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
This is "Hollis Beck Visual Reel 2024" by Hollis Beck on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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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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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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Pretty much all affordability discourse could benefit from just posting this chart.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Pretty much all affordability discourse could benefit from just posting this chart.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
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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
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free idea for any budding voice actors: the i said bitch sketch but with goku and vegeta
October 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM
free idea for any budding voice actors: the i said bitch sketch but with goku and vegeta
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Don't engage them, just block and move on.
I'll say it again, they follow us around because when they don't have a target and only each other, they eat each other like rats in a bag.
I'll say it again, they follow us around because when they don't have a target and only each other, they eat each other like rats in a bag.
I expect they're going to break records for the number of blocks on here
October 17, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Don't engage them, just block and move on.
I'll say it again, they follow us around because when they don't have a target and only each other, they eat each other like rats in a bag.
I'll say it again, they follow us around because when they don't have a target and only each other, they eat each other like rats in a bag.
Heard the most depressing piece of ad copy today for the (redacted) web builder while listening to a podcast:
"Say what you will about AI - it's here."
Is...is that really all you've got??
"Say what you will about AI - it's here."
Is...is that really all you've got??
October 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Heard the most depressing piece of ad copy today for the (redacted) web builder while listening to a podcast:
"Say what you will about AI - it's here."
Is...is that really all you've got??
"Say what you will about AI - it's here."
Is...is that really all you've got??
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This is why, more and more, I just can't muster up any desire to be a success in the mainstream art world. They want AI to make "content" for people who don't care.
I care about my art, and I want to give it to an audience who cares.
An audience i like and respect.
I care about my art, and I want to give it to an audience who cares.
An audience i like and respect.
Blum too. At least find a new way to say "it's here to stay" jfc
October 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
This is why, more and more, I just can't muster up any desire to be a success in the mainstream art world. They want AI to make "content" for people who don't care.
I care about my art, and I want to give it to an audience who cares.
An audience i like and respect.
I care about my art, and I want to give it to an audience who cares.
An audience i like and respect.
Hey all - I have not been posting on social media. It's because it feels BAD. This is not likely to change.
The most reliable way to see what I'm up to is my newsletter:
hollis-beck-acts.beehiiv.com
The most reliable way to see what I'm up to is my newsletter:
hollis-beck-acts.beehiiv.com
Hollis Beck Acts
hollis-beck-acts.beehiiv.com
October 8, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Hey all - I have not been posting on social media. It's because it feels BAD. This is not likely to change.
The most reliable way to see what I'm up to is my newsletter:
hollis-beck-acts.beehiiv.com
The most reliable way to see what I'm up to is my newsletter:
hollis-beck-acts.beehiiv.com
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I think people who start social media platforms think they're going to get their cult of personality they rightfully deserve and then get upset when it's actually a social media platform
October 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I think people who start social media platforms think they're going to get their cult of personality they rightfully deserve and then get upset when it's actually a social media platform
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UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES should you give a list of the prescriptions you take to a federal government that has directly targeted people with chronic illness, mental illness, disability, autism, etc, with the eugenic language of elimination and stated outright they’re everything wrong with the country.
Trump announces 'TrumpRx' website for pharmaceutical drugs after Pfizer deal
Trump said the move will help improve healthcare access for low-income Americans.
abcnews.go.com
October 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES should you give a list of the prescriptions you take to a federal government that has directly targeted people with chronic illness, mental illness, disability, autism, etc, with the eugenic language of elimination and stated outright they’re everything wrong with the country.
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Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
September 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
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As a matter of disclosure, please remember that I and many if not most creative folks have business dealings with one or more corporate entities who are navigating, delicately or, uh, otherwise, the fact the US government has been taken over by fascists, no, it's not great and also we have bills
September 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
As a matter of disclosure, please remember that I and many if not most creative folks have business dealings with one or more corporate entities who are navigating, delicately or, uh, otherwise, the fact the US government has been taken over by fascists, no, it's not great and also we have bills
Not you too, Wendy's!
September 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Not you too, Wendy's!
Hey Texas friends, getting my COVID vaccine at Walgreens was real simple - go do it! Didn't need to talk to my doctor or nothing.
September 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Hey Texas friends, getting my COVID vaccine at Walgreens was real simple - go do it! Didn't need to talk to my doctor or nothing.
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It wasn’t the media it was my heart
September 4, 2025 at 6:09 AM
It wasn’t the media it was my heart
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i'm working on a piece about texas' movie incentive program - specifically how it applies to video games. would love to chat with a person who works in the industry who could help me understand what these kinds of incentives mean for game development !
September 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
i'm working on a piece about texas' movie incentive program - specifically how it applies to video games. would love to chat with a person who works in the industry who could help me understand what these kinds of incentives mean for game development !
After a stressful move, the cat finally gets a sunbeam all to herself.
September 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM
After a stressful move, the cat finally gets a sunbeam all to herself.
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Today marks the 40th anniversary of the 7th episode of Dirty Pair, "愛こそすべて命賭けます逃避行!!" or "Love Is Everything, Betting Their Lives on Elopement", one of the most overtly trans-positive episodes of anime of its era. This was the future they predicted for us in 1985. We can still get there.
August 26, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the 7th episode of Dirty Pair, "愛こそすべて命賭けます逃避行!!" or "Love Is Everything, Betting Their Lives on Elopement", one of the most overtly trans-positive episodes of anime of its era. This was the future they predicted for us in 1985. We can still get there.
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I don't usually make newsletters public, but I'm making an exception in light of a dam breaking where many of us are admitting America is now ruled by a dictator.
It's about the way grief was influencing my behavior, and trying to move toward acceptance.
www.assignedmedia.org/newsletter/i...
It's about the way grief was influencing my behavior, and trying to move toward acceptance.
www.assignedmedia.org/newsletter/i...
August 27, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I don't usually make newsletters public, but I'm making an exception in light of a dam breaking where many of us are admitting America is now ruled by a dictator.
It's about the way grief was influencing my behavior, and trying to move toward acceptance.
www.assignedmedia.org/newsletter/i...
It's about the way grief was influencing my behavior, and trying to move toward acceptance.
www.assignedmedia.org/newsletter/i...
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anyway the rules of karaoke are
1) no songs over 5 min, ideally under 4
2) no showtunes
3) no signing people up w/out consent
4) NO AMERICAN PIE (see rule 1)
5) NO SCENES FROM AN ITALIAN RESTAURANT (see rules 4, 1)
6) NO DOWNERS UNLESS YOU CAN KILL IT (and if you don't know, there's your answer)
1) no songs over 5 min, ideally under 4
2) no showtunes
3) no signing people up w/out consent
4) NO AMERICAN PIE (see rule 1)
5) NO SCENES FROM AN ITALIAN RESTAURANT (see rules 4, 1)
6) NO DOWNERS UNLESS YOU CAN KILL IT (and if you don't know, there's your answer)
August 27, 2025 at 1:16 AM
anyway the rules of karaoke are
1) no songs over 5 min, ideally under 4
2) no showtunes
3) no signing people up w/out consent
4) NO AMERICAN PIE (see rule 1)
5) NO SCENES FROM AN ITALIAN RESTAURANT (see rules 4, 1)
6) NO DOWNERS UNLESS YOU CAN KILL IT (and if you don't know, there's your answer)
1) no songs over 5 min, ideally under 4
2) no showtunes
3) no signing people up w/out consent
4) NO AMERICAN PIE (see rule 1)
5) NO SCENES FROM AN ITALIAN RESTAURANT (see rules 4, 1)
6) NO DOWNERS UNLESS YOU CAN KILL IT (and if you don't know, there's your answer)
*braces self*
Banjo-Kazooie.
I didn't like Clanker, he was too big and covered in boils, AND you had to dive into deep, dirty water to do anything cool in that level.
So I just never unlocked the golden feathers in my first playthrough, haha.
Banjo-Kazooie.
I didn't like Clanker, he was too big and covered in boils, AND you had to dive into deep, dirty water to do anything cool in that level.
So I just never unlocked the golden feathers in my first playthrough, haha.
What was the first video game that scared you?
It doesn't have to be a horror game. Maybe you didn't even play it -- plenty of ads freaked me out as a kid.
It doesn't have to be a horror game. Maybe you didn't even play it -- plenty of ads freaked me out as a kid.
August 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
*braces self*
Banjo-Kazooie.
I didn't like Clanker, he was too big and covered in boils, AND you had to dive into deep, dirty water to do anything cool in that level.
So I just never unlocked the golden feathers in my first playthrough, haha.
Banjo-Kazooie.
I didn't like Clanker, he was too big and covered in boils, AND you had to dive into deep, dirty water to do anything cool in that level.
So I just never unlocked the golden feathers in my first playthrough, haha.