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CLASS SYNOPSIS:
In this New Media/Digital age of voiceovers, the market has not only changed, but opened to allow more people access.
How can you take advantage of this growing field?
Learn from two people who work from either side of the booth: a trusted industry producer/studio owner and an experienced voice actor.
In this seminar, you will learn from one of the most respected and well regarded names in the Voiceover industry: Jim Kennelly, owner of Lotas productions and co-owner of Realtime Casting will be conducting this informative and educational seminar. Learn what it's like to be taught by someone who casts, produces and directs!
Jim will also be joined by Sara Krieger, Veteran VO talent and SAG VO Lab contributor and coach.
In this seminar, we will cover:
* How to prepare for your session
* How to audition effectively
* How to take direction in the booth
* How to work with a producer and help make his job easier
* Proper etiquette during a booking
* How to deal with clients during a recording session
* What directors look for in a voice actor
* How to navigate the current voiceover climate
ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTORS:
Jim Kennelly:Owner/ Producer/ Director
For over 30 years Jim Kennelly, owner of Lotas Productions and GM of Realtime Casting, has specialized in finding the right voice for creative radio and television campaigns and narrations. Jim says,“Lotas Productions is known for its thorough casting according to our clients’needs: union, direct pay, local, international, celebrity or unknown, we provide access to an A-list of award winning talent. Jim has long standing relationships with the top talent agencies in NY, LA and Chicago, has worked closely with SAG AFTRA as a union paymaster and signatory and casts and produces voiceovers in his own NYC studio every day. Jim enjoys a national reputation in the voice industry for his honest insight and positive attitude. Jim is an experienced professional with global credentials and has established himself as a trusted expert in the voice-over industry.
Sara Krieger
Sara Krieger has transitioned from a celebrated music career in New York to become one of the most steadily working female actors in Voiceover. While her career in music included gigs at the BlueNote in NY and Japan, Jazz festivals around the world and Carnegie Hall (most notably as one of the original members of the Grammy award winning group ‘New York Voices’), what was originally intended to be a supplementary move to Voiceovers evolved into a full time and well regarded career.
Sara has voiced spots and accounts forEstee Lauder, Thermasilk, Orencia, Citbank, Unicef, HGTV, Fox TV, BloombergRadio and thousands of others. For 13 years, she worked steadily for Late Nightwith David Letterman, as one of the monologue “skit voices”, in addition tofilling in for Dave’s regular on air announcer, Alan Kalter.
Sara is also an accomplished voiceover coach and demo reel producer. In addition to her private coaching business, she has also taught many courses for the union’s “Business of the Biz” series, of which she was a co-creator. She recently moderated the successful SAGFoundation’s The Business panel, which presented "The Evolution of Women in Voiceovers” (which can be seen on You Tube). In addition, she is a regular contributor to the EIF Voiceover Lab of the SAG Foundation in New York.
