In a live-action production, voice actors may be called upon to read the parts of computer programs (Douglas Rain; Majel Barrett), radio dispatchers (Shaaron Claridge), or characters we never actually see on a show who give instructions by telephone (John Forsythe in Charlie's Angels) or mailed recording (Bob Johnson in Mission: Impossible).
It is not unusual to find amongst the ranks of voice actors people who also act in live-action film or television, or on the stage. For those actors, voice acting has the advantage of offering acting work without having to bother with makeup, costuming, lighting, and so on.
A common practice in animation voice casting not widely known to the general public is to have young boy-character roles read by women. On The Simpsons, for example, Nancy Cartwright plays not only Bart Simpson, but also Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum, Todd Flanders, and other juvenile males. This casting practice goes all the way back to Gracie Lantz as Woody Woodpecker, and continues with Elizabeth "E.G." Daily as Tommy Pickles on Rugrats and All Grown Up! today. June Foray, even as a senior citizen, can still faithfully voice Rocket J. Squirrel. Casting adult women for these parts can be especially useful if an ad campaign or a developed series is expected to run for several years, for while the vocal characteristics of an adolescent male actor would change over time, the voice of an adult female will not.
For much of the history of North American animation, voice actors had a predominantly low profile as performers, with Mel Blanc the major exception. However, this situation changed dramatically with the film Aladdin which was marketed with a noted emphasis on Robin Williams' role. The success of this film eventually spurred the idea of highlighting the voice actors as stars of a film becoming the norm in movie marketing. By contrast, Anime voice actors as a box office draw was developed far earlier in Japan.
Paul Frees (voiced several Disney attractions and Rankin-Bass films)
Linda Gary (considered one of the premier animation voice-over artists of the 1970s through the 1990s, voiced many Hanna-Barbara, Filmation, and Disney cartoon series until her death in 1996)
Thurl Ravenscroft (Tony the Tiger in television commercials for Frosted Flakes cereal; singing voice in many works, including How the Grinch Stole Christmas! and The Jungle Book)
See, as a dubbing or voice over artiste you should not be only fluent in the language but also versatile enough to match your inflection, lip sync, tone and pauses to synchronize with the gestures and body language of the character in the original soundtrack or visuals.
Clarity of your voice, clarity of your diction, dialogue delivery and emotion in your voice are the key differentiators of a dubbing pro.
An experienced voiceartiste in TV serials gets Rs 5000 or $200 to Rs 8000 or $300 per episode, but depending upon the length of the work, complexity of the character they even charge Rs 15000 or $ 500 per episode.
Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters (including those in feature films, television series, animated shorts), doing voice-overs in radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides.
Voice acting may also involve singing, although a second voice actor is sometimes cast as the character's singingvoice.
Voice actors have a small but dedicated fan base, with appearances at large events like Comic-Con International, various anime conventions, and websites dedicated to profiling their work.
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