Archive for september, 2010
Marketing: My ONE Technique Reveals 3 Paths To More Clients, By Dan (Daniel Eduardo) Hurst
sep 27th
Marketing is a constant process since most voice over clients "will come and go" as they change strategies and projects, observes popular bilingual voice actor Dan (Daniel Eduardo) Hurst. And most new clients will come as a result of your own personal marketing efforts, adds Hurst - who has developed this three-part ONE Technique to keep business flowing ...
Home Studio: 36 Top Sound Effects Web Sites – For When You Need A THWACK! Or … by Dave Courvoisier
sep 25th
The other day, tireless voice actor/TV news anchor Dave Courvoisier needed to find the sound of people on a busy street. So he took to the web and found 36 sites offering royalty-free sound effects. And nice guy that he is, Dave shares those sites with us here. (Note: If your favorite site isn't on the list, let us know!) ...
9/24/2010 – Animation Voice Star Stevie Vallance Gets You ‘Tooned In’ To Creating Characters – Oct. 17 in New York City
sep 25th
Are your voice over characters asking you for help? Sure, they're always with you - in your head. But fleshing them out into living, breathing characters, ready at a moment's notice for the next audition and job ... well, for that, your characters need expert help. Emmy-winning animation voice director Stevie Vallance brings her "fall on your butt" technique to creating original characters to two rare workshops this fall: Tooned In! Original, in New York City on Oct., 17 and in Ottawa on Oct. 30 ...
Seth Godin is always worth reading
sep 24th
But, some days, even more so than others. Today, especially so. Please, take just a moment and read Seth’s blog post today.
Home Studio: Audio Editing Tips & Tricks To Use Before You Hit SEND, by Dan Roberts
sep 22nd
Are you a voice actor by choice - but an audio engineer by necessity? Help has arrived. Voice actor Dan Roberts (Dilbert, Over The Hedge ...) shares these tips and tricks for slicing and dicing your audio files. He operates with Pro Tools and a Mac, but these methods apply to any audio editing software. Ready? Fade in ...
9/21/2010 – Bring These Voice Over PSAs to Radio Stations (and to certain relatives who don’t “get” what you do) – National Voice Over Month
sep 21st
Say ... want to feel great about yourself and your voice over profession? Listen to the new PSAs recorded by your colleagues as we celebrate September as National Voice Over Month (NVOM). They're available now in links here, and also in the bright yellow box on the NVOM home page. Of course, the main purpose for these recordings is to promote voice overs and voice acting to the general public ...