Best Advice To Success in Voice-Over Promos? Get a Map
Monday, September 1st, 2008 Posted in Actor, Beginners, General Info, Voice Over Instruction | No Comments »"You wouldn't take a trip to Denver and not have a map" says Randy Thomas on building a lucrative voice-over career (part 2 of my Voice Registry interview with her tomorrow,Tuesday Sept. 9th). Randy is big on writing down your ...
Play Among the Stars
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 Posted in Voice Over Instruction | No Comments »We found this unique opportunity and thought we would pass it along. You can choose Animation Ensemble work or character voice. Check it out at: http://patfraley.com/Events/Stars908/stars.html Best, Erica Kelly COO voicebank.net
Should We Speculate On The Specs? What’s Your Strategy?
Thursday, August 21st, 2008 Posted in Actor, General Info, Marketing, Voice Over Instruction | No Comments »Ahh the voice-over specs. Those little descriptions at the top of audition copy telling us what the client is looking for. But what if the specs are non-specific or overly specific? Do we jump through voice over hoops to try ...
“Voice Over Is That Easy” Says The Voice Over Doctor
Monday, August 18th, 2008 Posted in Actor, Beginners, General Info, Voice Over Instruction | No Comments »We all know how very competitive voice over is. Okay, so beating out all that great talent to get the job may be the hardest part. But, according to The Voice Over Doctor (teacher Bill Holmes) delivering a great read ...
Voice Registry Podcast-Tracy Pattin Talks To The Voice Over Doctor…Again
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008 Posted in Actor, Audio Podcast, Beginners, 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 ...
The Voice Over Doctor Is In…Again
Monday, August 11th, 2008 Posted in Actor, Beginners, General Info, Voice Over Instruction | No Comments »We're continuing our Voice Over Doctor series, where The VO Doctor (and Voice Over teacher extraordinaire) Bill Holmes treats aspiring and experienced Voice Over actors. In tomorrow's Voice Registry Podcast, (Tuesday Aug 12, part 1), San Francisco Voice Actor, Margaret ...
Los Angeles Voice Over Conference This Week- “Voice 2008″
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008 Posted in General Info, Marketing, Voice Over Instruction | No Comments »The VoiceOver International Creative Experience conference starts this week in Los Angeles at the Century Plaza Hotel. Check out the networking event on Thursday evening. I'll be there and reporting back with interviews and blogs about the latest in the VO ...
Voice Registry Podcast-Tracy Pattin Talks To Warner Bros. Sound Supervisor Michael Lawshe & New Media Expert Doug Welch
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 Posted in Audio Podcast, General Info, Interview, Podcast, Voice Over Instruction | 2 Comments »Internet radio play, “Prelude To A Revolution” about the American Revolution and the lead up to the signing of The Declaration of Independence was created, written and produced by Keri Dearborn, Michael Lawshe, Rosanne Welch and Doug Welch. Warner ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Documentary On Voice Acting
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 Posted in Actor, General Info, Voice Over Instruction | 2 Comments »Adventures in Voice Acting: Volume One (Eric Sherman and Bang Zoom! Entertainment) goes into detail about the anime voice over industry. This documentary covers the spectrum: anime, games, and animation. Voice actors, directors, casting producers, and even publishers talk about ...
Voice Registry Podcast- Tracy Pattin Talks Again To Improv Expert Bill Applebaum (part 2)
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008 Posted in Actor, Audio Podcast, Beginners, General Info, Interview, Podcast, Voice Over Instruction | 4 Comments »Bill Applebaum worked and studied Improvisation in Chicago with Del Close and Paul Sills. He worked onstage as a writer/performer at The Second City Theater in Chicago. Bill founded the Actors Improv Studio in Los Angeles and has been teaching ...
Voice Registry Podcast-Tracy Pattin Talks To Improv Voice Acting Expert Bill Applebaum(part 1)
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 Posted in Actor, Audio Podcast, Beginners, General Info, Interview, Podcast, Voice Over Instruction | 5 Comments »Bill Applebaum worked and studied Improvisation in Chicago with Del Close and Paul Sills. He worked onstage as a writer/performer at The Second City Theater in Chicago. Bill founded the Actors Improv Studio in Los Angeles and has been teaching ...
Improv And The Truth About Voice Acting
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 Posted in Actor, Beginners, General Info, Voice Over Instruction | No Comments »"Clients want you to bring your own interpretation to the copy," says Improvisation teacher Bill Applebaum in today's Voice Registry podcast. "Improvisation brings out your uniqueness, your truthfulness." Seems when we get down to it, the best thing a voice actor ...
Free Voice Over Classes At Anime Expo 2008 in Los Angeles, July 3-6
Friday, June 13th, 2008 Posted in Actor, General Info, Voice Over Instruction | 2 Comments »Anime Expo and Bang Zoom Entertainment to offer free voice acting workshops at Anime Expo 2008, July 3-6. Participants will get to try dubbing techniques and have the opportunity to ask questions in an intimate setting. Some attendees will even ...
Pat Fraley’s “ER Improv and Critical Mic Technique” workshop
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 Posted in Actor, Beginners, General Info, Voice Over Instruction | No Comments »I went to Bob Souer's blog the other day and came across this post. Thanks Bob for always being in the know! -Tracy Pattin The ER Improv and Critical Mic Technique Clinic Pat Fraley is leading a day long workshop to help ...
Speak Up! Free Voice Lessons From Pat Fraley
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008 Posted in General Info, Voice Over Instruction | 1 Comment »Seems like not only is Bob Souer great at paying voice over forward, the company he keeps does the same. Check out Bob Souer's blog post from February 29th. Here's an excerpt: "Normally it costs a pretty hefty chunk of ...
Joan Baker on Voice Over Acting
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 Posted in Actor, Uncategorized, Voice Over Instruction | No Comments »Joan Baker is a voice over talent, coach and author of the book called "Secrets of Voice-Over Success." Today, I visited Joan's website and discovered that she was interviewed by ABC. I watched her interview and wanted to mention ...
The “Voiceover: Beyond the Booth” course is open for enrollment…
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 Posted in Actor, General Info, Voice Over Instruction | No Comments »Hi There! I just received this info from Johnna Gottlieb and thought some of you might be interested in taking this voice over course in New York. Stewart Wilson-Turner is a regular guest at her class and highly recommends ...
Practice Makes Voice Over Perfect!
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008 Posted in General Info, Voice Over Instruction | 1 Comment »Just like any business, you must become the expert. The voice over world isn’t any different. So, how do you become an expert VO artist or is it simply a natural born talent? For some, this career comes more naturally ...
VoiceRegistry Podcast – Tracy Pattin talks to Los Angeles Teacher Bill Holmes
Tuesday, January 15th, 2008 Posted in Audio Podcast, General Info, Interview, Voice Over Instruction | 3 Comments »[audio:http://www.productionbank.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/bill-holmes-podcast-teacher.mp3] right+click here to download this podcast (17.3mb) 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 ...
Bob Bergen is coming to Atlanta!
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008 Posted in General Info, Voice Over Instruction | 1 Comment »Thanks to VoiceRegistry client Marian Massaro for this: Bob Bergen, one of the voice over world's most versatile voices, is teaching in Atlanta for the first time ever on March 8 & 9, 2008. For more info, contact Marian ...
Dahlin’s Diary – Breaking Into the Voice Over Industry
Saturday, January 5th, 2008 Posted in General Info, Marketing, Voice Over Instruction | 6 Comments »Hi there! Welcome! I’m Amber Dahlin and have been working at Voicebank.net since 1999 and wow, has the voice over industry changed a lot since then, or what?! I’ve seen the way VO talent market themselves change so much. Nearly ...
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