
COACHING - "The Art of the Bookable Read"
$200/hr (full 60 mins) or $700 for 4 sessions
Audition Prep - $3.50/min (min $70)
Via Zoom
Great voice acting is about being grounded in the character (with a consistent voiceprint and a defined personality) - staying in the moment - always listening and reacting (often imagining how the other character is speaking to you when you have to record with no scene partner) - existing in the scene's physical space in your mind like you're on-camera... and understanding how to 'live in the skin / walk in the shoes' of the character. It's never EVER just 'doing' a voice.
Whether the part is wacky and comedic, a bombastic villain, or more true to life, I agree with one of my first teachers, Sanford Meisner that "acting is living truthfully under given imaginary circumstances" - even when the voiceprint is extreme. Casting doesn't want you to shrug your shoulders and say 'it's JUST a cartoon' when you send in your audition. Your humanity has to draw them in - even when voicing a creature.
When we work together, we'll explore how to realistically express a character’s personality so it feels like you’re ‘at home’ in a scene, the crucial difference between voiceprint and character, technical elements of comedic timing, how to be sure you're telling the story the writers are trying to tell while making the part your own, and how to improve your ability to self-direct for auditions.