''Adventures in Voice Acting'' is a 2008

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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 actor Voice acting is the art of Acting, performing a character or providing information to an audience with one's voice. Performers are often called voice actors/actresses in addition to other names. Examples of voice work include animation, animated, ...

s, producers, and casting directors that are in

anime is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ...

dubs and

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s. The DVD was released on July 3, 2008, after first of three volumes were released at

Anime Expo Anime Expo, abbreviated AX, is an American anime convention held in Los Angeles, California and organized by the non-profit Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA). The convention is traditionally held annually on the first we ...

. It took three years to complete, from concept to release, and was created by Bang Zoom to answer many questions they received from people wanted to know how to become a voice actor. 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: Voice actors featured in sample clips, except: * Todd Haberkorn as

Kimihiro Watanuki is a fictional character introduced in the manga ''xxxHolic'', created by the group of manga artists known as Clamp (manga artists), Clamp. Watanuki is a high school student plagued by his ability to see spirits. In order to lose such powers, Wa ...

in ''

xxxHOLiC ''xxxHolic'' (stylized as ''×××HOLiC''; pronounced "Holic") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga group Clamp. The series, which crosses over with another Clamp work, '' Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle'', r ...

'' * Keith Ferguson as Bloo in '' Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'' *

Phil LaMarr Phil LaMarr is an American actor and comedian. He was one of the original featured cast members on the sketch comedy television series '' Mad TV'', where he stayed for five seasons. His voice acting roles in animated series include the Sam B of ' ...

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 Tony Oliver is a Puerto Rican voice actor and voice director. He is best known for voicing Rick Hunter from ''Robotech'', Lancer from '' Fate/stay night'', and Arsène Lupin III from '' Lupin the Third''. He helped produce the live action sh ...

Crispin Freeman Crispin Freeman is an American voice actor, voice director, and screenwriter who is best known for voicing characters in English-language dubs of Japanese anime, animation, and video games. Some of his prominent anime roles include Zelgadis Grayw ...

, Ruth Lambert, and

Lex Lang Lex Lang is an American voice actor and voice director, who has provided voices and served as a director for a number of animations and video games. He is best known for voicing Doctor Neo Cortex in the '' Crash Bandicoot'' franchise, Suguru ...

, and some have been taught at various locales around the United States. Some of Bang Zoom's current voice actors / members have been participants in the program, including: Marin Miller, Lauren Landa, and Cristina Vee.

References

External links

Adventures in Voice Acting

Adventures in Voice Acting - Volume One Review
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