Nov 16, 2021
Listen up everyone! This episode I had the pleasure to be joined by the lovely Debra Wilson. She is a voice acting powerhouse best known from her roles as Amanda Waller in Telltale’s Batman, Savathun from Destiny, Okoye in Marvel’s Avengers in War for Wakanda, Cere Junda in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Shelda from Bugsnax. We discuss some of her most memorable roles, blackness in video games, magical voice recording sessions and Debra shares her love for scorpions and tarantulas. Please enjoy.
Time – Topic Discussed:
0:00 - Intro
02:33 - Debra’s scorpions and tarantulas
12:16 - What franchise made her say the craziest names?
13:41 - The process of a recording session
19:10 - Being typecast as a voice actor
24:32 - Returning to a role
29:24 - Preparation for a arole
32:26 - Blackness in video games
36:18 - Recording alone vs. being in a group
39:10 - Casting white voice actors to voice black characters
54:15 - Debra’s incredible face collage shirts
58:30 - What makes a good voice acting director?
01:02:50 - Tips for improving the vocabulary
01:04:09 - Debra on Cameo
01:05:35 - Outro
Things mentioned on the show:
Video about temp music (The Marvel Symphonic Universe)
The gray area of casting for characters of color in games by Alan Wen
Nicolas Cage Face Collage Shirt
Social Media:
Debra Wilson
Debra Wilson on Cameo
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Intro/Outro by FreshMcZone
Artwork by Thomas Martin (Instagram: @thomas.martin.martin)