SFV #005: Voice-Overs Behind the Scenes

07/08/15 • 20 min

Six Figure Voice, The Voice Actors Podcast

Our hosts Tyrone Jackson and Alyson Steel surprise each other with some interview questions about their experiences in the industry.

Tyrone and Alyson have never heard their respective questions before, making for honest and organic answers. We find out who they truly are as professionals, what their pet peeves are, how they rehearse, and what they love most about their careers. Listen to find out which celebrity Tyrone would want to be for a day and who Alyson's celebrity crush is!

To learn more about the voice-over industry visit www.sixfigurevoice.com!

Our hosts Tyrone Jackson and Alyson Steel surprise each other with some interview questions about their experiences in the industry.

To learn more about the voice-over industry visit www.sixfigurevoice.com!

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SFV #004: Voice-Over for Animation

Working in animation is a really fun facet of the voice-over industry. Tyrone Jackson and Alyson Steel talk about character development and the audition process with Jamie Woodham, a writer from the animated show Talking Tom and Friends.

Jamie Woodham is a staff writer on Talking Tom and Friends. He built his reputation as a comedian and made contacts on Twitter before moving out to Los Angeles. He recommends using social media, especially twitter, to anyone wanting to work in the entertainment industry. Its a free writing sample and networking tool that helps get your name out there.

Jamie explains the process before behind the scenes of an animated show. His advice for auditioning is to bring something unique or very real to the character. When you are casting a nerdy character, for example, 95% of the auditions sound the same (i.e., nasal quality, high pitched voice). He says that if you want to stand out, bring a quirk, react to lines, and do whatever is in your control to give the character as much of a personality as possible.

If you want to catch Talking Tom and Friends, you can find it here on YouTube.

You can follow Jamie on twitter @jwoodham and listen to his podcast Best of Friends on iTunes.

To learn more about how to build or improve your career in the Voice-Over industry visit us at Six Figure Voice. Click here for more info.

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SFV #006: Inside the TV & Radio Business

Tyrone Jackson and Alyson Steel chat with Larry Morgan. Larry is a writer, director, DJ, voice artist, producer and associate programmer who has worked in radio for 20 years. He has worked on many of the top radio stations in Los Angeles. He considers himself an LA cliché because he does a little bit of everything and always has a script up his sleeve.

Larry started in radio at a small station in Texas before moving out to LA to go to USC Film School. After school he pursued a career in radio. When he decided to add voice-over work to his skill set he really had to concentrate on having conversational reads because the tendency in radio is to push.

Larry explains that the program director of a radio station is the person who is directly responsible for programming. He has a hand in everything from managing the on-air personalities to the execution of promotions and contests. The program director is basically the radio version of a producer.

To find out more about the voice-over world from radio to television, film, and more visit www.sixfigurevoice.com. Six Figure Voice is your one stop shop for everything VO.

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