When I was a kid in the ‘70s, when people thought of making money with your voice, they thought of two things: radio DJs and Mel Blanc. Radio announcers were smooth and booming, and we knew the voices for cartoons …
Hi, I’m Rebecca Haugh (LoveThatRebecca) and I’ve worked full time as a VO actor since 2009. Improv helps me stretch and expand my performance muscles. I’ve even read in some scientific articles how improv seems to help neurons fire in …
Stella Adler, a famous acting teacher, once recounted teaching method acting to a young Marlon Brando. In the exercise, the class was preparing to embody chickens. The teacher would yell out a different scenario, “You’re in a storm!” and the …
Warming up is an essential part of the voice actor’s process. No matter the genre or field of VO, a warmed-up actor is a prepared actor. I have found these exercises to be helpful in my work in animation, interactive, …
Alright, so you’ve been auditioning for a while, but you feel like you’re just not getting any bites. Or maybe you’re new to the world of voice-over, and you want to make sure your work really resonates from the get-go. …
Moving Towards Dialect Accuracy We all know how powerful the internet is. The amount of information that we can find on the internet is limitless (and instant). For instance, we now have instant access to examples of dialects from just …
For years, we have booked voice-over jobs together. So much of that is because we possess a genuine chemistry. However, it’s also our ability to commit to our characters and have the moxie to jump off the page, to do …
Last week, I discussed what an accountability partner is. Today, I’ll be discussing how to find your perfect accountability partner. Before we begin to seek out a partner, it’s important to explore which personal qualities may lend themselves to accountability …
“What is the most important thing to add to my social media profile and professional voice-over website?” This is the most common question I am asked about marketing and branding. How you display yourself and your work online matters. …
Here at Such A Voice, we talk a lot about how having a great sounding voice is not the only thing you need in order to thrive as a professional voice actor. Yes, it’s definitely a desired plus, but employing …
Voice-over coach Megan MacPhee made an important point the other week: training your voice is a lifelong process. The same goes for listening to your body and figuring out what it needs in order to stay healthy and energized. What …
If you want to be a professional voice actor, you must pay attention to your vocal health. If you were a guitarist, you wouldn’t leave your guitar out in the snow all night and expect it to play beautifully the …