Diversify Your Voice-Over Business
“The play is not in the words, it’s in you!” – Stella Adler If you’ve spent any time acting, you’ve heard at least one Stella Adler quote. Another quote we hear all the time in our industry is, “Acting is …
What Other Options Do Voice Actors Have for DAWs Besides Audacity?
Before we dive into all the different programs out there, let’s start with the basics. A Digital Audio Workstation — or DAW — is simply the software you use to record, edit, and produce your audio. If you’ve ever opened …
Using Dialects to Build Authentic Video Game Characters
When I worked on Game of Thrones: Kingsroad, I played over forty different characters: Wildlings, Boltons, Stark Bannermen, Maesters-in-training, Nobles, and the everyday people of King’s Landing. And since the geography and culture of Westeros is based on the United …
Demos, Reels, and Samples: What’s The Difference?
At some point in every voice actor’s career, they need to start thinking about making a demo, a reel, or some samples. Oftentimes, people can get confused about the differences between these things and what they’ll need for different genres …
Authenticity in VO
“Acting is behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances.” – Sanford Meisner. That quote is a classic for a reason. It’s also the simplest way to think about authenticity in voice-over. Authenticity doesn’t mean you have to bare your soul on every …
Political Voice-over: Styles That Win Votes and Where to Book the Work
When election season rolls around, campaigns are in full swing. Candidates are racing to make their case to the public, and one of the most powerful tools they use is the political commercial. At the heart of every strong political …
Working Wednesday: Approaching an eLearning Script
Sound like the Expert As an actor voicing an eLearning script, you are the authority in the subject matter you are voicing. Therefore, you need to be able to confidently explain and represent the content that is presented. There are …
Talent Spotlight: Steven Edwards
Steven Edwards finished up his training with Such A Voice in 2017, and since then has been extremely busy putting his voice-over talents to use in his home country of Trinidad and Tobago, as well as internationally. Steven has a …
“Toying” with Voice-Over?
About two weeks ago, I was walking through the aisles of a CVS in Nashville and I saw a kid playing with a new deluxe talking action figure, giggling happily as he pressed the button and the action figure recited …
Working Wednesday: Using Other Creative Stimuli for Commercials
Commercials are a funny thing. As listeners, when we hear commercials – whether on TV, the radio, or even on Instagram or Facebook – one of the biggest factors in determining whether we tune in or change the channel …
Mic “Stan”: Infusing Stanislavski Technique into your VO Reads
Stella Adler, a famous acting teacher, once recounted teaching method acting to a young Marlon Brando. In the exercise, the class was preparing to embody chickens. The teacher would yell out a different scenario, “You’re in a storm!” and the …
Talent Spotlight: Morgan Walton
Morgan Walton had his demos produced by SAV early in 2019, and since then has hit the ground running in his voice-over career! Let’s check in with him and see how his VO journey has looked so far and ask …