Glimpses

Short behind-the-scenes debriefs and peeks into sessions, where the actors and directors revisit what just happened. Real-time and fresh.

Glimpse - Ian James Corlett
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Glimpse - Ian James Corlett

Voicing Sporida Man in Dimensional Double Shift: Sporelando gave Ian James Corlett the chance to bring his decades of animation experience into a wildly comedic game world. We talked with him about finding the character’s voice, committing to big choices, and the instincts that help him make even the strangest characters feel memorable.

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Glimpse - Adam El-Sharkawi
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Glimpse - Adam El-Sharkawi

Adam El-Sharkawi brought an entire range of characters to life for The Lord of the Rings Online, shifting between voices, personalities, and performances across the game.

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Glimpse - Andrew Wheildon-Dennis
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Glimpse - Andrew Wheildon-Dennis

Voicing Merle Dixon for The Walking Dead: Destinies was the latest in a series of bookings that Andrew Wheildon-Dennis has done for us where he adopted an accent different from his own while embodying the role, in this case a role that millions of people know. We talked to him about his process and how he achieves that level of preparation and execution.

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Glimpse - Elizabeth Maxwell
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Glimpse - Elizabeth Maxwell

What do you do when you get stereotypical or 2-dimensional characters? Elizabeth was able to find the depth in her prep and intentions, which is something that can almost always be achieved.

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Glimpse - Dave Fennoy
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Glimpse - Dave Fennoy

An entire game with characters that never utter a word but only speak in emotes: that's a different sort of a challenge. Dave Fennoy discusses how he approached that for a game we worked on together.

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Glimpse - Mara Junot
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Glimpse - Mara Junot

Bringing to life 3 characters in the same game who are also the same ages is quite a challenge. But that's exactly what Mara was tasked to do in Cobra Kai: Dojos Rising. We talk about techniques and mindsets she used to create 3 distinct characters within such a narrow band of parameters

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Glimpse - Shannon Scott
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Glimpse - Shannon Scott

Voice matching a well-known role. Staying in character. Flight cancellations trying to travel to the session. Shannon talks about how to quiet the internal monologue, trust the casting and the director, and focus on performance.

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Glimpse - Torian Brackett
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Glimpse - Torian Brackett

Being a fan of a show and an existing character on that show is both a help and additional pressure. We talk with Torian Brackett about his performance as Morgan from The Walking Dead, and how he approached the acting and the voice, with very convincing results.

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Glimpse - Atticus Batacan
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Glimpse - Atticus Batacan

A textbook case of preparation-meets-opportunity. Atticus Batacan didn't just provide a voice match, he provided the embodiment of the role of Daryl Dixon.

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Glimpse - Misty Lee
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Glimpse - Misty Lee

In addition to the myriad of well-known characters she plays, Misty is also known for creating creature sounds. She explains how she developed one for a recent session.

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Glimpse - Jason Charles Miller
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Glimpse - Jason Charles Miller

Singing training, body language, and accent training all lead to Jason Charles Miller{s embodiment of the Agathian Commander in Chivalry 2. It’s easy…or at least it sounds that way!

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Glimpse - Tom Bromhead
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Glimpse - Tom Bromhead

Tom talks about working through a team who’s first language is not English, and the judicious use of ad-libs and script changes on-the-fly to create realism.

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Glimpse - Jonathan Myles
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Glimpse - Jonathan Myles

Having been cast for multiple roles in Cobra Kai, Jonathan discusses his approach to voice matching and specifically getting beyond the voice and getting into character.

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Glimpse - Paul Cartwright
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Glimpse - Paul Cartwright

Finding out the day of the session that he was voicing Cobra Kai characters, Paul talks about how he deals with that as an actor, and also how he was able to find the right zone using his past life experiences.

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Glimpse - Mara Junot
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Glimpse - Mara Junot

Mara details her approach to making relatively dry, detailed copy sound like she is actually speaking to a real person. Music, keeping interest, and "don't be a d***."

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Glimpse - Mark Oliver, Lord of the Rings Online
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Glimpse - Mark Oliver, Lord of the Rings Online

Lord of the Rings actor Mark Oliver talks about how his childhood, including being among the Tolkiens and the Harrises (Jared and Richard) gave him "an unfair advantage" with respect to voice acting.

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Glimpse - Tre Mosley, Cobra Kai
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Glimpse - Tre Mosley, Cobra Kai

Tre Mosely discusses how he approached auditioning for Cobra Kai and how he stayed in character for the role of Chris in session.

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