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A documentary that puts a face to the voices we all know and love
Filmmaker Lawrence Shapiro discusses voice-over acting with the talented people behind the characters.
I Know That Voice
2013 Directed by Lawrence Shapiro
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Charlie Adler Pamela Adlon Carlos Alazraqui Jack Angel Ed Asner Hank Azaria Diedrich Bader Dee Bradley Baker Eric Bauza Jeff Bennett Bob Bergen Robert S. Birchard Justin Birnsfield Noel Blanc Steve Blum Chris Borders Devon Bowman Clancy Brown Corey Burton Nancy Cartwright David X. Cohen Kevin Conroy Matt Corey Jim Cummings Elizabeth Daily Grey DeLisle Debi Derryberry Jessica DiCicco John DiMaggio Show All…
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A lot of people think that voice-over is about doing funny voices. It's totally not. Voice-over is about creating characters.
-Jess HarnellAdmittedly it's a pretty standard talking heads documentary, but it is however lovingly put together by director Lawrence Shapiro and producer/star/narrator John Di Maggio.
Di Maggio's career is as varied as the documentary itself. He's done TV (Bender on Futurama, Jake on Adventure Time), feature films (Wreck-It Ralph, Tangled), anime (Princess Mononoke, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust) and video games (God Damn Marcus Fenix in the Gears of War series!). The doc shows the differences in the work for each of those genres and is probably the best part of the entire film.
Everyone should recognize something here though, whether it being classic cartoons, a favorite anime or video games. Di Maggio wanted to showcase his profession and the friends he has working in it, so all things considered mission accomplished.
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Nobody else can do that, and that's why I have job security.
Watched this in my Nonverbal Communication class today. I watched this forever and a day ago with my dad when it was on Netflix, and I'm glad I got to watch something a little fluffy and fun before the inevitable heartbreak I'm going to be facing tonight. I Know That Voice is not particularly special in any regard as a documentary, but it's near impossible not to have a boatload of fun spending time with the men and women behind some of the most iconic voices in animation. Seeing these folks discuss their craft and give examples of how they go about it is informative and entertaining. (Dee…
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No great shakes but certainly very fun. I could watch these actors do their thing for hours. Whish the chyrons had specified which specific characters an actor does rather than just the name of the show.
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I think I said "no way" far too many times watching this, but in a good way. Interesting to see the faces behind the voices.
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A film about films or someone in the film industry
I never thought I'd ever hear that many Porky Pig and Christopher Walken impersonations within a 90 minute timeframe.
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I Know That Voice brilliantly serves as both a useful education about the industry of voice acting and the skills it takes to be a voice actor. It's also a fun time seeing the voices behind many animated characters we grew up with.
Voice acting is so underappreciated and all these artists deserve more credit and praise.
I've been screaming for the inclusion for an Oscar for Best Voice Performance for years. Think of the great possibilities.
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Primary Reason to watch I Know That Voice: Ed Asner with a knife.
Otherwise, this documentary is made for the connoisseurs of cartoons.The directors do not make this friendly to outsiders, as they will often include conversations about characters, but rarely let you know what shows these characters from, and pretty much never show you pictures or videos of these characters. I am mostly familiar with the work they are talking about, but for the moments I don't have knowledge of the cartoon I am made to feel like the kid on the side of a basketball court not being allowed to play with the cool group of voice actors. -
A terrific documentary about voice actors, going back as far as Mel Blanc's famous Looney Tunes vocal creations, and reaching forward to current practitioners like Hank Azaria, Mark Hamill and John MiMaggio. And loads more.
I Know That Voice is a fascinating and fun look at the faces and stories behind the voices of all of our favourite animated characters. These mostly intelligent (if eternally young at heart - not a bad thing at all) individuals shed light on the process of developing voices and some secrets of the profession.
Entertaining, silly, and insightful, this is a blast for anyone who loves animation or simply anything behind the scenes of film.
That's all, folks!
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On one hand, this is a very blandly put together documentary that lacks most any structure BUT, the actual information and insight I Know That Voice brings to the largely misunderstood and underrepresented world of voice acting is invaluable. It’s not exactly a fully comprehensive look at the profession, but it’s certainly full of information bound to shed tons of light and context onto the art of voice acting and the people who dedicate themselves to that particular kind of performance. This movie succeeds at the core mission of documentary filmmaking, which is to be interesting and informative on a topic most people aren’t informed about and that deserves praise.
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"For the next few days I'm a rockstar."
An intriguing and very in depth look into voice acting and what it's like to be a voice actor. A lot of the stories are very interesting, and the whole profession is something that has always interested me. It's nice to see particular voice actors getting their moments to shine, I'm a particular fan of Kevin Conroy and Tom Kenny, and it's fun to hear their stories. Also this confirms my suspicions that Mark Hamill has gone insane.