Despite a union with SAG-AFTRA and increasing attention paid to the very best voice acting performances in the industry, it’s still easy to take those performances for granted. It’s part and parcel of a medium that still struggles with being recognized as an art form, and one where those union protections don’t yet protect the most vulnerable performers.
Voice acting is often the key to whether a story-heavy game sinks or swims. Granted, it is possible for a game’s voice acting to become iconic, even with a crappy dub. The original Resident Evil is still a meme for B-movie lines like the Jill Sandwich, and Shenmue’s English voice acting, respectfully, flat-out sucks. But a truly remarkable job, like the whole of Final Fantasy Xii or Nolan North’s various appearances as Nathan Drake, reminds us why it’s important to remember our roots, appreciate the creators,...
Voice acting is often the key to whether a story-heavy game sinks or swims. Granted, it is possible for a game’s voice acting to become iconic, even with a crappy dub. The original Resident Evil is still a meme for B-movie lines like the Jill Sandwich, and Shenmue’s English voice acting, respectfully, flat-out sucks. But a truly remarkable job, like the whole of Final Fantasy Xii or Nolan North’s various appearances as Nathan Drake, reminds us why it’s important to remember our roots, appreciate the creators,...
- 1/3/2024
- by Matthew Byrd
- Den of Geek
"If we don't have these towers up, there's no signal, there's no connection to each other." Fs.net is pleased to exclusively debut the official trailer for a documentary titled Vertical Freedom, directed by Doug Lee. This will be out to watch at home starting in early November if it catches your attention. The film introduces us to six diverse tower climbers who must overcome personal struggle and every-day danger to perform extraordinary work at very high levels to connect us all. Vertical Freedom is an epic, feature-length doc film highlighting the professional and personal lives of six communications infrastructure workers in the United States who possess diverse backgrounds & compelling stories, on & off the job. This seems timed perfectly as a companion piece to Fall, the intense fictional thriller about two radio tower climbers who get stuck on the top. This doc is all about the real people who do this as a job,...
- 10/26/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Lisa Lee, Senior Vice President of creative and content for the Academy of Country Music, died from brain cancer on Saturday. She was 52.
“The Academy has lost a huge part of its heart and soul with the passing of Lisa Lee,” said Damon Whiteside, CEO of the Academy of Country Music, in a statement. “She was a champion for Country Music and fiercely dedicated to the Academy’s mission for her over 15 years of service to the ACM. She is irreplaceable, but her heart and spirit will live on throughout our industry. ACM Honors was her favorite event, and I know she will be singing along and smiling down on us from above on Wednesday night.”
Lee was born Alicia Faye Young in Cabot, Arkansas, on December 24, 1968. She began her career as a journalist first at the Cabot Star-Herald newspaper and later on TV for NBC affiliate Ktal-tv serving Texarkana and Shreveport,...
“The Academy has lost a huge part of its heart and soul with the passing of Lisa Lee,” said Damon Whiteside, CEO of the Academy of Country Music, in a statement. “She was a champion for Country Music and fiercely dedicated to the Academy’s mission for her over 15 years of service to the ACM. She is irreplaceable, but her heart and spirit will live on throughout our industry. ACM Honors was her favorite event, and I know she will be singing along and smiling down on us from above on Wednesday night.”
Lee was born Alicia Faye Young in Cabot, Arkansas, on December 24, 1968. She began her career as a journalist first at the Cabot Star-Herald newspaper and later on TV for NBC affiliate Ktal-tv serving Texarkana and Shreveport,...
- 8/23/2021
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
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