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 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 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 ...
“The Voice Over Doctor” New Voice Registry Podcast series
Monday, July 14th, 2008 Posted in Finding Work, General Info | 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, 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 ...
New Media=New Voice Over Opportunities
Monday, July 7th, 2008 Posted in General Info | 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 General Info | 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 ...
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