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All voiceover performers work with microphones but very few understand how those microphones work. Join SAG-AFTRA Foundation Engineer/Booth Director Lana Migliore for a session that will help demystify this essential piece of audio equipment. In this session Lana will explain the basics of how microphones function and which...
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In voiceover, your demo is your headshot — your primary marketing tool and first impression with agents, casting directors, and producers. A strong demo highlights your best performances, range, and authenticity. Just as important is understanding how your work is perceived in today’s competitive market.
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A reality of the VO world is that even before getting heard, all auditions get sorted into two groups: the NO List and the MAYBE List.
Want to understand how to get your audition past the gatekeepers? Join industry veteran Hugh P. Klitzke for insight into this...
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Twisted Wave 102 is specifically for those that want to understand the final stage of audio production for recorded audiobooks. The process is called mastering and mastering is required before an audiobook can be released to...
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Voiceover auditions can be exciting, inspiring and stressful. You record the audition, send it off and then crickets. That can leave you wondering: Did anyone listen to my audition? If so, what did they think about my performance? How does my recording space/studio sound? Was my submission competitive?...
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This class will teach actors how to improve their timing and pace when voicing commercials, by adding your voice to commercials with picture and sound mixes.
The instructor will explain the purpose, goals and approach of this voiceover training.
Actors will be given the commercial...
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In this class actors will work on a few important fundamental skills of voiceover… taking direction and using the best parts of that direction to create bookable voice performances.
Instructor: Eric Hurst, Audio Engineer / Booth Director (SAG-AFTRA Foundation Voiceover Lab).
REQUIREMENTS
Know the cancellation deadline (see above).
Sides/Copy will be emailed...
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During this class we will simulate a voiceover casting session. Each actor will record a voiceover "audition" live for review. As a group, other class participants will anonymously rate each voiceover performance. The best performances will move to the “Call Back” round, where the group will provide additional...
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Join staff engineer and booth director Lana Migliore for a fun, fast-paced commercial voiceover workout. Participants are required to provide 2 pieces of 30 second commercial copy to work on during class. Each participant will read and receive feedback from the group. Don't miss this opportunity to work on...
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PLEASE READ DESCRIPTION CAREFULLY AS THIS SESSION IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT THAN NORMAL VO WORKSHOPS
Interested in creating a high quality audiobook sample for use on your personal website, ACX, AHAB or for submission to an audiobook publisher?
Then this workshop is for you!
Once you RSVP, you will be sent a...
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Do Less. Be Better. is an approach to Brand Imaging TV commercial copy and beyond. We’ll use common elements found in various acting methods; in particular, the imagination.
In this workshop, we’ll discover the differences between tv and radio reads and...
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This class is the follow up to Audacity 101. Participants will need to be proficient enough with Audacity to self-produce an audio commercial with voiceover, music and sound effects. The production work will take place in class using materials (script, music and sound effects) provided by the Voiceover...
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In voiceover, you can master all of the vital acting skills (mic technique, copy analysis, decoding the spec, product research, point of View, breath control and body engagement) and yet miss the most important element of bringing words to life. You—your heart; your mind; your life experience; you....
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In this class, actors will read and record various scripts, while music beds play on their headphones. That small addition will create a vibe, a mood and a feeling that has been known to improve voiceover performances by helping with the tone and pace of voiceover reads....
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Voiceover, stage and theatrical actors are sometimes confronted with a request to sing for auditions or roles. But, what if you are not a singer...and Auto-Tune is not an option? Don’t worry, this interactive “show-and-do” class will help participants experience how to cultivate and expand vocal...
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During this class we will simulate a voiceover casting session. Each actor will record a voiceover "audition" live for review. As a group, other class participants will anonymously rate each voiceover performance. The best performances will move to the “Call Back” round, where the group will provide additional...
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What has Townsend not done as a performer? Um, nothing! Animation voiceover, commercial voiceover, theatre, TV, lead singer of a multi-platinum world traveling boy band. Actually, not too sure about that boy band situation, but the rest...yes, he has done it and does it.
In...
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Voiceover Lab programs and recording booth sessions are open to all VO Lab eligible SAG-AFTRA members, regardless of your location. This 2 hour orientation details what the Voiceover Lab program is and the types of educational voiceover programs and training we offer. You will get a general overview...
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Voiceover is an art form! And there is a key to understanding how to deliver a SUCCESSFUL audition. In this class, industry powerhouse Sara Krieger will go over how to analyze a piece of copy (what are the copywriter and client trying to achieve?), how to break down...
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Do you love videogames? Could you be the hero, the villain, the player, or the narrator? Join accomplished voice actor and proud SAG-AFTRA member Ashley Adler for a fast paced hands-on video game workout. Using some improv, your imagination & your stable of characters and voices, Ashley will...
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Looking for an opportunity to network with other members working in audiobooks? Then this Zoom session is for you! Join us for an audiobook-centric Zoom meet-up. After a brief introduction participants will have the opportunity to bounce between topic-specific breakout rooms to talk shop, make contacts, share referrals...
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Voiceover Lab programs and recording booth sessions are open to all VO Lab eligible SAG-AFTRA members, regardless of your location. This 2 hour orientation details what the Voiceover Lab program is and the types of educational voiceover programs and training we offer. You will get a general overview...
