HEAR MY WORDS

Today I am going to take about what my favorite movie voice overs are and why!

 Trolls

Frozen- Olaf

Inside Out- Joy

Emperors New Groove- Yzma

Finding Nemo- Dory

Trolls

This whole movie deserves first because the story-telling, the message, and the voice acting are just amazing. It is not very often a movie captures me so that I can just sit and watch the whole thing, but Anna Kendrick could not have done a better job as Poppy. I also love the songs that came in this. I think they found not only the perfect voice actors but also the perfect singers. 

Frozen

Olaf is one of the most beloved Disney characters. Olaf heals your inner child no matter how old you are. Josh Gad is the perfect person for him, and I do not like anyone else who could have done half as good. 

Inside Out

This is another one of my all-time favorite movies. When watching Inside Out, Joy draws you in so much you forget you're not actually listening to her talking. I feel this movie is perfect for studying voice acting because you have to sound like the emotions because you ARE the emotions. All the actors did amazingly, but joy truly stole the show. 

Emperors New Groove

This whole blog post could be about each of the voice actors in this movie, but Yzma is perfect. When trying to cast for a villain, I feel like everyone usually goes for someone with more of a raspy voice and evil sound, and they nailed it perfectly with her. Even just writing this, I can still hear her voice because it is such a significant part of the movie.

Finding Nemo

When I found out it was Ellen DeGeneres who was Dory, I was shocked. When I think of Dory's voice, I can just imagine Dory because it is so fitting. Dory's character is a bit of an airhead, and I feel that is reflected in the voice acting and how she speaks.

I would love to hear what your thoughts are on these characters/movies and who you think did a good job!

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Artificial intelligence replacing voice talent has been a big debate for many years. People seem very divided on this issue. Many people think with the way technology is evolving; there is a very real possibility of this happening. Artificial intelligence can not replace voice talent. 

Voice talent is something, in my opinion, that would be hard to replace. Of course, artificial intelligence is cheaper and faster to produce than using a voice talent, but to me; it is just not as enjoyable to listen to. Voice talent has an emotion, a human connection, even that artificial intelligence can not mimic. Sure it is cheaper and faster to produce, but if it is not done right, no one is going to want to listen to it. The technology they use for artificial intelligence has evolved so much now that robots can replicate high-quality, natural-sounding speech, unlike in the past when it was just per-recorded words. However, like any technology, it can malfunction, and things can go wrong. I was torn on this issue, and after reading an article on VoiceTalent.com, I got a little more insight into artificial intelligence versus natural voice talent. To me, artificial intelligence will never be able to match the tone and feel of a natural voice actor. I think it is concerning how much the technology is evolving for this, with a Chinese company announcing they can clone a human voice in just three point seven seconds. Well, this is great for the film industry; it is scary to think of who can get their hands on this. I also think voice acting has an advantage because lots of people love celebrities, so if they star in whatever they are using the voice actor for, more people will want to listen in to it. There are just so many reasons for natural voice acting over artificial intelligence that I think artificial intelligence will never overtake voice acting. 

A link to the article I read! I encourage others to read it and let me know your thoughts!