Bitmob's Aaron Thomas was recently offered the chance to
record some crowd chatter for
Major League Baseball 2K10, and he used the opportunity to describe the process of recording video game voice over. Reading his lines off of a television screen, and given situational prompts for each line -- bases loaded, etc. -- Thomas screamed around 300 lines for the game. As an added bonus, 2K sent samples of Thomas' work mixed with ambient crowd noise, giving us all the opportunity to see what the final product sounds like.
It's a neat look into the world of video game voice acting, as well as sound production in general. If you've ever been curious about how it's done, take a look. Just don't expect Thomas to be putting
Nolan North out of a job anytime soon.
{ Dec 19th 2009 at 4:30AM } 
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Discotheque (thinks Avatar's Neytiri is hot, does that make him a furry? He hopes not) @ Dec 19th 2009 4:42AM
Hahaha, I know it's outside of the whole context and everything but man it looks ridiculous when you have a man screaming "Chicken Lips" into a microphone.
gaddes @ Dec 19th 2009 8:07AM
Somehow I imagine them recording him saying "rabble rabble" and "peas and carrots" for a half hour, then sending him home.
bluezy @ Dec 19th 2009 11:01AM
Hmm, I never knew he left GameSpot.
Shadowbender (Nelson Is Behind You) @ Dec 19th 2009 11:48AM
As an actor, I'd love to get into voice-acting.
TJCoolguy @ Dec 22nd 2009 4:06PM
You know, I've been trying to find good info on how to break into voice acting for years, to no avail. I've written to game magazines and all kind of things, but if they know they sure don't feel like telling.
It's too bad, that's pretty much my dream job too.
ECVOICE @ Dec 19th 2009 2:46PM
Thanks for sharing, man - those multi-hour sessions can do a number on your voice! Just think about doing that every day. Or for 6 hours in a row, as 200 different characters. It's a lot more work that people give it credit for.
Anyone looking for another "behind-the-scenes" should play and finish Soul Reaver 2. There's a fantastic look inside the studio as Michael Bell, Simon Templeton and company record the game. Might be able to find it on YouTube if you look hard enough.
Of course, those guys are all seasoned-pros, so it'll look, sound and feel significantly different than the MLB2K10 session.
Cal @ Dec 19th 2009 2:48PM
is this aaron guy the dude who always sounds like he's got a stuffy nose?