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Having my own home studio, there was no problem
making a good quality recording, but it was difficult
coming up with completely different voices for the
characters. I did all the lines and sent them to the
agent.
How was the audition process?
My agent had about 10 of her guys do the lines.
Then she picked out the best from them and sent
those on to Dreamworks. I made that cut. Then
after all submissions were made, the studio went
through them and picked the ones they liked...I was
told that I had made that cut. Then on to the final
character cut....This is when I was told I was to be
kept as a kind of a "fill-in voice," like a “vocal
extra." They brought in all the big actors to do the
parts and if they discovered that one of the lines
didn’t work out in post production...they had my
good old lines in storage.
making a good quality recording, but it was difficult
coming up with completely different voices for the
characters. I did all the lines and sent them to the
agent.
How was the audition process?
My agent had about 10 of her guys do the lines.
Then she picked out the best from them and sent
those on to Dreamworks. I made that cut. Then
after all submissions were made, the studio went
through them and picked the ones they liked...I was
told that I had made that cut. Then on to the final
character cut....This is when I was told I was to be
kept as a kind of a "fill-in voice," like a “vocal
extra." They brought in all the big actors to do the
parts and if they discovered that one of the lines
didn’t work out in post production...they had my
good old lines in storage.
Silver Screen Comic
Bryan Cox - Page 2
Bryan Cox - Page 2
How was your experience working on the movie?
I was never on the set. With the Internet you can do voice-over parts for movies, cartoons and
never really set foot on to a sound stage.
What role did you play?
Out of all the lines that I did, they only used one. Iron Hide says, “You have a rodent
infestation...shall I terminate?” What really bothered me is that I wasn’t mentioned in the
actual movie credits, but I was told that you had to have more than five lines and be a union
member. Oops, no union here. I’m still going to buy the movie and go through it with a fine-
tooth comb and really listen for more lines.
What did you learn from the experience?
The way I see it one uncredited line is better than no lines.
What advice would you give comedians who would like to venture into voice-over work?
Comedians need to know how to handle rejection. I do 50 auditions a week and get only about
one or two a month. Comedians have a sense of timing, which comes in extremely handy in
the voice-over business. Like the comedy field, the voice-over business is very crowded, so be
prepared to work for little or no money for quite a while.
On the other hand, you can make a lot of money in this game - I’m talking seven figures. Your
voice should sound clear and precise.
What's next for you?
I am releasing my first audio book, Road Stories of the Real Highway Comics. Every comic knows
that when you travel together the stories fly, so decided to write a book about what it’s like to
be in the trenches of comedy. I took the two things I love - comedy and voice work and made
an audio book. It comes in at about three hours. I’ve also just finished the narration part for
an animated movie called Nayda’s Fritzes. The feature is about a Russian sniper woman in
WWII. It’s due out on the film festival run in 2008.
Road Stories of the Real Highway Comics is available on iTunes, Audible.com and
www.comicroadstories.com. Have any questions for Bryan? Email him at bigbry@sasktel.net.
I was never on the set. With the Internet you can do voice-over parts for movies, cartoons and
never really set foot on to a sound stage.
What role did you play?
Out of all the lines that I did, they only used one. Iron Hide says, “You have a rodent
infestation...shall I terminate?” What really bothered me is that I wasn’t mentioned in the
actual movie credits, but I was told that you had to have more than five lines and be a union
member. Oops, no union here. I’m still going to buy the movie and go through it with a fine-
tooth comb and really listen for more lines.
What did you learn from the experience?
The way I see it one uncredited line is better than no lines.
What advice would you give comedians who would like to venture into voice-over work?
Comedians need to know how to handle rejection. I do 50 auditions a week and get only about
one or two a month. Comedians have a sense of timing, which comes in extremely handy in
the voice-over business. Like the comedy field, the voice-over business is very crowded, so be
prepared to work for little or no money for quite a while.
On the other hand, you can make a lot of money in this game - I’m talking seven figures. Your
voice should sound clear and precise.
What's next for you?
I am releasing my first audio book, Road Stories of the Real Highway Comics. Every comic knows
that when you travel together the stories fly, so decided to write a book about what it’s like to
be in the trenches of comedy. I took the two things I love - comedy and voice work and made
an audio book. It comes in at about three hours. I’ve also just finished the narration part for
an animated movie called Nayda’s Fritzes. The feature is about a Russian sniper woman in
WWII. It’s due out on the film festival run in 2008.
Road Stories of the Real Highway Comics is available on iTunes, Audible.com and
www.comicroadstories.com. Have any questions for Bryan? Email him at bigbry@sasktel.net.
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