Tystarr 2012-08-24 13:59:10

Man oh man that Dan's site is uber cool!! - comment from 1992.

SardonicSamurai 2012-08-24 14:10:20

I've actually gone to a voice coaching seminar out of curiousity. It was provided by a college for cheap, and we all did fake ads in front of everyone. It was such a BS class. I had mentioned in the intro of the class that I'd love to get in to voicing cartoons. The seminar was an hour, and we did NOTHING that related to cartoons, but said I'd do great doing cartoon voice overs. Not having done one single cartoonish voice or anything related to it. They were just advertising an expensive coaching package, hoping by giving positive feedback, we'd pay for it. Never again.

I still have no idea how to get in to it, and quite frankly its a big scary voice world. I've thought about making a site for my toons, maybe a webcomic, and doing voices, but that's also scary. People take advantage of that. They know you have no idea what to do, so they'll spew any BS to get you to buy from them.

Karo-Korp 2012-08-24 14:25:26

Can you not like, make smaller posts?

And have like, tits, included in them?

Cause I mean, I'm a simple man and this much text without mammary glands on display I get very bored, very quickly.

But I love your work and I'm sure what you're talking about is totally important.

So I agree with whatever you've said.

TheMAM 2012-08-24 15:09:43

That was quite a mouthful. Quite an interesting read.
Sorry being off topic, but I can't wait for the animation! I did grow tired of the whole anti-brony thing, but something tells me yours will be awesome!

bocodamondo 2012-08-24 15:21:10

that was hard to read. since white text wih black background allways hurt my eyes
but yeah thats some good informations here

VidGameDude 2012-08-24 15:37:54

Person 1: employment is fickle...
Person 2: hasn't it always been? or has it become too vague and generalized over the years to hold any weight or position that helps society from entertainment to industrial?
Person 3: pfft, those types will bitch at anything that doesn't commit to a dream they themselves are oblivious to is declining health.

Which do you think is opinion, assumption, or fact?

I-smel 2012-08-24 15:38:11

Yeah I've set up a website for myself like 3 times. It lasts 6 months and then becomes 403 Forbidden, Could Not Find, and I lost track of what's going on and give up.

Making your own website is such a pain, I'd say "professional web designers are a waste of time" as much as I'd say "professional voice actors are a waste of time, you should just do it yourself."
Which is hilarious.

Apatheria 2012-08-24 15:42:25

That's one uuuuuugly webpage Dan's got for himself...

Twisted4000 2012-08-24 16:32:59

Ugh, those voice actors are becoming a plague! We need more animators around here!

biggiek7888 2012-08-24 17:46:00

Dan sounds like he'd be a great addition to the FOX news team. Or at least equally as hilarious.

Osuka 2012-08-24 18:16:51

You can have all the theory and codes how to make a Webpage, but you need a DESIGNER EYE to make the proportions, colors and all the stuff. <a href="http://www.danoday.com/">http://www.danoday.com/</a> is designed so terribly that gave me herpes

I love Newgrounds for voice actors, is full of great talent

Osuka 2012-08-24 18:40:26

also, i make extra money designing pages (only design, a friend does the code) and I hate when my clients says that the budget is too expensive, other guy can make the page a lot cheaper. But that guy is not a designer that makes everything in frontpage

VidGameDude 2012-08-24 19:01:55

i like how you deviated from the question and yet still answered it correctly.
good show.

wer19971997 2012-08-24 19:29:21

lol I wish you could rate news.

DieterTheuns 2012-08-24 19:36:44

Sidenote, the soft shadows on that character make it look like something Terry Gilliam could have doodled up.

pirate9899 2012-08-24 20:41:25

are homosexual i will unblock you if not

pirate9899 2012-08-24 20:41:37

YOU my god toshibas suck ass!

Poniiboi 2012-08-24 21:27:11

ditto wer19971997. This is funny and majorly informative, and FUNNY.

Bindy 2012-08-24 21:51:45

I'm not going to watch the video...But I think web designers will hate him for telling.

They will now have to un-teach and correct all of his bs when his students run to an expert to fix whatever monstrasity he "teaches" them how to generate. Managing client expectations is already hard enough without them thinking that the design and implementation process that result in an elegant and robust product take no skill or talent. Yes, it may take a designer only a few hours to make a website, but it took YEARS to gain the experience and speed, hone the eye for design, and gain competency beyond hacked together spaghetti code. That's part of the price tag, like any skilled labor.

ffeineandsugar 2012-08-25 00:18:40

Another thought - the type of design you are doing matters, too. My wife was a newspaper designer for many years (look what happened to THAT industry.) Automotive designers come and go on cycles regularly. Web is a new(er) format. There will be ups and downs. Even quality people will struggle. The point remains: without design, what you have is D.I.Y., which can either be somewhat well put together, but missing something, or could be total CRAP, complete with Algerian font.

Remind me not to watch the video - I've seen enough scammers come and go, thank-you-very-much. 10 to 1 says he'll come up with an MLM scheme to go with this faux coaching next!