How to Build Your Own Voice-Over Character Library
There will come a time in the voice-over world for you to pull out a character voice. If you have a place to pull that character from, you’ll be able to transition to that voice with ease and make …
How to Build Your Creative Home Studio On the Road
Recently, I have had the wonderful opportunity to travel…a lot. Some travel is for work, some travel is for pleasure. When I travel for work, I always make sure to take my travel rig with me just in case an …
How To Grow Your Voice Acting Skills, Part 1: Imagination
In a recent blog titled, Voice-Over Auditions: How To Stand Out As A Voice Talent, I talked about how actors are changing the landscape of voice-overs by bringing their voice acting skills to their craft. Actors are meeting the needs …
Voice Talent Tip: Study Other Voice Talents To Develop Your Performance
When coaching, I often refer to the metaphorical three-legged stool. It can be cliché, but it’s an extremely valuable approach to the world of VO. The first leg focuses on developing your acting chops, learning to analyze scripts, finding the …
Voice-Over Tip: Keep An Audition Log For Your Voice-Over Work
You feel like you are auditioning all the time without many results and you aren’t exactly sure what your booking ratio is. You know that auditions keep showing up in your email inbox and you send demos out dutifully. However, …
How To Use Improv to Build Confidence In Your Voice-Over Work
Improv is a vital way for voice-over artists to build confidence in their skills. Why? Because as modern day voice actors, we’re spending more time working alone in our home studios than ever before. With no one to bounce our …
Voice-Over Auditions: How To Stand Out As A Voice Talent
I talk a lot about the fact that a growing number of working actors are “discovering” voice-over. The fact that Backstage magazine (the actor’s bible) published a very comprehensive article about voice-acting this week is pretty telling. This is exciting …
How To Develop Your Voice-Over Character As A Voice Talent
Many of my students tell me that they chose to study voice-over because they love doing character voices. After we chat about it, they offer to perform their favorite character voice. Oftentimes, it’s their version of a famous cartoon …
Script Analysis: Identifying the Turnkey Moment in the Script
No matter how simple a commercial script may be, every single one has a turnkey moment. As a voice actor, it’s important to be able to identify that moment, though oftentimes it’s ignored. This is because most folks voice a commercial …
Voice-Over Work: How To Be Flexible and Available for Opportunities
The most successful voice-over actors that I know treat this endeavor as a business. One of the questions we must always ask ourselves is, “How easy is it for my clients to do business with me?” Now that we all …
Home Studio Upgrade: Why and When You Should Do It
There are many reasons to do a home studio upgrade. You need to consider looking at these factors first: your booking ratio, your current success level, your equipment and software usage, and most importantly, your budget. Here are some reasons …
Voice-Over Equipment and Software For Your Budget
In my research to help fine-tune my own audio, I’ve learned from some of the best in the business about some great voice-over equipment and software. No matter where you are in your voice-over journey, you can find the correct …