I love this quote from Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, “Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” Believing things that seem impossible is, in my opinion, a most excellent muscle to strengthen (hint: if you’re …
While joining the union as a voice actor is a personal choice, upholding industry values and ensuring fair wages and contracts for fair labor isn’t. Unions like SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America (WGA) represent not only the voices …
When starting out in voice-over, so much of the emphasis is on your performance – and rightly so – you need to be talented enough in order to be consistently booking work. But what happens when you get the work …
Have you ever seen a jazz pianist roll his Steinway outside to practice during a thunderstorm? Or a concert violinist use her Stradivarius to clear the snow off her walkway? I’m guessing you haven’t. But over the years, I’ve seen …
Weird: Of strange or extraordinary character, odd, fantastic. Quirky: Peculiar or unexpected traits, original. Remember back in high school when kids voted for the “Best Dressed”, “Best Hair” or “Most Likely to Succeed” for the yearbook? There were lots of …
Dubbing. It’s something that almost every voice-over talent I speak to wants to get into. If you’ve wondered what skills you need for this very fun, challenging, and possibly lucrative area of the VO industry, this blog is for you. …
In the expanding world of voice-over, creating captivating and memorable characters is important in helping you stand out. Whether voicing characters is your main interest in voice-over or you’re looking to get better at voicing them when they come up …
In this episode Justine talks with Audiobook Narrator and Coach, Cathi Colas. They discussed: How to get into audiobook narration What kind of books should you look for when auditioning ? Where to find audiobook auditions When to approach publishers …
In this episode Justine talks with Such A Voice Coach and Improv Extraordinaire Tim Powers. They talked about: The power of acting in ‘Voice Acting’ – YOU CAN BE TRAINED IN THIS AREA Four point analysis Acting is reacting Having …
In this amazing episode where I speak with Doug Jones – known as the greatest actor you hardly ever see! We talk about: Voice acting as a full-body experience David Hyde Pierce not understanding why they hired him because Doug …
In part two of Justine’s interview with James Seawood, they discuss “Imposter Syndrome”, being able to survive in a highly competitive field, bringing your own “authentic self” to a read, figuring out the strategy or “roadmap” of learning voice-over, understanding …
In part one of Justine’s interview with James Seawood, James discusses his voice-over journey, the importance of getting coaching, working as a full time voice-over talent, the power of setting intentions and creating goals, working with pay-to-play sites, and so …