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We know what the characters in our next game will look like; tomorrow our choices will determine what they'll sound like. Happy, sad, angry, glad -- animation can only do so much to communicate a character's mood. The voice is what brings him or her to life. In fact, our auditions catch a lot of people by surprise. Having a nice voice, or exactly the right voice (young, old, mousy, bold) isn't enough. The ability to act is absolutely imperative. Delivery is everything. It's like playing a part in a radio drama. People must be willing to ham it up, to read their lines any number of different ways, to really understand the lines they're saying. I wouldn't wish the life of an actor on anyone. But I have to say, there are few things more exciting than being in a recording session with a truly good one.

Since we've been so out of commission lately, I guess I should offer some clue about DAN. And what could be my most favoritest topic to write about? Yes, the good old 'oeuf des Paques'.

Once I gave a lecture on use of the mobile frame in an extremely revolutionary and ground-breaking film from 1960 made by the 'master of suspense'. It's been film legend and lore that this film, among other things, was the first to play a sound of a common item found in most every home.

Think of this sound and the base of our metric system next time you're in Paris! Until then, keep on solving!

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But I personally love the sport! There's nothing that compares to flying down a mountain and then face planting yourself in a mogal. :) And the snow that goes down your jacket afterwards is EXTREMELY cold! At the end of the day, a nice hot chocolate in the lounge warms you right up.