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Last week I was lucky enough to play a small, but fun, part in cool project. To enhance a video that was created for a promotional piece for a client, I was recruited to produce some audio effects and voice-over editing. This is extremely exciting as most of my job entails fishing for leads and writing content for bait.

So, the video in question consists of several frames of copy, explaining the process of creating a community website. It was decided that the video could have a greater impact if a voice was saying the words as they appeared, but finding the right voice was a challenge. We wanted to convey an air of sophistication, mystique, and intrigue, which would compel the reader/listener to wonder what exactly this site was all about. We also wanted them to feel special that they were among the elite artists selected to be a part of it.

Charles and I met with Mary McDonald, a renowned voice actor, at her home studio to be the voice of the project. Mary is best known as the voice of On*Star, and also as Lady Jaye from the GI Joe cartoon. After giving her some direction, Mary laid down 8 takes in about 30 minutes. She gave us a couple conversational takes, a couple British-flavored takes, and a couple mysterious espionage-flavored takes.

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