So you wanna become a voice actor, huh?
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January 31st, 2011 I admit it. I belong to a not-so-elite group of people who proudly wear the title of “dumb little man.” And the good news is that this group isn’t exclusively for men only, women can be a part of this group, too. So, if you fall into this category, what can…
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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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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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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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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…
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January 29th, 2010 My first acting coach used to get so mad at me — and at first, sweet, innocent, hard-working me just couldn’t understand why. That being so, he felt it necessary to have the following conversation during one of my lessons… “David, you aren’t recording your practice sessions are you?” he asked…
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February 11th, 2010 Okay, I’ve officially gone off the deep end. I’ve jumped the shark. I’ve gone where no man has gone before (to my knowledge.) I just spent the past hour making a VAN wallpaper for my iPhone. And since I think it’s kinda cool, I’d like to share it with everyone! Either…
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February 2nd, 2010 I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to two blogs about voice acting… First is the Such a Voice blog who posted a copy of my article called My “high-tech” voice over home studio. Thanks Catherine! And my second expression of gratitude goes out to Bobbin Beam and her blog for…