Hollis Beck
@hollisbeck.com
Voice Actor / Writer / Art-Maker | Telling Stories About Artists Trying Very Hard
Kotoha, #WindBreaker | Sylphid, #HeadhuntedtoAnotherWorld | Hibari, #Makeine | Itoh, #Uzakichan | Chiyo, #PsychoPass
www.hollisbeck.com
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Kotoha, #WindBreaker | Sylphid, #HeadhuntedtoAnotherWorld | Hibari, #Makeine | Itoh, #Uzakichan | Chiyo, #PsychoPass
www.hollisbeck.com
https://linktr.ee/hollisebeck
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Hollis Beck
@hollisbeck.com
· Feb 19
Hollis Beck Visual Reel 2024
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For posterity:
Hi! I'm a Dallas-based, remote-capable voice actor ready to tell great stories with YOU. With a warm, androgynous tone that fits well into grounded drama and high-energy comedy, I bring a unique flavor to your ADR, gaming, or pre-lay project.
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Hi! I'm a Dallas-based, remote-capable voice actor ready to tell great stories with YOU. With a warm, androgynous tone that fits well into grounded drama and high-energy comedy, I bring a unique flavor to your ADR, gaming, or pre-lay project.
vimeo.com/1046048979?s...
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Told you so www.platformer.news/fake-uber-ea...
January 6, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Told you so www.platformer.news/fake-uber-ea...
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I'm gonna keep it real with yall I don't really know what to say these days. there's nothing I can say that other smarter people haven't said better. but I have a sweet little cat that's keeping me going and I hope he's helping to keep you going as well so that's what I'm gonna do
January 4, 2026 at 2:36 PM
I'm gonna keep it real with yall I don't really know what to say these days. there's nothing I can say that other smarter people haven't said better. but I have a sweet little cat that's keeping me going and I hope he's helping to keep you going as well so that's what I'm gonna do
DaVinci Resolve is making me feel like an IDIOT, does anyone have tutorials they like?
January 2, 2026 at 7:05 PM
DaVinci Resolve is making me feel like an IDIOT, does anyone have tutorials they like?
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This is something that needs to be hammered home more- with apps and real time info, taking a bus is a vastly different experience now than when I first started taking them in 1989- the days of standing at a bus stop for 40m wondering if the bus is even running that day are long over
One thing I wrote about here is how technology has made buses *way* more convenient while techno-futurists were obsessed with flying taxis and self-driving cars.
January 2, 2026 at 3:21 PM
This is something that needs to be hammered home more- with apps and real time info, taking a bus is a vastly different experience now than when I first started taking them in 1989- the days of standing at a bus stop for 40m wondering if the bus is even running that day are long over
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As we enter the New Year remember fear of making bad art is holding you back. Fear of people not liking your work is holding you back. Rejection is holding you back
You'll make bad art, you'll have people not like your work, and you'll be rejected. Moving past it is half the job of being a creative
You'll make bad art, you'll have people not like your work, and you'll be rejected. Moving past it is half the job of being a creative
December 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
As we enter the New Year remember fear of making bad art is holding you back. Fear of people not liking your work is holding you back. Rejection is holding you back
You'll make bad art, you'll have people not like your work, and you'll be rejected. Moving past it is half the job of being a creative
You'll make bad art, you'll have people not like your work, and you'll be rejected. Moving past it is half the job of being a creative
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What's actually involved in getting a human voice actor to record lines for a game, and how does that compare to an AI replacement?
@maddie-b-a.bsky.social speaks to actors and audio engineers like @selmaleh.bsky.social and @jeffvandyck.com to try and demystify what goes into giving games a voice.
@maddie-b-a.bsky.social speaks to actors and audio engineers like @selmaleh.bsky.social and @jeffvandyck.com to try and demystify what goes into giving games a voice.
How the Cost and Effort of Human Voice Actors Compares to Generative AI
“A well-trained actor will save production in the end because you know the better trained you are, the quicker you can do the job and get what you need”
thisweekinvideogames.com
December 26, 2025 at 10:03 PM
What's actually involved in getting a human voice actor to record lines for a game, and how does that compare to an AI replacement?
@maddie-b-a.bsky.social speaks to actors and audio engineers like @selmaleh.bsky.social and @jeffvandyck.com to try and demystify what goes into giving games a voice.
@maddie-b-a.bsky.social speaks to actors and audio engineers like @selmaleh.bsky.social and @jeffvandyck.com to try and demystify what goes into giving games a voice.
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Regular reminder that the majority of the people who dreamed up the stories you love are, like, BROKE broke, and that most of the money spent on their work was given to Some Guy™️ instead.
December 22, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Regular reminder that the majority of the people who dreamed up the stories you love are, like, BROKE broke, and that most of the money spent on their work was given to Some Guy™️ instead.
Aw man I need to get out of here, huh
New: Gov. Greg Abbott and Turning Point USA are launching a partnership to create chapters of the right-wing organization on every Texas high school campus.
Abbott says Turning Point USA will expand in Texas schools
Republican officials in Oklahoma and Florida have also launched plans to expand the presence of the conservative youth organization founded by Charlie Kirk.
www.texastribune.org
December 9, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Aw man I need to get out of here, huh
In my first food service job I learned how to pour, flip, and fold a crepe perfectly.
What skill did you master that you will never, ever use again?
When I was a security guard 40+ years ago, a number of posts had manual elevators. I got very good at getting the elevator to line up perfectly with the floor at which I wanted to exist.
When I was a security guard 40+ years ago, a number of posts had manual elevators. I got very good at getting the elevator to line up perfectly with the floor at which I wanted to exist.
December 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
In my first food service job I learned how to pour, flip, and fold a crepe perfectly.
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Every facet of generative AI has made my professional life worse, without question, but THIS specific aspect has been driving me NUTS.
Clients, who have made me toil for weeks over indescribably small details, are now approving & producing in-house commercial artwork that looks like a fever dream.
Clients, who have made me toil for weeks over indescribably small details, are now approving & producing in-house commercial artwork that looks like a fever dream.
December 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Every facet of generative AI has made my professional life worse, without question, but THIS specific aspect has been driving me NUTS.
Clients, who have made me toil for weeks over indescribably small details, are now approving & producing in-house commercial artwork that looks like a fever dream.
Clients, who have made me toil for weeks over indescribably small details, are now approving & producing in-house commercial artwork that looks like a fever dream.
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My first reaction to Sinners was that it's WAY too much movie. No, that's not true; during the long tracking shot when the kid walks between across the street to get the mother to paint the sign, my reaction--which I verbalized to my theater companions--was "Ryan Coogler should make all the movies"
December 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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I'm begging any artists still using Twitter claiming it's integral to their work to just leave. It's been revealed the site works off a made up "credit score" from hell and punishes you for posting like a normal human being.
Abandon Twitter for good. It's time. It's been time.
Abandon Twitter for good. It's time. It's been time.
December 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I'm begging any artists still using Twitter claiming it's integral to their work to just leave. It's been revealed the site works off a made up "credit score" from hell and punishes you for posting like a normal human being.
Abandon Twitter for good. It's time. It's been time.
Abandon Twitter for good. It's time. It's been time.
Goddammit, anime made me believe in my creative powers and place in the world again, I hate it when that happens.
December 2, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Goddammit, anime made me believe in my creative powers and place in the world again, I hate it when that happens.
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If you want people to spend more, pay them more.
December 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
If you want people to spend more, pay them more.
Hey, so this sucks!
Hey just so you know Amazon decided to give us an AI ENGLISH DUB of Banana Fish instead of actually hiring real voice actors
it is fucking hot garbage
#bananafish #anime
it is fucking hot garbage
#bananafish #anime
November 29, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Hey, so this sucks!
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While I have you, if you’re in Dallas you can come assess the vibes in person at Dallas Comedy Club next Sunday! While you’re full off of that great/bad/awkward family dinner!
LINK: www.prekindle.com/event/25547-...
LINK: www.prekindle.com/event/25547-...
November 25, 2025 at 12:51 AM
While I have you, if you’re in Dallas you can come assess the vibes in person at Dallas Comedy Club next Sunday! While you’re full off of that great/bad/awkward family dinner!
LINK: www.prekindle.com/event/25547-...
LINK: www.prekindle.com/event/25547-...
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This affects you - the audience - more than you think.
Because there are no residual payments on videogames, many actors rely on convention appearances as a replacement income.
Because cons = $, cons have begun expecting talent to make it through YOU (no appearance fee).
You’ve been tip-cultured.
Because there are no residual payments on videogames, many actors rely on convention appearances as a replacement income.
Because cons = $, cons have begun expecting talent to make it through YOU (no appearance fee).
You’ve been tip-cultured.
Ask literally any voice actor if they get royalties from the video games they worked on.
They will tell you no. They might even laugh.
Now imagine any developer actively trying to use AI VO to save money wanting to offer something like that.
They will tell you no. They might even laugh.
Now imagine any developer actively trying to use AI VO to save money wanting to offer something like that.
Also, re: "they get royalties", how much money is that? Does it make up for the lack of continued work?
Paying next to nothing is still "getting paid royalties" but is functionally nothing.
Paying next to nothing is still "getting paid royalties" but is functionally nothing.
November 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
This affects you - the audience - more than you think.
Because there are no residual payments on videogames, many actors rely on convention appearances as a replacement income.
Because cons = $, cons have begun expecting talent to make it through YOU (no appearance fee).
You’ve been tip-cultured.
Because there are no residual payments on videogames, many actors rely on convention appearances as a replacement income.
Because cons = $, cons have begun expecting talent to make it through YOU (no appearance fee).
You’ve been tip-cultured.
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Seems like a good day to promote this charity that buys and forgives medical debt in the United States.
unduemedicaldebt.org
unduemedicaldebt.org
Undue Medical Debt Homepage
Undue Medical Debt makes it easy for donors to make an impactful difference in the lives of those struggling with medical debt.
unduemedicaldebt.org
November 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Seems like a good day to promote this charity that buys and forgives medical debt in the United States.
unduemedicaldebt.org
unduemedicaldebt.org
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Reminder that, unless a creative freelancer has a spouse with a day job that offers health insurance, they likely have an ACA plan. And with the hits to creative industries the past few years, I'm guessing many qualify for subsidies.
Related reminder that comic creators are freelancers.
Related reminder that comic creators are freelancers.
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Reminder that, unless a creative freelancer has a spouse with a day job that offers health insurance, they likely have an ACA plan. And with the hits to creative industries the past few years, I'm guessing many qualify for subsidies.
Related reminder that comic creators are freelancers.
Related reminder that comic creators are freelancers.
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the women in the workplace discourse is very funny because a man who can act normal in an office environment that's predominantly female is absolutely on easy street. it's maybe the best gig anyone in history has had. and yet for many guys it is utterly impossible
November 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
the women in the workplace discourse is very funny because a man who can act normal in an office environment that's predominantly female is absolutely on easy street. it's maybe the best gig anyone in history has had. and yet for many guys it is utterly impossible
Oh my god how DARE we break up the crushing monotony of life with sinful pastries AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK.
“At the same time, more than half of Gen Z members say they are struggling to make ends meet, yet a majority buy themselves a small treat, such as a pastry, coffee, or sweet, at least once a week. That can lead to overspending…”
archive.ph/2TI8J
archive.ph/2TI8J
October 31, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Oh my god how DARE we break up the crushing monotony of life with sinful pastries AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK.
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i think if you ride public transit enough you learn that most weird behavior is not dangerous, and conversely i think driving a car teaches you that everyone is trying to kill you at all times
October 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
i think if you ride public transit enough you learn that most weird behavior is not dangerous, and conversely i think driving a car teaches you that everyone is trying to kill you at all times