Read on for Indiewire's list of the best
voice performances of the past 20 years.
While time inevitably marches on, director Roger Mainwood has a splendid constant at his disposal in the pitch - perfect
voice performances of Blethyn and Broadbent, who inhabit their hand - drawn characters with a vivid, fully - dimensional authenticity.
when
the voice performance of my iPhone already leaves so much to be desired.
Not exact matches
By the looks
of this year's North American Auto Show in Detroit, soon you'll be able to buy a KITT
of your own: almost every dashboard boasted touch screens,
voice control, real - time
performance data and more.
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«Indra Nooyi has become a leading
voice among Fortune 500 CEOs in no small part because
of her willingness to take a stand on the broader purpose
of the corporation, while delivering top - echelon
performance,» he said in a statement.
AI
performance on 2018 - 2019 Android phones running on the Snapdragon 845 will be tripled, which will help
voice assistants better understand more natural ways
of speaking.
The much anticipated 6 - Series TVs elevate the home entertainment experience with a complete HDR
performance solution for superior picture quality and one
of the industry's best smart TV operating systems with enhanced
voice capabilities for the ultimate user experience.
And you know what, after my revelation
of GRACE last year which absolutely set me free from «
performance Christianity» God told me that, regardless
of what «scriptures» people threw at me, what He was telling me directly to my heart, that He has made me perfectly righteous by the blood
of His son regardless
of what I do or don't do, I must trust His
voice in my heart, more than the printed «Word» which has been bended, bent, misterpreted and mistaught.
In Quintilian's teaching, the
voice and body are shaped by the emotional values
of the piece in
performance.
The affect
of the
performance was to re-establish Paul as a potent and powerful
voice within the Corinthian community.
The emissary's
performance of Paul's letter allowed it to become «a more truly present word, authenticated by a living
voice» (Bozarth - Campbell, 75).
A movement that began as an awkward, impromptu speech in a
voice broken with emotion steadily flowed toward a climax as an ensemble
performance of dancing, singing, and handclapping.
In this incidence, a broken human
voice was an avenue
of the Spirit to «break» into an order and thereby establish a new meaning for the liturgical
performance.
These impulses to «vocalize» and «embody» texts as well as the metaphor
of «
voice» are providing an intersection between homiletics and
performance studies.
In
performance, the sermon permits preachers to explore and give
voice to the «dark side» or «shadow side»
of themselves.
Similarly, a
performance perspective treats canonical «texts» as polyphonic, that is, as richly diverse ensembles
of voices available to the preacher as sound, gesture and image.
In order to become a «speaker» at the site designated for the
performance of the sermon, the preacher must first stand at many other sites where «
voices» are heard and «presences» are embodied and there learn how to listen attentively.
«Because it is public,
performance is a site
of struggle where competing interests intersect, and different viewpoints and
voices get articulated» (Conquergood 1989, 84).
Wenger said at the start
of the season that this is one
of the best squads he has managed... look at the table, look at the results (shamed), and look at our
performances... wenger is gulty for this, and the suporters in england habe to grow up their
voices... its impossible that people were demanding for chenges and the board and wenger were taking a laugh
of you and continuing with their reign... its unacceptable that those guya even care about us fans and you are capable to look to anotger side and bought alll that sh about «a great change on the squad and a promised new wenger, its bs... wenger has to go and for that you england arsenal fans have to grow up some balls and do ur job... what was that bellerin episode?
Mertz should never have been our captain in the first place... who has ever heard
of a team that makes 11th hour transfer buys (Arteta & Mertz) then seemingly places those same individuals into prominent leadership positions from the get - go... indicative
of the problems that have permeated our clubhouse for the better part
of 7 years under the Kroenke & Wenger... what is wrong with the players chosen and / or the management style
of Wenger that doesn't develop and / or encourage strong leadership from within... Mertz was the fine collecting lackey from year one... this is what happens when you don't get world - class players because many times they want to have a
voice on and off the pitch and this can't happen when you play for a fragile manager who has developed a coddling wage structure where everyone is rewarded for simply wearing the shirt and participating in the process... not enough balance between
performance and pay, combined with the obvious favoritism shown to some players regardless
of their glaring lack
of production... remember that Ramsey has played in positions that make no sense considering his skill - set (out wide) and has forced other players off the field or into equally unfamiliar positions with little or no justification (let's remember when you read articles about how Ramsey's goals this upcoming season being the potential X-factor for our success that this is the same individual who didn't score a goal until the final week last season)... this
of course is just one example
of many... before I hear another word from Mertz I want this club to address the fact that no former player
of any real consequence has any important role in the management structure
of this club, yet several former Gunners have expressed serious interest in just such an endeavor (Henry, Viera, Adams, Bergkamp... just to name a few legends)... there is only one answer: an extremely insecure manager!!!
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has raised an opposing
voice against those
of critics bashing Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola after his side's disgraceful
performance at the King Power Stadium against defending champions Leicester City.
This sort
of rebellion from fans has rarely if ever been seen at Old Trafford and as United supporters increasingly
voice their discontent with the
performances under Louis van Gaal, one must surely wonder at this stage how much longer the Dutch manager can survive?
It also facilitates their
voices being heard in a variety
of other ways including through creative writing projects and
performances.
It was a strategy he utilized at the string
of forums beginning last summer, where his
performances appeared to lean on focus group - tested attempts to hit all the sweet spots to appeal to an activated base while
voicing righteous indignation with Washington in carefully - polished soundbites.
The authors found that driving
performance degraded regardless
of secondary texting task type, but manual entry led to slower reaction times and significantly more eyes - off - road glances than
voice - to - text input using both smartphones and Google Glass.
A handful
of studies have examined the effects
of virtual
voices on driving
performance, and many studies have examined how the interactions between people and embodied technologies (e.g., computer agents, avatars) influence people.
After 10 years
of working as a professional singer in Chicago choruses, Johnson's passion for vocal
performance stemmed into research to understand the
voice and its neuromuscular system, with a particular interest in the aging
voice.
His acting career was almost cut short when he began developing unexplained symptoms
of laryngitis, losing his
voice with the stress
of an upcoming
performance.
Needless to say, we wish him all the best and hope that he will be «holding his horses» and retain the Vocal Science technique to maintain the ultimate health and
performance of his
voice.
When Adele opened the awards with a ground - shaking
performance of Hello, the song that would win her «Song
of the Year» and «Record
of the Year» later in the the night, she reminded the world how lucky it is to have a
voice like hers in it.
Lady Gaga is a powerful
voice for self - love, inclusion, and diversity, and I was deeply saddened to see these incredible facets
of her
performance overlooked in favor
of criticism
of her body.
The next day I communicated with Shrishteee, she was so good that made me cum in a less than ten minutes only by listening to her
voice and looking at her
performance in front
of the camera.
Sound Blaster Omni Surround 5.1 features two built - in microphones, which enable the optimal
performance of far - field
voice input without a headset.
While it's not the relentless joke - flinger it could have been, and while the plot could have done with a few more set - pieces, the combination
of amazing (yet restrained) animation and perfectly toned
voice -
performances ensures DreamWork's second CG - movie is a worthy follow - up to Antz.
Two heroic forces save us from this fate: a warm, zingy script (by Alan J. Schoolcraft and Brent Simons) and a characteristically wacko
voice performance by Will Ferrell as Megamind, a cobalt blue, bulbous - headed freak from a distant planet who defeats his longtime nemesis for control
of Metro City but doesn't cope well with success.
A few reviewers found the material a bit too dated, but this adaptation
of Terence Rattigan's 1952 play
of the same name by Terence Davies (Distant
Voices, Still Lives) drew mostly raves, especially for Rachel Weisz's powerful
performance as a woman whose life is torn apart when she cheats on her older husband (Simon Russell Beale) with a young war veteran (Tom Hiddleston).
The increasingly action - oriented bent
of Sarah Smith and Peter Baynham's frenetic screenplay, coupled with the worst and most needless 3D on display in years, slowly - but - surely transforms Arthur Christmas into a seriously headache - inducing ordeal, with the end result an obvious low point in the Aardman Animations» filmography (and this isn't even taking into account the often unintelligible nature
of many
of the
voice performances).
Some
of the
voice actors, like Justin Timberlake's prominent turn, strike the viewer as being cast for name recognition over value - adding
performances.
Kevin Costner leads with a powerhouse
performance, being told by «the
voice of god» to build something in order to have someone come.
If there has ever been a better
voice performance in an animated film than Ellen DeGeneres» in Pixar's wonderful sequel Finding Dory, I sure can't think
of it.
The
voice acting was touted as one
of the selling points
of the game but after playing through it I'd hardly be bragging about the
performances.
«The Walk» is worth seeing on a big screen for its final wire walk (intrusive
voice - over notwithstanding), for its lovingly recreated images
of the World Trade Center, for its often wry humor (including a marvelous running gag involving an elevator operator) and for some
of the supporting
performances (notably Kingsley's pitch - perfect mentor
performance, and James Badge Dale's turn as a wise - ass Franco - American who joins the team infiltrating the towers).
Credit where credits due, all
of the
voice work for these guys is funny and witty and everyone from Kevin James to Sandler puts in a solid
performance.
Though in the following years, Tom's
voice could be heard in a variety
of animated releases, onscreen
performances in shows like Monk and movies such as Bad Santa proved that the increasingly active
voice - over artist was still very much committed to her onscreen career as well.
It's only her control over her body,
voice and eyes — and maybe our awareness that her
performances in this movie, «Her» and «Under the Skin» are all
of a piece; Lucy even uses the phrase «under the skin» at one point!
What drags the game down is not only its lack
of length but sub par
voice acting particularly with the DLC's main protagonist, Batgirl
voiced by Ashley Greene who had come to replace Kimberly Brooks from former games lacking the tone, wit and independence Brooks brought to the role changing the character, entirely lacking personality in a worn
performance, the characters are now best to be left forgotten, not even Hamill could save this train wreck with the very few joker lines he had been presented with.
The audio is absolutely superb, with terrific
performances from the cast
of experienced actors and
voice - over artists.
I am a big fan
of Scorsese's work, and even more so, the three notable actors - but by the end, I found myself laughing at the endless whispering voiceovers, the convoluted plot and self indulgent
performances, culminating in my uproarious laughter when the
voice of God encourages a whimpering Garfield to «step on me.»
Iconic Joker
voice actor Mark Hamill weighs in on Jared Leto's
performance as the Clown Prince
of Crime in David Ayer's Suicide Squad.