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How does an ad move from client idea to a voice over agent audition? Top voice talent/coach Kathleen Puls Andrade details the process – and warns that final selection of the voice talent is “all subjective” …
Voice actors often record only part of their auditions. Sometimes they watermark them. And they have lots of reasons for doing so & some super valid. But Edge Studio CEO David Goldberg – also a casting director – asks: “Have you thought about this from our perspective, since we are the people casting and hiring voice actors?” David details how watermarking and shortened auditions breed client confusion and distrust …
Wouldn’t you love to pick the brain of a casting director? Would you like to have a clearer insight into what casting is listening for? And everything NOT to do? You’re in luck! Kelly Moscinski, owner and Head of Casting for The Voicecaster details what YOU can do to be heard …
Do you truly understand the roles of key players in the voice over industry – who their clients are, and how this might help you? David Goldberg, founder of Edge Studio and leading voice over instructor, guides us through the world of talent agents, casting directors, casting agencies, talent scouts and more …
Sure, we’ve navigated to home studios to record and edit voice overs. But now and then, there IS a call to work in a recording studio. In Part 1 of a new series, “The Other Side Of The Glass,” voice actor/coach Kathleen Puls Andrade explains how in the studio, the audio engineer is your best friend …
If you’ve done stage work, you’re likely familiar with the term “Psychological Gesture.” Voice actor/coach Moneen Daley shares a tip from Sir Anthony Hopkins and how to apply this to increase your psychological energy in voice over …
Years ago in a Chicago deli, a top notch radio copywriter gave a waitress valuable tips for her aspiring voice over career. Today, that full time voice actor-coach-actor-improviser Kathleen Puls Andrade shares what the copywriter told her – and it does make a difference in your voice over reads!
Are you REALLY ready to perform every time you turn on the mic? Longtime voice actor/coach Moneen Daley advises getting back to the rock solid basics of performance – breath, resonance and articulation – with these exercises to get you in shape (again) …
Do YOU appear in the voice over scripts you read? Like, how authentic, believable and natural do you sound? It’s a skill to be learned, says VO talent Rebecca Haugh, adding that improv training helps you to become more YOU at the mic. Don’t be afraid. Here’s how to bring your life to improv …
The number one challenge that voice over talent, live performers and public speakers all struggle with is the tidal wave of thoughts when they’re about to rehearse and perform. Long-time voice actor/coach Moneen Daley has a solution – several, actually, for getting “out of your head and into your heart” …