Marice Tobas truly is an amazing voiceover coach. You’ll hear something like that from almost everyone who studies with her, which doesn’t make it any less true a statement. You’ll get some wonderful insights into Marice, her approach to coaching and her life through the podcast by Tracy Pattin on the Voice Registry blog.
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Don LaFontaine will be honored by AFTRA next month
With thanks to my friend Craig Crumpton for posting this information to his Yahoo Group Voice Actor Appreciation, news has been released in the last 24 hours about a plan to honor Don LaFontaine along with Smokey Robinson, Vin Scully and Jeanne Cooper at the AFTRA Media and Entertainment Excellence Awards on March 9, 2009 in Los Angeles.
Tracy Pattin speaks with Marice Tobias
Tracy Pattin will feature an interview with Marice Tobias on her blog tomorrow. I’m sure this will be must-listen-Internet if there ever was one.
The Erik and Ember show begins with a bang
Erik Sheppard and September Day Leach are a couple of very talented voice performers who have started a voiceover podcast that hosted at Erik’s blog. Episode One is now posted and features the lovely and talented Joan Baker.
I know it’s been a while, but …
You have to read this wonderful story about Don LaFontaine and Audio Post Philadelphia. My thanks to my friend Charlie Glaize for sending me the link.
A sport promo session
My friend and mentor Philip Banks has posted a video of one of this voiceover sessions for a television sport promotion.
My favorite bit comes at the very end.
Should I Start My Own Voiceover Business in 2009?
If you’re thinking about starting to work in voiceover, make a list of all the questions you can think of, and then plan to Ask Harlan Hogan directly during a live teleseminar on Saturday, February 7, 2009 at 2pm Eastern / 1pm Central / 11am Pacific.
You’ve heard Harlan Hogan’s voice, quite literally, thousands of times on national television commercials. He’s also one of the very best at finding voiceover work. This is your opportunity to ask your questions, live and unscripted, about how to start your own voicoever business. The only restriction on the questions you can Ask Harlan Hogan in this teleseminar is that they have to be about starting your own voiceover business.
Click through on Ask Harlan Hogan and you’ll be taken to the sign-up page with much more detail and a quick audio greeting from Harlan. Updating here. I neglected to mention that the teleseminar registration fee is $49.
It’s going to take an hour of your time
But you won’t regret taking the time, especially if you’re serious about your craft, your work as a voice actor. Watch this video.
My thanks to my friend Dan Nachtrab for sending me this link today.
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Have you checked out Pat Fraley’s free lessons?
Pat Fraley is not only a brilliant voice actor, he’s an equally brilliant coach and teacher of voiceover. He’s also a wonderfully generous soul. There’s an entire page on his site chock full of free lessons. (Be sure to scroll down. There’s a lot more than you see when you first click through.)
Your opinion counts, unofficially.
Peter O’Connell has been running a just-for-fun and completely unofficial contest at his blog for the last several weeks. Now you have an opportunity to cast your vote for the top three entries.
Free teleseminar on auditioning
James Alburger and Penny Abshire are holding a free teleseminar on auditioning.
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- Learn how to handle the three basic types of auditions
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- Slating your audition for maximum impact
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- What should (and should not) be on your audition
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- Offering alternative reads
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- Two simple questions to ask that will help your audition stand out from the rest
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- Recommendations for “working” your auditions
- And much, much, more
Registration details are on their VoiceActing web site.
Narration that shines
My friend Doug Medlock emails with news about some narration work he’s recently done. Here’s part one.
And here’s the second part.
Fabulous work, Doug.
Solid gold audiobook advice from Scott Brick
For lo these many days (weeks, months, uh, long time anyway) Scott Brick has been threatening/promising to write a blog post about how to get into audiobook narration work. Behold, he keeps his promise with a fresly minted post on his blog.
Vacations and voiceover work
My friend Rory O’Shea has had to tackle some interesting challenges while on vacation. He tells his story at VoiceOverXtra about how he managed to keep his clients happy from the tropical rain forests of Panama.
VoiceActing Academy Master Class is coming in March
A few days in San Diego in March would be a wonderful experience no matter what, but a chance to work hard on your voiceover career makes the time even more valuable. James Alburger and Penny Abshire have their next Voiceover Master Class March 12-15, 2009. Details are on the VoiceActing.com site.
Ask Joe number 15
Joe Cipriano takes us on a brief tour through his brand new home studio.
Find more videos like this on VU
Thank you, Joe, for the glimpse into your world. We look forward to seeing more when you have everything buttoned up.
A podcast on recording software
Dan Lenard and George Whittam have done an excellent podcast on recording software that’s well worth your 13 minutes and 48 seconds to listen. (The link to the podcast is at the top of the article on the page linked.) My thanks to George for posting the link to the podcast on the VO-BB.
While the year is still young, more good thoughts
Bob Fraser is a man I quote often in this blog, mainly because he has so much valuable things to say that apply to all performers including voice actors. In light of my last post, here are some more good thoughts, from Bob’s Show Biz Blog, to guide you in these early days of 2009.
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While the year is still young
You still have some time to set plans in place for how you’re going to make progress toward your voiceover goals in 2009. We’ve only completed half of the first month. So, while you’re thinking about it, take a moment to pop over to Michael Rankins’ blog and read what he’s doing this year. You never know. You might find something useful. In fact, I’m pretty sure you will.
Anthony’s new site
My friend Anthony Mendez is among the most talented voice actors I’ve had opportunity to get to know. He’s just released a brand new look to his site. Wow!
Anthony also blogs about the world of voiceover from his own unique perspective.