If you’re still thinking about attending VOICE 2008, while it’s sure to be different that last year’s event, no doubt there will be some things that will be similar. This video features several of my friends along with lots of other folks I met in Las Vegas in March 2007.
I look forward to seeing you in Los Angeles in August.
My friend Connie Terwilliger is featured as the voice in several animated New Yorker cartoons now on the web. Here are direct links to 3 examples: Dial M for Mattress, The Portrait and Boys Club. Wonderful work, Connie.
Dan O’Day emailed this morning to let me know that in spite of his determination not to, he’s started a blog. I know Dan to be an excellent writer, though he’s told me a number of times that it always takes him a long time to write something. He says it’s because he’s a slow writer and it takes him a while to correct the mistakes he made in his first draft. So, while the posts may not be all that frequent, I’m confident that what’s there will be choice material indeed.
Update: Edited to better reflect the reality that Dan notes in his comment below.
Career Advice, General, Getting started in Voiceover, People
My friend Karen Commins loves her work at a voiceover talent and she and her husband love going on cruises. On her A Voice Above the Crowd blog, Karen writes about some of the lessons she’s gained for her voiceover business from looking at the highly competitive cruise business. It’s not a short blog post, but well worth your time.
A hearty congratulations to my friend and fellow voice actor, Darren Eliker. I highly commend Darren’s blog post on being a Dad on Father’s Day for the first time. Good stuff, Darren. Thank you.
My friend Jeff Kafer, along with his voiceovers, works in the video game industry. He notes on his blog that he and some of his friends have started a podcast about gaming. The first episode is now released and available at the podcast’s main page.
OK. I know, that’s not the way the line actually goes, but sometimes my addiction to puns is just uncontrolable. Sorry.
More to the point, while my friend David Houston does in live in Texas, he’s actually in Austin, not his namesake city. I noticed this morning that Dave’s main web site has just undergone a rather lovely remodel. Very nice, Dave. I noticed this, by the way, because he blogged about it on his voiceover blog.
On the I Rock the Mic VO.com group called Ask Joe, Joe Cipriano talks about Source Connect.
Find more videos like this on voiceover universe presents…
Great stuff, Joe. Thank you.
The eyes, it is said, are the windows to the soul. Maybe so, but for me at least, it’s the human voice that is most revealing. I’ve just added Tavia Gilbert’s blog to my blogroll. Given my all ready stated intention to have every voiceover blog in the world linked here, that was a given when I was emailed a link to her site today by Nancy Wolfson.
But, I have to say that I would have linked to her regardless. Tavia’s brilliant post titled Revealing is breath-taking in it’s honesty. You need to take a few minutes to read. Really.
I love telling stories. If you’ve done any digging in the archives of this blog or if you’ve ever met me in person, you probably already know that. It’s the single greatest reason I love doing voiceovers professionally. There are an endless number of stories to tell. Some are very short. Television and radio commercials, for example.
Some take longer. Narrations for documentaries, training films and e-Learning projects. I really enjoy working on long stories. Finding ways to bring a long, technical story to life is a genuine delight.
So, if you’re searching for a voice for your e-Learning (or do you spell it eLearning) project, I’d love to be part of what you do. And if I don’t have the voice you need, you can find a number of other highly professional men and women at the new e-Learning Voices.com site. It’s just launched and I’m delighted to be part of their talent roster.
My friend, and very talented voice actor, Brian Haymond has posted an interview with Buzz Brainard on his blog. It’s filled with interesting bits. I hope you’ll enjoy it, too. And if you want to know more check out Buzz’s site.
My friend Dave Elvin emailed this afternoon to pass along a really cool document filled with tips about how to format a script to help ensure your voiceover talent will be able to read your copy most effectively and efficiently. The document was written by voice talent Shelley McIntyre and it’s available to read or download as a PDF at her web site.
Good stuff, Shelley. I hope lots of folks read and find value in what you’ve prepared.
You’ll find a comprehensive interview with Joe Cipriano on Michael Minetree’s MineWurx Echos. Michael, thanks for the email and Joe, thank you for offering such valuable insights.
With thanks to my friend David Houston for posting the link on the VO-BB, (and on his blog) you can see a very interesting video of some of the voiceover work for the new video game based on The Incredible Hulk movie.
Update: You’ll also find some interesting interview footage about the development of the game on the site.
On the I Rock the Mic VO.com site, one of the groups is called Ask Joe. Joe Cipriano posts answers to questions posed by the group members. The newest release, week 5, is actually a video.
Frank Muller died on Wednesday, June 4, 2008. He was just 57. Scott Brick has posted a tribute to Frank Muller on his blog. Included in his post are links to a couple of very interesting audio pieces.
Dan O’Day, my long time mentor and friend, emails today with news of an opportunity to Ask Dave Foxx, legendary radio imaging guy, the question you would most like to ask him. Based on the information on the page, it’s highly likely there will be a teleseminar with Dave and Dan in the near future, that will give you an opportunity to hear the answers to many of the questions submitted.
My friend Johnny George emails with an update about his newsletter, which is moving to a different format and distribution schedule.
Pat Fraley will be holding a voiceover workshop in Phoenix on June 28, 2008. As I write this, there are still a few places left. Details on registration and so forth are here. You’ll notice there’s a discounted registration price until June 14th or until the event is sold out, which ever comes first.
Update: Pat emails this morning with a link to a new free lesson and with further details about this unique class in Phoenix. First, the free lesson. Pat talks here about how valuable it is to listen back to what you’ve recorded.
[audio:http://patfraley.com/FreeLessons/AlmightyPlayback.mp3]Now, here’s what he wrote about the Phoenix event on June 28th.
Participants record commercials and sketches. While they are cast and rehearse for their next round, the engineer and I process and “produce” their efforts. When they come back for their next round, they hear their produced efforts from the previous round. They record, record, record. No lecture, just practical, hands on work.
It’s a very valuable day inasmuch as they get to hear what they will actually sound like produced. This affords them the opportunity to hear their microphone technique, ensemble work, and efforts to adjust their performance for being over the phone or in a snow blizzard in a meaningful, realistic and fun way.
I’m going on about this, because it’s just such a pleasure to see light bulbs go off over student’s head, and have a hoot of a time all at one event.
This sounds like it will be a load of fun. For further details and registration information, check this page.
Career Advice, General, Getting started in Voiceover, People
My friend Dave Christi has recently graduated from a unique school. My friend Dan Nachtrab calls is The Fast Track to Self Employment Academy. Here are a few bits of advice Dan gave to Dave and that he has in turn given me permission to pass along to you, in case you too have or soon will graduate from this same, uh, institution.
Thank you, Dan. Good advice.