Dave B. Mitchell Interview (Voice Acting Veteran behind the voice of God/Dog)

Dave Mitchell is a prolific voice actor who has as many as 230+ acting credits, with notable performances like Vicar Maximillian DeSoto (Outer Worlds), Mr. Gutsy (Fallout Series), and Steve Delhomme (Catherine: Full Body). He graciously sat down for a zoom interview on January 15, 2021, where we discussed specifically his experience voicing one of the main characters of Dead Money, Dog/God. We also discussed highlights of his career within the games industry and outside of it.

NF: How are ya doing?

Brief Introductions. He discusses how he is known around the industry for wearing t-shirts associated with the projects he's working on when he goes to recording sessions.

NF: What was your experience with the Fallout series before working on Fallout: New Vegas, was it a game series you had a pre-established relationship with?

NF: You had at that point worked on numerous projects from a multitude of game studios and publishers, I was wondering if you could describe your experience working with Obsidian?

Also was your work playing as Festus and God/Dog your first experience working with Obsidian (the developer of Fallout: New Vegas)?

NF: What was the process like for getting your roles on Fallout: New Vegas/Dead Money, was there an audition process?

NF: Do you remember the rough timeline of when certain milestones of the project took place such as the initial casting, the recording sessions, any additional recording that took place?

NF: Did you receive a full script when you auditioned?

NF: Any specific influences you took from when creating the performance of God/Dog?

NF: How much did you know about the dual personalities of the Dog/God Character when you first auditioned for this role?

NF: Was it difficult finding the voice of Dog/God?

Features the original audio auditions for both the roles of God/Dog as well as for his character, Festus from the main Fallout: New Vegas experience.

NF: What did the average recording session look like during your time with Obsidian?

He discusses the general operating procedures when it comes to voice acting sessions. As well describing sessions that require a large amount of vocal strain and his personal experiences with it.

NF: Is it strange playing games that you have a role in?

NF: Is there a particular video game role that is a personal favorite of yours?