Deal or No Deal
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 Posted in General Info, Marketing | 4 Comments »It has probably happened to a lot of you as non-union voice talent (yes, I am still non-union, in LA!). You go in to do a voice over job and it ends up being different than you expected. It's ...
Voice Registry Podcast - Tracy Pattin talks to Director/Producer Bill Holmes
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 Posted in Audio Podcast | No Comments »Bill Holmes is an award winning director who has freelanced with casting houses over the past 15 years including, The Voicecaster, Sight n’ Sound Casting, Sheila Manning Casting, Danny Goldman Casting as well as his own company Compost Productions. Not ...
Less Practice Makes Voice Over Perfect?
Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in General Info | No Comments »I wrote a blog in January called, Practice Makes Voice Over Perfect about the importance of voice over classes and practicing our craft on a regular basis. In my upcoming second podcast interview (Tuesday April 29) Bill Holmes (this time ...
Wall Street Journal article on SAG/AFTRA negotiations.
Sunday, April 27th, 2008 Posted in General Info, Union Info | No Comments »This is a repost from an April 3, 2008 Wall Street Journal article written by Peter Sanders. Actors Guild Faces Drama In Its Ranks - Stewart Wilson-Turner
Some thoughts on the 2008 Union Contract negotiations.
Sunday, April 27th, 2008 Posted in General Info, Union Info | No Comments »The current SAG and AFTRA negotiations for their expiring contracts is the big topic of conversation in the voice over industry. Over the past 12 months, I've had discussions with everyone from Producers and Creative Directors at Ad Agencies ...
The San Francisco Voice Over Market- Q&A with Voice One’s Elaine Clark
Friday, April 25th, 2008 Posted in General Info, Marketing, Q & A | No Comments »I've known Elaine Clark for years, when I began studying voice over in San Francisco. Elaine's very successful school, Voice One , is one of San Francisco's best known places to train for voice over (and on-camera acting). Not ...
Voice Over Conference in Los Angeles
Thursday, April 24th, 2008 Posted in General Info | 2 Comments »I went to Dave Courvoisier's Blog, and read his post about the upcoming 2008 Los Angeles Voiceover Conference August 8-11th. Dave's April 23rd blog " VOICE 2008 Mythbusters" refers to the VO 2008 Conference newsletter where they dispel rumors about ...
New Media and Voice Over
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 Posted in General Info | No Comments »I just got back from Podcamp D.C. Podcamp is a usually free un-conference focused on everything New Media; From New Media Marketing, Podcasting, Blogging to YouTube-ing and powering your personal network with Linkedin and other Social Media sites. So what does ...
Voice Registry Podcast- Tracy Pattin talks to 13 year old Film Actor/Voice Actor Forrest Landis
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 Posted in Audio Podcast | No Comments »Red headed Forrest Landis at 13 already has a long film acting resume; Cheaper By The Dozen 1&2, Flight Plan and stars as Thomas Miller in the upcoming Doubting Thomas. He's also a very talented voice actor, playing the main ...
A Young Voice Actor Has Lot To Say
Monday, April 21st, 2008 Posted in General Info | No Comments »If you read my blog post about Forrest Landis called, "All I Ever Needed To Know I Learned From A 13 Year Old Voice Actor" you'll get a pretty good idea that this young man has a lot of wisdom ...