Checked the trivia section for Hellsing Ultimate and found out Alucard's voice actor recorded all his lines in one 8 hour session

I was just browsing the wiki while eating lunch and stumbled on this fact. Apparently Crispin Freeman locked himself in the booth and knocked out every single line for the english dub in one go. The article said he drank like 4 Red Bulls and barely took breaks. It made me rethink how intense that performance actually was since he kept the same growl the whole time. Has anyone else run into wild production trivia that changed how you watch a show?

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foster.charles13d ago

Buddy of mine worked at a recording studio back in LA and he told me one time a voice actor for a different show downed a whole bottle of hot sauce between takes to keep his voice rough. Said the guy was literally sweating by the end of the session and the engineer had to keep refilling water cups. Made me appreciate how much physical effort goes into those performances when you hear the final product.

xenagarcia13d ago

Capsaicin is what makes it hurt, but it doesn't actually roughen your vocal cords.

hayes.jake13d ago

Holy crap that's insane. Mad respect for that guy honestly.