Ask anyone who knows me in my voice over life. I love video ads. In fact, if I had to choose only one form of voice work to do for the rest of my life, it would be commercial voice overs. The kind that sells things to the everyday Jane & Joe. Like this 15 second gem for … [Read more...] about Spotlight on a Retail Video Ad: My Voice Over Life
Archives for May 2017
The Private Diary of a Successful TV Voice Over
Once in a while a commercial comes along that gets under your skin. The FGCU Effect produced by Mark Myers or TradeMarky Productions was one such an ad. The footage is gorgeous. Artfully juxtaposed scenes of life as a student at the Florida Gulf Coast University: rallies, outdoor … [Read more...] about The Private Diary of a Successful TV Voice Over
eLearning Fail: Why Profs Should NOT Narrate
An educational eLearning client recently asked me for referrals for sound studios builders. They’ve decided to build a place for their professors to record. This got me, the professional voice actor thinking... Both of my university aged daughters have complained about monotone, boring, bad … [Read more...] about eLearning Fail: Why Profs Should NOT Narrate
Top 5 Male Voice Actors Who Crush It
Voice actors are incredibly skilled performers. And I'm not just saying that because I'm a voice artist myself! To have the flexibility, clarity, and enunciation, along with the ability to personify a landscape, an animal, an inanimate drawing is an art form. Then, to not only do that for … [Read more...] about Top 5 Male Voice Actors Who Crush It
Health eLearning VoiceOver: Medical Background Required?
It takes a finessed approach to narrate to and essentially teach health care professionals. As a voice over actor with over twenty years of experience in medical eLearning-voice-over I’ve worked on projects targeted to the general public and medical professionals alike. Although I have no … [Read more...] about Health eLearning VoiceOver: Medical Background Required?
How to Voice Over ELearning for Kids
Just like this Porifera named Bob, children are like sponges. Sometimes we forget how quickly and how much they pick up and next thing we know, they’re repeating words we may not think they should incorporate into their vocabularies just yet. They absorb more information than we realize, and their … [Read more...] about How to Voice Over ELearning for Kids