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Voice Over Tips – Marc Cashman Part 2

Bill — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 21:07:40 +0000

Voice-over teacher Marc Cashman talks about copy, demos and agents in part two of his interview with Back Stage Magazine. Scroll down for part one.

Voiceover – The Importance of Training

Bill — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:12:06 +0000

I was fortunate enough to take the advanced voice over workshop that Marc Cashman presented in my neck of the woods a couple of weekends ago. It’s been my experience that you always come away with a nugget or two from every class that you can add to your quiver of tricks in voice-over. Marc is no exception.

He emailed this morning with links to a couple of videos he did for Back Stage magazine. If you are a newbie to the voice acting business, Marc has some good pointers for you.

Narrating for Neiman Marcus

Bill — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 22:00:54 +0000

Here is a short documentary I narrated for director Margo Weathers on behalf of Neiman Marcus. We recorded at Maximedia in Dallas.

Representing the fashion world, Margo was very nicely dressed at the session, workaday chic, as you see in a couple of shots of her in the film.

Representing the voice-over world, I was dressed more like a hobo.

Phat Albert – Documentary about Photographer Albert Watson from Chris Rupert on Vimeo.

The 15 minute full length documentary of Master Photographer, Albert Watson shooting the legendary Neiman Marcus Fall 2010 ‘Art of Fashion’ campaign. The piece is the first ever presentation of Watson on set – with exclusive interviews and insight to all that goes into creating this iconic campaign.

15 Min Version with in-depth interviews of Albert Watson.

Directed by: Margo Weathers
Filmed & Edited by: Chris Rupert
Production by: Stacy Volgwell

See end credits for complete list.

It’s Gonna Be Goofy

Bill — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 21:33:59 +0000

Kevin Delaney emails to say he’s got another video chat lined up for this Sunday night. The featured guest will be legendary voice actor Bill Farmer, the voice of the Disney character Goofy.

You’ll get more details here.

That is all.

Darth Vader Voices Your Tom Tom

Bill — Tue, 04 May 2010 20:20:02 +0000

Driving around with my GPS, I ignore the voice commands often, triggering the “re-calculating” comment from the female voice so many times I half expect her to reach out of the device and give me a good smack upside the head. I wonder if I would ignore Darth Vader’s commands so flippantly. You can get his voice and other Star Wars characters on your Tom Tom GPS and Adage Magazine gives us a tongue-in-cheek look at one of the voice-over sessions. And it sure sounds like James Earl Jones to me. What do you think?

Grab a Slice Tonight

Bill — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:38:20 +0000

Friend and fellow Dallas area voice actor John McCalmont goes on camera tonight in the premier of “Sliced” 9pm Central on History Channel. The premise is simple but yields interesting results: take an object and slice it open to see how it works. Golf ball, sure. Armored truck, no problem. Just need a bigger saw.

Read more about it here. See more trailers here. Good for you John! The DVR is set.

New Area of Work for the Voice Actor?

Bill — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:41:44 +0000

The merging and melding of media marches on. Now we have video embedded in print ads. What does this mean for the voice actor? It can’t be bad, methinks.

Using Source Connect with Pro Tools

Bill — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:51:45 +0000

George Whittam of El Dorado Recording Services has produced a most excellent video tutorial for voice actors who use Pro Tools and need help setting up a Source Connect session.

You can also find session templates and written guides on the Source-Elements website, but I found that George’s video takes you through the steps quickly with less heavy lifting . Thanks George!

Local Actor Makes the Cut

Bill — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:35:08 +0000

Fellow Dallas area and Campbell Agency actor John McCalmont emails with news that he has made the callbacks for hosting duties of a new cable network series called “Sliced.” The concept of the show is slicing stuff open to see what makes it tick. How fun is that?

Here is John’s callback audition video. Good stuff.

Will My Headphones Fit Over Those Hats?

Bill — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:05:47 +0000

I could try to give this post and video some gravitas by wrapping it in the “global marketplace for voice actors” label but in truth it is just good stupid fun.

The Leningrad Cowboys and the Red Army Choir do Lynyrd Skynyrd. You can’t make this up.