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VO Buzz Weekly is the Voice Over web show that gets YOU up close and personal with all the top voice actors as well as voice over agents, directors, marketing gurus and many others.
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Tuesday Jul 19, 2016
Tuesday Jul 19, 2016
Advice to fellow voice talent about building your confidence.
Get
ready for Part 2 with the incredibly talented singer, actor, Cam Clarke
and listen to an excerpt from his amazing CD, Inside Out. Learn more
about his music inspirations and some of his favorite characters he has
voiced.
Cam talks about some special people he worked with in
looping who saw something in him that was a game changer for his career
and the trio celebrate the overall graciousness of the voiceover
industry. He shares a poignant story about a fan letter he received and
how much meeting fans at conventions means to him.
He answers a
fun question that includes fellow original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle,
Townsend Coleman and talks about his approach to auditions. He offers
advice to fellow voice talent about building confidence and reveals what
advice he would give to himself if he were starting his career today.
Mark
your calendar for Cam’s one-man show, Stop Me If I Told You This,
opening in February 2015 in Los Angeles. Get ticket info at http://CamClarke.com
The
episode closes with Cam telling what he wants to still accomplish in
his life and a precious response to the IF question that leads to a
hilarious ending with the famous VO Buzz Weekly green apples.
Watch in the session, more videos and get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
Tuesday Jul 19, 2016
Tuesday Jul 19, 2016
Finding and using your strengths and versatility as a voice actor.
Happy
New Year! Kick off a brand new year of VO Buzz Weekly with a hilarious
and heartwarming BUZZ, thanks to this week’s guest, voiceover icon Cam
Clarke.
He is known for his work as Leonardo in the original
Teenage Ninja Mutant Ninja Turtles, Liquid Snake in Metal Gear video
games, He-Man, Freddy the Ferret in Back at the Barnyard and so much
more.
Hear the amazing story of how Cam started in show business
in the 1960’s performing on his family’s hit TV show, The King Family
and how he eventually started working in voiceover. He speaks to his
strengths as a voice actor and demonstrates some of his versatility with
vocal ranges.
Cam shares what inspired him to step out of his
comfort zone to create the one-man show, Stop Me If I Told You This,
premiering in February 2015 at the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles. Get
more details at http://CamClarke.com
Watch in the session, more videos and get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
Tuesday Jul 19, 2016
Tuesday Jul 19, 2016
Tony Oliver, creator, producer and writer of the Mighty Morphin Power
Rangers TV show shares the story of how it all came about and why it
became such a cultural phenomenon.
He talks about teaching beginner, intermediate and advanced workshops with BangZoom Entertainment. Register and learn more at: http://AdventuresInVoiceActing.com/wo...
He
reflects on what he enjoys doing most in voiceover with respect to
acting, directing, producing and writing. Tony discusses the process of
working with Chuck on his newest commercial demo with http://DemosThatRock.com and what have been the keys to his career success.
He
hints at some of his current projects he has going that he is excited
about and talks about his favorite project to date. The episode closes
with Tony’s answer to the IF question about his personality.
Watch in the session, more videos and get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
Tuesday Jul 19, 2016
Tuesday Jul 19, 2016
Five very important things every Voice Actor needs to do.
Chuck
and Stacey welcome to the show Tony Oliver, producer, director, writer
of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and one of IMDB’s Top 20 Anime
Voice Actors of All Time.
Tony started his career singing and
acting in theatre and now uses those skills as a voice actor and
director. He shares the story about getting his first voice acting job,
talks about the world of anime and the major differences between
recording anime and animation projects.
As a director, Tony
speaks candidly about what things voice actors do that are good and not
so good in audition and session situations. He answers what some of his
favorite character are that he has voiced over the years like Rick
Hunter, Obscurio and Bang Shishigami.
Tony talks about the
TRIBE’s new productions he is performing in, Love Sex and the IRS, that
opens in January 2015 at the Bindlestiffe Studio in San Francisco.
Part
1 closes with Tony offering his list of the Top 5 Things Voice Actors
Need to Know and shares some invaluable advice he heard from Liza
Minnelli and Emmy award-winning voice director, Andrea Romano.
Watch more videos and get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
Tuesday Jul 19, 2016
Tuesday Jul 19, 2016
Changes in the casting process for animation, video games and commercials.
Everett
Arthur Oliver talks about how the animation, video games and
commercials casting process has changed since he started in the business
and now how he better understands the volume of work that comes into a
talent agency on a daily basis.
He offers solid advice to people
who want to have a career in voice over and the importance of networking
and building relationships. Everett speaks to what happens in the booth
when directing voice talent auditions that works and doesn’t work with
respect to partner reads, adlibs and having options.
Everett
answers what he still wants to accomplish in his career that brings out
his passion for giving back, the ways to connect with him on Facebook
and LinkedIn and answers the fun fashion related IF question.
Watch in the session, more videos and get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
Tuesday Jul 19, 2016
Tuesday Jul 19, 2016
Get the inside scoop on what really goes on at a busy voice over talent agency.
Chuck
and Stacey J. welcome Everett Arthur Oliver to VO Buzz Weekly to share
how he went from living in Atlanta to working in production and casting
for animated shows like The Simpsons and King of the Hill in Los
Angeles.
Everett talks about how his background helps him as a
booth director and coach to bring out an actor’s best performance and
what a talent needs to do in the booth. He offers easy tips for
improving sound quality when auditioning from home and on the go.
He
shares insights about what happens at a busy talent agency when they’re
casting projects and the volume of work that has to completed everyday.
Watch more videos and get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
Monday Jul 18, 2016
Monday Jul 18, 2016
Great advice for everyone wanting to pursue a career in voiceover.
Kimberly
Brooks, voice of Ashley Williams in Mass Effect, promo voice for Soap
Net, talks about her character Mom in Doc McStuffins on Disney Jr. and
other projects like voicing commercials for Coffee Mate and Tylenol.
Chuck,
Stacey and Kimberly banter about celebrities in voiceover and Kimberly
offers some advice to people wanting to pursue a career in voiceover.
She shares some advice she got early in her life that still helps her
today.
Kimberly gives kudos to some amazing teachers that
instilled great things in her and answers the IF question about being a
teenager and raising kids.
Watch in the session, more videos and get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
Monday Jul 18, 2016
Monday Jul 18, 2016
The doors to success will open up when you overcome the challenges and break down barriers.
Chuck
and Stacey J. welcome Kimberly Brooks, voice of Ashley Williams in Mass
Effect, promo voice for Soap Net, Mom on Doc McStuffins on Disney Jr.
and more. She talks about her singing and acting experiences since
childhood that lead to her break in voiceover on Rugrats.
She
shares what she believes are her strengths as a voice actor as well as
how she overcomes challenges and breaks down barriers. She explains her
audition process and talks about some of her most beloved characters in
video games and animation.
Kimberly expresses her feeling about getting to meet fans at conventions and how she takes care of her voice to keep it healthy.
Watch more videos and get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
Monday Jul 18, 2016
Monday Jul 18, 2016
Voicing promos and the importance of staying on top of the trends.
Chuck
and Stacey continue their conversation with the amazing writer,
producer, director teacher, Jodi Gottlieb about making demos and she
gives more great advice for what to do and not do.
She shares the
things to include and avoid on a promo demo as well as what voice
talent like veteran Townsend Coleman do in sessions that she likes. Jodi
talks about what things stand out to her in auditions, both pro and
con, when she is casting for a promo and gives some inside information
about what happens behind the scenes.
She reveals some challenges of working in promos for both her and the talent and the importance of staying on top of the trends.
Jodi
talks about the workshops she has coming and some with Jeff Howell of
World Wide Wadio, including a new improv project for commercials and
promo.
The episode closes with an IF question which reveals her
favorite movie and Chuck and Stacey express their appreciation for their
friend Jodi’s generosity.
Watch in the session, more videos and get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
Monday Jul 18, 2016
Monday Jul 18, 2016
The skills you need to work in promos and the pitfalls that prevent you from being great.
Chuck
and Stacey J. welcome to the show, Jodi Gottlieb, an award-winning
writer, producer, and director of network promos and commercials, as
well as a respected teacher.
Jodi talks about her start as an
actor in NYC, her decision to move into directing theatre and how it all
lead to moving to Los Angeles to work at CBS to direct talents like
Ernie Anderson, Bob Newhart and Jonathan Winters.
She discusses
the difference between a promo for radio and TV promo and the approach a
voice actor should to take when doing their reads. She speaks to why
she’s an effective director and teacher and Stacey shares the amazing
experiences she’s had working with Jodi.
You too can study with
Jodi in person or via Skype by reaching out with a private message on
Facebook - Jodi Gottlieb VO and on Twitter @Jodi Gottlieb VO.
Jodi
talks about what skills a talent needs to have to work in promos and
explains her approach to teaching a client as well as the pitfalls that
prevent someone from being able to do it well.
She talks about
what she looks for when hiring talent and why she needs to hire people
who can deliver a performance fast! Jodi gives a big shout out to VO
Buzz Weekly guests, Mike Brang and Beau Stephenson and offers her best
advice to aspiring voice talent.
Watch more videos and get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com