Movie trailers lack female narrators

Variety by CAROLINE RYDER  Don LaFontaine, the so-called “Voice of God” who held a virtual monopoly over the narration of bigtime movie trailers until his death Sept. 1, had a clear idea of who his successor should be — God’s voice, he said, should belong to a woman. “I think women are vastly underrepresented in this area,” LaFontaine told [...]

New York Voice Over Mixer

Come join your fellow Voice Actors in NY on December 5th. Thanks to Erik Sheppard at Voice Talent Productions for putting the shindig together. Should be a great time. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fjameslorenz.com%2Fnotjustvoiceover%2F%3Fp%3D117'; addthis_title = 'New+York+Voice+Over+Mixer'; addthis_pub = '';

Gears of War 2 Behind the Scenes VO Session.

Check out some behind the scenes action of the making of Gears of War 2. Warning: Spoilers inside! addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fjameslorenz.com%2Fnotjustvoiceover%2F%3Fp%3D116'; addthis_title = 'Gears+of+War+2+Behind+the+Scenes+VO+Session.'; addthis_pub = '';

Don LaFontaine Tribute Video

Just found this video compilation tribute to The Don. Thought I’d pass it on. See more funny videos at Funny or Die addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fjameslorenz.com%2Fnotjustvoiceover%2F%3Fp%3D115'; addthis_title = 'Don+LaFontaine+Tribute+Video'; addthis_pub = '';

Tax incentives expand VO markets for gaming

Very interesting article in Backstage about how tax incentives are creating new markets for voiceover, particularly in the video game field. Thirteen states have introduced incentives to lure game developers away from the huge California market. Excerpts: According to the Entertainment Software Association, the video game industry generated nearly $19 billion in U.S. revenue in 2007 and [...]