01 Voice-over & Character Voices - With Voice Artist Marc Silk (Scooby-Doo, Johnny Bravo, Star Wars, Bob The Builder, Danger Mouse and more...)

In this episode we get a great insight into the work of a
prolific character voice artist, and discover what actually goes
into creating a great character voice.


Our guest also talks about performing an A-list cartoon character
live on TV to the world, and how he dealt with it when it all
went a bit pear shaped – dealing with it live on-air in character
of course.


We also look at the art of the voiceover, and why it's never a
good idea to cram too many words into your script.


Marc Silk is one of the most in-demand voice artists in the
business. He's worked across numerous mediums, spanning cartoons,
feature films, TV Shows, computer games and commercials. Some of
his highlights include working with George Lucas voicing a member
of the Galactic Senate in Star Wars – Episode One, narrating The
Pingu Show, performing 30 characters in the new Danger Mouse, as
well as being the voice of Scooby-Doo & Shaggy, Johnny Bravo
and Bob the Builder in the United States.


I caught up with Marc at his studio in the West Midlands.


 


MORE INFORMATION:


For more information on this episode, and to view accompanying
images and videos, visit the episode web page at:
https://www.slinkyproductions.co.uk/backlight/01-voiceover-character-voice-artist-marc-silk


You can visit Marc at: http://www.marcsilk.com


 


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