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Archive for July, 2008

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 | 1 Comment »

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 ...