Shownotes
In ep 194 of “How Do You Say That?!”Jordan McNaught joins Sam and Mark to talk about a military script which sparks discussion about how you’d treat the chain of command when playing characters in video games… and how it can affect real life too. We ask, if you don’t have experience of a subject – should you actively avoid it? We bring a salt-of-the-earth 1930’s gossipy character to life just from the dialogue, and Mark wishes he had a prop to help… but is that always necessary? There’s an exclusive exposé in the first three minutes of the show… and how one word can either be Scottish or Pirate – you decide!!
Our VO question this week is all about what experience you can bring directly from military life into voice acting!
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Script 1
“I should say you did, miss! It’s been in all the newspapers. The Daily Budget’s out still to catch the man who did it. It seems, according to them, as our police are no good at all. Well, I hope they’ll get him—although a nice-looking young fellow he was and no mistake. A kind of soldierly look about him—ah, well, I dare say he’d been wounded in the war, and sometimes they go a bit queer afterwards, my sister’s boy did.”
Script 2
Aye, he was out of line. Insubordinate even. Everyone knows that Sgt, But.. you confined him to a cell awaiting some kind of kangaroo court ruling.
He was just trying to do the right thing! Jesus we all are, He saved that lad, a boy soldier, fresh out of depot who now gets to go home to his family. Are you really going to punish everyone who bends the rules to save lives? You’re supposed to be our commander… and yet all I see is a Career politician.
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About our guest:
Jordan McNaught is a Scottish voice actor and member of Bafta Scotland (one of only two in Perth, the other is Obi wan Kenobi!!) He works mainly in videogames, animation and audio dramas. He was in the Royal Military Police for the British Army for 4 years before being medically discharged with PTSD and dropped into the pandemic with a wife a newly born daughter! Jordan took a chance and a dive and a leg and a wing and whatever else to try his hand at acting.
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About your hosts:
With over 40 years representing major international clients such as Google, Emirates and HSBC; Mark Ryes has been trusted to be the voice for some of the world’s biggest brands. If your business needs a fresh voice to represent you, then make it Mark’s British voice. As a voiceover, TV presenter, podcaster or product demonstrator – Mark makes your brand truly sparkle!
Mark’s demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/britishvoiceovermark
Elegantly British with an intelligent, warm and seductive voice, Samantha Boffin helps creatives and production companies create great audio that really connects with their audience. BBC-trained and with over 20 years of broadcast experience on both sides of the mic, she’s created award-winning promos, narration and commercials for companies all around the globe, including the BBC, Sky, Games Workshop, John Lewis, Audible and Penguin Random House.
Samantha’s demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/samanthaboffin
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