Actors say hazards of voice-over work in video games 

Ellen Dubin's response to the question of what she does for a living is a lung performance that includes guttural,

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deeper-than-the-ocean grunts, laughing screeching squeals, and blood curdling screams.

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The professional, multiple-award-nominated voice actress says of her video game work, "I literally strained

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groyne doing a voice session." "Voice acting is physically demanding; if I'm not doing the movement, it won't work."

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Dubin, whose resume includes the likes of "Dune" and "Skyrim - The Elder Scrolls" and "Fallout 4", claims that video games

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provide a new challenge for actors. She can only do things like chase a zombie or play out an injury in one session here.

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Dubin, in Toronto a few days after straining her voice in a demon part, says while sipping some throat-soothing lavender tea,

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"These worlds can lead you to some strange places." Other than one, "every single game I've worked on has had some type of voice strain."

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