One Of The Toughest Decisions An Actor Faces
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I got this email from an actor in the UK, about a thorny issue that we all face as actors and VO performers.
It’s about work sometimes interfering with what you love.
Amanda wrote… Continue Reading →
How Steve P. Young Got Me To Talk About Rehearsal and Podcasting
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Short and sweet:
I was recently guest on Steve P. Young’s audio podcast called “App Masters – Mobile Growth Hacking & App Marketing.” Slightly NSFW.
If you have an idea for an app, and wanted to hear what it’s like to bring an app to the marketplace, give this a listen. We also touch on rejection, business and serving a tribe, my title as “the first podcaster ever,” even what I tell myself when I walk into an audition that helps me book.
Want to listen? Check it out: Continue Reading →
Studio Maintenance? Don’t Forget Current Projects
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I recently upgraded my studio – good, and not so good – I have a warning you need to hear about this.
There were some unintended consequences of my studio maintenance… Continue Reading →
Latest Audacity Version Breaks My Stairstep Method: Here’s The Fix
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I’d started seeing rumblings that the latest version of Audacity (as of this writing in early 2018), 2.2.1, changes a fundamental behavior when recording.
That behavior is essential to the time-saving, high-quality stairstep method of Audacity editing that I teach, for both audiobook and other work.
After hearing about this, I investigated and found that the rumblings were right on.
But…the good news is, there’s an easy fix. Continue Reading →
VO Options vs. VO Processes
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There are options people, and there are process people.
When the options become overwhelming, it can stop you dead in your tracks.
Here’s how to keep yourself from becoming frozen when making choices about your VO auditions and performances. Continue Reading →
Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling – Rule 15
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I can’t stress storytelling enough, and how important it is to your VO career to develop and hone your storytelling skills.
It’s essential.
So, every so often, I like to roll out items from this list from Emma Coats, who used to work at Pixar as a story artist, and who serially tweeted Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling.
I’m sharing with you one of these rules every so often, along with how you can apply each rule to your VO artistry.
Today, Rule 15… Continue Reading →
5 Things You Need To Know NOW As An Actor About The New Tax Bill
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Real short and sweet: Ernie Charles (Enrolled Agent tax prep expert and ACTOR) and I went LIVE on Facebook for over an hour, and if you’re concerned about what’s going away in the new tax bill for actors and VO talent, and what you can do to protect your deductions…watch this video: Continue Reading →
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