SYNOPSIS
You do not need to have a commercial demo to attend this class. This class is educational and will provide important information about commercial Voiceover demos for actors at all levels. Voiceover demos are to voiceover actors, what headshots are to on-camera actors. They can help you get the attention of VO agents and managers, and can open the doors to voiceover auditions and work opportunities. Demos are your calling card, resume and reel all in one. In addition to being essential for working with agents, demos are a marketing tool and can be used to help you reach out to production companies and demonstrate your voiceover skills.
Anna produces voiceover demos and has ideas to share, so you can develop an ear-opening commercial demo demo or give your current demo a boost. Annas students have booked over a million dollars in VO bookings around the world.
Commercial VO demos are the focus of this class. You will learn:
Do you have a produced commercial demo and want some feedback? Anna will listen to several commercial demos from actors in the class. Note: Due to time constraints, not all submitted commercial demos will be reviewed.
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, VO Atlanta, One Voice conferences in Dallas,Gravy for the Brain, NAVA . Anna is on the faculty of The Tom Toddoroff Conservatory as well as The Prepnj. 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 playstation 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 suites 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 that 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).
Instructions on how to submit your commercial demo for review will be emailed to those on the RSVP list by 1:00 PM (PT) / 4:00 PM (ET) on Tuesday, January 28, 2025.
Due to time constraints, not all submitted commercial demos will be reviewed.
This class is virtual and will take place over Zoom. The Join Details (Zoom link and other related information) will be emailed to those on the RSVP list no later than 1 hour before the start time of the class.
