It’s a New Year, a new start, a fresh outlook on work, life, the universe and all that. I had a fairly chilled Christmas break, and was mentally recapping the previous year and all it’s achievements, and projecting what needs to be done for this year, the less-than-snazzy looking 2013. (2012 just looked so much…
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Focaccia – Using Your Loaf
It was my birthday last week, the big dreaded 3-0. Needless to say I wasn’t particularly looking forward to it; and the only thing I’d actually asked for as a present was Paul Hollywood’s ‘How To Bake’ recipe book! I love baking, and have done all sorts – and this was intended to get me…
Why Videos Go Viral?
In this very entertaining TED video from Kevin Allocca, ‘Trends Manager’ at YouTube, he sheds some light on what makes videos go viral, and the impact they can have. Some excellent and very interesting points!
Toying With My Voice – VO Job for JCB
I finally get to tell you about a job I voiced for JCB a while back, now it’s in full production – I got it sent to me a couple of weeks ago. It’s a new toy for their ‘On Site’ range (I have yet another coming out in the coming months too!). I played…
Andrew Stanton – The Clues To A Great Story
For the uninitiated, Andrew Stanton is a filmmaker with Disney Pixar, and is responsible for the likes of Wall-E, Finding Nemo, Toy Story 1,2,3, Monsters Inc et al; and I stumbled upon this TED video the other day as it really hits home about what good storytelling is about. He talks about how he helped…
Client – Voiceover For Album Promo – Fabio D’Andrea
I recently had a phone call from Fabio D’Andrea, a fantastic classical musician and composer who wanted a voiceover for a promo of his new album that’s just been released – Reflection. It was Classic FM’s album of the week no less, and I also have a copy and it truly is fantastic! Great to…
Happyslapped By A Flipper – A Lesson In Self-Awareness
This post is inspired by my efforts since January to get fitter, which has meant 3-times a week gymming and swimming. All has been going swimmingly (ahem) and I feel much much better for it. Long way to go, naturally, and it’s something that I treat as just a part of my life now, not…
Olympians – A Time For True Role Models
I’ve not really been overly enamoured with the whole Olympic thing over the last few months/years, not by being against it per se, just that it had no impact on my life whatsoever and I suppose I was rather indifferent to it all. However, over the course of the last week or so, I am…
Mobile Recording Made Easy
Recently I’ve been investigating potential options for continuing my ability to record voiceovers when I’m not at home. Many VO’s carry some sort of rig around with them whether they’re on a semi-working holiday or just not at home for a period of time. Often that consists of pretty much the entire rig they’d use…
The Curse Of The Bank Holiday
Is it just me, or does anyone else feel like we’ve had about 200 bank holidays recently? Personally, I’m getting really quite bored of them. Especially this one currently – what’s the point of having another ‘day off’, let alone two in a row? I can’t see a good reason for it. Yes it’s the…