SweetShop209
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When it comes to children in media, there's one thing that's often talked about quite a bit. Is it better for kids/teenagers to be voiced by kids/teenagers, or if they're voiced by adult voice actors? On the one hand, if you have a child character voiced by an age appropriate actor, then they could sound a lot more authentic. On the other hand, when the actor goes through puberty, their voice will either be digitally altered and they'll sound too old, or they'll be replaced with a younger actor. There's also the matter on if they can't show good range (like if they have great acting skills but not singing skills).
Take got example Zach Callison. One of his first voice acting roles is Billy Batson from Superman/Shazam: Return Of Black Adam. That came out a few weeks after he turned 13, meaning he was 11-12 when he recorded his dialogue. He would reprise the role for various projects into his teens and young adulthood, sounding notably older. He was also in Sofia The First as James and Steven Universe as the title character. However, he was replaced in the former role in the middle of season 2 due to puberty, and voiced the latter for all of his appearances . Of course, it helps that Steven notably aged up.
For another example, there's the Loud family on The Loud House. Lincoln himself has had 6 voice actors (Sean Ryan Fox, Grant Palmer, Collin Dean, Tex Hammond, Jackson Petty when singing, and Asher Bishop), all of whom were about 10-12 when they first voiced him. On the other hand, all of his sisters are voiced by adult voice actors. There's an interesting debate to have here. With Lincoln, since he's always voiced by a young boy, he does sound fairly real, though his voice gets higher each time. With someone like Lily, who's a baby, Grey DeLisle Griffin can nail playing her since she's an adult, and is thus easier to direct when she's crying or trying to tell her family something through babbling.
There's many examples, but that's just a few. What do you think?
Take got example Zach Callison. One of his first voice acting roles is Billy Batson from Superman/Shazam: Return Of Black Adam. That came out a few weeks after he turned 13, meaning he was 11-12 when he recorded his dialogue. He would reprise the role for various projects into his teens and young adulthood, sounding notably older. He was also in Sofia The First as James and Steven Universe as the title character. However, he was replaced in the former role in the middle of season 2 due to puberty, and voiced the latter for all of his appearances . Of course, it helps that Steven notably aged up.
For another example, there's the Loud family on The Loud House. Lincoln himself has had 6 voice actors (Sean Ryan Fox, Grant Palmer, Collin Dean, Tex Hammond, Jackson Petty when singing, and Asher Bishop), all of whom were about 10-12 when they first voiced him. On the other hand, all of his sisters are voiced by adult voice actors. There's an interesting debate to have here. With Lincoln, since he's always voiced by a young boy, he does sound fairly real, though his voice gets higher each time. With someone like Lily, who's a baby, Grey DeLisle Griffin can nail playing her since she's an adult, and is thus easier to direct when she's crying or trying to tell her family something through babbling.
There's many examples, but that's just a few. What do you think?
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