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| tirebiter |
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| lady wakasa |
| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:42 pm |
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| ID-ing actors' voices from commercials would be a great trivia question. One that I, unfortunately, would completely fail at... |
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| mo_flixx |
| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 1:13 pm |
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lady wakasa wrote: ID-ing actors' voices from commercials would be a great trivia question. One that I, unfortunately, would completely fail at...
For me it's an obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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| lady wakasa |
| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 1:32 pm |
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mo_flixx wrote: lady wakasa wrote: ID-ing actors' voices from commercials would be a great trivia question. One that I, unfortunately, would completely fail at...
For me it's an obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Oh, I'd love to do it, I just can't.
Several times I've been walking places with Wade when he points out actors. I completely miss everybody. Willem Dafoe was 10 FEET from us and I didn't get it at first. I suck at ID-ing, never ask me to be a witness. |
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| Nancy |
| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:58 pm |
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lady wakasa wrote: Several times I've been walking places with Wade when he points out actors. I completely miss everybody. Willem Dafoe was 10 FEET from us and I didn't get it at first. I suck at ID-ing, never ask me to be a witness.
I was that close to Charlton Heston once. He was hard to miss, though shorter than I expected. I can sometimes tell who is doing a voice-over, especially if it's a Star Trek actor. Some of the others I can't get, though. |
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| Marj |
| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:09 pm |
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Lady,
I did actually use voice ID as a trivia question once. No one got it so fear not. You're not alone. But it hard question because the actor's voice isn't easily recognizable. I asked what actor does the Master Card "Priceless" commercials.
I'll leave the answer out just in case Mo knows it. Sneaky little person that I am. Te, he.
PS. I don't know if it's a compulsion really. I have a horrible ear for accents but I can be reading or half asleep and still recognize most actor's voices. I do think it's just one of those things. And as Nancy pointed out familiarity with an actor's voice. |
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| carrobin |
| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:36 pm |
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I'm always hearing familiar voices on voiceovers and it makes me crazy not to be able to figure out who they are. That's one reason Connery and McCallum are so satisfying--they're so recognizable.
And I'm also one of those people who can walk past a celebrity without noticing, which is made worse when I'm with my friend David, who recognizes everybody. "We just passed Robin Williams." "Where!?" "He's a block away now." Several times he's encountered lesser-known actors and actresses who were delighted to be recognized, but he doesn't usually speak to the really famous ones. |
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| Marj |
| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:01 pm |
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carrobin--Next time you have that experience with a commercial, mention it. I'd be curious to see if I would know. Of course Mo might know too!
Listen for the Accord car commercials. Of course these ran a lot over the holidays but I'd be surprised if everyone doesn't recognize this voice. |
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| lady wakasa |
| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:12 pm |
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Marj wrote: Listen for the Accord car commercials. Of course these ran a lot over the holidays but I'd be surprised if everyone doesn't recognize this voice.
You know, the problem could be that I don't have tv reception or cable. Kinda hard to recognize someone in a commercial if you don't watch commercials... |
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| mo_flixx |
| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:18 pm |
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lady wakasa wrote: mo_flixx wrote: lady wakasa wrote: ID-ing actors' voices from commercials would be a great trivia question. One that I, unfortunately, would completely fail at...
For me it's an obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Oh, I'd love to do it, I just can't.
Several times I've been walking places with Wade when he points out actors. I completely miss everybody. Willem Dafoe was 10 FEET from us and I didn't get it at first. I suck at ID-ing, never ask me to be a witness.
Sorry for this rather tasteless remark, but I'm surprised you didn't bump into his dick. He's rumored to have a huge one. |
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| Marc |
| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:18 pm |
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Here's a few films I've enjoyed recently:
HALLAM FOE
CONTROL
OM SHANTI OM
SUKIYAKI WESTERN DJANGO
THE WARLORDS
MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS |
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| mo_flixx |
| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:19 pm |
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More on voice id-ing:
I also have a lot of fun listening to how the "movie preview man" changes his voice for the different kinds of films: action, horror, comedy, etc.
"60 Minutes" did a great profile on him a few years ago. |
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| lady wakasa |
| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:47 pm |
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Marc wrote: Here's a few films I've enjoyed recently:
HALLAM FOE
CONTROL
OM SHANTI OM
SUKIYAKI WESTERN DJANGO
THE WARLORDS
MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS
This is Control as in Joy Division, right? I think Wade was going to check that out. I've also heard bits and pieces about a few others, but haven't gotten a chance to check any out. |
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| Nancy |
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Marj wrote: Listen for the Accord car commercials. Of course these ran a lot over the holidays but I'd be surprised if everyone doesn't recognize this voice.
OK, I'll listen for them. And while it's not a voice-over, i have been spotting William Shatner in an awful lots of Priceline commercials lately. They must be breeding when no one is looking. |
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| carrobin |
| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:09 pm |
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| Those Shatner Priceline commercials are among the few that I actually sit there and watch. Always funny. |
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