I’ll warn you, this is a tear-jerker
I *love* cats. For the first time in my life, after the loss of our noble Einstein (pictured left, in 'weekend' attire) I am without a cat. I have a dog, who I adore, but I miss being owned by a cat. So I was delighted to be…
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Portraying heartbreak
As one of the first commercials I recorded this year I was asked to voice this ad for a divorce lawyer. (January is boom-time for divorces, apparently). My brief was to sound heartbroken, scared and desperate. I was also asked to sound as 'real' as possible. This was challenging as…
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Scripts I really can’t voice
Sometimes I'm asked to voice things I just can't voice. Or at least, I can't voice them straight off. Mainly because I'm an emotional ball of teary snot. I really struggled with these commercials. They're very hard-hitting (they have to be) and they're gut-wrenching. The scenarios they describe are terrible.…
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