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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Fineus on January 02, 2006, 12:19:51 pm
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So there I was, randomly wondering the ultimate question:
Who the hell does the voices for most Hollywood trailers? I'm not talking about the actors here but the deep-as-hell "This season... Some. Bollocks. Happens." voice. For an example see here: http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/master_and_commander/small.html One of the voices says "An act of war will cripple them"... that voice...
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I'm sure he used to do those Denim adverts...
For the man....who doesn't have to try...too hard....
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Not what I was looking for, but here you go (http://www.compfused.com/directlink/1095/).
Ah, here we are. Little Tortilla Boy (http://www.spikedhumor.com/articles/531/Comedian_Movie_Preview_Voice.html).
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Heh, those are nice Rictor - certainly seems to be the right guy(s)...
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I remember seeing a segment in Film 200x about the guy who does the voice overs. It really is just one guy who does them all. Wish I could remember his name.
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I don't know who it is, but I ****ing hate that voice. It's so overly sensational, it just makes me angry at the public for responding to such an annoying sound.
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That's the point though. I can't help but laugh at it. It's so dramatic and over-the-top that I can't possibly take it seriously.
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Heh, one of the best laughs I ever had was hearing that voice at the cinema declaring in all sincerity...'Free Willy'.
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Message CM-32b Let's go pay some hookers to knock our junk around.
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That's the point though. I can't help but laugh at it. It's so dramatic and over-the-top that I can't possibly take it seriously.
I think that's the idea behind this:
http://www.lookatentertainment.com/nneu231nd1zd823/vids/v-546.wmv
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I remember seeing a segment in Film 200x about the guy who does the voice overs. It really is just one guy who does them all. Wish I could remember his name.
Don LaFontaine?
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i think the Hitchhiker's guide trailer said it best "a deep voice, that sounds like a 7 foot tall man, who has been smoking since childhood..............*ahem* "
:p
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That's the point though. I can't help but laugh at it. It's so dramatic and over-the-top that I can't possibly take it seriously.
I think that's the idea behind this:
http://www.lookatentertainment.com/nneu231nd1zd823/vids/v-546.wmv
That...might've been funny, if they hadn't put in that feedback at the start. :doubt: Note to future comedians, ear pain does not make me laugh...
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Don LaFontaine?
Thanks. That's the guy. Wikipedia credits him with the voice overs for over 4000 trailers! :)
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That's a good library of dialogue... in case he should die or something.
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Actually, it's two guys who are doing most of them. Don LaFontaine is one of them, but I think the really over-the-top, melodramatic trailers are usually Hal Douglas. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Douglas)
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I liked how the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy trailer made fun of that guy