Comments on: It's Time... For a Change...

It's Time... For a Change...

mathowie — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:15:50 -0800

with two guys that do negative campaign ad voiceovers is not to be missed. They cover buzzwords, types of delivery, and then riff on nursery rhymes. [via notmartha]

By: prodigalsun

prodigalsun — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:26:37 -0800

I heard this yesterday. I loved how one guy said he got a lot of work for the perjorative way he says "Liberal".

By: ssmith

ssmith — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:35:55 -0800

This was awesome.

By: sarajflemming

sarajflemming — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:38:07 -0800

I never did trust that Humpty Dumpty. Good interview.

By: deejay jaydee

deejay jaydee — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:39:11 -0800

yeah . . . who knew those awful things about john . . . jacob . . . jingleheimerschmidt??

By: OmieWise

OmieWise — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:45:16 -0800

Yeah, this was fun to listen to. My dad does voiceover stuff, I'm trying to get him to listen to it.

By: ericb

ericb — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:49:20 -0800

"I'll have trout with lemon."

By: radiosig

radiosig — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:50:51 -0800

"whenever we go out, the people always shout HEY: WHAT ABOUT IRAQ."

By: lodurr

lodurr — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:58:16 -0800

He's not telling the truth.

By: textilephile

textilephile — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 14:03:53 -0800

I guess Mom was right. It's not what you say, it's how you say it.

By: leftcoastbob

leftcoastbob — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 14:17:57 -0800

I heard this while on my way home yesterday on NPR as I was stuck in the parking lot formerly known as I-5. My fellow-commuters gave me dirty looks as I sat in my car grinning to myself.

By: jaimev

jaimev — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 14:25:17 -0800

Very cool. Anyone else who likes hearing voiceover pros doing their thing should check out the videos of Joe Cipriano on his blog.

By: rolypolyman

rolypolyman — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 14:32:01 -0800

I guess the voice talents deserve a good wage, but I kind of shake my head at the creativity behind those mudslinging ads. It's always, always the same thing: Show the "bad" guy: Minor key with dissonant strings, black and white photographs, sling the 'ol mud. Then show the "good" guy: Piano flourish with major chords, color motion footage of candidate with kids, pets, tots, or vets. It's not even an art, it's a formula. I can't believe people get paid to "create" these things. Andy Rooney, where are you?

By: ericb

ericb — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 14:32:43 -0800

What happens when five movie trailer voice over guys get into one limo? [embedded video]

By: Malor

Malor — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 14:37:56 -0800

I heard this yesterday and REALLY enjoyed it. Wish I'd thought of posting it myself. If you haven't heard it yet, go forth and listen. I think it would be nearly impossible to get through it without at least smiling.

By: sdinan

sdinan — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 15:37:16 -0800

John Hodgman has also done some hilarious attack-ad parodies. Check out this Sound of Young America Podcast to hear his take on them. The 'attack-ad' portion starts at the 23 minute point of the mp3.

By: Artful Codger

Artful Codger — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 15:41:08 -0800

ericb, ya beat me to it! That's a great video, for fans of voiceover work, especially movie trailers. I don't have much of a radio voice, but if I have a throat cold, or it's the morning after a particularly festive night, and the voice is all heavy and raspy, I can crack my wife up by doing the classic trailer lead-in "In a world...."

By: Artful Codger

Artful Codger — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 15:50:10 -0800

better quality audio version of the 5 voiceover guys here

By: O9scar

O9scar — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 16:18:34 -0800

Heard it on the radio yesterday. Laughed until I cried. Similarly funny: Don LaFontaine on Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, doing bombastic voiceovers for Car Talk and Fresh Air. Don LaFontaine on Good Morning America, doing bombastic voiceovers for the reporter's daily activities.

By: mmahaffie

mmahaffie — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 16:54:05 -0800

"Humpty Dumpty..... wrong on wall-sitting" That was a great segment, but kind of horrifying at the same time. The message I got was: "We all know its a game, we all play the game without any care for the consequences and, hey, if normal folks are too stupid to catch on... oh well." Still, the nursery rhymes were great.

By: ®@

®@ — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 18:10:58 -0800

"Leave your politics at the door" is code for "Everyone who voiceovers is a Democrat." A good number of them actually have a policy of donating all the money they make from Republican commercials to the DNC. This is also why the truly offensive ads, like the "snuff my own seed" PAC ads, always have shitty actors.

By: ®@

®@ — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 18:11:12 -0800

*does voiceovers, I should say.

By: redteam

redteam — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 19:14:34 -0800

I loved this when I heard it last night. I wish they would've let that guy go further with the everyday life "Thursday" situation. I love listening to voiceover guys talk normally. It sounds like so much fun to have one of those voices.

By: exogenous

exogenous — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 20:17:28 -0800

Cool - I'd heard the teaser for this but not the full interview.

By: empyrean

empyrean — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 05:23:49 -0800

That... is hilarious. I'm waiting for my wife to wake up just so I can play that to her.

By: mistermoore

mistermoore — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 15:09:25 -0800

I love the very end when they do the ATC promo.

By: redteam

redteam — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 19:31:59 -0800

This is pretty much what I wanted more of.

By: baylink

baylink — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 17:42:43 -0800

Even *higher* quality version of "5 Guys in a Limo", plus a bunch of related stuff here. At least, I *think* it's higher class... the .mov file is 53MB, and my hose is kinda skinny tonight. (Don't say it...)

By: baylink

baylink — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 17:45:13 -0800

(Oh yeah: I can play it while it' still downloading. The audio is pristine, but the video compressionist should be shot; 4:22, 57MB, and 30fps at 240x160 is the best you could manage? :-)