A table full of top-notch V.O. artists reading the original Star Wars screenplay in character as Pinky, Brain, Bender, Yosemity Sam, Poof, Cartman, Batman, Inspector Gadget, Bill Cosby, William Shatner, Kramer from Seinfeld, and tons more.
Another old classic. Oh Orson Welles, how snooty can you get when you’re reading copy for a frozen peas ad? This is so quotable… “The right reading for this line is the one I’m giving it.”
A while back, this group of voice artists (singers? actors? both?) appeared on the Oscars to provide the soundtrack to a montage of classic film moments… with just their mouths and bodies. Yes, they do all the sound effects and foley with vocal noises and body percussion. For a musician and sound geek like me, it’s AWESOME.
Continuing with my little series of funny voiceover links, here is another V.O. classic called “Five Men and a Limo,” featuring five huge (and instantly recognizable) voice over talents, led by the late Don LaFontaine. It was produced for the Key Art Awards some years ago.
I’m starting a little series of entertaining voice-over related links. First, and a real classic now for me, is this trailer for Jerry Seinfeld’s film, The Comedian. Jerry’s not in it. Instead it features ubiquitous trailer voice over guy Hal Douglas, essentially mocking the many bombastic, big-voiced movie trailers that certainly must be his bread and butter.