Archive for the ‘Training’ Category
Voice Over Coach Marice Tobias In Dallas This Summer
I just got word from my agent Nancy Johnson that the “Voice Over Whisperer” Marice Tobias will have a Dallas stop on her summer schedule. August 22-23 at Janination. Contact Stacey Stahl of Creative Entertainment Management for more information and other cities Marice will be holding workshops in 2009.
As I’ve said elsewhere on this blog, [...]
May 29, 2009
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Improv Training and The Voice Actor
Tracy Pattin over at VoiceRegistry continues her interview with improv teacher Bill Applebaum and a panel of students. Here are a few tips as to how improv training can give the voice over actor a competitive edge:
• The client LOVES Voice Actors with Improv Experience because “they can’t be thrown.â€
•Improv gives you a plethora of [...]
March 11, 2009
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The Voice-Over Whisperer
Tracy Pattin at the Voice Registry has a podcast featuring an interview with voice-over coach extraordinaire Marice Tobias. Marice specializes in taking her students beyond technique and word manipulation.
True Story: About ten years ago I was doing a phone session with Marice and was reading a piece of New Mexico state tourism copy. She stopped [...]
February 4, 2009
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Tweety Bird to Land in Dallas
Voice over actor and teacher Bob Bergen plans an advanced animation techniques workshop in Dallas February 28-March 1st 2009. Bob is a gifted voice actor and the current voice of Porky Pig and Tweety Bird for Looney Toons. He also appears regularly in animated films such as Cars, Shrek, Toy Story and Wall-E. So, yeah, [...]
January 5, 2009
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Physical Movement in Voice Acting-Just do What Works
During my time in the voiceover business I’ve been witness to many different styles of acting before the microphone. I’ve seen actors silently but not so subtley move their entire bodies while doing the read. And I’ve seen the flat dry monotone read done while the actor stands stiff as a statue with hands crammed [...]
September 25, 2008
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