What’s Happening with Voice Over in Canada? Part 2
Thursday, July 31st, 2008 Posted in General Info, Q & A | 1 Comment »In part 1 of my interview with Canadian voice actor, Debbie Munro, I asked her how she got into voice over and what are the differences between the U.S. and Canada. -Tracy Pattin Here's part 2 of my Q&A with her. TJP: Are ...
What’s Happening with Voice Over in Canada?
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 Posted in General Info, Q & A | No Comments »As the world continues to get smaller with technology, connecting us to the far reaches of the globe, it begs the question, how are voice actors in other countries are faring? Canadian voice actor, Deb Munro, shares her insights about ...
Voice Registry Podcast-Tracy Pattin Talks Once Again To The Voice Over Doctor (part 3)
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 Posted in Actor, Audio Podcast, Beginners, General Info, Interview, Podcast, Voice Over Instruction | No Comments »Bill Holmes is "The Voice Over Doctor" in Voice Registry's NEW podcast series. The "Doctor" will be taking voice over students through the paces of an audition, from a cold read to a hot performance. Bill is an award winning ...
Do We Really Need To Work That Hard?
Monday, July 28th, 2008 Posted in General Info, Marketing, Voice Over Instruction | 3 Comments »There are many approaches to success in the voice over industry. Every teacher, school, coach and VO expert has their "secret" to a lucrative voice over career. I've found that eventually you find what works for you. No secret there. ...
Where Can We Find Out More About New Media? The Upcoming Expo in Las Vegas
Friday, July 25th, 2008 Posted in Finding Work, General Info, Marketing | No Comments »With all the New Media talk this week on Voice Registry's site (see the Q&A with Wayne L. Henderson Wednesday and Thursday) there's a way to learn even more about this growing industry. The New Media Expo is happening August ...
“Out Of The Booth and Away From The Mic” How Do We Do It? Part 2
Thursday, July 24th, 2008 Posted in Finding Work, General Info, Interview, Marketing | No Comments »Yesterday's blog post was a Q&A I did with Voice Actor/New Media guy Wayne L. Henderson. I asked him how he got into New Media and how his voice over career was impacted. In part 2 I continue with my Q&A ...
“Out Of The Booth and Away From The Mic” How Do We Do It?
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 Posted in Finding Work, General Info, Interview, Marketing | No Comments »The Voice Over world is changing just like so many industries in this economic climate. As I always love to say, We need to think out of the booth and away from the mic. One way is to jump into ...
Voice Registry Podcast-Tracy Pattin Talks To “The Voice Over Doctor” Part 2
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 Posted in Actor, Audio Podcast, Beginners, General Info, Interview, Podcast, Voice Over Instruction | 1 Comment »Bill Holmes is "The Voice Over Doctor" in Voice Registry's NEW podcast series. The "Doctor" will be taking voice over students through the paces of an audition, from a cold read to a hot performance. Bill is an award winning ...
Is It Better To Keep It Simple?
Monday, July 21st, 2008 Posted in General Info, Voice Over Instruction | No Comments »In this world of too much information too much of the time, maybe it's better to simplify, especially with voice over. I mean the whole idea is to be authentic, believable and appealing to the listener and one way to ...
What Do You Do When You Don’t Have Any Ideas? Improv Class part 2
Thursday, July 17th, 2008 Posted in Actor, General Info | No Comments »In yesterday's Voice Registry blog I described my evening at Bill Applebaum's improv class. We did warm-ups, then slowly graduated to more involved improvisations; A stream of consciousness circle with each player adding their words. Then we got up one ...
Improv Helps You Connect With Your Listener and more…
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 Posted in Actor, General Info | No Comments »The other night I was at Bill Applebaum's Improv Class at Compost Productions in North Hollywood. I wanted to experience just how improv can help the voice actor. Improv and voice acting isn't mentioned a lot. Maybe it's because VO ...
Voice Registry Podcast- Tracy Pattin Talks To “The Voice Over Doctor” (part 1)
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 Posted in Actor, Audio Podcast, Beginners, General Info, Interview, Podcast, Voice Over Instruction | No Comments »Bill Holmes is "The Voice Over Doctor" in Voice Registry's NEW podcast series. The "Doctor" will be taking voice over students through the paces of an audition, from a cold read to a hot performance. Bill is an award ...
“The Voice Over Doctor” New Voice Registry Podcast series
Monday, July 14th, 2008 Posted in Actor, Beginners, Finding Work, General Info, Voice Over Instruction | No Comments »The big question in voice over (besides "how do I make millions?") is "how do I deliver a strong performance to get the job?" No worries! "The Doctor" is in. Voice Registry is launching it's new series, The Voice Over ...
Strike.TV Makes It’s Debut
Friday, July 11th, 2008 Posted in General Info | No Comments »That old (slightly tired) saying, "Make lemons out of lemonade" is exactly what some striking writers did during the 3 month writer's strike. They wanted to continue writing in spite of this giant screech in Hollywood, so Strike.TV was created. -Tracy ...
Another Kung Fu Panda Review… “Where we are really let down is in the casting”
Thursday, July 10th, 2008 Posted in General Info | 2 Comments »Animation features continue to be very alive and well, but there seems to be a growing debate about the need for celebrity voices. Could this be a trend? Could it be an emerging opportunity for the slew of "unknown" voice ...
What do I put on my voice over demo?
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008 Posted in Actor, Beginners, General Info, Voice Over Instruction | No Comments »Hi there! I'm asked this question a LOT - 'What do I put on my demo'? First, you need to know that there are many different 'categories' (commercial, promo, narration, animation/character, trailers, radio imaging, languages/accents, etc.) in voice ...
Voice Registry Podcast- Tracy Pattin Talks To New Media Expert Doug Welch
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 Posted in Audio Podcast, Interview, Podcast | 3 Comments »Doug Welch has been podcasting since September 24, 2004, making him a veteran in the New Media industry. He is the founder of the New Media Interchange and is the producer and co-host of Mortgages Made Simple with Rick Gundzik. ...
New Media=New Voice Over Opportunities
Monday, July 7th, 2008 Posted in Actor, Finding Work, General Info, Marketing | 1 Comment »Podcast veteran and New Media expert, Doug Welch, says this is just the beginning for the slew of opportunities heading towards producers, writers, actors AND voice talent! So what exactly is podcasting? Doug answers that question in my Voice Registry podcast ...
Internet Radio….A New Opportunity To Get Your Voice Out There
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 Posted in Actor, Finding Work, General Info, Marketing | No Comments »A few days ago I was part of an internet radio play, Prelude To Revolution, in honor of The 4th of July holiday (written by Michael Lawshe and Keri Dearborn). Voices from all walks of life were there. Some ...
Anime Expo Starts Tomorrow in Los Angeles
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008 Posted in General Info | No Comments »This is a summer of voice over conferences. The Anime Expo starts tomorrow, July 3rd. There will be lots of classes for voice actors. This is where the voice over marketing comes in. -Tracy Pattin Check out the rest of this ...
Voice Registry Podcast- Tracy Pattin Talks To Corporate Exec Turned Voice Actor, Margaret Lorenz
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 Posted in Actor, Audio Podcast, General Info, Interview, Podcast | No Comments »Margaret Lorenz is a professional voice-over actor doing work in TV and radio commercials, industrials, animation, and documentaries. Some of her many clients include Apple, Macy’s, The Gap and Yahoo. Margaret is an avid snow skier (the steeper ...
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