Bettye Zoller will be leading workshops in Denver on The Business of Voiceovers on July 30, 2008 and on audiobooks on August 3, 2008. According to this page at VoiceOverXtra, she’ll also be in Nashville in June as well as holding several classes in Dallas, TX in the spring. My thanks to my friend Don Randall for posting the link about this on the VO-BB.
People
Real Ritzy Ralph
My friend Ralph Hass has just done a very cool voiceover job. He’s posted about it on his voiceover blog. Very nice work, Ralph. And what a fabulous property.
Anthony on SPEED
My friend Anthony Mendez emails this evening to say he’s just landed a sweet voiceover gig. SPEED Channel has a new program on the Lowrider culture and Anthony is the promo voiceit. The program, which is starting February 21, 2008, is called Livin’ the Low Life, and stars Vida Guerra.
Bobbin and Pat and Chuck, Oh my!
Among the folks who attended Pat Fraley’s weekend voiceover workshop in LA a few days ago was my friend Bobbin Beam. She has notes and photos from the event on her blog, which featured the teaching of not only Pat Fraley but the legendary Chuck Blore.
A glimpse into Scott Brick’s world
Scott Brick, audiobook narrator of the first order, has started a blog. In his first post he provides some very tasty insights into some of the challenges standing in the way of a completed audiobook.
My thanks to my friend Justin Barrett for posting the link to this blog on the VO-BB.
Ticked
That is an expression that I first learned in college in the early 70s. Meaning angry. That’s what my friend Rowell Gormon is. Ticked. Unhappy. Angry. All of the above. And, with pretty good reason, as you’ll see, when you read his post called Is It an Insult?…or a fair warning?
A free VO lesson from Pat Fraley
Pat Fraley is both a mentor and a friend, a tremendously talented man and a gifted teacher. I happily spent a couple thousand dollars to study with him for a weekend. That an investment has returned many thousands of dollars in work that I’ve booked based on the lessons learned that weekend in July of 2006.
On the VO-BB today, Pat posted a link to an audio file. It’s a 7 minute lesson on the skill of Voice Matching. It’s there for you to hear, download, load into your MP3 payer and profit from. My thanks to Pat for his generosity. My thanks also to DB Cooper for her wonderful service to the voiceover community as a whole, hosting and policing the VO-BB.
(edited to correct typo in header.)
The Travis Pastrana Story
My friend Frank Frederick is featured as The Voice(tm) in the trailer for the new film “199 Lives, The Travis Pastrana Story”. With thanks to my friend Greg Best for posting the link to this trailer on the VO-BB.
DB Cooper featured
My friend Isaiah Knight interviews the amazing DB Cooper on his new voiceover blog. Good work, Izzy. I learned a few things about Deirdre that I didn’t know previously.
By the way, I interviewed her as well some time ago in case you’d like to check that out, too.
ADR training opportunity (updated)
Pat Fraley is leading a weekend training event in ADR/Looping March 8 and 9, 2008 in Los Angeles.
(Update: Details and registration information is on the web page linked above.)
Here are the folks you’ll have a chance to study with…
Terri Douglas: Leading Casting and ADR Session Queen, casts and conducts sessions for films like Disney’s “Enchanted,” “College Road Trip,” “Wild Hogs,” “Chicken Little,” and ON and ON and ON. She’ll be guiding the participants through the exact methods she uses on the ADR stage at Disney.
Patrick Fraley: Voice-Over Talent/Teacher, will be teaching his approach to voice matching and replacing. Pat recently supplied voices for Sony Picture’s “I Am Legend,” Paramount’s “The Spiderwick Chronicles,” and Disney’s “College Road Trip.”
Eric Thompson: ADR Engineer who will guide the technical side of the event with
the expertise that can only come from over 21 years of experience. Eric has engineered the ADR for hundreds of diverse films and TV projects, ranging from “Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins,” “27 Dresses,” “Hysteria,” “The Golden Compass,” and “Rambo.”Ned Lott: Casting, Producer and ADR Supervisor. Having cut his teeth at Disney on “Cars,” “Pirates of the Caribbean,” “The Chronicles of Narnia,” and many more, Ned is now a freelance producer and the Executive Producer for Denison Entertainment.
Andy Morris: Audio Engineer and Producer at Buzzy’s Recording, has over 40 years experience recording talent. Andy knows how to get the job done. Andy engineers ADR sessions continually and has perfected the most sophisticated technical system in the country. Buzzy’s is the home away from home for James Earl Jones, Linda Hunt, Liam Neeson and David Keith.
Click Here To Reserve Your Place!
Event is limited to 12 participants (Sign up now! This will fill rapidly.)
Following leads
My friend Tom Dheere is a terrific example of a voiceover talent who finds and makes his own opportunities, while sharing the benefits with others. You’ll find out just what I mean when you read the article about Tom at VoiceOverXtra, a follow-up to the story in Backstage Magazine that I posted about a few days ago.
A laser beam and voiceover
My friend Frank Frederick has another excellent podcast at the Voice Over Experts site, this time offering guidance on how to target your marketing to the niche markets where you are most likely to find work.
The Arizona Zone
My friend Kara Edwards has a new corner of the Internet where her voice is heard. It’s called The Arizona Zone, part of the online edition of Highlights Magazine. I’m pointing this out not only because Kara has done a superb job, (no surprise there!) but also because my middle son David is featured as one of the voices in the start of the February program.
And if you’d like to know more, read Kara’s blog post about this project.
Another addition to the blogroll
My friend Brian Hart has joined the voiceover blogosphere. I’m sure I’m going to enjoy reading what Brian has to say. I hope you will too.
Harlan Hogan on ISDN and alternatives
Harlan Hogan has posted a long message at the Voice123.com blog about ISDN and some of the Internet based alternatives to ISDN, including Source Connect and AudioTX.
Bob Bergen is going to be in Boston (updated)
With thanks to my friends Greg Littlefield and Moe Egan, I’m delighted to let you know that Bob Bergen will be teaching a weekend workshop in Boston, April 12th and 13th, 2008. According to this post by Greg on the VO-BB, this event will be held at Dexter Media in in Allston, MA.
Update: I noticed today that Greg now has a registration page for this event on his site.
Networking for actors
My friend Tom Dheere is featured in an article on networking in Backstage Magazine that’s now available online. There’s a bunch of good information in this article. Here are a couple of my favorites…
…networking can be learned and practiced. It doesn’t require a special gene; you don’t even have to be especially outgoing. You just have to be sincere, proactive, and prepared. And a little creativity and a positive attitude can’t hurt.
And, my very favorite…
The simplest thing is just to be nice
It’s more than a little amazing what kind of benefits you can gain through simply being nice to people. Tom is among the many nice people I’ve met through the VO-BB in the last couple of years.
New digs for Dave
My friend Dave Courvoisier has moved his voiceover blog to Typepad. Dave, the new site looks excellent.
Another study opportunity in Florida
Randy Thomas and Peter Rofé are holding an all day workshop for professional voice talent on Saturday, April 12, 2008 at Unity Gain Studios in Fort Myers, FL. Further details can be found at the VO-BB or by contacting Caryn Clark.
Directing animation insights
Nancy Cartwright last year in Animation World Magazine published an interview with animation director Ginny McSwain, and it’s available online.
My thanks to Nancy Wolfson for passing along this link.
Update: While you’re there, check out all of Nancy’s columns.