Whose Role Is It Anyway?
It’s not your role unless you wrote it and/or own it. It’s a hard truth to swallow, especially if you’ve been playing a role for a while and even more so if fans love you doing it!
When Am I Going to Make a Living Doing Voiceover?
“When am I going to make a living doing Voiceover?” It’s a question I see and hear often! Most seasoned VA’s will tell you the same thing as I will here.
Vent Carefully
I’m often asked to record characters that scream, growl, roar, or simply speak very loudly. In this blog I’m going to discuss what the effects of that are on the body, and why it’s important to be careful and look after your instrument.
Tech and Tech #3
Recorded October 2021 during the live Bonus Class offered to Teaching Series Members. Agents: "Is it okay to have more than one? I would like to have a local Agent and then look for one that’s out of state in another market."
Location Location Location!
One of the most common reasons people think they can’t succeed in Voiceover is: “Where I live”. I can’t express how many times I’ve heard “I wish I could get into Voiceover but I don’t live in the right place”,
Grey Matters
I was lucky enough to spend an evening with the gregariously delightful Grey DeLisle Griffin. Enjoy this excerpt from Class 55, where Grey shared her life, wisdom, and lots of laughs, so that others might learn and grow.
Hale and Hearty Wisdom with Jennifer Hale
The following is an excerpt from Class # 53 with the incomparable Jennifer Hale: On Change and Being Flexible- Steve: We often talk about the need to be flexible and to be able to constantly adapt in this business. How has work changed for you in a positive way during this time and do you think that that’s going to affect you moving forward?
Tech and Tech
There are a lot of different things you can do depending on how clever you are and how much room you have. You can build a little booth out of just PVC and moving blankets and that’s pretty effective if you don’t have too much ambient noise outside – like you don’t have a lot of people running around the house and dogs barking, things like that.
Matthew Mercer: Critical Role and Mental Health
My mom wrote for Burt Reynolds productions, which is why my family moved to California in the first place. That show didn’t last too long though, and there were a lot of challenges for her from that point forward – a lot of projects that fell through. My dad was a gig musician, but his real job was an audio engineer for various companies.What inspired me was their example of creativity as a passion. As something that you can’t...