So you wanna become a voice actor, huh?
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December 7th, 2009 Some beginners to voice overs and voice acting believe that it’s incredibly difficult to break into the industry. Misconceptions such as “I need a golden voice” or “I can’t get work without an agent” abound. From my own (and others) personal experience, this just isn’t so. To the first point: nowadays,…
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July 5th, 2011 The good people over at VoiceOverXtra have been very busy this summer with lots of webinars. Here are two more that are worth checking out! Three top talents/coaches (Bettye Zoller, James Alburger & Penny Abshire) reveal the techniques for making the right delivery choice for voice over scripts – to win…
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May 7th, 2012 As a voice actor, your voice IS your job. And just like how fashion models must keep their bodies looking thin and attractive, or athletes must keep their bodies in tip-top physical condition, we voice actors must keep our voices pristine and clear to ensure that our performances remain consistant. But…
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September 10th, 2011 Now in the comfort of your own home, you can improve your voice over skills for auditions and jobs in a new series of monthly online copy clinics with top voice talent, author and trainer (and incredibly cute ) Terri Apple! You’ll be coached as you cold read scripts alone and…
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February 17th, 2012 I can’t believe it. The last time I wrote was November 30th. NOVEMBER 30TH! Ack! There is a reason. Well, a few reasons to be exact. But before I get back into the full blogging swing of things, I just want to let the VAN readers know that I’m still alive…
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September 19th, 2011 After briefly mentioning the new voice over job that I got back in August I’ve received quite a few emails asking me to talk about some of the juicy details. Since I aim to please, this post will be all about what exactly the job is, how I landed the job,…
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August 12th, 2011 Are you ready to take your voice over social media game to a whole new level of awesomeness? Then let the voice over super socials show you how! There’s no other way to describe Terry Daniel, Trish Basanyi and Dave Courvoisier – the best known and most authoritative voice actors on…
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March 30th, 2011 Now that Gilbert Gottfried lost his job as the voice of the Aflac duck, voice actors from around the globe are battling for this one primo gig. Others have taken this opportunity to have a little fun amidst all the calamity. No matter which side of pond you swim in, I…
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April 9th, 2011 Today’s post introduces you to the world of HISHE — How It Should Have Ended: original videos of new and funny endings to popular movies. What I like about HISHE isn’t only that the videos are a hoot, but it’s proof of what people can do when they have an idea…
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April 17th, 2011 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…