Chamber of Cinema Holiday edition

HI ho, I wanted to post about my appearance in Doc Despicable's Chamber of Cinema Xmas episode - as Sgt Staccato, of course. This was a quick script-your-own-parts and share project and my compadres came thru brilliantly. Listen here:  http://chamberofcinema.com/2011/12/24/doctor.aspx

10 week voicover Challenge: update 1

Like some other voiceover folks, I took up the 10 Week Voiceover Challenge , which means we had "ten weeks to contact a charity of their choice, donate their service and then blog about it."
I learned about the Lanterman Center through a link from James Alburger's email list - and the ability to help them by donating voiceover services.
I sent them my audition and received an email back stating " I will review your audition and reply with a suitable script shortly.  Thanks again for your offer of assistance."

So I hope to report my mission accomplished soon! Stay Tuned...

Not Dead Yet!

Rumors of my voiceover demise have been greatly exaggerated! Ok, there aren't any rumors about me one way or the other, but if there were, I probably started them.

My latest gigs have come thru postings on sites like fiverr.com, freelancer.com and guru.com.  Have any voiceover, graphic or other freelance talent had any success posting to these sites?

Upcoming Night Terrors

I am very excited to reveal the projects in the works for Darker Projects' series "Night Terrors", which I have had a hand in resurrecting. Here's what to expect in upcoming weeks/months:

• The Rosetta Noise - by Alasdair Stuart. The aftermath and reflection upon the deployment of a doomsday weapon, which works by altering sounds... everyday, ordinary sounds.
• Pitter Patter - by Mike Stuart. Little Suzi has a spider in her closet. A BIG spider.
• Tuesdays With Lucifer - by Charles Pratt. A heavenly tale of sorts.
• The Other Half - by Edward Carney - A man does his best to ignore the voice in his head, urging him to do all sorts of things he doesn't want to do.
  

The return of Five Minute Fears!

Darker Projects Presents:
FIVE MINUTE FEARS
Series 2!

Five Minute Fears Season 2 Episode 1 - Lucky Guy

http://www.darkerprojects.com/fiveminutefears.php#02.01

Download (2:49, 2.69 MB mp3, released 2011.01.01)

Written by Paul Mannering

Featuring:

Dennis Cornelison as Santana
Jon Specht as McGee

Produced by Elie Hirschman

Sound Design by Rich Matheson

Sherlock Holmes Holiday Special 2010

MOSH 301 - The Misadventure of the Sinister Noose

http://the4077th.blogspot.com/2010/12/misadventure-of-sinister-noose.html

"You follow me around like a bad cold, Mr Holmes; and you are similarly difficult to shake off."

Over three bright spring mornings in 1888, the kindly Reverend of the largest Parish Church in England is horrified to discover that the church is being desecrated with terrifying images of violent death.

Are supernatural forces at work? Why does Dr Watson want Mr Sherlock Holmes to refuse the case? What clues are to be found within a humble bramble bush and atop a mighty fifty-foot oak tree?

In hot pursuit of secrets buried deep in the past, and a man who can foretell destiny, Sherlock Holmes must descend into London's deprived East End to find the answers.

But does the true horror lie in the contents of Dr Watson's stomach?

The Misadventure of the Sinister Noose

Starring Jeff Niles, Elie Hirschman, Wayne Heyward, Gwendolyn Jensen-Woodard, Dave Weaver, Jon Morss, Catherine “the Boo” Stadon, and Lilly Spiller.

Written by Vince Stadon, Produced and Directed by Jeff Niles.

Music by Alain Morin, First Comm, and Jeff Niles & Iggy Pop.

Executive Producers: Jonithan Patrick Russell (for Dream Realm Enterprises), Wayne Heyward and Valina Cutler (for the 4077^th).

With thanks to: AAP, Kae Woo, the remastered “Abbey Road” album, and special thanks to Kat Waterflame.

PodCastle 128: Something Wicked This Way Plumbs

PodCastle 128: Something Wicked This Way Plumbs

by Vylar Kaftan

Read by Elie Hirschman (Voice Actor for Hire)

Originally published in Shimmer. (Read the text here!)

It happened last year. I’d come into the office early, because I was on deadline–and a month behind on bills. To make things worse, my girlfriend had the flu, and I’d promised to be there by 5 to take her boys trick-or-treating. So here I was in the men’s restroom, at 7:30 on Halloween morning. I shook out a few drops, zipped my pants, and went to the sink. It’s one of those two-faucet deals with handles on each side and a wide central spigot. I turned the cold water tap.

Candy streamed out of the faucet like the entrails of a slaughtered piñata. The sink filled with Skittles, candy corn, and jellybeans. They rattled against each other as they spilled over the basin’s edge. Startled, I turned the faucet off.

I hoped someone was playing a Halloween prank, because the alternative was disturbing. Or maybe I wasn’t awake yet. I glanced at the mirror. In dreams you’ve always got weird things about your face, like snakes crawling from your eyeballs. But I looked normal. A bit scruffy, and my sleepy eyes were bloodshot. Neither of these were a problem for a freelance writer–in some circles, they might count as street cred. I looked at the sink. Still candy.

I went to my office for a paper bag.

Rated PG: Contains tentacles, and a whole lotta candy