Years ago, I was in a recording studio in Los Angeles for my very first voice-over booking. It was all so new and overwhelming – rooms with no outside windows…padded walls displaying framed gold records…and a fancy mixing board with …
Clicks, pops, and plosives – a voice actor’s worst nightmare! It doesn’t take too long as a working actor to start hearing these terms all the time. They’re all considered “mouth noises”, and they’re detrimental to our hard work! As …
What to do with Breaths Ah, the age-old question—at least as old as voice-over—of what to do with breaths in your recording. In the new era of human and AI voices, our breath is one of the main things that …
Being animated is an everyday part of my job as a voice acting coach and as a voice actress, depending on the project type. My first professional contract as a singer was with Disney as the singing Little Mermaid in …
It’s the age old question – how many takes should you do for each audition? Well, the answer’s easy…when they tell you explicitly in the audition notes. If they ask for three takes, give them three takes! Simple enough. But …
There you are, reading over yet another audition, and you wonder to yourself, “How many takes will this take for me to actually win this job?” The answer is the same one that Paul Schmidt gave in his blog post …
When an audition calls for a slate, it’s not part of the audition to throw away. In fact, it’s often the first thing a producer hears. Make sure it’s something good that will enhance your audition, not get you thrown …
Today we’re continuing in the world of script analysis by discussing how you can identify and utilize beats within a voice-over script to enhance your overall performance. First though, what’s a beat? A beat can be defined in three ways: …
What are lead-in lines? If you try to do an internet search for this term, you get nothing! This is definitely VO jargon. A lead-in line is when you improvise or ad lib into the scripted words. You’re giving yourself …
Well, here we are. You’ve completed your initial course of voice-over training (for now), you’ve done your demos, and have been reaching out to potential direct clients consistently to market your services. All your hard work is starting to pay …
Do you hate lead-in lines? If so, you’re not alone. In the 11-plus years I’ve been coaching and producing demos for Such A Voice, I’ve never once run into a student who likes them. In fact, asking folks to do …
We all know we should do some form of text analysis…but I’m sure I’m not the only one who thinks it can be a drag. For those of us looking to maximize time recording and minimize analysis, today’s video is …