14, 2009
VoiceTOONS studio director Anthony Reece has won the 2009 Crystal Reel Award by the Florida Motion Picture & Television Association for his Narration work on the Documentary “Safe Haven.”
In the opening days of World War II, the Nazis occupy Warsaw. In a display of extraordinary courage and commitment, Zookeeper Jan Zabinski decides to hide the city’s most endangered residents in his home. Before war’s end, the Warsaw Zoo will become a safe haven for 300 Jewish men, women, and children.
From award-winning director Gary Lester, comes this compelling Holocaust story of ordinary people doing extraordinary things.
Voiceover Veteran, Joan Baker, Endorses Neumann
June 10, 2009
New Neumann endorser Joan Baker, one of leading voiceover artists in the country and author of “Secrets to Voiceover Success,” has been a devotee of Neumann microphones throughout her two-decade career.
Audies Salutes The Best in Audiobooks for 2009
June 2, 2009
The 14th Annual Audies, sponsored by the Audio Publishers Association, were hosted at the fabulous New-York Historical Society situated at 170 Central Park West, where the voices were just as sensational and decadent as the surroundings they were placed in.
Hosted by Tony Roberts, with presentations made by narrators Simon Vance, Kathleen Kellgren, Carrington MacDuffie, Bronson Pinchot, Tavia Gilbert, and Bobby Cannavale, the gala was filled to the brim with excitement and humor.
