So you wanna become a voice actor, huh?
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December 21st, 2010 Here are some great holiday commercials from Best Buy. Listen carefully to the voice acting — there are some excellent performances going on here! As always, a special thanks to Voice Coaches for scouring the Internet for such great voice over videos and sharing them with everyone!
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December 18th, 2010 I just love Paul Strikwerda’s blog, Double Dutch. Pretty much anything he posts is worth reading (and rereading), and his latest post is no different: Is your freelance career fueled by fear?
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December 19th, 2010 (Notes from Harlan’s website) Harlan narrates Christopher Kimball’s recreation of a 12-course Christmas dinner originally hosted by Fannie Farmer in 1896. Fannie Farmer’s Last Supper is playing throughout the holiday season on PBS.
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January 4th, 2011 Found in Tips & techniques, Voice over acting | 2 Comments » 2011 is here! And man do I have a bunch of cool posts planned for this year! But before venturing into new voice over blog territory, I thought it might be fun to take a stroll down memory lane…
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December 29th, 2010 On January 4, the good people over at VoiceOverXtra will start the new year with “7 Steps To Building A Better Brand” – an info-packed webinar led by voice over expert, Bettye Zoller. In this webinar, Betty will detail how to analyze your current brand marketing, offer effective marketing techniques, and…
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October 18th, 2010 VoiceCoaches.com has a category of posts on their blog called Voice Overs Of The World. Each post highlights a few top-notch voice acting performances. All of which are a great source for study, inspiration, or even just entertainment. The two videos I’m showing you today (found on their blog) have a…
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January 19th, 2010 Boy! Can my son pick ’em or what? What began as a wonderful father and son moment at our local book store (complete with heartwarming music swelling in the background), ended with yours truly stammering and babbling like a man with two epileptic tongues sharing the same cramped mouth. And I…
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May 3rd, 2010 Pretty much all of the books on becoming a voice-over actor will teach you how to perform a list of two or more items. Basically, each item in the list must sound different than the previously spoken item, with each one sounding better than the last. The most common approach is…
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May 4th, 2010 I’m still in a fuming state of rage after reading an article that was posted earlier today. It talks about a website where voice talent can sign up to get paying jobs (of which there are plenty.) Voice actor and attorney, Rob Sciglimpaglia Jr., digs into the site’s contract to show…
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May 10th, 2010 I admit it, I love American Idol. Not the first few episodes where the weirdos and freakish fame seekers crawl out from wherever they lurk and attempt to be “unique”, but anytime after the top 12 are chosen. It’s during this time in the show’s progression that one can truly see…