Ricky and Phil discuss Acting, particularly as it relates to voiceover work for machinima. This first of two parts of coverage discusses acting history as well as the approaches and philosophies of the craft which are prevalent today (and where they came from). Whether you’re an experienced actor or completely new it, we think you’ll find the information covered here to be both helpful and practical.

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• Music Credits for this show:
  • Opening music is by Nine Inch Nails, from the album Ghosts, the track title is “26 Ghosts III,” from the third CD in that 4-disc set.
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• The Martin Brothers’ iClone Music Video: HypoHeretic
• Mike Jones’ overview of Celtx 1.0
• Antics Technologies begins conducting weekly webinars (learn Antics software)
• Mass Effect for PC
• Some of the films mentioned in the following discussion:
  • Reich and Roll (the one I forgot the name of)
  • Bouncers, Kebabs, & Ruby Murries
• Topic: Acting, Part 1
• Gamasutra - “Giving Games A Voice: Sony’s Dialog Manager Greg deBeer Speaks” Note the
  comment by Eric Webb (another voice casting director) which are almost as good as the interview. -Ricky
• Best single book on Modernism: Modernism by Peter Gay
• Stanislavsky’s An Actor Prepares is a good start with his theories, but be warned it’s cut and badly translated. Wikipedia entry on Stan is good.
• Historical anthology of writings on acting: Actors on Acting by Toby Cole
• Best source on the Group Theatre is: The Fervent Years by Harold Clurman
• Actor’s Studio has a myriad of references. A good history is: A Method to Their Madness by Foster Hirsch
• Best Single book on acting for the beginner (remember it’s geared towards the Theatre): Respect for Acting by Uta Hagen
• Wonderful alternative view of “Method” oriented acting is: The End of Acting by Richard Maltby
• Unfortunately, there are no Voice Acting books that aren’t geared towards the voice/cartoon industry, so I have none to recommend. Instead take a look at a new documentary on voice actors coming on DVD in July called “Adventures in Voice Acting”
• Also, good basic books on Oral Interpretation are a good source for how to use your voice in crafting a story.