“When I was working with on ‘Lego Batman,’ we would go down all these paths with the character and try different things that you couldn’t do if you were on a set with everyone there waiting,” says Will Arnett, who voiced Batman in “The Lego Batman Movie.” “Think about Batman: He’s a billionaire playboy who has a bat cave and he’s raised by an English butler. Entirely new scenes can emerge as part of the production process. Many directors get the chance to workshop the character and the scene and discover new ways it can be played or even entirely new ideas not already on the script’s pages. They’re not as limited as when a physical set is part of what they’re doing. It’s much more forgiving in that sense.”Īctors say they love the time and space they get inside the booth to explore the characters and scenes, even when another actor isn’t there with them. “I often think of a live-action film as being like a live band and an animated film is like a studio band,” says Kyle Balda, helmer of “Despicable Me 3” and “Minions.” “So, with the voice actor we work with them over several sessions and a couple of weeks later a voice actor can say to us that they’ve thought of something new and they want to try it again.

Without a physical set, it’s also easier to refine a voice performance. He wants to know where he is and exactly what he’s doing.” As a director what you’re trying to do is give an actor context, and Alec Baldwin is huge on context. “The main thing is to create a safe place for the actors so they can try things. “A lot of people think it’s like an ADR process, like a post process when you’re directing a vocal performance,” says Tom McGrath, the helmer behind “Boss Baby” and the “Madagascar” films.

That started to shift in 1992 when Robin Williams gave one of the most memorable voice performances as the Genie in “Aladdin.” Voice-acting gigs were not always seen as plum jobs and voice actors often didn’t receive the same respect accorded other performers. Will Arnett, Rosario Dawson, John Cena and Miranda Cosgrove are just a few of the actors who’ve entered the booth this year to give a vocal performance that will inspire animators as they create a character. From “ the Lego Batman Movie” and “ The Boss Baby” to “ Ferdinand,” theaters are full of animated films showcasing premiere acting talent.

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