You're listening to Voice Acting Mastery, episode number 139.

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tips, tricks and insider information to help you portray characters in animation, video games,

and beyond. And now here's your host, voice actor Crispin Freeman.

Hi there. My name is Crispin Freeman, and I'll be your guide through the world of voice acting.

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Welcome to the third part of my interview with the amazingly talented and astoundingly accomplished Keith Farley.

He's acted on stage, on screen, and in front of the microphone.

You may be familiar with his voice acting work as Thane Creos in the Mass Effect series of games,

the villainous Kellogg in Fallout 4, as well as Erupter in the Skylander series of games.

He's also voiced directed such influential shows as the Rugrats for the animation studio Claskey Chupo.

In addition, he's voiced directed such high-profile game franchises as God of War,

Call of Duty Black Ops 3, and Final Fantasy 15.

In the previous episode, we discussed how Keith's passion for storytelling

motivated him to become involved in the performing arts.

We also talked about his approach to the character of Thane Creos in the Mass Effect series of games.

In this episode, I asked Keith

what advice he has for aspiring voice actors. He's got some wonderful insight on the topic

because of his extensive experience directing some of the best voice actors in the industry.

We also talk about the unique challenges that new voice actors face when it comes to emoting,

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