#ashley diane

[acaplaya-musings]

Voiceplay Visuals: Running Up That Hill

I've never seen any episodes of Stranger Things, but I've learned bits and pieces about it from Tumblr/the internet, and of course I heard about its usage of Running Up That Hill (which I did know a little bit already) in season 4, which had the song shooting up to the tops of music charts, breaking a record for the longest time for a track to reach Number 1 spot on the UK's official Singles Chart (as well as the oldest female artist to get there).

Voiceplay's video for their cover of Running Up That Hill was released on the 2nd of July, 2022, and like the other "trendy"/popular song featured in a piece of recent media that they covered that year, it features Ashley Diane! So let's go! 😁

Apparently (if I'm correctly remembering the comments I read about it), Voiceplay used mops to cover the floor with a thin layer of water (which had to be done multiple times during filming), to get a cool reflective effect that would give the vibes of "The Upside-Down" from the series.

(And as always, shoutout to Eli for the lighting design!)

Ayyyy

Eli is going double-denim (very 80s) with his jeans and denim jacket combo, and his "Hellfire Club" shirt is merch from Stranger Things! Ashley is wearing a cute crop top, and I love her hair and makeup here. Cesar's got a button-up shirt and a maroon jacket (which I kinda want for myself tbh), Layne's wearing ripped jeans (like Eli) and a kinda-patchwork-pattern button-up (which I also want), and Geoff... is doing The Least again. 😆 His "80s-style" outfit is a plain black/grey shirt, jeans, and a barely-noticeable jacket/jumper tied around the waist. I do love him but I can't help but (lightheartedly) call him out sometimes. 😂

Love the eyeshadow! 💜

Cesar is absolutely vibing at the start of this and I love him

Lighting change!

And again!

When your multiple superhuman abilities include lighting control /j😝

(Also notice the water droplets around/near Layne and Cesar's feet?)

Cool 3D-glasses-like visual effect!

Man she's so pretty (Voiceplay videos spoil me sometimes, they really do)

"Let me steal this moment from you nowwww"

(Trust Geoff to get a low-key dark line of a song and make it even darker/spookier! 😄)

Lighting change again!

As if I was going to talk about the visuals for this video without talking about this moment! So extremely cool, even if you're not into Stranger Things. No clue how they managed to pull it off, but very well done!

The guys' reactions are all absolute gold, of course 😂 ("what should we do?" "I don't know, just keep singing!")

Based on the very-fixed and very-specific shots we get of Ashley while she's "levitating", I'm guessing this was more done via clever editing and post-production work rather than anything like harnesses to actually lift her in the air (not sure if Voiceplay/Pattycake Productions would have the money or resources for that anyway), but still, absolutely brilliant job, and what a way to elevate the video! 😉 (couldn't help myself 😁)

3D-glasses effect again!

I honestly wonder whether or not it was difficult to hold those expressions and not break character, while still singing/vocalising

The last frame of the video, right?

Wrong!

This is the actual last frame (before the Patreon credits), thanks to a very quick bonus scene that Voiceplay decided to include. They sure do have a flair for the dramatic, don't they? 😄

Shoutout to Layne for both the arrangement and video for this one! Voiceplay continue to knock it out of the park, every time, without fail. They know how to do songs justice, while still putting their own spin on it, and it always works so well!

#voiceplay #acapella #running up that hill #geoff castellucci #layne stein #eli jacobson #cesar de la rosa #ashley diane #acaplaya analysis #voiceplay visuals

[yoursinharmony]

Time warp - VoicePlay Minis ft. Ashley Diane

"It's just a jump to the left..."

#voiceplay #geoff castellucci #layne stein #eli jacobson #cesar de la rosa #ashley diane #a capella #time warp #rocky horror picture show #this is an absolute delight #I love how much fun they're having #and Geoff with glasses 😍 #Youtube

[ambular-d]

VoicePlay: The Time Warp!

It's astounding!...

#VoicePlay #Halloween #Rocky Horror Picture Show #Geoff Castellucci #Layne Stein #Eli Jacobson #Cesar De La Rosa #Ashley Diane

[dolphelecat]

Your Turn To Role - VoicePlay

#critical role #voiceplay #a cappella #acapella #your turn to roll #best crossover ever #vox machina #mighty nein #bells hells #sam riegel #matthew mercer #geoff castellucci #layne stein #cesar de la rosa #eliezer jacobson #ashley diane #laura bailey #marisha ray #travis willingham #taliesin jaffe #ashley johnson #liam o'brien #your turn to role #critical role theme #music #cr #voiceplay minis #Youtube

[thehappysorceress]

Surface Pressure - Encanto (acapella) VoicePlay minis featuring Ashley Diane

#VoicePlay #Encanto #Surface Pressure #Ashley Diane #Youtube

[claramurphyqueenoffandoms]

Okay, so I’ve been mostly gone for a bit, and it’s seriously already spooky month (how), but I have one more VoicePlay Encanto moodboard to drop before I start putting my spooky content on (one of which is also a moodboard, haha).

Diane Madrigal, with the power of plant manipulation. Layne’s cousin and one of Eli’s sisters in this (and, like the beginning of the video makes clear, married to Cesar in a hurricane). Her mom had been sort of the matriarch, and now that’s, in a sense, passed to her. She’s kinda the take-charge gal of the family, keeping everything in line. Keeping appearances perfect.

@auxiliarydetective​ @florida-irl​

#VoicePlay #Moodboards #ashley diane #isabela madrigal #Encanto #My AU #my fics #spooky stuff soon to come!

[playvoices]

Voiceplay Minis .ᐟ

#voiceplay #minis #gif #magic dance #surface pressure #a pirate's life for me #a cappella #cesar de la rosa #eli jacobson #geoff castellucci #layne stein #jose rosario jr #ashley diane

[rebel-girl-queen-of-my-world]

Can we just have a moment to appreciate this guy? All of Philomena Cunk’s experts are great but Ashley Jackson, professor of imperial and military history at London’s King’s College stands out.

When repeatedly asked about the “Soviet Onion,” he initially tries to correct her. She accuses him of mansplaining, so he eventually just plays along completely straight-faced.

“Well, if you want to talk about sort of Russian Soviet vegetables, we can. I mean, it was a deeply agrarian country, and so there were lots of onions, lots of potatoes, lots of other things.”

“Did they have turnips?”

“Think so. Cheap, easy to grow, hardy. Great in a stew.”

Just… “Great in a stew.” Man went from trying to correct her to just… listing the virtues of turnips. Class act.

#philomena cunk #cunk on earth #diane morgan #Ashley Jackson #military history #soviet history #vegetables

[alex-iltempo]

"Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush (Stranger Things Acapella) VoicePlay ft. Ashley Diane"

And for the unknown(and unappreciated) hero of Hawkins...

#voiceplay #ashley diane #cover #running up that hill #kate bush #geoff castellucci #stranger things #stranger things season 4 #eddie munson #stranger things 4 #st 4 spoilers #Youtube #acapella #max mayfield #sadie sink #joseph quinn #stranger things season 4 volume 2 #hellfire club

[la-situde]

The Row Resort Collection S/S '25

#The Row #Ashley Olsen #Mary-Kate Olsen #Diane Chiu #S/S #SS25 #Fashion

[acaplaya-musings]

Voiceplay Visuals: We Don't Talk About Bruno

("You're gonna show/talk about That Moment, right?" Yes of course I will be showing/talking about That Moment; who do you take me for? 😝)

This video was uploaded on the 26th of February, 2022, it features Ashley Diane (in her second full-length collaboration with Voiceplay), and it is of course a cover of the ridiculously-popular song We Don't Talk About Bruno, from the very-popular Disney movie Encanto (which I have seen 2 or 3 times, including in cinemas, but I'm also very familiar with the movie soundtrack, because it's amazing). To cover such a popular song (let alone acapella-style) can be a challenging task, because obviously there'll be a lot of people who'll already know the original song quite well and who will be prepared to make comparisons, but this is Voiceplay we're talking about! They're not called "the theatre kids of acapella" for nothing, and Disney covers is one of the things they do best (and the video currently sits at a very impressive 5.6 million views on Youtube! (EDIT: as of the 13th of March, it's now 5.7 million!))

So of course I have a lot to talk about with this one, so let's get into it!

Layne was in charge of the video, arrangement, and direction for this one, and he and Tony worked together on set design and costuming. Needless to say, Layne and Tony did an amazing job (and yes, this was of course filmed at Pattycake Productions Studio, which Layne and Tony own and run together)

As for the costuming/characters: Cesar is playing Felix (is it perfect casting, or is Cesar just amazing at slipping into basically any role he's given? You decide), Ashley plays triple roles of Pepa, Isabela, and Mirabel, Eli is maybe Agustin (Agustin doesn't have a lead singing part in the song but the outfit is close enough), Layne is Dolores, and Geoff is either Camilo, Bruno, or both (Camilo pretending to be Bruno perhaps, like in the original scene in the movie?)

If we don't count Jingle Bell Rock (where Eli was wearing glasses while dressed as "Sandy Claws", then I'm fairly certain this is the last/most recent time that Eli has actually worn glasses for a Voiceplay video? And perhaps the only time he's worn them since growing out his facial hair.

Also I'm pretty sure I heard from someone that Geoff's "ruana" (google it) is in fact just a regular blanket/piece of fabric draped (possibly secured/pinned) over his shoulders (it's kind of a Look though ngl)

Not even 30 seconds in and I already stumbled upon a way-funnier-than-expected screencap 🤣

*pfft* XD

Basically, Cesar 100% understood the assignment as Felix, totally hammed it up, and it's highly entertaining 😁

(Also I swear Geoff did a very miniscule eyeroll here? Amazing, love him)

"Hey where'd you get that?" 😂

I know I'm not meant to be talking about vocals in these posts (per my own rules), but I have to give a big shoutout to Layne, who freaking killed it with Dolores's solo part, and it's always so lovely to hear him actually getting a vocal part in a song, as amazing as he is at vocal percussion 💜

Cesar continuing to do The Most (affectionate), and also it's kinda sweet how Geoff is looking at Layne here imo <3 (and also it kinda fits with how the characters they're playing, Camilo (probably) and Dolores are siblings!)

"Grappling with prophecies they couldn't understand." "Do you understand?"

(If you're rewatching a Voiceplay video, try shifting your focus to someone other than whoever you typically focus on for a certain part of the song! It will probably be worth it!)

Trust Geoff to get a dark/spooky section of the song! Voiceplay is nothing if not consistent 😝 (well, sometimes, in regards to some things 😂)

"When he calls your name, it all-" "-fades to black"

I was trying to get a good screencap of Cesar and Ashley on the "we! don't! talk about Bruno!" line, but eh, couldn't get a decent one.

(Oh btw obligatory kudos to Eli for lighting design!)

"He told me my fish would die, the next day, DEAD!"

(Great face, Ashley 😂👌)

Also pay attention to Geoff during this line (before it cuts to a closeup of Ashley) - I love his little shoulder shimmy to the more-uptempo beat!)

"He said that all of my hair-"

"-would disappear..."

"Now look at my head!"

(Rip Eli, but there was no way anybody else was singing that line - it was practically made for him! 😆) (Also love Ashley touching his head in comfort/sympathy 😄)

"He told me that the life of my dreams would be promised and someday be miiine"

(Yes yes of course Ashley is very pretty and I love the petals and the slow-mo on her, now CUE!)

"He told me that my power would grow, like the grapes that thrive on the viiiine"

Yep, that still continues to be up there as one of the most bonkers-ridiculous moments in a Voiceplay video ever. 🤣 (Also if it weren't hilarious enough, check out Ashley's Offended(tm) face in the first and second pictures above, and Layne's Extremely Concerned face in the second picture! ("uhh, Geoff. something you wanna tell me, dude?"))

I'm a little fuzzy on specifics, but apparently the idea for this moment came about when Voiceplay was acquiring clothing for everyone, and Ashley's outfit arrived in two different sizes (just in case one might fit better than the other). Turns out one of the copies of the outfit was a perfect fit for Geoff, and one thing led to another, and we ended up with Aspiring Disney Princess Geoff that you see in the images above 😄😋)

(When I said "don't just get you a man who can do both, get yourself a man that can do everything" back in my Frozen 2 Medley post, I meant it!!!)

(Oh and this section really was slowed down in post-production in order to make the petals (and hair flips!) look nice, and so both Ashley and Geoff were having to sing/lip-sync to sped up versions of their vocal lines!)

"Hey sis..."

(I don't know why this is so funny but it just is 😂)

Ashley in glasses for Mirabel's part!

"Seven foot frame, rats along his back!" *(goat scream)*

(Genuinely not even joking about the goat scream actually)

Geoff and Cesar were competing this whole video in terms of who could be the Biggest Ham I swear 😂

I somehow didn't pick up on this till a commenter pointed it out, but Layne copies Geoff's "spooky finger wiggles" movement! It's got Younger Sibling vibes ngl (though Dolores is actually older than Camillo iirc, and I'm an only child anyway so idk)

Ashley and Cesar were both great in this video, really seemed to play off each other quite a bit!

Man, what a video. Amazing to watch, and also a really great to watch other people react to, for multiple reasons! 😁

There's not much for me to say that I haven't already said about Voiceplay before, but I will say that if you liked this one, go watch their Mini for Surface Pressure if you haven't already! It was filmed during the same shoot as this one (same set, same clothes), and uploaded a few days prior. It's only a short video, sure, but it's still very much worth a watch.

#voiceplay #acapella #we don't talk about bruno #geoff castellucci #eli jacobson #layne stein #cesar de la rosa #ashley diane #acaplaya analysis #voiceplay visuals

[yoursinharmony]

Watch "“Shero Returns” A Capella remix from PUBG Mobile VoicePlay ft. Ashley Diane" on YouTube

Unexpected collab - VoicePlay and PUBG! If you want to show VP some support and give them a chance at more sponsorships, click the PUBG links and consider downloading the game 😁 I'm a big fan of supporting the guys, especially when a quick click can make a real difference.

#voiceplay #geoff castellucci #layne stein #eli jacobson #cesar de la rosa #ashley diane #PUBG #don't know much about the game #but I'm glad the guys are getting the attention of big companies like this #so proud of them #Youtube

[closetofcuriosities]

Heat - 1995 - Dir. Michael Mann

#movie #hat #heat #heat 1995 #michael mann #Robert De Niro #neil mccauley #Al Pacino #Val Kilmer #Diane Venora #Ashley Judd #Amy Brenneman #Natalie Portman #Tom Sizemore #Kevin Gage #Jon Voight #Danny Trejo #Henry Rollins #Wes Studi #Dennis Haysbert #Hank Azaria #aat #and after that #Heat - 1995 - Dir. Michael Mann

[thehappysorceress]

New Spooky Season Song!

VoicePlay featuring Ashley Diane - Time Warp

#VoicePlay #Rocky Horror Picture Show #Time Warp #Ashley Diane #Youtube

[wren-was-here]

i’m making a list of women in fictional media that are hated by a significant portion of their fan bases because they’re complicated, or deeply flawed, or morally grey, or angry when that is inherently connected to the thematic integrity of the story

so far i have:

Diane from Bojack Horseman

Princess Carolyn from Bojack Horseman

JJ from Criminal Minds

Elle from Criminal Minds

Jordan from Criminal Minds

Ashley from Criminal Minds

Haley from Criminal Minds*

Martha from Dr. Who*

Gwen from Torchwood*

Princess Bubblegum from Adventure Time

Lapis from Steven Universe

Jessica from Jessica Jones

Mary from Sherlock*

Katara from Avatar: The Last Airbender

Allison (Cameron) from House*

*shout out if they're also hated because they "got in the way" of a fan-favorite (usually mlm) ship and/or had feelings for the leading man that were not reciprocated

anyways lmk if you have others. idk i wanna collect them all and take care of them or something

#gwen jj elle and diane bug me the most #mainly just because they get so much hate all the time #and it's always so overblown #makes me sad for them #also not saying that if you dont like these characters youre a bad person or whatever #and criticism is always valid #but idk #maybe think about where it comes from? #or ignore me i really dont care #feminism #internalized misogyny #criminal minds #jennifer jareau #elle greenaway #jordan todd #ashley seaver #haley hotchner #bojack horseman #diane nguyen #princess carolyn #doctor who #martha jones #torchwood #gwen cooper #adventure time #princess bubblegum #steven universe #lapis lazuli #jessica jones #sherlock

[playvoices]

Shut your mouth and run me like a river .ᐟ

#voiceplay #minis #gif #river #bishop briggs #a cappella #cesar de la rosa #eli jacobson #ashley diane #geoff castellucci #layne stein