Stephen Hughes is a renowned director, producer, voice actor and teacher. He is well known in Spain in the voice over industry. He helped to direct the voice actors on Metroid Dread including Nikki Garcia(The Voice Of Samus) and he voiced the character Quiet Robe.
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TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro
01:00 - How Stephen Ended Up In Madrid, Spain
05:05 - Ongoing Consulting Work For American Companies
06:19 - Spain Is The Best Country In The World For Dubbing/Dubbing For The Arabic World
10:15 - So Many Studios In Spain/How Mercurysteam Found Stephen
11:50 - Early Work With MercurySteam/Acting For Animation
15:25 - Voice Acting For Videogames Compared To Animation
17:30 - Language Of The Chozo/Nikki Garcia Did Voice Of Samus In 1 Take
18:30 - Stephen Helps Direct The Voices Sometimes At MercurySteam/Enric Alvarez Is Well Versed In English
19:50 - Game Directors Are Like Film Directors
21:55 - Previous Work Stephen Has Done For Mercurysteam
22:49 - How MercurySteam Made The Chozo Language/Nikki Has A Great Sense Of Language
25:31 - How To Speak In Made Up Languages And Make Them Sound Good
26:50 - Confidence Comes A Lot Easier To Americans Than Other Cultures
28:24 - How Stephen Did The Voice Of Quiet Robe/Being Careful With The Voice You Create
30:30 - Vitamin A + E Repairs Vocal Chords
31:55 - Foods & Drinks To Avoid Before A Vocal Session/Anchovies Are Great For Your Voice
37:45 - The Problems Of AI On Voice Artists
41:00 - Being A Jack Of All Trades/Advertising/Jobs Already Taken By AI
48:43 - AI Is Replacing Jobs For Young People/Being Adaptable
51:10 - Voice Actors Won’t Be A Sole Career
54:40 - Stephens Early Days In Voice Acting
57:08 - Why Pro Voice Actors Sometimes Give Bad Performances
58:00 - Translations/Translating Spanish/Dubbing
1:08:00 - Where To Keep Up Stephen
