Recently I was hired to voice as a young "cool and hip" 25 to 30 year old guy for an in-house video. I got the script along with the storyboard a few hours before the recording session. I then dutifully analyzed and practiced the script a few times. I was ready, willing, and feeling like a "cool and hip" 25 to 30 year old guy (in a 41 year old body )
The session proceeded as usual, ending with a satisfied client at its conclusion. Nice and smooth. Another day at the office. Except that the final read was almost 180 degrees different from what I had prepared.
It's every voice actor's dream: working full time purely as a voice actor. But how can one do it? Is there some magic to the whole process? Is it being connected to the right people? Is it just dumb luck?
'Nope' to all of the above.
Actually, success can be broken down into 5 simple steps, and voice actor Richard Horvitz tells you all about them in his popular 1 hour and 40 minute audio seminar that you can get through Dan O'Day's website.
In Choosing a voice coach - part 1, we looked at some of the different types of lessons out there and how to find the best match to your learning style. Now in part 2, we're going to talk a little bit about what kind of person you want as your coach. Should he or she be a full-time voice actor already? How about a professional director (but not necessarily an actor)?
Multi-award-winning voice talent Bettye Zoller and Bob "man of a thousand cartoon voices" Bergen are teaming up to give you 90-minutes of live, online, interactive training in VoiceOverXtra's Voice Overs in Animation special audio/visual webinar.
This is not just a phone chat, boys and girls. It's training, training, training!
It all happens on Wednesday night, May 4th, so be sure to sign up!
Ira Glass of This American Life is no stranger to the trials and tribulations of being a person driven by creative ambitions. In this video, Ira shares some extremely profound advice for beginners to any creative field. It doesn't matter if you're an up-and-coming writer, designer, musician, actor, or voice actor, these words will hit home.
A few posts ago I gave an update on how the blog was doing (visitor-wise). So now I think it might be a good time to update everyone on my new, home-made sound booth. In addition I'll offer up some ideas on how to improve your own home-made booth.
Last year, I posted some photos of my sound booth. Well, a lot has changed since then. So let's go back in time and follow my home studio's progress up until the present day...
Okay. So, you've made the decision to really try out this whole "voice acting" thingy. You've read some really good books on voice acting and maybe even listened to a voice over seminar / webinar or two. But now you feel it's time to take the plunge; to dive in deep. That is to say: start taking lessons from a really good voice acting coach.
"But who should I choose as my voice coach?"
To many, that question is difficult to answer. That's why in this post (and others to follow) I'll endeavor to take as much of the confusion as possible out of the selection process. (And at the end of this post, I'll show you a cool video about teachers, too.)
A while back I stumbled across this excellent audio seminar by voice coach extraordinaire Nancy Wolfson (the audio is brought to you by voice actor Dan O'Day) titled How to do voice acting without getting caught! It's probably one of the most eye-opening seminars I've ever listened to. In it you learn exactly how to not sound like you're selling something. Instead, the vital skills needed to put the sound of truth, honesty, and believability in your words (plus a whole lot more ) are taught.
The 2-hour 45-minute audio seminar isn't free, however. But hey, the only way to become successful is by investing in your eduction right now, right? And in my opinion, investing in anything Nancy Wolfson teaches is a good deal.
Once again the good people over at VoiceOverXtra bring you a fantastic webinar!
On Monday, April 25th Dan Lenard (the Home Studio Master) will teach you how to choose the voice over microphone that's BEST for you and how to use that mic to win auditions and in performances. In addition, Dan will test various mics so you can hear the differences for yourself!
Recently I was hired to voice as a young "cool and hip" 25 to 30 year old guy for an in-house video. I got the script along with the storyboard a few hours before the recording session. I then dutifully analyzed and practiced the script a few times. I was ready, willing, and feeling like a "cool and hip" 25 to 30 year old guy (in a 41 year old body 
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It's every voice actor's dream: working full time purely as a voice actor. But how can one do it? Is there some magic to the whole process? Is it being connected to the right people? Is it just dumb luck?
In 
Multi-award-winning voice talent Bettye Zoller and Bob "man of a thousand cartoon voices" Bergen are teaming up to give you 90-minutes of live, online, interactive training in VoiceOverXtra's 
A few posts ago I gave an update on 
Okay. So, you've made the decision to really try out this whole "voice acting" thingy. You've read some 
A while back I stumbled across this excellent audio seminar by voice coach extraordinaire Nancy Wolfson (the audio is brought to you by voice actor Dan O'Day) titled 
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Once again the good people over at 
