Voice Over / Voice Under: Finding the Sweet Spot in Every Spot with Kay Bess

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Voice Over / Voice Under: Finding the Sweet Spot in Every Spot with Kay Bess

Thursday, August 7, 2025

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SYNOPSIS

All commercials are not created equal. Discover the subtle, but meaningful differences between radio and TV commercial reads, and all the varying tv commercial styles from local to regional to national and brand anthems. It’s knowing and implementing these distinctions that moves you ever closer to those elusive avails and bookings. Hint: the clues are in the script and the magic is in your imagination.


INSTRUCTOR BIO

Kay Bess

Kay Bess is an American voice actor and native Southern Californian, from Santa Barbara. She trained in The School of Dramatic Arts BFA Acting Program at The University of Southern California and studied Philosophy at UCLA. She studied Meisner Technique at The Ruskin School in Santa Monica and is a member (on leave) of The Actor's Co-op Theater Company in Hollywood.  Kay has worked as a voice actor for over 35 years and has been heard on countless TV and radio commercials. She’s done promos for every major American TV network and a wide variety of cable stations. Kay has voiced video game roles in renowned franchises such as The Last of Us II, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Agents of MAYHEM, Skylanders: Super Chargers, State of Decay 2, Crackdown 3, Final Fantasy XV, and Fallout 76. Kay has done roles in noted animation series such as The Loud House, Spirit Riding Free, and Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, among others. Kay is best known as the voice of The Property Brothers on HGTV - seasons 1-4, and Ana in the video game Lara Croft Rise of the Tomb Raider.  She is the voice of The Starship La Sirena in Star Trek: Picard, and voices Bellroc in WIZARDS, the 3rd installment of Guillermo Del Toro’s epic trilogy, Tales of Arcadia. 


REQUIREMENTS

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.

Voiceover Lab eligibility is not required to attend this class.

Attendees must be present for the entire class (see Duration above).