Voiceover: Beyond the Booth Course!

Enrollment for Johnna Gottlieb’s New York University course “Voiceover: Beyond the Booth” is open. The Fall semester begins on Wednesday, October 14th. Here’s a link to the NYU site for more info: http://www.scps.nyu.edu/course-detail/X34.8111/20093/voiceover-beyond-the-booth You can also access the info and a link from Johnna’s website at www.jogoco.com/classes . If...

Entertainment Tonight Producer/Director Shares What It Takes To Get Into Promo Voice Over Work: Part I

Recently I sat down with prolific producer/director of voice talent from CBS, Kevin Gershan (Entertainment Tonight, The Insider, Dr. Phil, Rachel Ray, The Doctors). Kevin’s been with CBS for 30 years, working on virtually every first-run, syndicated, show they’ve ever had. So he knows the world of voice over promo better than most. He began in radio working with legendary broadcasters Robert...

What Kinds of Microphones Should Voice Over Talent Use?

In tomorrow’s podcast (part 2) sound expert, recording engineer & owner of The Invisible Studios Mark Holden talks about: -The best microphones for auditions -The best microphones for voice over broadcast projects -The best audio editing software programs -Basic home studio set-up equipment and more… Click here to listen to part 1 Home Studio Set-up podcast -Tracy Pattin var hs_portalid=78808; var...

The Power of Social Media – Should We Participate?

As voice talent, we need to be up on all the technology. From editing software, to sound equipment (listen to this week’s podcast at The Invisible Studios ) to the internet including the explosion of Social Media. Social Media has hit critical mass. Should we participate? Some say it’s a waste of time, others say it’s a valuable marketing and PR tool. I came across this YouTube video...

How Fancy do We Need to get for Voice Over Auditions?

As technology changes at its rapid pace, voice talent must keep up. So many of us now are recording projects from home in addition to recording auditions. What’s the difference in terms of your recording set-up? In this week’s podcast from The Invisible Studios in West Hollywood, California, expert sound engineer (and owner of The Invisible Studios) Mark Holden, answers these questions: -What...

City Confidential Narrator Paul Winfield’s Magic Touch

They say the best way to develop your craft is to study excellence. And the late Paul Winfield is just that. As I sit here and watch another episode of A&E’s docudrama , City Confidential, I continually marvel at Winfield’s ability to entice and engage the audience with his voice. Perhaps we can take a page from Winfield’s style for our own careers. Listening to him, I feel like...

Anne Frank Radio Play Performed in New York City – First Time Since 1952 Part II

As I wrote in part 1 , this cast of New York stage actors had just one day of rehearsal to put Meyer Levin’s radio play, “Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl” on its feet and they did a spectacular job. When I walked into this magnificent theatre in the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York, there was the cast onstage at the 1950′s style microphones, re-creating Anne Frank,...

Anne Frank Radio Play Performed in New York City – First Time Since 1952

This past week I was in New York for the live performance of Meyer Levin’s radio play, “Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl” (at The Museum of Jewish Heritage). Levin’s was the original adaptation of the Diary. This was the first time it has been performed since 1952, three years before the Broadway play came out. “The play was commissioned by The American Jewish Committee...

Michael York Podcast-Comparing Voice Acting to Film Acting (Part 2)

With an impressive body of work over the past 45 years on screen, stage, television, and with audio recording, Michael York is still passionate about his craft. York’s distinctive voice can be heard in more than 90 audio book and film narrations as varied as The Book of Psalms, Memories, Dreams, Reflections, The Vampire Lestat, and his own children’s book, The Magic Paw Paw. Grammy-nominated...

Michael York on Voice Acting vs. Film Acting

In tomorrow’s podcast (part 2) with Michael York, he talks about the changes and the future of voice acting and film acting. With his decades long, prolific career in Stage, Film, TV and Voice Acting, he gives his unique perspective on the entertainment industry. Find out about: -Some fascinating upcoming projects where he narrates The Bible in The Word of Promise -What the 2 year recording process...