Voiceover Styles

It’s been 12 years since Apple trademarked the phrase “There’s an app for that” to show us the myriad of apps they had available on their store. Then there were a paltry thousand or so. Now they’ve got over 1.96 million apps. App developers have become a business genre and a large percentage of … [Read more...] about Spotlight on Voice Over in Apps

There’s been a seismic shift in all voiceover genres. Roughly eighty percent of current casting specs whether for commercials, corporate narrations, eLearning, or explainers reference a “real person” as the sound of the character they’re looking for.  They want the voice over to sound as natural as … [Read more...] about Finding and Using your Authentic Voice

When we think of character work in voice acting, obvious genre choices like animation and gaming rise to the surface. Jumping in to the concept of character work from here, "characters" (not to be confused with character actors) refers to the roles that are almost never the antagonist or … [Read more...] about Approaching Character Work In Voice Acting

Are you good at doing impressions? Do you find yourself getting laughs at parties with impressions of your family members, friends, maybe a boss? Is there a celebrity or two that you love to impersonate? This ability to truly capture the speaking mannerisms of another person, whether celebrity, icon … [Read more...] about Voiceover Impersonations and Sound Alikes – Selling Your Penchant for Imitation

Animation is one of the most well-known genres in voice acting. The appeal of being the voice of a beloved cartoon character or the main character in a game is very attractive, especially to newcomers to voice over.  Fun and exciting as it is, there is a certain preparation and specific approach to … [Read more...] about Voicing Animation – Insight from the Experts – Part 1