Stepping Inside the Recording Booth for Disney Planes: Fire and Rescue #FireAndRescueEvent

Well, I don’t plan on quitting my day job any time soon… but I had a blast in the recording booth at Disney Toon Studios. Since this was my 3rd visit, I knew the guys (Casting Director, Jason Henkel, and Sound Engineer, Paul McGrath), knew how the process worked, and was able to feel a bit more comfortable going in. That does NOT mean I could do this “in real life.” Julie Bowen rocked the part of Dipper in Disney Planes: Fire and Rescue so we will leave that to her.

Casting Director Jason Henkel — Photo by: Patrick Wymore. ©2014 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Disney Planes: Fire and Rescue

I am sure people believe that doing voice-over work seems easy. No way! Think about it. It’s typically just you… maybe someone else in the room reading through the lines at your side. But, instead of being able to fully act out the way you want to portray your feelings and such with the use of body language, you are fully restricted to your voice. Everything else the animators handle further into the process. So… no pressure, right?!

Fun in the recording booth — Photo by: Patrick Wymore. ©2014 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

I will tell you more about how Julie Bowen got in character next week, but first it was my turn in the recording booth. Luckily, I had my friend Crystal from Simply Being Mommy in the booth with me. That made it even easier to laugh at myself. Really! It totally helped! They picked the craziest scene for us to voice and it included a ROAR. Not just any “roar.” A loud, full-out ROOOOAAARRRRRR! I have never had to roar like that in my life. So that made me extremely nervous.

Paul McGrath recording booth — Photo by: Patrick Wymore. ©2014 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

But, when it came down to it I gave it my best shot. I had Paul McGarth and Jason Henkel directing me the whole time and that made it go smoother. A little pep talk and advice along the way meant I was able to overcome my inhibitions and just let it out. Sorta. Have a listen/watch. Remember, I am playing Dipper for this scene:

What did you think? My family loved it… but they may be biased.

Disney Toons Recording Studio — Photo by: Patrick Wymore. ©2014 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Have you ever stepped inside a recording booth?

Watch for more interviews and updates about the movie coming. Disney Planes: Fire and Rescue comes to theaters everywhere on July 18th. Learn more about the movie by liking Disney Planes on Facebook and following the #FireAndRescueEvent hashtag on Twitter.