In this workshop, Marc Cashman joins up with Julie Williams to teach you how to maximize your performances in commercial copy. What does that mean? There are myriad decisions you need to make when auditioning for commercials: directing yourself, interpreting the copy and copywriter's directions, what copy points to emphasize, how to sound conversational with totally […]
Turn your dream of working full-time as a voice actor into a reality! Learn how this Voice One alum and attorney built her voice over business from part-time to full-time. This class will cover creating an effective business plan, setting realistic goals, using time tracking and management strategies to stay on target, and conducting focused […]
This class will cover the following: What makes the audiobook industry unique to other VO genres Home recording setup and equipment recommendations Technical requirements for audiobooks vs other VO genres Recording techniques and software recommendations Proper mic placement and mic technique for audiobooks Basics of audiobook editing & mastering The different audiobook genres and where […]
Stay home, stay safe, and keep fresh with a super affordable VO workout hosted by a working pro! We will provide copy to work on, but please feel free to bring any auditions you would like help with, or any questions you may have about the industry. This is about you, and our community!
You will cover how to deliver authentic character reads and develop real, three dimensional characters that will help you book that next role!
In this 3-week class Michael Orenstein and Trine Jensen join forces for a fun ride into character creation for mocap. You will be using your body as a quick and instinctual path to finding the unique physicality and voice of a variety of characters and creatures resulting in solid character creation. You’ll be introduced to some […]
This level of study is formatted for non-actors only with an emphasis on the following goals: http://www.kalmenson.com/class-schedule.htmlTo learn the Kalmenson Method - a simple, yet powerful focus tool for voice over copy that allows the actor to see themselves in any given script and to find your own "truth" in voice over. To learn what […]
Prerequisites: Must be signed with a voice over agent. Must have an established career in voice over. Must have a commercial voice over Demo. This level of study is formatted for working voice over professionals only, to take your voice over career to the next level, with an emphasis toward the following goals: To learn the Kalmenson […]
FOR GRAVY FOR THE BRAIN MEMBERS ONLY! To make attending your voiceover marketing mentoring as simple as possible, we've gone ahead and scheduled all our remaining sessions for 2021!
On Thursday 11/4 at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT, we’ll dive into “Crafting Your Online Presence.” This episode features voice actor Cassandra Morris and founder and director of The VoiceOver Network Rachael Naylor. Cassandra and Rachael will join hosts Dan Zitt and Julie Wilson to discuss best practices for promoting yourself in the digital space. […]
Video games are exploding – literally and figuratively. There are more games out there than ever, and they need voices like yours. The art of voicing for games is changing, with more grounded, nuanced performances being the norm for AAA and indie games. Discover how to make strong, unique choices for your auditions, work on […]
Stay home, stay safe, and keep fresh with a super affordable VO workout hosted by a working pro! We will provide copy to work on, but please feel free to bring any auditions you would like help with, or any questions you may have about the industry. This is about you, and our community! ** […]
This jam-packed class includes timing challenges, matching intensity with sound effects, singing in character, and looping classic Disney and Marvel films. Your guest instructor shares a wealth of knowledge about the industry from his years casting and directing at the Learning Company, Disney Studios, and a large assortment of freelance animated films and games. Prerequisite: Completion […]
This level of study is geared for professional actors only, with established on-camera or theatrical careers, to add voice over to your earnings mix, with an emphasis on the following goals: Learn the Kalmenson Method - a simple, yet powerful focus tool for voice over copy that allows the actor to see themselves in any […]
Prerequisites: Completion of Foundations: Level 1 -OR- Voice Over for Actors: Level 1 -OR- Working Pro: Level 1 We will cover the aspects of animation through monologue, dialogue, improvisation, group performance and rigorous workout towards the following goals: To learn VO acting applied to characters and animation! When presented animation characters and/or copy anywhere, anytime, you will know what […]
TAUGHT BY VETERAN TRAILER PRODUCER RICHARD REDFIELD Award-winning creative director/producer of hundreds of movie trailers and TV spots for movies over the years from Ocean’s Eleven, Inception, The Hangover, The Dark Knight Rises, and Mad Max: Fury Road to more recent films like Wonder Woman, Ocean’s 8, Dunkirk, The Witches, The Little Things and many […]
FOR CLUBHOUSE MEMBERS ONLY! With Neil Gardner and Morrison Ellis.
Spend a full day with a four star general...er, talent agent, developing your marketable skills as a voice over actor. You'll be put through your paces: precision timing, character development, personality, believability, and truthfulness. Sign up if you're up for the challenge and want to be heard! Note: each session will feature a different local […]
Stay home, stay safe, and keep fresh with a super affordable VO workout hosted by a working pro! We will provide copy to work on, but please feel free to bring any auditions you would like help with, or any questions you may have about the industry. This is about you, and our community!
FOR GRAVY FOR THE BRAIN MEMBERS ONLY! D’Arcy Smith is a Professor in the Acting Department at the University of Cincinnati, USA. He has over 20 years of experience as a professional actor, coach and teacher of performers. Most actors don’t know what their voice sounds like or how their voice “reads” to other people, […]
FOR CLUBHOUSE MEMBERS ONLY! This room is a pressure-free zone where audiobook narrators of all skill levels workout by reading a 1 minute selection. Constructive peer feedback is provided, featuring a new genre every week!
Stay home, stay safe, and keep fresh with a super affordable VO workout hosted by a working pro! We will provide scripts to work on, but please feel free to bring any auditions you would like help with, or any questions you may have about the industry. This is about you, and our community!
Stay home, stay safe, and keep fresh with a super affordable VO workout hosted by a working pro! We will provide copy to work on, but please feel free to bring any auditions you would like help with, or any questions you may have about the industry. This is about you, and our community! ** […]
This is an opportunity to read copy and take direction from a voice over agency veteran . . . from the comfort of your own home. Class will be held in Zoom. Link provided when you register. We recommend that all participants have a mic of some sort, but it is not required.
You will work closely with Alicyn on how to create believable and bookable characters in both the animation and gaming genres.
FOR Vocation MEMBERS ONLY! Hey eVOcation attendees 2020/21! Starting next Wednesday and continuing every other Wednesday, Carin and I will be opening the VOcation Zoom cafe for two hours (11am-1pm ET). This is an informal room where you can chat, hang out or just lurk with your sound and camera off. There will be no moderator, […]
FOR APA MEMBERS ONLY! Let’s examine where professionals from different areas of the audiobook industry see us being in the next 3-5 years. We will dive into the areas of production, consumer sales, independent authors, and reviewers with John Marshall Media, Chirp, Authors Republic, and NetGalley. A panel of experts tells what they see coming […]
FOR GRAVY FOR THE BRAIN MEMBERS ONLY! Join JMC for a live interview and audience Q&A with Kristin Paiva, who is in charge of casting for Disney's animated TV shows, and discover what Disney is looking for from voice actors like you!
FOR GRAVY FOR THE BRAIN MEMBERS ONLY! Music can transform a production and give new life to a read. In this webinar we’ll take a look at how to source and choose a piece of music, some techniques for mixing the music with your voiceover and have a brief look at copyright and licensing.
Learn the ins and outs of the audition process & find out what you'll need to land an agent in the VoiceOver industry.
FOR THE CREATORS SOCIETY MEMBERS ONLY! Please join us for our next Creative Critters Club meeting for fun collaborative discussions on animation and perhaps passion projects you are working on. Receive feedback and insight from industry peers and collaborate on new ideas!
It doesn't matter how accomplished or talented you are in this industry, there's always room to grow. MAVO2021 is about that exactly... growth. This online conference will offer sessions with highly sought after, talented voice acting professionals. The sessions will be unique, interactive, and fun. The overall goal of this event is to engage the […]
THIS FRIDAY, November 12th, join Voice Masters at 12pm PST for a Lunch With the Pros Rewind with premier acoustician & founder of DHDI in LA, HANSON HSU, as he discussed guerrilla acoustics for voice actors. Hanson is an innovator in virtual prodcution, invention ZR Acoustics devices and THE CAT System, and working with clients such as […]
Come learn a bit about jaw anatomy, and explore the relationship between the spine and the jaw. Use targeted massage, acupressure, and gentle release exercises to release tension and find more mobility. Relaxing breathwork included.
Curious to see what it takes to set up your VoiceOver home studios? This workshop is for you! THIS IS 100% ONLINE!
"Is that your real voice?" Man, if I had $1 for every time someone asked me that question, I'd be a gazillionaire. Having a little voice prompted me to explore voiceover 20+ years ago, but range & adaptability are what's given me staying power. Versatility is the secret weapon for bookability in voiceover. If you […]
"The beasts grasped at the little feasts." Do sentences like that make your tongue cry? Come learn all about consonant clusters and how to tackle them with confidence. I've never gotten to teach a class solely on this, and I am so pumped to nerd out with you all! Capped at 8.
During eight days each November hundreds of authors and thousands of readers converge on Downtown Miami for the nation's premier literary festival. And when that's over, we keep it going, month in, month out.
Confidence and taking chances are needed at auditions and jobs. Explore how being in the moment helps you stay fresh and elevates your performance. You’ll improvise sections of the script, increase listening and response times, and trust your instincts.
This workshop delves into how to approach sides, break them down, and examine character. Participants should be strong readers
Stay home, stay safe, and keep fresh with a super affordable VO workout hosted by a working pro! We will provide scripts to work on, but please feel free to bring any auditions you would like help with, or any questions you may have about the industry. This is about you, and our community!
When you start talking to marketing people about growing your business, they have tons of great ideas such as social media, list building, search engine optimization, video marketing and more. But what nobody tells you is where do you find the time for all this! In this free webinar, Garland Coulson aka “Captain Time” will […]
In the world of unscripted and doc television, there is nothing more important in the TV network's eyes, than the cold open. Part promo, part commercial, and part narration, the cold open is viewed as the make-or-break moment between the audience tuning in or changing the channel. As an in-show narrator, it's your job to harness the […]
FOR GRAVY FOR THE BRAIN MEMBERS ONLY! It’s impossible to get feedback from auditions - especially from pay to play websites, which means it’s hard to know what you are doing right or wrong. Share the brief and the audition you supplied for a job you didn’t get and Toby will give you honest feedback […]
We're delighted to host an elevator pitch events for Women in Voice Founders to connect with investors and the public at large.
Tuesday, November 16, 2021 4pm Pacific Time/ 7pm Eastern Time Only $125 for 3 hours! Rick is perhaps best known as the 14-year signature voice of the AMC network, voicing Thor and Hulk for Marvel projects, and for creating the affordable and portable voiceover studio, the Tri-Booth. Rick regularly voices promos for Vh1, Curiosity Stream, Impact […]
FOR CLUBHOUSE MEMBERS ONLY! WEBSITES. Guest Nathan is a narrator and has been designing sites for 10+ years, including one for Simon Vance. What makes a good site for narrators? Please join us with your thoughts and ideas.
Learn the ins and outs of the voiceover industry with VO pro Arianna Ratner. Plan your career goals, and let Arianna help guide you on your own roundabout path to becoming a working pro. You will also learn the importance of creating your home studio and how to create a broadcast quality sound on a […]
Feeling like your reads are stuck in a rut? Looking to kickstart your creativity? Want to overcome your fear of cold reads, and, dare we say it, learn to love them? Then this is the course for you! With over fifteen years experience in improv and theatre, instructor Brent Hirose will share the skills that […]
FOR APA MEMBERS ONLY! There has been a lot of talk about Spotify finally giving audiobooks more attention. It’s a big deal when you realize they have an audience of over 250 million streaming subscribers across 178 countries who are already used to consuming spoken word through podcasts. “There is a tremendous opportunity to reach […]
Wednesday November 17th and Thursday November 18th 5:30 PM-7:00 PM EST 2:30 PM-4:00 PM PST Location: Zoom-link provided on the day of the seminar Class fee: $89 per seminar due through PayPal which will be detailed once you are registered. You cannot send any payment until your reservation is confirmed by Lisa. If upon request a seminar is full, you will be […]
In this workshop you will focus on incorporating body, hand and face movements to help bring your characters to life. We will find ways to use people from your own life as inspiration for characters or character templates. We will also cover the archetypes you need to have in your voice actor's toolkit to find […]
FOR APA MEMBERS ONLY! Join us for a pre-Thanksgiving meet-and-greet - take a break from your busy schedule to relax with your APA friends and colleagues.
This technical class compares video games, cartoons, and toys and prepares you for the performance and vocal requirements for each style. You'll explore parsing and concatenation, audition prep, and how various genres affect the style.
TAUGHT BY VETERAN TRAILER PRODUCER RICHARD REDFIELD Award-winning creative director/producer of hundreds of movie trailers and TV spots for movies over the years including Ocean’s Eleven, Inception, The Hangover, The Dark Knight Rises, Mad Max: Fury Road , Blue Beetle and Aquaman 2. Has directed innumerable trailer VO sessions, taught many workshops and works with […]
Learn the ins and outs of breathing, the psychology of control, and the power of characters in animation, video games, and life.
Learn the ins and outs of breathing, the psychology of control, and the power of characters in animation, video games, and life.
Learn how to create & sustain masculine-sounding voices! Lisa will take you through the process of manipulating your sound into a deeper range with advanced vocal techniques and help you create bookable boy voices. She’ll cover the essentials behind the development of your signature “boy sound” including intonation, resonance, articulation, physicality, and more ++ Then […]
Kathleen Puls Andrade, actor, voiceover and coach, co-created and currently teaches the Beginning Voiceover for Improvisers and Advanced Voiceover programs at the Second City Training Center, Chicago and online. The program uses improvisation as a tool to making creative decisions and developing characters on the spot. She has also taught voiceover and more at Bosco Productions, Discover Card, Baylor University, […]
This workshop focuses on how to breakdown and mark your script, how to evaluate the tone of the project, develop character voices, and get familiar with the audition process by doing some mock auditions and redirects. The workshop is 10 hours and takes place over Zoom. You don't need to have a professional set up, […]
FOR THE CREATORS SOCIETY MEMBERS ONLY! Our social is open to anyone involved or interested in animation, in all areas including film, TV, commercials, visual effects, games, virtual reality, and augmented reality. This includes people who work in development all the way through distribution and everything in-between. Come hang out with other creators in our industry, […]
Put a character into action by experiencing the complete audition to performance process. You'll develop dimensionality, functionality, and dynamic physicality as you inhabit a fun and out-of-this-world character throughout this 12-hour class. Set your universal translators to Marcopian and get ready for some action!
FOR GRAVY FOR THE BRAIN MEMBERS ONLY! Watch as JMC walks you through his process of auditioning for voiceover jobs. Learn tips for recording, editing, performance and efficiency in this look behind the scenes.
We’re super excited to introduce you to Laughter Yoga! This class offers a unique combination of unconditional laughter & yoga breathing techniques, beneficial to voiceover performance & personal wellness. This class includes: Introduction to Laughter Yoga & Laughing on Cue for Actors (a short presentation) 20min of Laughter Yoga 5min of Laughter Meditation 10min of […]
FOR GRAVY FOR THE BRAIN MEMBERS ONLY! Investing in your VO career is always like a chicken and egg scenario. You need the work to fund the equipment, but you the equipment to get the work...So which should come first? In this webinar, we'll look at how you can invest your money wisely, so you […]
Patrick Seitz has script-adapted and/or directed the English VO for hundreds of episodes of anime, dozens of video games, and the occasional feature film. His credits include sundry entries in the Fire Emblem series for Nintendo (Three Houses; Heroes; Awakening), State of Decay 1 and 2 for Undead Labs, and freelance work on World of […]
This class helps you identify and deliver different styles of commercial VO: Taglines, Retail, Spokesperson, Real Person and more. You’ll learn how to determine the style and how to adjust your timing, rhythm, and energy to match the script.
This December, join us for a TWO-PART Master Class in Acting with critically acclaimed actor Fred Melamed of Marvel's WandaVision, In a World, and Adventure Time, and more (see below)! Fred was recently named by New York Magazine as one of The 32 Greatest Character Actors Working Today PLEASE NOTE: This TWO PART workshop takes […]
Hear first hand how a talent agency works, business etiquette, industry lingo, talent expectations, ways to build stronger working relationships with the agent and clients, actor do's and don’ts, union and non-union rules, financial opportunities, current trends, pet peeves, and more!
These days, the ability to seamlessly work with remote studios and directors is a must. Have no fear! We are here to help you connect your studio to this brave new world of receiving remote direction at home. Jim will walk you through the steps of mastering Source Connect and ipDTL, as well as other […]
Self-assurance, opinion and ease are some of the essential traits required to voice narration scripts. In this class, you’ll explore these essentials along with how to identify phrasing, connect with the audience, and make choices needed to perform successfully.
Join us for the 3rd annual Give & Learn event (in-person OR virtual) to benefit ATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK! This year’s theme is ANIMATION. Hear from our panelists (see the list below) and ask questions about animation – what’s going on in Atlanta, how can we get more animation opportunities, what’s on the horizon in 2022 […]
Time to set up your Home VO Studio! Our incredible instructor will walk you through key essentials in getting ready to record at home and will detail the audio equipment you’ll need to capture your brilliant performances. Includes demos of home recording core skills using affordable computer software. Handouts and resources supplied. You do not […]
If you've worked in commercial copy for any length of time, you know how competitive--and lucrative--the field is. There are a lot of voice actors out there making six or seven figures, easy. And they make it sound easy. But it takes a lot of skill to pull it off. • Want to learn some amazingly simple, […]
You are a fantastic video game actor! Yusss! But if you can’t take direction, your career won’t survive. Let this fantastically talented actress from series like The Walking Dead and Space Racers sharpen your skills in receiving direction, getting out of your comfort zone, making a character more dynamic, and turning your performance up to […]
Join Lisa to explore the ever-expanding world of opportunities to book voiceover work for children’s media & family entertainment. From Animation, TV Promo, k12 Narration, Talking Toys & more, we’ll deep dive into the broadcast & non-broadcast realms of this vast soundscape of possibility. Learn how to strategically position your voice-over business, effectively market your […]
The (Virtual) Voiceover Clinic Workout Group
December 9 @ 7:30 am - 9:30 am PST
The (Virtual) Voiceover Clinic Workout Group
December 9 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm PST
The (Virtual) Voiceover Clinic Workout Group
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Improv 101 for Voice Actors!
October 23, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am PDT
Improv 101 for Voice Actors!
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Improv 101 for Voice Actors!
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