PKG)) ANIMATION CONTENT CREATOR AND VOICE-
PUPPETEER
((Banner: Giving Voice to All))
((Reporter/Camera: Lisa Vohra))
((Map: Silver Spring, Maryland))
((NATS))
((Courtesy: Siggy and the Bullies))
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
Hink felt very sad. He thought to himself: That sure looks
like fun. Maybe, if I ask again, everyone will let me help.
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
From the time I was a young child, I always wanted to be a
voice-over artist.
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
No way, you want to go to the studio to learn about how I do
voice-overs?
My mom made these amazing kitchen tools.
What do I say, I’m so silly.
They have yellow and green and like better other stuff with
them.
Uh…..yeah.
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
I thought it was just the most fun thing you could possibly do,
to give voices to characters, to commercials, to anything. I
would take out the spices in my house after dinner and I
would do commercials with them. I thought that all cars
looked like characters. I thought that the mirrors looked like
ears and I thought the front of the car looked like a nose. I
would call up the local radio stations and I would ask them if
I could be on their show. They pretty much hung up on me.
((Courtesy: Marci Heit))
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
I ended up moving out to California. I was able to get an
agent and they started sending me on auditions. So really, a
lifetime of giving voices to cars and inanimate objects really
paid off.
((NATS, SOT: Marci in recording booth))
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
We have a reservation but we’re a little early.
Our bridge is being remodeled and we couldn’t stay another
minute with all the racket.
Aww.....has anyone ever told you that you have a very nice
smile?
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
So I started doing voice-overs for commercials and some
film shorts. My favorite thing to really do was animated
characters though.
((NATS))
((Courtesy: Kids on the Block))
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
Siggy said, “Uh, Hink’s right. It’s not fair to like shut him out.”
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
I was a volunteer for a puppet show program called “Kids on
the Block”, which is a disability awareness puppet show
program. And the puppets were big and colorful and the
message of the puppet show program was that kids are
different but inside they’re the same. And the message was
so wonderful that I actually contacted the people who
created the “Kids on the Bloc” program, to see if they wanted
to do something for television. I ended up writing a show.
The “Kids on the Block” people wanted to keep their show
exactly the way it was, but it, sort of, sent me on a path to
create content.
((NATS))
((Courtesy: It’s Real Entertainment))
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
Is that the right design for your financial reporting?
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
And so, I ended up creating a company called, “It’s Real
Entertainment”, which creates and develops original
animated content. I created a character for a show called,
“Q.D. Foodie”, which is about a girl named Quinn Daisy
who’s blind and loves to make things with food.
((NATS))
((Courtesy: It’s Real Entertainment))
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
My friends call me Q.D. We’re foodies and we have so
much fun because of our web show.
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
When I was involved in this puppet show program, “Kids on
the Block”, there was a rotation of disabled speakers that
would come and speak to the kids after every performance.
I had the privilege of getting to know one of the disabled
speakers really well because she lived not that far from me.
((Courtesy: Marci Heit))
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
Her name was Elda and Elda lost her sight at age 70. I met
Elda when she was 90. One of the things that Elda loved to
do was to bake. Elda took me into her home and she
showed me how she made grocery lists and how she cooked
and her personality was infectious and I was inspired by her.
Quinn Daisy is loosely based on Elda.
((Courtesy: Q.D. Foodie))
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
So, we were creating some props for the characters in Q.D.
Foodie to use and we designed these kitchen tools that were
really just supposed to be fun for the characters. I decided
that they should be real.
((NATS))
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
So, I set out to make kitchen tools and we created these
fabulous kitchen tools that are designed to be inclusive.
Because our character Quinn Daisy is blind, we included
Braille in the measuring cups, Braille in the measuring
spoon. The tools have easy grip handles. They’re very
sensory friendly. The idea is that we really just want to get
kids excited and engaged.
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
From the time I was a kid, I really enjoyed spending time in
the kitchen. So, that’s really something that I’m enjoying
passing along to my child as well. We cook together, we
bake together and just have lots of fun and learn so many
other life skills.
((NATS: Marci and her daughter))
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
What’s Braille for one teaspoon?
One dot.
It’s that one dot and you know the Braille is in, there’s six.....
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
I never wanted to make my shows about the differences.
((NATS))
((Courtesy: It’s Real Entertainment))
Hi there. I’m Lulu Square.
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
I just wanted to make them about different kids who have all
different parts of their personalities and they come together
and are able to use their strengths. And that idea has
filtered into every property that I’ve created, every show that
I’ve created, every character, ensemble that I’ve created.
The message of the puppet show was that kids are different
but inside they’re the same. And that is true universally.
((NATS))
((Courtesy: Siggy and the Bullies))
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
Being a friend is a lot more fun than being a bully.....anyday!
((NATS))
PUPPETEER
((Banner: Giving Voice to All))
((Reporter/Camera: Lisa Vohra))
((Map: Silver Spring, Maryland))
((NATS))
((Courtesy: Siggy and the Bullies))
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
Hink felt very sad. He thought to himself: That sure looks
like fun. Maybe, if I ask again, everyone will let me help.
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
From the time I was a young child, I always wanted to be a
voice-over artist.
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
No way, you want to go to the studio to learn about how I do
voice-overs?
My mom made these amazing kitchen tools.
What do I say, I’m so silly.
They have yellow and green and like better other stuff with
them.
Uh…..yeah.
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
I thought it was just the most fun thing you could possibly do,
to give voices to characters, to commercials, to anything. I
would take out the spices in my house after dinner and I
would do commercials with them. I thought that all cars
looked like characters. I thought that the mirrors looked like
ears and I thought the front of the car looked like a nose. I
would call up the local radio stations and I would ask them if
I could be on their show. They pretty much hung up on me.
((Courtesy: Marci Heit))
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
I ended up moving out to California. I was able to get an
agent and they started sending me on auditions. So really, a
lifetime of giving voices to cars and inanimate objects really
paid off.
((NATS, SOT: Marci in recording booth))
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
We have a reservation but we’re a little early.
Our bridge is being remodeled and we couldn’t stay another
minute with all the racket.
Aww.....has anyone ever told you that you have a very nice
smile?
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
So I started doing voice-overs for commercials and some
film shorts. My favorite thing to really do was animated
characters though.
((NATS))
((Courtesy: Kids on the Block))
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
Siggy said, “Uh, Hink’s right. It’s not fair to like shut him out.”
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
I was a volunteer for a puppet show program called “Kids on
the Block”, which is a disability awareness puppet show
program. And the puppets were big and colorful and the
message of the puppet show program was that kids are
different but inside they’re the same. And the message was
so wonderful that I actually contacted the people who
created the “Kids on the Bloc” program, to see if they wanted
to do something for television. I ended up writing a show.
The “Kids on the Block” people wanted to keep their show
exactly the way it was, but it, sort of, sent me on a path to
create content.
((NATS))
((Courtesy: It’s Real Entertainment))
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
Is that the right design for your financial reporting?
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
And so, I ended up creating a company called, “It’s Real
Entertainment”, which creates and develops original
animated content. I created a character for a show called,
“Q.D. Foodie”, which is about a girl named Quinn Daisy
who’s blind and loves to make things with food.
((NATS))
((Courtesy: It’s Real Entertainment))
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
My friends call me Q.D. We’re foodies and we have so
much fun because of our web show.
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
When I was involved in this puppet show program, “Kids on
the Block”, there was a rotation of disabled speakers that
would come and speak to the kids after every performance.
I had the privilege of getting to know one of the disabled
speakers really well because she lived not that far from me.
((Courtesy: Marci Heit))
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
Her name was Elda and Elda lost her sight at age 70. I met
Elda when she was 90. One of the things that Elda loved to
do was to bake. Elda took me into her home and she
showed me how she made grocery lists and how she cooked
and her personality was infectious and I was inspired by her.
Quinn Daisy is loosely based on Elda.
((Courtesy: Q.D. Foodie))
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
So, we were creating some props for the characters in Q.D.
Foodie to use and we designed these kitchen tools that were
really just supposed to be fun for the characters. I decided
that they should be real.
((NATS))
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
So, I set out to make kitchen tools and we created these
fabulous kitchen tools that are designed to be inclusive.
Because our character Quinn Daisy is blind, we included
Braille in the measuring cups, Braille in the measuring
spoon. The tools have easy grip handles. They’re very
sensory friendly. The idea is that we really just want to get
kids excited and engaged.
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
From the time I was a kid, I really enjoyed spending time in
the kitchen. So, that’s really something that I’m enjoying
passing along to my child as well. We cook together, we
bake together and just have lots of fun and learn so many
other life skills.
((NATS: Marci and her daughter))
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
What’s Braille for one teaspoon?
One dot.
It’s that one dot and you know the Braille is in, there’s six.....
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
I never wanted to make my shows about the differences.
((NATS))
((Courtesy: It’s Real Entertainment))
Hi there. I’m Lulu Square.
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
I just wanted to make them about different kids who have all
different parts of their personalities and they come together
and are able to use their strengths. And that idea has
filtered into every property that I’ve created, every show that
I’ve created, every character, ensemble that I’ve created.
The message of the puppet show was that kids are different
but inside they’re the same. And that is true universally.
((NATS))
((Courtesy: Siggy and the Bullies))
((Marci Heit, Content Creator and Voice-Over Artist))
Being a friend is a lot more fun than being a bully.....anyday!
((NATS))
