Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
Kilmer has had bouts with throat cancer and physically, he's a shell of what he was during his prime.
I doubt his body would hold up on a 3-6 month shoot.
And FWIW, Voice-over actors and artists make a metric FUCK TON of money. INSANE amounts of money.
All true.
I still love Kilmer. He's really shown character with his cancer battle. Gotta admire the guy.
And yes, voice-over work is BIG money. And it's not just cartoons and movies anymore, more and more Hollywood types are doing video games, which I love. [Reply]
Originally Posted by lawrenceRaider:
I've been told I've got a great voice. How the hell would I get in on some of that action?
Generally speaking, most voice-over artists have their Bachelor's in Drama and a Master's in Fine Arts. There are some people that have had success without acting classes and college but these days, those are far and few between, unless we're talking about children, but even those kids take acting and drama classes.
Originally Posted by lawrenceRaider:
Also, thanks for the rec. I'll get Willow watched with my kids. I loved it back in the day.
I still love Kilmer. He's really shown character with his cancer battle. Gotta admire the guy.
And yes, voice-over work is BIG money. And it's not just cartoons and movies anymore, more and more Hollywood types are doing video games, which I love.
I know a few voice actors and for me, that's the life. Most of them work from their own home studios and record in real time over internet, even pre-COVID.
I was over at Disney Animation studios a few years ago discussing scoring an upcoming series (which unfortunately, I had to pass at the time) and Mandy Moore was doing voice-overs and singing for the Tangled animated series.
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
Generally speaking, most voice-over artists have their Bachelor's in Drama and a Master's in Fine Arts. There are some people that have had success without acting classes and college but these days, those are far and few between, unless we're talking about children, but even those kids take acting and drama classes.
What, you mean my accounting degrees won't help? :-)
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
FYI, it's on Disney+ in 4K.
Good to know. I'll be signing back up to watch Mandalorian when it starts up. [Reply]
Originally Posted by lawrenceRaider:
What, you mean my accounting degrees won't help? :-)
Hey, a degree in Finance hasn't stopped me from doing what I wanted in the Entertainment world, so I doubt it would stop you, if that's your passion.
Originally Posted by lawrenceRaider:
Good to know. I'll be signing back up to watch Mandalorian when it starts up.
I can't ever envision a time when I don't have Disney+ because there's just much great content, especially for kids under 16 to watch, whether it's shows like Brain Games or Weird But True to the Muppets, the Disney Animation catalog, etc.
I'd never seen Weird But True until last month and my 8 year old is hooked, so we watch an episode per night. It's a really fun show because they do everything from science experiments to survival tips in Alaska, and the hosts are young and energetic. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
Hey, a degree in Finance hasn't stopped me from doing what I wanted in the Entertainment world, so I doubt it would stop you, if that's your passion.
I can't ever envision a time when I don't have Disney+ because there's just much great content, especially for kids under 16 to watch, whether it's shows like Brain Games or Weird But True to the Muppets, the Disney Animation catalog, etc.
I'd never seen Weird But True until last month and my 8 year old is hooked, so we watch an episode per night. It's a really fun show because they do everything from science experiments to survival tips in Alaska, and the hosts are young and energetic.
Both my kids spend very little time watching any shows these days, son 14 and daughter 11 (tomorrow). Both game with their friends in pretty much all their free time.
We I rotate our streaming subscriptions based on what my wife and I are interested in watching. If we clear out everything we wanted to see, I cancel the subscription until new content is out, and we've exhausted options on what we are actually watching on other subs. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
I can't ever envision a time when I don't have Disney+ because there's just much great content, especially for kids under 16 to watch, whether it's shows like Brain Games or Weird But True to the Muppets, the Disney Animation catalog, etc.
I'd never seen Weird But True until last month and my 8 year old is hooked, so we watch an episode per night. It's a really fun show because they do everything from science experiments to survival tips in Alaska, and the hosts are young and energetic.
It's funny. My girls are 16 and 19 now.
They stopped watching "TV" years ago. My youngest' viewing consists of TikTok, Youtube, Instagram, and iFunny. Also Vine when it was a thing.
My wife and my mother-in-law drive almost 100% of our streaming consumption. [Reply]
