So you wanna become a voice actor, huh?
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If you asked a professional voice actor to perform a script like a regular person reading out loud from a book, he or she could do it — and you would immediately recognize the poor performance. If you asked for a natural, conversational read, then you would immediately recognize that one as well (and…
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A buddy of mine tipped me off to these four videos on YouTube about how to learn foreign accents for voice overs. While I’m not yet at a level in my voice acting journey to delve into practicing foreign accents (I’m still working on mastering my own accent! 😉 ) these videos are still…
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Here’s a little voice-over humor I thought the faithful readers of VAN would enjoy. It’s a comic called Voice Overload and it’s done by voice actor Jeffrey Kafer. Jeffery does a fantastic job of capturing the humorous side of the whole voice over business: the ups and the downs (with the occasional sudden left…
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For many voice-over actors, having a career in voice acting is one of the most enjoyable ways to make a living. I mean, with so many genres to choose from, who could ever get bored? But honestly, some genres are more fun than others. It all depends on what gets you excited and your…
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There are a lot of books on how to do voice overs — and I’ve read quite a few of them. So it’s a rare pleasure when I have the chance to sit down and read a book that falls outside of the norm in a very good way. And that book is You…
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December 14th, 2009 I know. I know. The word ‘practice’ in the title “Voice acting practise” is spelled wrong. I did it on purpose, so please, no e-mails about my poor spelling — my iMac’s spell checker already hates me. 😉 I did so because recently some people found my blog by using misspelled…
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September 10th, 2012 I just wanted to let everyone know about the fully-stocked library of voice over mp3 audio lessons here at VAN. These lessons are by some great coaches such as Nancy Wolfson, Pat Fraley, Harlan Hogan and many others! Voice actor Dan O’Day has taken great pains to compile them and put…
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July 2nd, 2013 Registration has opened for Voice Over Virtual, the first-ever online voice over training and networking conference for voice over actors at all career levels, as well as those considering a career in voice acting. The three-day main event takes place on September 18-20, 2013, featuring 50+ voice over training sessions from…
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September 18th, 2012 Press the RECORD button … and who’s talking? You? Or someone, something, you’re trying to imitate? We spend so much time trying to sound like the “perfect voice talent” that we forget the client’s true request – to be ourselves. Finding your true personality is the key to successful voice acting.…
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Archive for the ‘Tips & techniques’ Category: March 23rd, 2012 10 hard rules of life I’m not sure where this originated, but it arrived in my inbox the other day. I usually don’t pass along these “forward-this-to-the-whole-world” kind of emails, but after a quick read-through I knew this was something worth sharing. It’s mainly…