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Comment on Darkest Dungeon: We at Red Hook are heartbroken to confirm the passing of our beloved voice actor, Wayne June.

snailboy@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

Damn dude… this guy was literally my inspiration for getting into voice acting. I’m not a professional by any means, but if I had never played DD and heard him doing his thing, it would have never even occurred to me to start using my own voice for VO or cartoons.

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skulblaka@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
How does one get into that?

People have been telling me that I have “a voice for radio” ever since I was a teenager, but I’ve never really been into show biz, I’ve been fixing computers and cars my whole life. I’ve been considering just recording a long portfolio of a bunch of different voices and start sending it off to random companies but I can’t help feeling like that’s not my best move.

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- AnarchistArtificer@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Here is a super useful information thread. …boards.net/…/get-started-voice-acting
  
  There’s also a discord server attached, which feels cool and diverse in terms of what kinds of people are there — both hobbyists and professionals
  
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  - skulblaka@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Thanks!
    
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- snailboy@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Honestly, I think the best way to start would just be to record yourself with intent. Find a decent microphone, a quiet room (one with a lot of carpets and blankets, bedrooms are usually good) and some audio editing software, and go nuts. Listen to yourself on the playback, apply some dynamics and EQ to hear the difference between raw and post, and cut together a demo reel if you so desire.
  
  Again I’m not a professional, and I use my voice acting as a component of my job rather than the job itself, but there are agencies just like for traditional actors that’ll get your name out there. A website with a portfolio helps. (I wish I had more answers for you, but I really don’t know :/)
  
  My first professional voice work was adjacent to my marketing content creation job, I did voiceover for an internal sizzle reel for some kids’ toy line (funnily enough, doing my best Wayne June/Darkest Dungeon impression), so I kinda fell into it.
  
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- Joelio@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  
  People have been telling me that I have “a voice for radio” ever since I was a teenager
  
  Funny, I’ve been told I’ve got a face for radio ever sense I was a teenager.
  
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