Solomon Fix

I’ve basically figured out who I want to do my voices so it’s just a matter of communicating who the character is for them to create the performance.

Above is a sketch of the character “Ned” just so the actor can see who they’re going to be. They have what are called “sides” which are just the lines that pertain to that character (we don’t send them whole scripts for casting) and I accompany the sides with a quicksketch to give them an idea of what the character looks like.

Voice actors are really good at what they do, I can do lots of whacky voices, but it’s different from being a professional performer. They end up sculpting a great of who the character becomes so I like to give them a lot of room. That also goes for how they read lines. It’s considered cheesy when a director gives them specific [Read more…]

I got an intersting question regarding my last post On Pitching from Dave Levy:

“Hi Doug, I’ve got a question for you! I know you’ve pitched a lot, pre Earthworm Jim and Catscratch, and now you’ve pitched since. How would you compare the experiences? And, what advice would you offer someone who’s never sold a show and is trying to break through for the first time? I promise my next questions will pertain to your new short! : ) Thanks!”

Back when I pitched Earthworm Jim in 1993, times were different…that was when studio heads took pitches, gave the thumbs up or thumbs down to everything, and put their job on the line with every decision. I pitched Earthworm Jim and by the end of the meeting they were ready to go to series and basically ordered a 13 episode first season. Not bad for my first pitch ever. I don’t like to [Read more…]