Breaking into the entertainment industry whether voiceover and acting or music and producing is not a clear-cut path. It’s not like medical school or studying for the bar. The road is circuitous and different for everyone. Like the traditional professions, it does take an investment of time and … [Read more...] about Dream Counsel: How to Find a Mentor in the Entertainment Industry
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Insider View Pt 2: 7 Secrets to Directing Your Voice Actors
You’ve been tasked with directing the audio on a commercial, a corporate video or gaming session. You know how you want it to sound, but are you certain you’ll be able to get that from your voice actor? Actors are a touchy-feely, capricious lot. They are trained to observe and catalogue the … [Read more...] about Insider View Pt 2: 7 Secrets to Directing Your Voice Actors
My Insider’s View: How to Direct Voice Actors – Pt 1
With more years as a voice actor than a millennial can claim to be alive, I am often called upon to direct voice over sessions. What is the view from this particular vantage point? Join me for part 1 of a 3 part Insider Series with lessons from both sides of the glass. This morning I directed a … [Read more...] about My Insider’s View: How to Direct Voice Actors – Pt 1
10 Easy Hacks to Make the Most of Your Professional Community
Your peeps. Your gang. The guys and gals in your field who support you, maybe sometimes compete with you, but also cheer you on when you succeed. Listen to you, or take you out for drinks when you need to complain. This is your professional community. One of your greatest business … [Read more...] about 10 Easy Hacks to Make the Most of Your Professional Community
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