Archive for the ‘Voice over acting’ Category:
March 30th, 2011
Found in Careers in voice over, Voice over acting | 2 Comments
"What exactly does a voice actor do?" is a question often asked by those curious about this occupation. For some time now I've given a basically bland answer to this question. But recently after much thought (and maybe one too many beers) I've come up with what I believe to be a more accurate definition:
A voice actor is someone who gets paid to spend hours every day trapped inside a tiny room no bigger than a phone booth pretending to be someone they're not while talking to imaginary people.
(Is it any wonder why the rooms are padded with foam? 
)
If I've missed anything in this definition, please feel free to add more in the comment section!
March 7th, 2011
Found in Script & copy basics, Script analysis, Tips & techniques, Voice over acting | 1 Comment
On Tuesday night, March 15th, the good people over at VoiceOverXtra will be presenting another killer webinar called How To Nail That Copy! The webinar will be presented by best-selling author and voice actress, Terri Apple.
During the webinar you'll learn:
- How to understand FULLY what all specs mean
- Know the difference between your VOICE and THE SELL
- How to get out of your EGO and into the writer's perspective
- When it's OK to improvise
- What an ALTERNATE read means
- How to create winning alternate reads
- How to nail the SELL and re-nail it
- How to re-create your winning audition in the actual session
- How to create more "range" in your auditions
- The 4 Easy Steps to cold reading
- And more!
To sign up for the event or to learn more, just follow this little blue link!
February 24th, 2011
Found in Script analysis, Tips & techniques, Voice over acting | 1 Comment
Grab this free tele-seminar with VO extraordinaire Terry Daniel and legendary voice over artist Bobbin Beam as they discuss script delivery and how it applies to doing voice overs.
Get it here
February 22nd, 2011
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Just recently I came across yet another website selling an ebook all about how to become a voice actor in no time at all. It had the standard hype: all you need is a computer, some free software, and a microphone! No experience required!
In this post I'd like to shed a little light on these "expert" voice-actor authors and their goods and give you a peek behind the scenes.
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January 14th, 2011
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On Tuesday, February 8th VoiceOverXtra will present a webinar called AUDIOBOOKS 2011 Success in Narrations taught by award-winning voice talent and trainer Bettye Zoller. You'll learn how to enter and expand your role as an audiobook narrator, learn specialized skills in audiobook voice acting and marketing - and understanding how this rapidly changing business works.
Lots of great information for beginners and veterans alike!
Click here to learn more
December 7th, 2010
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In two previous posts (one titled Wanna become a voice-over actor? and the other titled I really hate to scare you but…) I threw down two challenges to aspiring voice actors; challenges that are meant to get VO beginners into the habit of acting like, well... actors.
Working on the two challenges is all fine and dandy if you like living in a vacuum. But one of the things that voice actors really enjoy is having people actually hear what we've done. Maybe it's our inner creative child wanting to be heard (or just our fragile egos needing some attention ) Whatever you call it, it's good to be heard, even when you're just doing things for practice.
Enter the world of volunteering your voice.
There really is a whole world of opportunities where you can get valuable practice and experience as a voice actor while helping out your community. You don't need a professional demo or years of training. Just a mic, a computer, your voice, and the drive to do something really cool (and sometimes all you need is the drive!)
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November 7th, 2010
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Even though Halloween has passed and all the stores are already running in full Christmas mode, I decided that I'd like to give you just one last scare — and it's a biggie. This scare is for all of the people who are interested in becoming voice over actors. It's especially for those who think that being a voice over actor is "easy money" or a "walk in the park"; for those who think that simply having a great voice and a killer demo is going to land you gig after gig after gig.
Are you ready for your scare? Here it is...
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September 19th, 2010
Found in Tips & techniques, Voice over acting | No Comments
Voice acting has very little to do with the kind of voice you have and has everything to do with how well you can act. And the only way to get better at acting is to study it from as many sources as you can and practice, practice, practice!
One source of acting inspiration for me has come from the writings of acting coach, Mark Westbrook, of The Acting Blog. Since his teachings are very good, I've decided to put a few of my favorite posts from his acting blog here for others to benefit from:
Within your own character
Preparation
The other
Uncertainty
A handy guide to acting emotions with Steven Seagal
(This one's funny 
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September 8th, 2010
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The Art of Voice Acting - NEW Fourth Edition! James R. Alberger's classic book on voice acting just got better! This all-new fourth edition is packed with information ranging from voice exercises and copy samples, solid business advice, guidance on preparing demos, and lots more! Even the CD comes with more audio than the previous third edition (more tips on voice care, vocal warmups, commercial examples, demos, etc. etc. etc...)
If you want to know the details of how to break into voice acting, hone your skills to enable you to compete, get advice and tips from professional voice over actors, and read clear, easy to understand explanations about the whole voice acting industry, then this is the book for you!
Grab it here:
The Art of Voice Acting - NEW Fourth Edition!
2011 is here! And man do I have a bunch of cool posts planned for this year!
