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Informative radio interview featuring NBA promo announcer Xavier Paul on getting into the voiceover industry, click here:http://ping.fm/7zHYw
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I’m in the recording studio this week recording several projects. New website :www.on-airhost.com
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Informative radio interview on the voiceover business. click here: http://ping.fm/A4Qhh
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Keep in Mind…
As an actor your voice can do two things: 1) Put money in your pocket by getting you work 2) Kill any chance of a career A good speaking voice can take you far. A bad one can take you nowhere fast. Training and commitment to your craft can help you build a long, rewarding and successful career in the VO industry.
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Audition Habits for Highly Effective Performances
Habit #1: Double check that you have all the correct information from your agent. Make sure to confirm style of dress, age range, & shoot dates if scheduled, to make sure you are available if booked. Habit #2: Always arrive for your audition a minimum of a half hour early. Habit #3: Don’t sign in until your actual call time, resist the temptation, it will be strong if you worry about others signing in ahead of you or if you have another appointment after that you are trying to keep. Use this extra time to review any story boards, review [...]
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Characterization in Voiceover Work
The art and task of building a “character” in voiceover work is similar to building characters in other media with the exception that there is very limited time to prepare and rehearse. The nature of voiceover is such that the immediate needs of the producers require the voice performer have an intimate understanding of their voice and a strong ability to implement technique. The ability to make choices quickly and dynamically is a competitive skill regardless of if its in the audition room or the recording studio. Of course practice on a regular basis allows the talent to make more [...]
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Voiceover Direction/Effective Audition Habits De-Mystified
Many times, the direction given to you by casting directors, producers and agents will be unclear, confusing and contradictory. It is up to you to determine the correct approach quickly. The key is to make strong “choices”. A choice is any person, place or thing from your reality that makes you feel the way you need to feel in order to accomplish the “obligation” of the script (copy). Obligations are the specific needs of the script. This worksheet is designed to streamline/organize that process. Complete it, then take with you on auditions, jobs. While looking over your script, go to [...]
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WHEN IT COMES TO VOICEOVERS,CAN YOU HANDLE THE TRUTH?
Xavier is an accomplished internationally known voiceover talent with extensive credits. Xavier is quite different from the vast majority of voiceover talent in today’s market because he he’s worked in virtually every genre in voiceover as a specialist and producer. His thorough knowledge of the craft makes him an authority on the subject of using voice/audio to enhance your corporate goals. Most recent credits include: new on air promo announcer for the NBA, Narrator for History Channel’s UFO Files, Characters on the video game, “Grand Theft Auto” (San Andreas), new character on the animated series, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” National Network T.V. spots for Merck featuring American football coach Dan Reeves, Gatorade (Featuring Michael Jordan), Burger King(featuring the Harlem Globetrotters),Reese’s Peanut Butter Puffs Cereal, Colt 45 Malt Liquor, Foot Locker.
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