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Archive for February, 2008

The Good ‘Ole Days of Voice Over- “Goodbye Miss Turlock”

Friday, February 29th, 2008 Posted in General Info | No Comments »

I'm sitting here writing blogs and editing Part 2 of my interview with voice actor Dominic Catrambone for the Tuesday March 4th podcast. Turner Classic Movies is on TV in the background. "Goodbye Miss Turlock" comes on. I see "narrator" in ...

Once was Enough…Meeting the Songwriters from “Once”

Thursday, February 28th, 2008 Posted in General Info | No Comments »

The other day, I had just finished my one-to-one class (to perfect my podcasting skills) at The Apple Store at the Beverly Center in LA. There they were shopping for laptops a few feet away. Last time I saw Glen ...

4 Tips on Getting into Voice Over for Games

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 Posted in Finding Work, General Info, Marketing | 1 Comment »

I found an article on the Gamertell website. In it, voice actor David Sobolov gives some tips on getting voice over gigs for video games. In addition to Gamertell, check out Gamasutra and GameCareerGuide on breaking into this field. 1. ...

Voice Registry Podcast- Tracy Pattin Talks to Voice Talent Dominic Catrambone About the Secrets of His Success

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 Posted in Audio Podcast, Podcast | 1 Comment »

[audio:http://www.productionbank.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/dominic-catrambone-part-1.mp3] Right Click to download podcast (12mb) Dominic Catrambone, a Chicago native, has spent the past 9 years as a working voice over artist in Los Angeles. He has voiced several national TV and radio campaigns and can be heard in ...

4 Steps to Voice Over Success

Monday, February 25th, 2008 Posted in General Info, Marketing | No Comments »

They say that the best way to be successful in business is find the people who are at the top of their game, find out how they did it and apply it to your career. Not only is that one ...

The Arkansas Voice Over Market

Friday, February 22nd, 2008 Posted in General Info, Q & A | No Comments »

It's often helpful to hear about voice over markets beyond Los Angeles, New York and Chicago. With so many voice actors having clients and agents across the country, it's good to know the smaller markets. I came across Soundscapes ...

Anime Day….A Growing Market for Voice Actors

Thursday, February 21st, 2008 Posted in Finding Work, General Info, Marketing | No Comments »

I just sat in on recording sessions at Salami Studios in North Hollywood today with Voice Director, Rene Veilleux. Rene directs ADR and dubbing for Anime and Animation. All I can say is...Wow. (But being a voice actor, I have ...

Joan Baker on Voice Over Acting

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 Posted in Actor, Uncategorized, Voice Over Instruction | No Comments »

Joan Baker is a voice over talent, coach and author of the book called "Secrets of Voice-Over Success." Today, I visited Joan's website and discovered that she was interviewed by ABC. I watched her interview and wanted to mention ...

Voice Registry Podcast- Part 2 Tracy Pattin talks to Los Angeles Casting Director Terry Berland

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 Posted in Audio Podcast, General Info, Podcast | No Comments »

[audio:http://www.productionbank.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/terry-berland-podcast-part-2.mp3] right + click here to download podcast Terry Berland is an award winning casting director and the owner of Terry Berland Casting in Los Angeles where she casts voice over and on-camera talent. She's the author of "Breaking Into Commercials" and ...

Speak UP! Steve Carell talks about Voice Over on Oprah

Monday, February 18th, 2008 Posted in General Info | No Comments »

I'm sitting here right now watching Oprah (and of course hard at work writing this blog post). Steve Carell is on the show promoting his new CGI animated movie, Horton Hears a Who! Oprah just asked him how he ...