SYNOPSIS
Animation is a big part of the voiceover universe. These days, studios are creating a consistent stream of animation content and looking for new voices to emerge and bring something unique to the characters they create. And....it all begins with the animation audition.
It is no secret that animation audition specs can be confusing. For instance, what is a "natural" read? How do you proceed when you are asked to "do nothing" or "just talk" or "don't act?" In this class, Anna Garduno will teach you how to convert vague and confusing animation specs into understandable directives. that can help you deliver bookable auditions.
You will work on:
How to create characters with "natural," as well as "cartoony" reads.
How to animate your characters by adding a sense of "location and movement" to your reads.
How to create original characters for a competitive and exciting animation demo.
What should be on an animation demo?
What are the most common mistakes on animation demos.
Where do you find copy for animation demos?
INSTRUCTOR BIO
Anna Garduno
Anna Garduno is a Bicoastal Actor- Producer- Teacher and the founder of Voiceforward. Anna teaches classes for VO Commercials, Animation, Promos, Narration, and Games globally on Zoom. She has been a guest teacher for the NYU Voice Over program, the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, Voice Actors of NYC and is on the faculty of the Tom Toddoroff Conservatory. Anna has been nominated best VO teacher on both coasts two years in a row by the readers of Backstage. She is the only nominee to be given this honor for both NY and LA . As an actor Anna has decades of experience as a VO artist. She can currently be heard voicing the character of Palmon on the Digimon animated series as well as Selby the bear on the animated series Kioka. Anna was nominated best character voice actor for her role as Kiera in the playstion games Jak and Daxter 1 and Daxter 2 by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences,
Anna also produces demos with her students working closely with each student to write/ and or select and rehearse copy that best suited to their unique strengths and range. Voice forward students have booked over a million dollars of jobs on their own as well as through agents they work with based on their demos. Agencies Anna's students work with include VOX, SBV, Innovative, CESD, Access Talent, DPN, DDO, ACM, Atlas and more.
REQUIREMENTS
Attendees must be present for the entire class (see Duration above).
