SYNOPSIS
It is no secret. For voiceover actors to demonstrate their voiceover acting talent, you need to be heard. One of the best ways to be heard is by having a demo that spotlights your acting ability. Whether you are curious about the art form and just getting started in voiceover, are a novice in the genre with a few credits or are a working voice actor with a good amount of new material to highlight, a commercial voiceover demo is a a part of your promotion process.
In this class, voiceover actor and demo producer, Anna Garduno will outline the essentials of creating or updating your commercial voiceover demo.
You will learn:
About current trends in commercial voiceover work.
How to research and find excellent material that best fits you.
How to deliver great reads that resonate and get noticed.
What not to do when producing a commercial voiceover demo.
When it is the right time for you to produce/create a commercial voiceover demo.
What your current demo can use to make it sound fresh and modern.
Be prepared to take in foundational information and practical suggestions that can help you plan and put together a commercial demo that elevates your voice acting and can make an impression..
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
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).