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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.
Episodes
Tuesday Jul 19, 2016
Tuesday Jul 19, 2016
Chuck and Stacey continue their chat with voice over superstar Vanessa
Marshall. She is known for her work as Hera Syndulla in Star Wars
Rebels, Irwin in The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy and Mary Jane
Watson in The Spectacular Spiderman.
Vanessa talks about her
audition rituals and sings the praises of her renowned teacher Marice
Tobias. She tells the story of how she got the role of Mary Jane Watson
in The Spectacular Spiderman and shares great advice that she has gotten
along the way from Pat Fraley, Marice Tobias, Jodi Gottlieb and Jeff
Howell.
She talks about what she would do if she were starting
her career over today and ways to ride out the tough times. As a
lifelong Star Wars fan, Vanessa shares her feelings about playing Hera
on Star Wars Rebels and connecting with people on Twitter and at fan
conventions.
Vanessa answers what she feels have been the keys to
her success and the IF question that reveals a voiceover parallel with
her Mom, actress Joan Van Ark.
Learn more about the various charities Vanessa works with that help women and children at www.VanessMarshall.com
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
Chuck and Stacey welcome voice over superstar Vanessa Marshall to the
show. She is known for her work in commercials, narration, video games,
promos and animation with characters like Hera Syndulla in Star Wars
Rebels, Black Canary, Black Widow, Wonder Woman, Irwin and Mary Jane
Watson.
Vanessa, who got her BA from Princeton and MA from New
York University, shares more about her journey in academia, her love of
storytelling and anthropology, working as an on-camera actor and how she
eventually found her way to voice over.
She tells the story of
her first experience getting a voice over agent and offers great advice
for staying passionate about your career by doing things like
self-discovery and taking workshops.
She reflects on some
memorable jobs, gives great professional tips and answers what
ingredients are needed for an effective working relationship with other
actors, directors and engineers. Vanessa describes her strengths as a
voice actor and breaks down her process for getting in the right mindset
to be a believable storyteller.
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
Chuck and Stacey J. continue chatting with voice acting phenom, Jennifer
Hale who discusses some obstacles she wrestles with in life and how the
state of the world influences her decisions when it comes to taking
care of her family and community.
She responds to being called,
“the Meryl Streep of the genre of video games” and offers more insights
about surrendering expectations, and what responsibility a voice actor
has when it comes to helping advance their career.
Jennifer
shares her philosophy for having a happy life and career and reveals
some of her favorite projects and characters over the years. She speaks
to having been named in the Guinness Book of World Records in 2013 and
why video game acting really suits her.
She talks about why she does fan conventions and they all show some love to mutual friend and talent manager, Jeff Zannini of http://CelebrityTalentBooking.com
Jennifer explains the motion capture process when recording video games
and reflects on what have been the keys to her success and longevity in
the business along with some great advice that everyone can use.
The
episode closes with what Jennifer still wants to accomplish in her life
and what she is passionate about right now, along with the popular IF
question.
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
Chuck and Stacey J. celebrate VO Buzz Weekly’s 150th episode with an
award-winning actor who has more than 160 video game credits to her name
and the Guinness Book of World Records called “the most prolific female
video game voice actor”. Time to get BUZZ-ed with the truly incredible,
Jennifer Hale.
Be sure to get your copy of Marc Cashman’s new
book titled, V-Oh! Now available at www.CashmanCommericals.com You can
also watch Marc in Episodes 60 & 61.
Jennifer shares her
beginnings in theatre, on-camera acting and singing in clubs, which
ultimately lead her to do voiceover work full-time. She tells what she
did to help boost her confidence as an actor and the ways overcoming
tough times growing up has helped her as an adult.
She offers
her philosophy for staying creative as an actor, year after year, and
explains some of the challenges of video game acting. Jennifer describes
in detail her approach to auditioning and the importance of continuing
to do workshops with amazing pros like Jodi Gottlieb (Episodes 138 &
139) and Jeff Howell (Episodes 91 & 92).
Jennifer quotes the great Don LaFontaine to illustrate her work ethic and mind set towards her career.
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
Chuck and Stacey J. continue their chat with actor, writer, VO coach,
Scott Parkin who talks about adlibs in auditions and offers some great
tips to people for self-directing their auditions from home.
He
gives great advice and insights to those who want to make it in the
voice over business and shares what current writing and acting projects
he has going on.
Scott shares how he balances being a single Dad
with a busy career and what he loves about being a father. The IF
question reveals Scott’s idols, and who he would love to have worked
with as an actor.
Follow Scott on Twitter @CaliforniaGravy and on YouTube – Scott Parkin Actor
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
Join us for a fun, informative journey with California native and DPN
client, Scott Parkin, who started in morning radio. After discovering
improv in Dallas, he moved to Los Angeles to launch his on-camera
acting, comedy writing, voice acting and coaching careers.
Take a
listen to Scott’s podcast called Scott Parkin & The Farm Report and
sign up for his upcoming Meet the Pros night with Mary Lynn Wissner at
Voicetrax West. Get all the info at http://VoicesVoicecasting.com
Scott
shares his approach to incorporating improv into commercial scripts and
offers ways to create a conversational read. He explains his coaching
approach when working with talent which is also available via Skype, so
get in touch with him at: cgravy@mac.com
He defines what “being
real” in copy means to him and why it’s so challenging for actors to
capture it in their reads. He discusses the nuances between doing radio
versus TV spots and the importance of knowing where you fit in the
business.
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
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