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Speaker: Eliza Jane Schneider
Eliza Jane Schneider is a veteran actor and dialect coach, whose clients include celebrities, politicians, A-list directors, AAA game companies, and major studios, such as Disney, Warner Brothers, Universal, Paramount, Fox, Dreamworks, Hulu, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, and Comedy Central. Renowned for voicing the female population of Comedy Central’s South Park, Eliza has an extensive list of credits in some of the most popular animations and video games. As a coach, she has helped perfect the accents and dialects of countless colleagues, from beginners to Oscar winners, to the casts of Overwatch, Mafia 3, and Resident Evil, among many others. An avid researcher, Eliza has dedicated her life to the study of voice and dialects. For her extensive Dialect Database, she traveled six continents, recording thousands of people speaking English in their native dialects. An activist and proud advocate for underserved communities, she is committed to preserving these dialects and allowing all unsung voices to be heard. The proud founder of Competitive Edge Voice Training and the Character Acting Academy, in Pygmalion fashion, Eliza has created a curriculum including the collective wisdom of her favorite working mentors, colleagues, coaches, professors, directors, casting directors and voice stars, to level the playing field and give every voice a chance to soar. A woman of many talents, Eliza got her on-camera start as “Liza” in Beakman’s World. She won Best Solo Show at the NYC International Fringe Festival, and is also a world-class fiddler. Her current online classes can be found at https://competitiveedgevoice.com/
April 23 2021
Series: VO Atlanta 2021
Track: Animation
A panel discussion with top animation industry professionals on the business of a career in animation vo. The Animation panel includes speaker guests Elaine Clark, Micaela Hicks, Eliza Jane Schneider, read more…
April 20 2021
Series: VO Atlanta 2021
Speaker: Eliza Jane Schneider
Track: Animation
There are a few ways for new character actors to break into professional voice acting and make a name for themselves. Audiobooks can give a multi-talented chameleon or dialect expert read more…