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VOICE
OVER TODAY
June 6th, 2007
This issue contains:
1.) Upcoming Classes at Edge Studio
2.) “Is Your Voice In Need of a Tune-Up?” An Article by Kristin
Price
3.) Edge Studio’s Character and Animation Workshops
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www.edgestudio.com/voiceovertoday_past.htm
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. training
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1.)
Upcoming Classes at Edge Studio
No matter what your skill level is, dozens of workshops and seminars are
being offered for all levels of voiceover experience!
Just getting started?
Try our Evaluation Placement Workshop, for a wealth of information on
the
voiceover industry, as well as a private, 1-on-1 evaluation with one of
our experienced voice coaches!
Need audition experience?
Our Act-Up and Ringer Classes offer training and confidence building for
a
variety of different types of scripts, as well as actual audition experience!
Do you have, or are about to finish recording a demo?
Don't know what to do next? You need a Marketing Foundation class to learn
the basics, and a Marketing Forum for even more information on how to
market your voice, and get yourself work!
Interested in Character/Animation work? How about Audiobook narration?
Gain a wealth of experience in workshops which deal exclusively in these
specialized fields of the voice over industry!
SCHEDULE THROUGH JUNE 2007
_______________TELE-TRAINING_______________
--------------Call 888-321-edge for details--------------
*ACT-UP Workshop "Breaking Down Copy": $35
June 13, 7pm-9pm ET with Eric Rath
*Marketing Foundation: $79
June 25, 7pm-9pm with Kristin Price
*The Ringer Workshop: $35
June 26, 7pm-9pm ET with Bruce Bayley Johnson
*Marketing
Foundation: $79
July 23, 7pm-9pm with Kristin Price
*ACT-UP
Workshop "Voice Over’s Best Kept Secret": $35
July 25, 7pm-9pm ET with Eric Rath
______________NEW YORK CITY STUDIO________________
------------------Call 212-868-edge for details-------------------
*Character/Animation Intensive Technique Workshop: $119
June 11, 6pm-10pm with Paul Liberti
*ACT-UP Workshop: "Breaking Down Copy" $35
June 16, 3pm-5pm with Paul Liberti
*Character/Animation Advanced Technique Workshop: $99
June 18, 6pm-10pm with Paul Liberti
*The Ringer Workshop: $35
June 23, 3pm-5pm, ET with Paul Liberti
*Intensive Foundation Technique Evaluation Workshop: $159
June 27, 9am-12:30pm with Kristin Price
*Marketing Forum: $79
June 30, 3pm-5pm with Paul Liberti
*ACT-UP
Workshop: "Voice Over’s Best Kept Secrets!" $35
July 2, 7pm-9pm with Paul Liberti
*ACT-UP
Workshop: "Voice Over’s Best Kept Secrets!" $35
July 21, 3pm-5pm with Paul Liberti
*The
Ringer Workshop: $35
July 28, 3pm-5pm, ET with Paul Liberti
*Marketing
Forum: $79
July 30, 7pm-9pm with Paul Liberti
*Intensive
Foundation Technique Evaluation Workshop: $159
July 25, 9am-12:30pm with Kristin Price
_______________WASHINGTON DC STUDIO_______________
--------------------Call 202-398-edge for details--------------------
*Intensive Foundation Technique Evaluation Workshop: $159
July 9, 6pm-9:30pm with Kerry Miller
To register for any of these classes, do not hesitate
to call our offices at:
New York: (212)868-3343
Connecticut: (203)334-3343
Washington DC: (202)398-3343
Or toll free at: (888)321-3343
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2.) Is Your Voice in Need of a Tune-Up?
By Kristin Price
Edge Studio Voice Over Coach and Professional Voice Talent
So you’ve got your demo… you’ve got
marketing down to a science…
perhaps you’re out there auditioning… no need for additional
training, right?
Er, not right.
Even the busiest voice talent occasionally needs to come
in for a tune-up.
We get lazy, fall into habits, even forget some of the basics. Practicing
at
home is great, of course, but having another pair of ears listen to what
we’re doing can be invaluable.
For example: when I coach, I’m constantly reminding
my students to not
work so hard, to relax, do less, just “have that conversation,”
and get away
from any concept of deliberately dropping into “fabulous voice-over
voice”
(aka “announcer”). So imagine my mortification when I walked
into an audition,
gave what I felt was a well-crafted and “fabulous” read, and
heard the
casting director say, “um, Kristin – why are you working so
hard? Just say it!”
Time for a tune-up.
For newer talent, coming back in for classes or private
brush-up sessions is
even more important. Remember those nerves you felt when you started
training that perhaps made your voice and breath control go haywire?
Well, you may find those popping up again in your first few “real
world”
experiences. Group classes can help you get used to performing in front
of
other people, and offer a great opportunity to chat with other voice talent
and
hear how they approach the same issues you’re encountering. Private
sessions
can address specific things you’ve experienced and want to practice
or work
through.
Ultimately: keep reminding yourself that voiceover is
a business, and you are
a small-business owner (your voice being the product for sale). Successful
business owners spend time each year keeping up with the current trends,
attending training courses, and doing everything they can to ensure that
their
product and business model are as competitive and current as possible.
Why do any less for your voiceover career?
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3.) CHARACTER/ANIMATION WORKSHOPS at Edge Studio
By Paul Liberti
Edge Studio Character Coach and Professional Voice Talent
So you're a character voice actor… or you want to be one. Just because
you have
a voice that sounds like a child… does not mean that you can convincingly
sound
like a child in voice over. Or maybe you make funny voices that make your
dog
howl… or your sister laugh… that does not mean that you can
make millions in the
next Dream Works Digital Cartoon. You need to create voices that are full
characters…
that have a psychological background ... that are believable. You need
to have a
rep company of actors within you ready to go at a moment’s notice.
This is why I created this Character/Animation Workshop... to prepare
you for
anything as a character performer. I don't know of any other workshop
like this
…anywhere... that gives you a true technique in creating animation
and commercial
characters that are uniquely your own.
My Character Animation Workshop comes in two parts. The first week we
begin by
setting up a technique for doing character voices and how to retrieve
them easily and
also switch from character to character effortlessly. The second half...
puts the work
that we did in the first week to use in further exploring more animation
and commercial
scripts. We also tackle doubles and the mic techniques needed to successfully
work
with another actor at the mic. I give a lot of insider tips and tricks
to keeping your
characters fresh and competitive with the very best actors out there.
All course materials are included... including a workshop booklet that
will continue to
allow your own characters to grow and expand.
The next workshops are in NYC are June 11th and 18th. Call the Edge Studio
office at:
1-888-321-3343.
We only allow 12 students, so book sooner than later as we will fill the
class pretty quickly.
I hope to see you there!
Paul Liberti
**Paul Liberti has been with Edge Studio for five years, and has worked
as a voice actor
for Nickelodeon, PBS, Sesame Street, 4 Kids Entertainment, Curious pictures,
Pokemon,
Cubix, and currently animated characters in commercials for Raid, Jet
Dry,
Arm and Hammer, 1-800-fedinfo and many others.
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