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Voice Coaches Radio – #663 -The Happiest Place On Earth
Voice Coaches Radio, everything voiceover. Ho, ho, ho. As we hop on into a holiday month officially and get ready for Santa and dreidels and all the things to come. Welcome to it. My name is Marissa and welcome to a brand new episode of Voice Coaches Radio. You know, we are winding down the year already, which is crazy.
Um, you know, where you are getting ready for the holiday itself. Maybe you've got a lot of hustle and bustle. You've got deadlines to, to meet for the day job while you're trying to kind of round out some big goals that you had for yourself for 2024. I know that, that, that causes stress. That, you know, it's, it's like inevitable, right?
Um, but just want to let you know you can breathe, okay? You don't hit everything that's on that checklist. There's still time, uh, you know, a brand new year. It doesn't have to be necessarily a fresh start or brand new start. It could be a continuation Where you just continue to propel yourself and you know continue to excel It's uh, you know this crazy world of voiceover.
That's my my hope for you You know as we get into this holiday season now earlier this week You know, one of the things I always love to look at is the weird holiday calendar list, and there's always stuff on there like National Clean Out Your Fridge Day, or, uh, you know, it's um, I don't know. I mean, anything you could think of, like, if you want to celebrate Diet Coke, there's probably a day for it.
I mean, I'm just saying, every day is something, and probably multiple things to celebrate. Uh, but on December 2nd, It was Walt Disney Day, and my goodness, how many animated films that we have been brought to our TVs and movie screens all because of a man that had a dream and, you know, made it come to life.
Sure, they had a lot of animated shorts for a while, and they did a lot of live action musicals and stuff at first, but I wanted to go back to where all the full length feature film animation began, and it started back in 1937. Can you think of what the very first full length Disney animated film was?
Because I think a lot of people I believe that it's Cinderella or like Alice in Wonderland, but in reality, it was Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. And I was doing a little investigating, because you know, these days, if you go and you check out the cast list for some of these movies, it's like, you know, one person may have voiced three different characters, but you just didn't realize it.
You know, that's the, the talent and the skill that comes along with being a voice actor, but, you know, in a lot of them, They went and hired out somebody different for every character. And, and back in 1937, I mean, they didn't really know what they were doing. They were just kinda hoping for the best. They didn't know how all this was gonna go.
Uh, you know, it could've just fallen flat, and that could've been the only animated film we ever got. But instead, we love being giant kids, and here we are. Um, so, I looked up, uh, you know, who, Who voiced Snow White, and it's Adriana Casalotti, which I'm pretty sure I've done a podcast episode about prior.
But I wanted to know a little bit more, you know, when it came to what she was expecting, and what she did prior to being Snow White, and like, how much money did she make? And what would that be the equivalent? Today, you know, like it, I'm sure it was impactful in 19, you know, 37, but like how, how much of a chunk of change would've been today because that, that's a big deal.
Disney's first animated film. Um, so it was a situation that like. You know, she had no idea what this was going to be. She didn't know what this feature film would turn into. And there wasn't such a thing, you know? So it's like, how much do I want to get paid? And is it going to be worthwhile for me? And, you know, I've been an actress this whole time.
And, you know, this is just using my voice. And so it turned out, you know, she auditioned. She got the gig of Snow White. And then the paycheck came. Do you want to take a guess? In 1937, Adriana Castelletti. Uh, ended up making for, for voicing Snow White. Such a, like, nostalgic and, um, you know, prominent character in, in our, uh, you know, past and fairy tales and whatever you want to call it.
She made 970. Now I know right now you're going, That's nothing! That's ridiculous! That can't even pay my rent! Uh, it's 1937, I want to remind you. So, in 1937, 970 ends up being 20, 725. 06. Um, so, yeah, it was a decent amount of money. Still, today, you can't go out and just, like, buy a car outright. But, um, but yeah, I mean, if you all of a sudden voiced something and you got 20, 000, I mean, I would want to take that money out, and I would want to make it so it was in, like, dollar bills, or Or maybe pennies so I could go ahead and I could swim around in it like I'm Scrooge McDuck.
Uh, you know, I want to live the life a little bit because I can't say that I've been paid that kind of money for anything that I voiced except for radio, but it was like a yearly salary because radio doesn't pay very well, uh, but I mean, it's such a crazy, crazy thing to look back at, right? So it makes you wonder, like, how much was everybody If she's the prominent character in Snow White and the Seven Doors, what did everybody else make?
It was probably less than that, right? Unless you're like the Wicked Witch or whatever it is, the ugly stepmother or whoever. Um, so, you know, you look over time and in all of these, uh, films that came along because of that one, you know, of course, we did have Cinderella and we did have Alice in Wonderland.
Uh, but, you know, we also ended up having Aladdin and Lion King and Little Mermaid and Jungle Book and if you think of more recent stuff, Frozen, which I would like to forget because that soundtrack will get in my head and not leave and I don't have a child, so it's a problem. Um, Inside Out, you know, now that Disney and Pixar are, You know together it's Inside Out and the sequel and all the Toy Story films and Lilo and Stitch and Moana which has another Adaptation that is out as of today.
I actually think um, you know, so thank god that back in 1937 everybody was smart enough to go. Hey I do want to watch a cartoon for two hours or an hour and a half or whatever it is because I don't know how i'd get through with some of my days Sometimes you just need to go and put disney plus on and veg out.
Um, you know, and I know that Watching those films. Not only is it It's almost like a security blanket for so many people, but it's where we got the interest for doing this, right? We got the passion for wanting to do this and become these characters, become somebody that's not us and become, you know, a piece of, of childhood, you know, for so, so many generation upon generation.
And it all started potentially. With, you know, a Disney film of some sort, you know, I remember just like growing up some of the biggest films for me as a kid that I still will go to today, it, it was like the Little Mermaid. I can't even tell you how many times I watched that. I can remember. When I was given it on VHS back in like 1991 or whenever it came out, um, you know, that's, that's the impact.
That's the core memory that I have of it. Um, you know, I watched the Lion King over and over again and, uh, you know, those, those were just some great films, Aladdin, you know, with Robin Williams, like nobody, sorry, Will Smith in the live, you know, adaptation of that. Nothing comes close to Robin Williams as the genie, I'm just saying.
Um, so, what one was it for you? You can let me know. Always email me, alright? Marissa at voicecoaches. com You can tell me your favorite Disney movie. You can tell me your favorite animated character. You can ask me questions. You can send me audio and I can give you feedback. But, um, you know, whatever you want to do.
Marissa at voicecoaches. com And, uh, I just, I hope that, you know, you're getting into this, uh, You know, winter holiday season and you're feeling good and ready for whatever is to come. And as we prepare for 2025, but a brand new episode is coming at you next week. I hope that you have a great weekend. Stay safe, everybody.
Visit voicecoaches. com for more voiceover news and information.
Um, you know, where you are getting ready for the holiday itself. Maybe you've got a lot of hustle and bustle. You've got deadlines to, to meet for the day job while you're trying to kind of round out some big goals that you had for yourself for 2024. I know that, that, that causes stress. That, you know, it's, it's like inevitable, right?
Um, but just want to let you know you can breathe, okay? You don't hit everything that's on that checklist. There's still time, uh, you know, a brand new year. It doesn't have to be necessarily a fresh start or brand new start. It could be a continuation Where you just continue to propel yourself and you know continue to excel It's uh, you know this crazy world of voiceover.
That's my my hope for you You know as we get into this holiday season now earlier this week You know, one of the things I always love to look at is the weird holiday calendar list, and there's always stuff on there like National Clean Out Your Fridge Day, or, uh, you know, it's um, I don't know. I mean, anything you could think of, like, if you want to celebrate Diet Coke, there's probably a day for it.
I mean, I'm just saying, every day is something, and probably multiple things to celebrate. Uh, but on December 2nd, It was Walt Disney Day, and my goodness, how many animated films that we have been brought to our TVs and movie screens all because of a man that had a dream and, you know, made it come to life.
Sure, they had a lot of animated shorts for a while, and they did a lot of live action musicals and stuff at first, but I wanted to go back to where all the full length feature film animation began, and it started back in 1937. Can you think of what the very first full length Disney animated film was?
Because I think a lot of people I believe that it's Cinderella or like Alice in Wonderland, but in reality, it was Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. And I was doing a little investigating, because you know, these days, if you go and you check out the cast list for some of these movies, it's like, you know, one person may have voiced three different characters, but you just didn't realize it.
You know, that's the, the talent and the skill that comes along with being a voice actor, but, you know, in a lot of them, They went and hired out somebody different for every character. And, and back in 1937, I mean, they didn't really know what they were doing. They were just kinda hoping for the best. They didn't know how all this was gonna go.
Uh, you know, it could've just fallen flat, and that could've been the only animated film we ever got. But instead, we love being giant kids, and here we are. Um, so, I looked up, uh, you know, who, Who voiced Snow White, and it's Adriana Casalotti, which I'm pretty sure I've done a podcast episode about prior.
But I wanted to know a little bit more, you know, when it came to what she was expecting, and what she did prior to being Snow White, and like, how much money did she make? And what would that be the equivalent? Today, you know, like it, I'm sure it was impactful in 19, you know, 37, but like how, how much of a chunk of change would've been today because that, that's a big deal.
Disney's first animated film. Um, so it was a situation that like. You know, she had no idea what this was going to be. She didn't know what this feature film would turn into. And there wasn't such a thing, you know? So it's like, how much do I want to get paid? And is it going to be worthwhile for me? And, you know, I've been an actress this whole time.
And, you know, this is just using my voice. And so it turned out, you know, she auditioned. She got the gig of Snow White. And then the paycheck came. Do you want to take a guess? In 1937, Adriana Castelletti. Uh, ended up making for, for voicing Snow White. Such a, like, nostalgic and, um, you know, prominent character in, in our, uh, you know, past and fairy tales and whatever you want to call it.
She made 970. Now I know right now you're going, That's nothing! That's ridiculous! That can't even pay my rent! Uh, it's 1937, I want to remind you. So, in 1937, 970 ends up being 20, 725. 06. Um, so, yeah, it was a decent amount of money. Still, today, you can't go out and just, like, buy a car outright. But, um, but yeah, I mean, if you all of a sudden voiced something and you got 20, 000, I mean, I would want to take that money out, and I would want to make it so it was in, like, dollar bills, or Or maybe pennies so I could go ahead and I could swim around in it like I'm Scrooge McDuck.
Uh, you know, I want to live the life a little bit because I can't say that I've been paid that kind of money for anything that I voiced except for radio, but it was like a yearly salary because radio doesn't pay very well, uh, but I mean, it's such a crazy, crazy thing to look back at, right? So it makes you wonder, like, how much was everybody If she's the prominent character in Snow White and the Seven Doors, what did everybody else make?
It was probably less than that, right? Unless you're like the Wicked Witch or whatever it is, the ugly stepmother or whoever. Um, so, you know, you look over time and in all of these, uh, films that came along because of that one, you know, of course, we did have Cinderella and we did have Alice in Wonderland.
Uh, but, you know, we also ended up having Aladdin and Lion King and Little Mermaid and Jungle Book and if you think of more recent stuff, Frozen, which I would like to forget because that soundtrack will get in my head and not leave and I don't have a child, so it's a problem. Um, Inside Out, you know, now that Disney and Pixar are, You know together it's Inside Out and the sequel and all the Toy Story films and Lilo and Stitch and Moana which has another Adaptation that is out as of today.
I actually think um, you know, so thank god that back in 1937 everybody was smart enough to go. Hey I do want to watch a cartoon for two hours or an hour and a half or whatever it is because I don't know how i'd get through with some of my days Sometimes you just need to go and put disney plus on and veg out.
Um, you know, and I know that Watching those films. Not only is it It's almost like a security blanket for so many people, but it's where we got the interest for doing this, right? We got the passion for wanting to do this and become these characters, become somebody that's not us and become, you know, a piece of, of childhood, you know, for so, so many generation upon generation.
And it all started potentially. With, you know, a Disney film of some sort, you know, I remember just like growing up some of the biggest films for me as a kid that I still will go to today, it, it was like the Little Mermaid. I can't even tell you how many times I watched that. I can remember. When I was given it on VHS back in like 1991 or whenever it came out, um, you know, that's, that's the impact.
That's the core memory that I have of it. Um, you know, I watched the Lion King over and over again and, uh, you know, those, those were just some great films, Aladdin, you know, with Robin Williams, like nobody, sorry, Will Smith in the live, you know, adaptation of that. Nothing comes close to Robin Williams as the genie, I'm just saying.
Um, so, what one was it for you? You can let me know. Always email me, alright? Marissa at voicecoaches. com You can tell me your favorite Disney movie. You can tell me your favorite animated character. You can ask me questions. You can send me audio and I can give you feedback. But, um, you know, whatever you want to do.
Marissa at voicecoaches. com And, uh, I just, I hope that, you know, you're getting into this, uh, You know, winter holiday season and you're feeling good and ready for whatever is to come. And as we prepare for 2025, but a brand new episode is coming at you next week. I hope that you have a great weekend. Stay safe, everybody.
Visit voicecoaches. com for more voiceover news and information.
This Week on Voice Coaches Radio, Marissa saw earlier in the week that is was National Disney Day. Disney is where many fell in love with animation growing up and has given us so many classics that we love so much, they created their own streaming platform. In this episode we go back into the history of Disney, where voice acting and animation came together and where it evolved over the years.
