We all love voiceover actors, especially the select group of men (and one or two women) who have "trailer voices." These are the announcers who deliver a certain sound that is considered desirable for movie trailers. At the moment, the two most recognizable ones probably belong to Don LaFontaine and Hal Douglas. Don is based in Los Angeles and Hal is in New York, though they both do work for clients on both coasts. If you don't know what they sound like, here's a link to an MP3 demo recording of Don LaFontaine…
And here's a link to an MP3 demo of the work of Hal Douglas…
Tomorrow, I'll link to a video with Don and some other announcers in it. For now, here's a trailer that was done a couple years ago for the Jerry Seinfeld feature, Comedian. It contains not one second of the movie. Instead, it shows a voiceover guy (played by Hal Douglas) trying to record the trailer for the movie…