Don LaFontaine

In a world where something special is needed to rise above the din and get attention, LaFontaine was called upon often. As a voice-over artist, he narrated promotional spots on TV and for the movies. A lot of them: since his voice-over start in 1965 (for the trailer for "Gunfighters of Casa Grande"), he has recorded an estimated 350,000 television commercials and 5,000 movie trailers. His deep baritone led him to be known as "the VOG" -- the Voice Of God. He "understood the dynamics of each word and gave each word a musical note that was intuitive," said Joan Baker, author of Secrets of Voice-Over Success, "which is why he could perform in so many genres -- action, drama, comedy, romance, horror films, science fiction." LaFontaine wrote most of his own scripts, and would write what sounded best. That led to quite a few familiar phrases, including "a one-man army", "from the bedroom to the boardroom", and the now-cliche "In a world where..." (such as, "In a world where a one-man army goes from the bedroom to the boardroom..."). He died September 1 at 68. Video From This is True for 31 August 2008 Suggestions for further reading: Cook Yourself Thin Faster: Have Your Cake and Eat It Too with Over 75 New Rec... by Lifetime Television, Lauren Deen Amazon Price: $13.59 Customer Review: This is a great book with many delicious recipes that will make it easy to eat right. They are quick recipes that your whole family will love. It is definitely worth the price!   Let Me Hear Your Voice: A Family's Triumph over Autism by Catherine Maurice Amazon Price: $10.20 Customer Review: I loved the book. For someone who is an aspiring behavior analyst it gave me insight on how it is viewed and just how many other false therapies are out there. I feel that I am much better informed on autism itself as a result of reading this book.   The Nine Rooms of Happiness: Loving Yourself, Finding Your Purpose, and Getti... by Lucy Danziger, Catherine Birndorf Amazon Price: $16.49 Customer Review: The book focuses on 9 elements that could use improvement in any woman's life inc. friends, work, kids, partner issues and physical appearance among them. Each 'room' is discussed through composites of stories from women struggling to put orde...   Cisco Voice over IP (CVOICE) (Authorized Self-Study Guide) (3rd Edition) by Kevin Wallace Amazon Price: $42.84 Customer Review: This book is very hard to learn from. It is very dry and appears as a book with tons of concepts and terms with no previous preparation for them for the reader. If it had the proper level of details to understand the many concepts, it would be 4x thi...   There's Money Where Your Mouth Is: An Insider's Guide to a Career in Voice-Overs by Elaine A. Clark Amazon Price: $12.89 Customer Review: This is a fantastic and entertaining read, written by someone who has actually been in the business for 30 years. There's a lot of information jammed into some-200 pages, so I would recommend taking Elaine's advice: get through it once to familiarize...   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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