Hollywood Issues Plans For Resuming TV/Film Production, But Remains Silent on Voice Over Last week, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers released a 22-page document with their suggestions for changes the film and TV industry could make when production resumes. This was followed by a much more in-depth joint report from the Director’s […]
Every Pandemic Car Spot
An ad copywriter sent me this, and I thought it was too funny not to share. Props to the VO, who handles the copy really well in spite of the jokes being made.
An Agent on How Talent Can Adapt To A Lockdown
A3 Artists (formerly Abrams Artists Agency) in Los Angeles has a very active VO department. James Murray, VO agent there, explains how their office and their talent have made changes in the face of the industry’s “new normal.” This article provides some really interesting insight. It’s always good to keep an eye on what the […]
How the Novel Coronavirus is Impacting Voice Over and Voice Acting
The virus has upended daily life, but what does that look like for the VO community? TL;DR: A home studio with remote connection capability, solid sound isolation and a way to efficiently transfer large files is now more of a necessity than ever before. In speaking with voice actors, the agents who represent them, and […]
Using Audacity with Mac OS 10.15 Catalina
Readers of my books know that I use Audacity to record VO. It’s easy to use, there are a ton of online tutorials for it, and best of all, it’s free. But like any bit of software, it’s not perfect. Case in point: currently it’s not possible to record with Audacity on a Mac running […]
10 Things You Can Do To Get Really Good At Voice Over
I’m going to keep this post nice and short. Here are ten things you can do to become a better voice talent. Because let’s face it, we all can be better. 1. Practice Sounds simple, I know, and it is. But you’d be surprised how many people obsess over which mic to use and completely […]
Are Voice Actors Required to Sing?
Are voice actors good singers? Is singing a requirement for the job? Does being able to sing have any impact on being a voice actor? All interesting questions. One of the great things about the world of voice over/voice acting (same thing, different terms) is that it’s very broad. Voice actors are hired for over […]
Let’s Talk DIY Voice Over Demos
If you’ve read my book on getting started in voice over, you know I have two rules about voice over demos. They are: Rule #1: Do not produce your own demo. Rule #2: See rule number 1. I don’t hold this opinion because I’m trying to sell demo production services. This post isn’t intended to […]
Complete-voiceover.com: Why we’re here.
Welcome to the very new and very exciting (at least to us) complete-voiceover.com. On our home page, you may have seen this phrase: Rethinking voice over training. Here’s what we mean by that. Today’s voice over industry has seemingly unlimited potential. The world’s demand for voices has exploded and the barriers to entry have dropped […]
The Art of Voice Matching: Becoming Han Solo with Voice Actor Kiff VandenHeuvel
There are a lot of perks to being a voice actor, not the least of which is having the chance to develop great original character voices. But there are also opportunities in voicing existing characters. This end of the business is called voice matching. Kiff VandenHeuvel is one of the busiest male voice matchers around, […]