21st Century voice over means knowing how direct yourself in your own booth. Expertly. If the task seems daunting and you're a bit shaky on how to deftly turn the tables to be both actor and director, these tips may help steady you on. When you get a piece of text... Orient Yourself … [Read more...] about Voice Over Insider’s View: Pt 3 Direct Yourself Like an Expert
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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
Spotlight on the Surge of Podcasting and Voiceover Opportunities
Podcasts are gaining in popularity, big time. The soniverse (yes, I just made this word up) is exploding with podcasts in multi forms. So, let’s focus the spotlight on their burgeoning heyday and sort out how podcasting hasn’t killed the radio star, but reconstituted him/her onto another … [Read more...] about Spotlight on the Surge of Podcasting and Voiceover Opportunities
5 Top Tips to Secure your Survival In the Arts Guaranteed
I’m addressing a performance art graduating class tonight. A class of musicians, actors, dancers and singers. I remember being in their seats. A hungry-for-life, embrace-the-world, chomp-down-the-nerves and go-for-it young adult. For me, that was a few Presidents ago, and hey, I’ve done it. Continue … [Read more...] about 5 Top Tips to Secure your Survival In the Arts Guaranteed
A Voice Over Insider’s Primer to eLearning Narration
eLearning is hot stuff! This $35B market is expected to reach $350B by 2025. (Nasdaq) Sizzle. Sizzle. What's driving this growth? Digital technology, the speed of Internet and the ubiquity of wifi, mean learning no longer has to happen in a physical classroom with an instructor and … [Read more...] about A Voice Over Insider’s Primer to eLearning Narration