One of the most satisfying moments in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera is the moment when Carlotta, the pain-in-the-neck diva and leading soprano, has her voice sabotaged halfway through the opera house’s El[…]
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Voice Actors should read more
Yeah, that’s right. You heard me. Voice actors: read more. When was the last time you read a book? Which is to say, for fun? I have an addiction to books. I go through them[…]
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The Creep of Artificial Voiceover
A little rant about artificial voice.
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Long Copy and “The Zone”
Some voice actors hate long, boring copy.
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Cold Reading: A Voice Actor’s Best Skill
Forget character voices. Forget deep, grovelly sounds. Forget accents. The number one skill I have is cold reading. I recently attended a convention in San Francisco called BABScon, where they had a very special event:[…]
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Good voiceover branding is more important than being cheaper
Last week I talked about my experiences offering voiceover with Fiverr, and the response I got got me thinking quite a bit about how some prospective voice actors can get ahead of the cut. Some[…]
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Voices and fiverr
So I made a fiverr.
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Why voice actors do what we do
Today I got an email. It was simple, short, and sweet: Dear Sam, I like your radio show, I think it’s really funny. I want to host a radio show, too, because it seems like[…]
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Autism Awareness Day
Today is World Autism Awareness Day. This is my brother, Daniel. Daniel was diagnosed with severe autism at a young age, and living with his has been exceptionally difficult. Up until the point where my[…]
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Getting a Sick voice actor back into action
I often get told by prestigious voice actors that they absolutely cannot afford to get sick. I can understand that, given the fact that a sick voice actor out of commission could weak havoc on[…]
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