Davina porter voice acting books

She is clair and jamie and all the other characters to me at this point. Diana gabaldon, davina porter, pilar witherspoon, and others length. The narration for this audiobook was nearly perfect. Davina porter narrates books on tape the marthas vineyard. Written by anne perry, audiobook narrated by davina porter. The art of narration is the art of communicating what ones imagination sees, says claudia howard, artistic director for recorded books. Her breakout role came in 1991, when she played the lead in the film curly sue opposite jim belushi as an adult, porter pursued roles in musical theatre, including a run in the ten commandments. Davina porter has 224 books on goodreads with 34204 ratings.

Davina has been named one of the golden voices of audio book narration. See our list of davina porter narrated audio books. Beth porter made her first professional appearance at age 12 in a westchester county touring company. Porter hasnt won a prize for her voice work, she needs one. The voices she used for each of the characters were. Davina porter is the perfect choice for this series. Getting started in voice acting complimentary voice over ebook whether your goal is to pursue voice over work full time, part time, as a supplemental income, or as a component of your retirement, its important for you to understand exactly what the field has to offer, how to prepare for success, and where to look for professional. Seven stones to stand or fall audiobook, by diana gabaldon. Davina porter is known for the sheer beauty of her voice and her alwaysintelligent renditions of both classic and popular literature. An alltime audible favorite that mixes historic fiction, adventure, and romance with one of the most fascinating literary devices. She read some of the early hamish macbeth series and made poor hamish sound slow and stupid.

Her special talent for a variety of dialects and accents has won the praise of critics and listeners alike. Gabaldon began the first volume of the series, outlander, in the late 1980s, and it was published in 1991. As a child, porter made acting appearances in parenthood, stella and i love you to death. Once hooked, however, it doesnt take long to form strong opinions about which qualities of voice acting are most important. A distant view of everything audible audiobook unabridged alexander mccall smith author, davina porter narrator, recorded books, inc. While i realize that davina porter is practically revered for an excellent narration of the outlander series, i find myself wholly unimpressed by her narration in the william monk series. Well, everything if you are davina porter, the booksontape narrator perhaps best known for reading diana gabaldons wildly popular outlander series and the isabel. Our self service website only lists the best talent at the best voice over rates. Davina porter, a resident of westport, connecticut, an awardwinning narrator of audio books and an actor a member of actors equity appearing in many stage productions and recipient of several.

Apr 10, 2019 davina porter added another whole dimension of my reading the books. Aug 26, 2019 is there a voice actor so good that you would listen to an audiobook specifically for hisher performance. A member of actors equity, davina has appeared in many stage productions and has won several awards. Fans of the series will find that hall of fame narrator davina porter s performance brings claire randalls story to life in a crystal clear, captivating fashion, adding an additional element of beauty to this magnificent tale of time, love, and war on the scottish highlands. Davina mccall 1 character image behind the voice actors. These 9 voice acting books have nothing to do with voice acting, but they will definitely help you develop your voiceover career. Davina porter s narrative talent adds a special vibrance and resonance to gabaldons complex, colorful characters. Alisan leigh porter born june 20, 1981 is an american singer, actress and dancer. She has won several awards for excellence in recording, including two audie awards, and she was one of three audiofile golden voices in 2002 and 2003. Well, everything if you are davina porter, the books ontape narrator perhaps best known for reading diana gabaldons wildly popular outlander series and the isabel.

Westport residentactor davina porter inducted into the. You wont be sorry, you picked up your device to listen. Davina porters narrative talent adds a special vibrance and resonance to gabaldons complex, colorful characters. Audiofile magazine spotlight on narrator davina porter. The eighth and most recent volume of the series, written in my own hearts blood, was published in 2014. If youve experienced outlander, dragonfly in amber, or voyager, you already know the length of the book is deceptive. The author presents a collection of seven short stories set in the outlander universe, never before published together, including two original stories and featuring beloved character jamie fraser. Davina started narrating for recorded books in 1985, when she narrated john prebbles culloden. If you havent listened to an audiobook voiced by her, you are missing out, and i implore you to stop everything youre doing. Our rbdigital platform distributes the broadest array of digital content typesincluding audiobooks, video, magazines, ebooks, education, and entertainmentall in one powerful app. I had never listened to an audio book before and decided to give it a shot after reading the series twice because my sisterinlaw was a diehard davina fan. View 1 image of davina mccalls character from her voice acting career.

It gives me the ability to practice my craft acting. Post a casting notice now and have samples back within an hour. The author spends more time in this series of her books than in others reading expressions and tone of voice in the characters the pointofview character is studying, and davinia has a way of capturing all of that. Say the name davina porter to a group of outlander fans and you are sure to get more than a few smiles, and many will say her voice is the voice of their claire and jamie. Audiofile magazine spotlight on narrator tavia gilbert. Rarely have i been entertained to this degree for such a sustained period of time and thats. The top five voiceover books for voice acting victoria. Shes doing such a good job that gabaldon named one of jamies grandmother doesnt appear in the book after her. Heres what she had to say about acting, recording books and, of course, our favorite subject, outlander.

Davina porter audiobooks audiobook narrator download. Westport residentactor davina porter inducted into the narrator. Download audiobooks narrated by davina porter at and save. Davina porter has over 20 years experience narrating books. Voice over book getting started in voice acting ebook. Davina porter voice of diana galbadon books including a 2006 audie winner for solo female narration for a breadth of snow and ashes, christina moore young adult novels such as shivas fire by suzanne fisher staples, stina nielsen sarah dessen s the truth about forever, and. I found the first book in the series rather dull, liked the second book a lot better, and finally really enjoyed this one. This was a clash of cultures between the british and the natives of australia and the islands that were visited such as tahiti. Audiofile magazine spotlight on narrator simon prebble.

She has been honored as an audiofile golden voice and has won. Hearing the books changed my thoughts about the story yet again. She studied acting on scholarship at the stratford connecticut shakespeare festival and with helen menken at the american theatre wing before completing dramatic studies at bard college, new york university, and hunter college at the city university of new york cuny. Some of the published credits of davina porter include outlander, king of the wind unabridged, the king stag the mists of avalon, book three. For nearly 25 years, davina has had the chance to learn many things through the recordings of more than 100 audiobooks. Davina porter books list of books by davina porter. Sick of shadows edwardian murder mysteries, book 3 edwardian murder mystery author. For over 20 years, davina porter has been recognized internationally for. Although more than single book, the outlander series episodic nature qualifies it as my number one choice and is, specifically, the first four in the series. Just look up whatever books shes read for and you wont be disappointed. She was the winner of audio publishers associations audie award in 2006 for best female narrator with a breath of snow and ashes and in 2004 for. Every one of the titles in the outlander series by diana gabaldon. She chose a joanna trollope book narrated by davina porter. In various genres, i also like katherine kellgren, davina porter, jim dale, jim frangione and the classics who got me started on audio barbara rosenblatt, george guidall, patrick tull and frank muller the last 2 are deceased.

Id read to my mother for years, shed never actually listened to an audiobook before. I tracked her down via the wonders of the webshe lives on fraser road. A marthas vineyard mystery marthas vineyard mysteries st. Well the truth is your success is not dependent on your talent, your voice is not the determining factor as to whether. Davina porter s lyrical narration will launch listeners into an exhilarating world of heroism, pulsepounding adventure, and breathtaking romance as one woman is torn between past and present, passion and love. See all books authored by davina porter, including the cranefly orchid murders.

A founding narrator with recorded books, davina has an impressive list of classics in her audiography, including anna karenina and madame bovary. The voices she used for each of the characters were meticulously crafted and delivered with artful precision. May 28, 2016 i have over two hundred books from audible and these are my favorite narrators over the years. Davina porter is the narrator of the unabridged audio recordings of the outlander series biography. Heres a wonderful twopart interview with davina porter from 2009. Her ease with mastering accents whether for male or female protagonists is truly an art form. In 1945, former combat nurse claire randall returns from world war ii. She has published eight out of a planned ten volumes. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. She has been honored as an audiofile golden voice and. The moment i started listening to the audiobook, blackbringr, the first in laini taylors middle grade fantasy series, faeries of dreamdark, i was introduced to the many voices of davina porter.

Davina porter books, biography, contact information. I constantly marvel as i listen and am transported into the story, the sound, the story, its absolutely wonderful and the very best way to experience these books by far. A breath of snow and ashes audiobook diana gabaldon. Jun 07, 2016 the moment i started listening to the audiobook, blackbringr, the first in laini taylors middle grade fantasy series, faeries of dreamdark, i was introduced to the many voices of davina porter. Davina porter, the reader for all eight outlander books so far, is beyond amazing. Author diana preston has done a remarkable job in putting together the story of the mutiny that took place on the hmas bounty and the founding of australia and for that she rates five stars. Protagonist is lord john grey, a secondary character in the outlander novels and a main. Ive heard people complain about davina porter s voice sounding too old for claire in outlander, which i never felt. Outlander, dragonfly in amber, voyager, and drums of autumn. She does better in the outlander series but i still wish they had a man doing the male voices. If you havent listened to an audiobook voiced by her, you are missing out, and i implore you to stop everything youre doing and get one downloading. Tim gerard reynolds and michael page are my top two. Outlander introduces an exhilarating world of heroism and breathtaking thrills as one woman is torn between past and present, passion and love.

This book really started showing us how likeable and interesting isabel really is, and for that i am grateful. Jan 31, 2011 i just started a new audiobook this morning, with a newtome narrator. She also does an incredible job in voice acting other characters, even the male ones. Celebrated historian diana preston presents betrayals, escapes, and survival at sea in her account of the mutiny of the bounty and the flight of convicts from the australian penal colony the story of the mutiny of the bounty and william bligh and his mens survival on the open ocean for 48 days and 3,618 miles has become the stuff of legend. If matthew mercer or liam obrian did an audiobook reading, i would snap that puppy up posthaste. Davina porter has been enthralling listeners for over twentyfive years with her ability to mine the psychological depths of the characters she reads and bring them convincingly to life. Finally, isabel starts acting like a 40 year old instead of like an elderly lady. Davina porter began her career in voice acting in 1985, and has since helped recorded books transform over 450 books into audiobooks. Bug sounds so exactly like the way i imagined, that i always have to laugh whenever i hear it. For 25 years she has recorded the classics as well as narrating for such authors as alexander mccall smith, anne perry.

I never tired of listening to her voice and sometimes listened for up to four hours per day. Outlander is a series of historical romance science fiction novels by american author diana gabaldon. Jun 27, 2017 davina porter davina porter narrates best selling books in a manner that allows the listener to enjoy every aspect of the mystery novel. It can be hard to find information on voiceover that is honest and practical. Jeff woodman, narrator of the lord john audiobooks, is also a wonderful reader. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today.

Seven stones to stand or fall audiobook listen instantly. Im not gonna say the name at this point, to keep this more about voices in general. Golden voice narrator davina porter has performed not only the entire. Davina porter books list of books by author davina porter. A founding narrator with recorded books, davina has an impressive list of classics in her audiography, including. On sunday september 27, 2015 davina was on hand at the 2015 fall for the book event. Davina porter is a published author and a narrator of childrens books and young adult books. Nov 18, 2015 the pacific design center in hollywood was filled with glitz, glamour and voice overs finest sunday night as the red carpet to the 2015 voice arts awards gala unrolled to celebrities and scores of voice actors many of whom would be announced as winners of the second annual voice arts awards competition. Download audiobooks narrated by davina porter to your device. A member of actors equity, davina has appeared in many stage productions and has won several. See more ideas about audio books, over the years and books. Another spellbinding entry in the series, a breath of snow and ashes cont. In 2006, she won the prestigious audie award for best female narration and in 2004 for best inspirational literature narration.

Oct 25, 2006 davina porter is a good narrator, but i dont like her male voices. Westport actor davina porter chosen for audiobook hall of fame. Davina porter audio books, best sellers, narrator bio. Readers and nonreaders try audiobooks for a variety of reasons. Westport actor davina porter chosen for audiobook hall of. Davina porter narrated audio books at simply audiobooks. One of the founding narrators with recorded books, davina has an impressive list of classics in her audiography, including anna karenina, madame bovary, tess of the durbervilles.

These are looong books between 25 and 50 hours and narrator davina porter is the perfect embodiment of main character claire fraser. Is there a voice actor so good that you would listen to an. I have read my hardcopies multiple times, and love davina porters voice acting. Part 1 and 2 audio cd audiobook, unabridged by diana gabaldon author, davina porter narrator 4. Davina porter has brought the beloved outlander series to life over 8 books. I get to make creative choicesrapidly and constantly, as the narrative progresses. She also does an incredible job in voiceacting other characters, even the male ones. Though she came from a family in which reading aloud was important my father read books to us at the dinner table. Davina porter, a resident of westport, connecticut, an awardwinning narrator of audio books and an actor a member of actors equity appearing. Recorded books is the largest independent producer of audiobooks in the world. Jun 10, 2017 davina porter, the reader for all eight outlander books so far, is beyond amazing. She does not have a wide range of voices, and her voice acting is barely there. This is because davina porter is the narrator of the unabridged audio versions of the outlander book series.