http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/articles.htm VoiceOverXtra.com Articles en-us Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:48:46 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss johnflorian@voiceoverxtra.com (John Florian) Copyright © Voice-Over Xtra!. All rights reserved. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.htm?id=uzi97f5h September 1 marks the beginning of National Voice Over Appreciation Month (NVOAM). The event is being launched with the support of a consortium of high-profile VO businesses, coaches, individuals, agencies, subscription sites, and supporters including VoiceOverXtra. The official announcement comes from the offices of the Society of Accredited Voice Over Artists (SaVoa), with planned month-long promotions, marketing opportunities and news releases. Available today at the event website are marketing suggestions, including a sample news release which you might want to personalize with info about yourself for local media ... Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:04:21 EDT http://www.voiceoverxtra.com.com/article.htm?id=uzi97f5h http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.htm?id=sdah29em If you're worried about a lack of cash flowing into your voice over business, here are practical, useful ideas that you can use right away to improve your situation. "They've worked for me, and they'll work for you," promises voice actor / author Maxine Dunn, who peppers this advice with personal examples from her voice over career ... Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:49:51 EDT http://www.voiceoverxtra.com.com/article.htm?id=sdah29em http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.htm?id=5pa3jjav On Wednesday night, Sept. 22, you'll meet, greet and learn from voice over celebrities and behind-the-scenes pros, at THAT'S VOICEOVER! - a unique interactive career event at The Times Center. Hosted by Alan Kalter, of The Late Show with David Letterman, and created by award-winning producers Rudy Gaskins and Joan Baker, THAT'S VOICEOVER! features top talent revealing practical steps to establishing and sustaining a VO career ... Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:12:32 EDT http://www.voiceoverxtra.com.com/article.htm?id=5pa3jjav http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.htm?id=7nhbdh4v James Alburger, author of the best-selling book, "The Art of Voice Acting," has combed through every page for updates, added 85 pages of new copy and scripts, and on September 1, will release a brand new 400-page 4th Edition. Yet audiographed copies may be ordered here now. Considered the most comprehensive book on voice over ever written, the 4th Edition updates today's voice over trends and includes an all-new audio CD ... Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:56:39 EDT http://www.voiceoverxtra.com.com/article.htm?id=7nhbdh4v http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.htm?id=vnocw6qn As thousands and thousands of voice over job postings stream annually to members of Voice123 and Voices.com - the two major voice over online casting services - how do those giants spot the inevitable scammers and sick "funsters" who float in? Well, some controls are secret. But much goes on behind the scenes ... Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:32:20 EDT http://www.voiceoverxtra.com.com/article.htm?id=vnocw6qn http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.htm?id=gm4wyjmr What are the online voice over casting services doing to protect voice talents from predators like the slimeball currently using the name(s) of Frank Mayfield and Charles Thamesmeade in a Nigerian Lottery-style scam? VoiceOverXtra has reported on this scam, which lured dozens of talent to various degrees of participation. Since this started with an online job posting, we ask the online casting services to explain what they're doing to weed out crooks, and their responsibilities to members ... Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:56:39 EDT http://www.voiceoverxtra.com.com/article.htm?id=gm4wyjmr http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.htm?id=jtrbcttw What did you learn in Part 1, letters A to L, of the glitzy, ditzy home studio glossary by Harlan Hogan and Jeffrey P. Fisher? Better catch up fast, because here's Part 2, letters M to Y - reprinted with permission as an excerpt from their "Voice Actor's Guide to Recording At Home ... And On The Road." Yes, you CAN learn while laughing ... Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:17:14 EDT http://www.voiceoverxtra.com.com/article.htm?id=jtrbcttw http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.htm?id=v8ybz48l Which Canadian city is most convenient to you ... Vancouver, Regina, Toronto, Calgary, Winnipeg? That's where you'll find voice over training this fall with Deb Munro, leading Canadian voice talent and coach. Her popular Audition Acrobatics (for voice skills) and Voice Pitch (marketing) workshops were created for weekends this year, and the schedule winds up here ... Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:28:55 EDT http://www.voiceoverxtra.com.com/article.htm?id=v8ybz48l http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.htm?id=vpqt0qmx If you don't think setting up your home studio can be fun, you haven't seen this book or its glossary. Seriously - it's hilarious! The glossary is reprinted here with permission from the "Voice Actor's Guide to Recording At Home ... And On The Road" - a soup-to-nuts guide to creating an inexpensive but professional-sounding recording studio, co-authored by voice over legend Harlan Hogan and audio recording guru Jeffrey P. Fisher. Now learn and laugh with Part 1, letters A to L ... Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:44:36 EDT http://www.voiceoverxtra.com.com/article.htm?id=vpqt0qmx http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.htm?id=n41kv2ui Voice actor and coach Bettye Zoller often hears from voice talents who are not winning as many online auditions as they feel they deserve, and also from those who win frequently. What makes the difference? "It's a numbers game," Zoller says. But there are many additional secrets to winning, which she'll reveal in VoiceOverXtra's Aug. 30 webinar. For instance ... Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:40:54 EDT http://www.voiceoverxtra.com.com/article.htm?id=n41kv2ui