SYNOPSIS
With the rise of cable TV & streaming platforms, documentaries have reached new heights of popularity and critical acclaim. The quantity of TV documentaries being produced has created new opportunities for voice actors to earn good money and gain notoriety for their narration performances. In this class you will learn how to break down scripts, hone in on the emotional tone of scenes, and learn other tools you will need to excel in documentary narration. Are you the next Sigourney Weaver, Morgan Freeman, Peter Coyote, or Bill Ratner? Join the class and find out.
INSTRUCTOR BIO
Bill Ratner
Bill is one of America's most-heard voice actors on movie trailers, TV programs, promos, documentaries, commercials, games, and cartoons. He is the voice of “Flint" on G.I. Joe, Robot Chicken, and Family Guy. He is in the 20th season as narrator of “Air Disasters” on the Smithsonian Channel. Bill is a nine-time winner of The Moth StorySLAM, where his stories are featured on National Public Radio. Additionally, he serves on the Advisory Board of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation's Don LaFontaine Voiceover Lab.
REQUIREMENTS
Know the cancellation deadline (see above).
Scripts will be distributed in class and provided by the Voiceover Lab.
Small group format with a maximum of 12 actors participating.
This class is in person and at the new Don LaFontaine Voiceover Lab inside the SAG-AFTRA Foundation's Meryl Streep enter for Performing Artists in Los Angeles:
5757 Wilshire Blvd. - Suite PH1
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Note: The new Don LaFontaine Voiceover Lab is no longer on the Mezzanine Level, it is on the Penthouse (PH) Level. No need to wait downstairs, just go straight to the PH level when you arrive.
Participants are expected to be present for the entire program. See Duration above.
