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Archive for May, 2009

What Is The Best Audio Editing Software? Warner Bros. Top Sound Editor Answers.

Thursday, May 28th, 2009 Posted in Audio Podcast | 1 Comment »

[caption id="attachment_747" align="alignnone" width="282" caption="Michael Lawshe and Doug Welch Teach New Media Seminar at Writer's Guild LA, last night."][/caption] Michael Lawshe has been a Supervising Sound Editor at Warner Bros., for 15 years and is a 3 time Emmy Award winner. Right+Click ...

Scott Brick’s Narrator Contest in Full Swing

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009 Posted in blog | No Comments »

Scott Brick is off to the APAC (Audio Publisher's Association) conference in New York today. AND he's kicking off his narrator contest. So voice talent! Here's your chance: "Ever wanted to become an audiobook narrator? Ever had someone tell you you're ...

Voice Registry Podcast-Tracy Pattin Still Talks to Animation VO Great, Bob Bergen with Bill Holmes (Part 3)

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 Posted in blog | No Comments »

Bob Bergen began his illustrious animation voice over career at age 5: When he knew he wanted to be the voice of Porky Pig. Fast forward years later, and Porky Pig became his voice-over claim to fame. His resume consists ...

Bob Bergen & Bill Holmes Team Up to Share VO Insights, Tips

Monday, May 25th, 2009 Posted in blog | No Comments »

In tomorrow's podcast (Tuesday May 26th) Animation great Bob Bergen continues the voice over conversation. When I asked him about the trends, he had good news! We were then joined by commercial voice over teacher and demo producer, Bill Holmes ...

AFTRA Mastery Panel (Part 2) – Marice Tobias Answers Voice Over Questions

Thursday, May 21st, 2009 Posted in blog | 1 Comment »

Click here for Part 1 The AFTRA Mastery Panel evening wrapped up with audience questions. “What are the differences between voice over and acting?” someone asked of Marice Tobias. “There are no differences. Everything you are steps up to the mic. ...

AFTRA Mastery Panel – What Gets in YOUR Way to Success?

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009 Posted in blog | 4 Comments »

Last night's AFTRA Mastery Panel was appropriately named. There were 4 true masters in the world of performance; "Voice Whisperer" Marice Tobias, acting coach, director, Larry Moss, theatre and movement director, Jean-Louis Rodrigue and writer, teacher, actor, April Daisy White ...

Voice Registry Podcast-Tracy Pattin Continues Talking with Voice Animation Great, Bob Bergen (Part 2)

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 Posted in Podcast | 3 Comments »

Bob Bergen began his illustrious animation voice over career at age 5: When he knew he wanted to be the voice of Porky Pig. Fast forward years later, and Porky Pig became his voice-over claim to fame. His resume consists ...

Top Animation Voice Talent, Bob Bergen, Shares More Insights on Auditions and Characters

Monday, May 18th, 2009 Posted in blog | No Comments »

In tomorrow's podcast, part 2, (Tuesday May 18th) Voice Animation great, Bob Bergen (voice of Porky Pig), talks about creating a pre-life in the audition and what to do to stand out every time (in animation and commercials). Seems so many ...

International Radio Creative & Production Summit Coming To LA

Thursday, May 14th, 2009 Posted in blog | 1 Comment »

I've heard from Bob Souer that this is a great conference. Their goal? "To help you, your company and your clients make more money by getting more results from your on-air advertising and imaging." Sounds like there could be valuable ...

Animation Voice Director Mark Simon on Voice Talent: It’s in the moves.

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 Posted in blog | No Comments »

Mark Simon is a big believer in watching voice talent while they're in the booth as he directs them. And the good news is, thanks to technology, (such as Skype and webcams) he can direct across the miles and still ...

Voice Registry Podcast-Tracy Pattin Talks to Top Animation Voice Talent, Bob Bergen

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 Posted in Audio Podcast | 2 Comments »

Bob Bergen began his illustrious animation voice over career at age 5: When he knew he wanted to be the voice of Porky Pig. Fast forward years later, and Porky Pig became his voice-over claim to fame. His resume consists ...

How Do You Build an Animation Voice Over Character? Bob Bergen Shares his Secrets.

Monday, May 11th, 2009 Posted in General Info, Voice Over Instruction, blog | No Comments »

Who better to ask about building an animation character than the voice of Porky Pig himself, Bob Bergen. In tomorrow's podcast, (Tuesday, May 12th) Bob tells his memorable "how I got started in voice over animation" story and then shares ...

A Day with Porky Pig; a.k.a. Bob Bergen

Thursday, May 7th, 2009 Posted in blog | 2 Comments »

There's nothing like an afternoon interviewing the magnificent Bob Bergen. Not only is he extremely talented (with lots of humility) he's one of the nicest people in the VO world. We began the interview with Bob's beginnings. He started his ...

A Voice Over Class Offer You Can’t Refuse?

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Longtime voice over teacher Bill Holmes is quite the entrepreneur.  You can actually make money for taking his intro class. Tracy Pattin Check this out: Want to make an easy $50? Or even $100? Have a friend or two interested in getting into ...

Voice Registry Podcast-Tracy Pattin Talks To Top Audio Book Narrator, Scott Brick (part 4)

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 Posted in Audio Podcast | 2 Comments »

Actor, screenwriter and audiobook narrator, Scott Brick definitely gives new meaning to a hyphenate career with credits in film, television, stage and radio. In 2000, Brick ventured into narrating audiobooks and quickly found himself embraced by the audio world. To ...

Scott Brick Presents a Voice Over Contest!

Monday, May 4th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

In tomorrow's final Scott Brick podcast (Tuesday, May 5th) Scott talks about where to get advice on narration and producing an audio book demo, picking titles and dealing with those "made-up words." He has good news for voice actors in ...