What makes a truly great performance? There are many elements, but I believe bringing our truth to the script is most important. Believability is paramount to the listener – but sometimes our body holds us back from telling the truth. …
So, you’ve finished your voice-over training, recorded your demos, built a home studio, and have a marketing plan in place. It’s time to kickstart your voice-over career. But there’s one thing that’s crucial to keep in mind going forward: your …
Have you ever heard of Learning Ally? It is a platform that assists people with dyslexia, learning disorders, and the visually impaired . Volunteers record audiobooks, upload them to their platform, and the wonderful staff at Learning Ally uses the …
¿QUIERES TRABAJAR EN UNA RADIO MUSICAL? TE CONTAMOS CÓMO DEBES PRESENTARTE PARA QUE TE TENGAN EN CUENTA 1) Antes de trabajar en una radio primero debes ser oyente de la radio como medio. Es importante que consumas programas de radio …
As VO actors, we are always looking for new and creative ways to increase our clientele. Volunteering for voice-over work is a great way to accumulate work experience behind the mic or practice performing in front of an audience, while …
We all know how it feels to put out our best voice-over work and feel great about an audition…and not get the job. We’ve all been there at some point and we know the letdown, the frustration. You might start …
“Voice-over is a multi-billion dollar industry.” That little factoid gets tossed around quite a bit, but have you ever unpacked that statement? Sure, voice-over pops up all over, in sectors everyone knows like radio, television, audiobooks, and animation, and in …
The audition comes in for a teenage leprechaun who wants to fit in at a high school for magical creatures. He sounds young, subdued, and has an Irish accent. This isn’t your typical leprechaun. Are you confident that you can …
Well hello hello! Karen-Eileen Gordon here, Technique and Home Studio Advisory Goddess. In addition to storytelling, my other great passion in life is the wellness world. I come by this passion honestly: at the start of my performance career, in …
A while back, I decided to go on a quest to discover what the secret is to a great performance. I wanted to know the one element that elevates us from all the other actors and voice actors – that …
Actors have many tools. Voice actors have one:our voice. We don’t have the luxury of costuming, make-up, physical movement, or even eye contact and connection with a scene partner. Even on the rare occasions when we aren’t acting alone in …
As actors, we have three important tools at our disposal: voice, body and imagination. I’ve been an actor, voice actor, theater educator and coach for a combined 40+ years and I start every class and every session with a warm-up. …