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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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Saturday Jul 16, 2016
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
Some great advice on how to bring your animation auditions to life.
Canadian
voice acting super talent, Eric Bauza known as the voice of Foop,
Buhdeuce, Chet, Tiger Claw and more, came to Hollywood and began working
as a production assistant, went on the editing and it led to his career
as a voice talent. He speaks to how his experience working on the
production side has helped him as a voice actor as well as his brief
foray in stand up comedy.
Eric talks about some of his current
projects like Bellybag on Uncle Grandpa with Kevin Michael Richardson,
Foop on Fairly Oddparents, The Looney Tunes Show playing Marvin the
Martian with voice over royalty recreating other iconic Mel Blanc
voices, Turbo Fast as Chet, Buhdeuce in Breadwinners, Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles as Tiger Claw.
He recalls the moment when things
changed for him in his career when he booked El Tigre and shares his
approach to the audition process including what his experience drawing
animated characters gives him. Eric also gives some great advice for how
to bring auditions to life.
Watch more videos and get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
Great advice on steps to take if you want to voice TV promos.
Townsend
shares what makes up his humble home studio setup that includes an
awesome Sennheiser 416 microphone. He reflects about the projects he has
done to date that he’s really proud of, what he feels are his strengths
as a voice talent and some current projects he has going on.
Townsend
offers some great advice to anyone wanting to work in promos complete
with what important steps to take and ways to develop your skills. He
gives advice to his 20 year-old self that is very inspiring and his
positive attitude and approach to life is infectious including what he
feels are the keys to his success.
He talks about his involvement
with the Don LaFontaine Voice Over Lab and remembers some personal
experiences he had with Don. Townsend discusses charity work he does for
the Primetime Voices for Children organized by Joe and Ann Cipriano.
The episode closes with what Townsend still hopes to accomplish
personally and professionally and answers the IF question that takes him
back to high school.
Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
Styles, technology and auditioning changes in today’s VO business.
Chuck
and Stacey welcome, Annie nominated actor, Townsend Coleman, known for
promos for NBC, ABC, ABC Family and The Hub and in animation as the
voice of The Tick, Michelangelo in the original Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles and Corporal Capeman in Inspector Gadget.
He talks about
how it all started for him as an Architect major in college, to working
in radio and reflects on what lead him to move to Los Angeles 30 years
ago which led to his first big break in animation. He shares the story
of how he landed to promo voice job for NBC “Must See TV” that lasted
for 16 years and what being a part of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
franchise as the original voice of Michelangelo, means to him.
Townsend
talks about what his career entails now, auditioning daily from home
and what voiceover work he prefers not to do. He addresses some of the
changes he likes and dislikes in today’s VO business with respect to
styles, technology and auditioning.
Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
How many characters you need before you get started in animation.
Part
2 continues with Emmy winning voice director, voice actor, casting
director and teacher Stevie Vallance via Skype from Toronto, Canada as
she takes you through the process she uses when casting an animated TV
show. She answers the question pertaining to how many characters you
should have before you make your demo and try to get started in
animation voice acting.
Stevie offers insights about what a voice
actor should know to help make her job easier and shares what voice
actors do that make her not able to work with them. Hear more about
Stevie’s music and why she became a jazz singer as well as some of her
projects and musical inspirations.
She explains what she means by
“acting down” and encourages you to connect with her on Facebook to get
the latest news and how to attend her ToonedIn Animation workshops. The
episode ends with Stevie expressing what she is most proud of in her
life, both personally and professionally.
Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
The 5 Golden Rules for animation voice acting you need to know.
Chuck
and Stacey welcome Emmy winning voice director, voice actor, casting
director and teacher Stevie Vallance via Skype from Toronto, Canada. She
tells the story of how she got her first job working on the TV series,
Madeline that also won her an Emmy.
Stevie takes us back to the
beginning of why she initially started doing voiceover and describes in
detail her amazing 5 Golden Rules For Animation Voice Acting. She
explains effective ways to practice and how to determine if voice acting
is for you. She shares what stands out to her in animation auditions
and what she looks for in talent when she is casting animated shows.
She
talks about her process of listening to mp3 auditions and gives the
insights and information that you need to know. Stevie talks about what
she likes to hear on demos and the importance of having a great
attitude, being able to take direction and be spontaneous.
Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
How to capture a casting director's attention with your audition.
Award-winning
casting director and author, Terry Berland explains what catches her
attention when listening to auditions and offers advice to people
wanting to crossover to do on-camera commercials as well as voiceover
work. You will hear more about the 3rd edition of her amazing book,
Breaking Into Commercials including why she wrote it, so get your copy
at BerlandCasting or Amazon.com
She tells the ways she stays on
top of the trends to know what talent buyers want in today’s voiceover
business and gives more information on her upcoming workshops and how to
study with her at VoicePrintWest
Terry shares what she still
loves about being in the voiceover industry after so many years and
answers what she believes are the keys to her career success. She
discusses what it takes for a talent to be successful in the voiceover
industry and demystifies the meaning of “real” when reading copy.
Remember to send in your email to try and win the free coaching session with Terry Berland! The deadline is August 18, 2014.
Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
Super great tips on making good choices when reading your copy.
Terry
Berland, award-winning casting director, on camera and voiceover coach,
and author of Breaking into Commercials shares how she got started in
casting by way of Madison Avenue in New York City. She explains her
casting process and some of the extra steps she takes to find the
perfect talent for the role.
She tells how many submissions she
gets on average for voiceover projects and explains some of the subtle
nuances between on-camera and voiceover acting.
Get all the
details for how to enter the giveaway of a private Skype session with
Terry as well as great tips on making good choices when reading the
copy.
Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
The Park Announcers for Disneyland and California Adventure.
In
Part 2 with Bill Rogers and Camille Dixon, we get to hear in their own
words the touching stories of how they landed the Park Announcer gigs
for Disneyland and California Adventure.
They talk about the TV
series they’re producing for PBS SoCal which allows them to collaborate
with the very talented writer and filmmaker, Taylor Rummell. They share
why they are creating their own project together and what they hope to
accomplish with it.
Bill and Camille discuss many of the
different areas and genres of voiceover they work in like automotive,
medical, training videos, narration, IVR and the 511 services in Los
Angeles and around the country. They close the episode by sharing what
they still hope to accomplish in their lives, both personally and
professionally.
Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
Developing listening skills and maintaining a successful business.
Chuck
and Stacey celebrate VO Buzz Weekly’s 125th Episode with Disneyland and
California Adventure Park Announcers, Bill Rogers and Camille Dixon who
share their journey from radio to voiceover. Bill and Camille address
the challenges they had to overcome of sounding like an announcer with
the help of veteran voice actor and mentor, Scott Rummell. They offer
good advice about developing listening skills, diverse training and some
of the benefits of having a radio background.
They talk about
the importance of having an amazing voice over demo and credit Chuck and
Demos That Rock for helping them get started in the business with
Camille remembering the experience recording her first demo with Chuck.
Hear the story of how they first met and the secrets to maintaining such
a successful personal and professional partnership.
Bill and
Camille discuss what they do to sustain ongoing relationships with their
clients as well as their specific approach to building and maintaining a
successful business. They praise all their agents teams around the
country and advocate for going after voiceover opportunities in other
markets around the country.
Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
An insightful list of the 5 things a voice talent should never do.
Harlan
Hogan shares more details about getting on the “no obligation waiting
list” for the Mixer Face from CEntrance. Trivia Question #2 is revealed
and Harlan recalls some of the iconic advertising slogans that he voiced
for years like Raid, Life Cereal, and Head and Shoulders. He speaks to
how he keeps up with the changing voiceover business and offers his
amazingly insightful list called, The 5 Things A Voice Talent Should
Never Do.
He talks about what’s new in the second edition of his
book, due out this summer, VO: Tales and Techniques of a Voice Actor,
and how you can score an autographed copy. Harlan demonstrates his
passion for magic tricks and the final Trivia Question #3 is revealed.
Hear in Harlan’s own words what has helped him succeed in life through
an excerpt from Rodney Saulsberry book, Step Up to the Mic, and what he
hopes for the future.
Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://vobuzzweekly.com