An early example of the cartoon trope of a character not realizing they have run off a cliff until they look down. (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit in The Ocean Hop 1927)

Every seat in the SAG-AFTRA Foundation theatre is sponsored by an actor. Had to take the Sam Elliott chair for maximum voice acting mojo.

My co-author and I are targeting roughly 80K words for the first draft of this scifi novel; since 800 words is a pretty typical writing sprint for me, it's satisfying to catch my breath and think "Hey! 1% of a book!"

[PAID CASTING CALL] Looking for a black queer voice actor to voice Kie in my visual novel, Doce Fim. This is a PAID role! Kie is a whimsical lil fella and his voice requires a versatile range. Open 'till January 20th! docs.google.com/document/d/1... #voiceactor #VNDev #castingcall #voiceacting

The phrase "Florida Man" would rhythmically fit perfectly into Johnny Cash's unused theme song for the James Bond movie "Thunderball." Use this information responsibly, Internet. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx-x...

I put a nice $12 ballpoint pen on my wishlist and received it as a Christmas present. I wondered how much of an improvement it would be and oh no chat I really like it I can't be a fancy pen guy I don't have the bucks for that.

Watched "Police Story 2" last night - someone call Milhouse because I found the movie that actually goes to the fireworks factory and then blows it the hell up. Some culturally cringey reasons this didn't get much US play, but the playground sequence is all-time great www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6o1...

Reached my moment in the Pertwee era of "Doctor Who" where he became fully locked-in. Because the show's style and format changed so drastically after Troughton's regeneration, I was struggling to see the character and feel a connection with the previous two incarnations. But he finally got there...

Looks like everyone's credits are getting restored & as a happy middle ground, the "(voice: English version)" header that used to be applied to dubs and localized work has also been added as well. Everyone wins. To those affected, be sure to thank the good folks at NAVA for resolving this matter.

First thing I said in 2026 that's worth writing down: "Why's the Wii calling me Daddy?"

I have a treasured friend whom I met at a party on New Year's Eve 19 years ago at a really low point in my life. We both sensed an uncanny connection and every year since, wherever life takes us, we've called on Dec. 31 to see how each other is doing as we march on through the world. (cont'd)

When I count my blessings from this year, knowing that I'm in three of these is one of the sweetest numbers to count.

Difficult to summarize my 2025 in voicework, it truly was the Best of Times and the Worst of Times. I have never experienced more love and affirmation, just as I've never experienced more setbacks and harm. You can't help but ask yourself if it's worth it. I've chosen to forge ahead.

That MFer Shockwave harvesting whales for Energon and going full Sickos about it.

Was at a little strip mall bar on Sunset Blvd. with some friends and saw Keanu Reeves alone at the bar. My friend invited him to join our table and he courteously declined.

More of Austin Bauman's terrific photos from "It's a Wonderful Life - A Live Radio Play." Still in the afterglow from this deeply-fulfilling experience; hope I get to return to Bedford Falls next year!

This history book opens with a preface stating that they know it's really late and yeah, whatever, there's a lot of stuff that like MAY be missing or wrong but their original and totally perfect history book was lost in a flood and what are you going to do smart guy write your OWN BOOK instead?

When it all comes crashing down, they'll blame us for not clapping hard enough.

Halfway through watching the new "Office" spinoff "The Paper;" so far the show's real breakthrough in modernizing for 2025 is Esmeralda. She's molded in the table-flipping era of reality TV the way Bane was molded in the dark, and someone like her wouldn't have appeared in 2005 Dunder Mifflin.

Now the staff can't be too tall or too short, you find the hole in the floor in the Map Room and BOOM. Then you've got that jewel, see, and over here it catches the light of the rising sun and BOOM, you got yourself a Well of the Souls.

Nicolas-Cage-as-John-Madden making an incursion into Charlie Day meme territory

this movie is so beautifully shot it makes me want to cry

My sister pre-ordered "Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment" as a Christmas present for my nephew before she knew I was in it. This morning she told him Uncle Nick is an unlockable character. On FaceTime he asked me who, I said Pinnec the Rito and started explaining, but he just ran away.

Happy Holidays to everyone! Still my undefeated favorite song of the season www.youtube.com/watch?v=AA35...

Started "The Ambassadors of Death" in the Pertwee era of "Doctor Who." What a cracking good first episode for a serial: Brigadier leading a massive shootout, clever and sinister villains, plus a space program-set mystery. And a return to the TARDIS! I hadn't expected to miss it so keenly.

Felt nostalgic this morning and fired up the first game I can remember outside "Dragon's Lair" et al where voice acting was produced and integrated in a way that enhanced play. Will always remember this proto-RTS title for heavily-compressed notifications like "We've ADVANCED a tech level."

After a run of "It's a Wonderful Life" today, a frail, quiet woman introduced herself and said her husband had passed recently, and that this was the first time she'd left the house since the memorial. She was so grateful for our show. She took season brochures and wants to go to the theatre more.

Remember - the following activities are always free and positive: 1) Share your appreciation for voice actors and their work. 2) Contact cons directly to request your favorites. 3) Signal boost others doing one and two. 4) Take breaks from the World Wide Web!

Hi! Thank you for your questions. (I put them in a screenshot so people can see them in a single post. Hope that's okay.) 1) Yes. When a non-union performer works on a union contract, they are entitled to all of the same exact protections/pay/etc. that a union performer receives.

I read about the recent HoYo recast. I wouldn't wish it on anybody, it's a crushing feeling to lose something you love this way. The silver lining I take is, fans who care have a better understanding of the vulnerability and uncertainty of what we do; and how much we truly love it to take that on.

Back-to-back George Bailey performances today. You really have to pay attention to your physical needs to access that much energy and emotion. Eat well, use your downtime, dial up your techniques for cooling off and mentally resetting. Maximize what you have to give the audience. Play like a pro.

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Had an offer on the table for a writing payday that would have made up a lot of the income I lost this year. But we couldn't get to numbers that really reflected the project's value and they quit rather than negotiate. You'll get bruised sometimes, standing up for your worth. But you have to.

At his peak Tim Burton was like "I want to make a romantic fairy tale set in a surreal cartoon suburbia starring a Charlie Chaplin Cenobite" and the studio was like "I can't hear you over all the great cocaine this Batman sh*t got me you're the Batman guy right?"

First trip to Bedford Falls in the role of George Bailey. Let's get Wonderful.

I'd like the expression "Fuck off and give me the ball" in Bat-signal form, please.

Just eating two handfuls of Chex Mix and calling it dinner like an adult with a very stable lifestyle.

The thing about seeing voice actors work live is that you can appreciate the delicate subtleties of our work. Get your tickets for "It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play," I'm in all performances but playing George Bailey on Thursday night and both Saturday shows. app.arts-people.com?show=288857

I have said for years that Maniac Cop 2 is A) a hidden gem of trash cinema, B) a showcase for some absolutely psychotic old school stunt work, and C) a Christmas movie. Criterion Channel remains the best streamer.

I remember a fellow band geek in college telling me "John Williams is more of an arranger than a composer" and that's my ur-text for knowing a lot of young people have audaciously dumb opinions and it's okay. It's Tutorial Stage for opinion having; I had so many that were so dumb, let them learn.

Recently caught up with a colleague and it reminded me how proud I am of these images. Not because I can draw because I absolutely can't, but because of the part I played leading to their creation and what it says about the risks and rewards of human-to-human collaboration. 🧵

I'm pretty into her, you guys.

I'll counter my earlier griping with an uplift on behalf of human artists. RIP to the amazing Raul Malo of The Mavericks, whose voice made it impossible for me to deny that there was at least one country band I liked. www.youtube.com/watch?v=owtr...

I saw the latest holiday slop AI commercial from a corporation that could absolutely afford to pay humans. Keen-eyed observers still know that shot length is a major tell in the limitations of these video barfing tools. It reminds me of an Olden Days Internet fave: the Monkey Shakespeare Simulator 🧵

I highly encourage y'all with even a passing interest in videogame VO to learn from Jen Losi

Only noticing this typo now but I kind of want "Lonesome Dave" to be a real thing? Like it sounds like the name of a Netflix stand-up special.

I love this article SO much :’) If you don’t watch bob’s burgers: this is an article about an interview with the show’s creator on the evolution of a beloved trans character in the show who started as a one-line funny character—and I have never seen a cis white man respond better to anything ever 🥹

People can dismiss the idea of "charisma" or "star power" as some innate quality, but the more you dig into it, the more you understand that knowing how to "work the camera" and use it to get the audience on your wavelength for telling the story is actually learnable. To illustrate: Tommy Lee Jones.

PAID NU VO CASTING CALL - 8F 11M - DEADLINE DEC 21st @spicybreadprods.bsky.social and I are happy to open up Round One of casting for their upcoming game: Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow! Instructions below. Best of luck! docs.google.com/document/d/1...