NOTE: This course is specifically designed for actors who are at the intermediate/advanced level, and who have already mastered the skill of reading copy professionally. It is not for the beginning student.
SYNOPSIS
In this workshop, you will experience a Voiceover audition simulation. Our instructor Hugh Klitzke will observe and offer feedback on each attendee's audition; critiquing their reads and interactions with the director/engineer as well as their comportment and demeanor.
Participants in the Advanced Class will receive a set of four pieces of copy to pick from (as opposed to bringing your own). Please prepare one of the four. Having a few pieces to pick from will still allow you to choose something to read that works for you, but will also afford you the likelihood of hearing other people reading and being directed in the piece of copy you chose. This is a lesson unto itself.
This workshop will end at 8:30 p.m.
INSTRUCTOR BIO
Hugh Klitzke
Hugh P. Klitzke is Studio Manager and voice casting director for a leading bi-coastal talent agency. He is the only full time voice casting director attached to any talent agency in New York City and has spent the better part of decade directing auditions for commercials, narration, animation, books on tape, politicals, video games, promos, affiliates, trailers and industrials.
He has directed over 95,000 auditions and counting.
Hugh blogs at least twice a week and teaches classes on voice over at voiceoverfortheactor.com. There are over a hundred blog postings on the site.
He is also an award winning composer for film and new media, and is currently collaborating with Ingrid Breyer on the original musical The Precautionary Principle.
Hugh has been the head of sound for Penn and Teller, an Equity Stage Manager, a lecturer at SUNY Purchase, is a certified K-12 music teacher, and is a two time marathon finisher.
REQUIREMENTS
A pamphlet of contemporary Commercial Voiceover copy will be sent to you on Tuesday October 6. Please prepare one of the pieces included for auditioning at the workshop.
