Track: Specialty

Meditation has been around a long time. Seven THOUSAND years, in fact! According to Psychology Today, the first recorded evidence of Meditation is in wall art, in the Indian subcontinent read more…

This session will cover the ins and outs of podcast post-production work. Cleaning up and processing the voiceover followed by mixing music with the voice, ensuring the voice stands out read more…

Voice Director Hugh Edwards directs live script readthroughs and provides 1-2-1 feedback in front of the class! No preparation is necessary, and scripts will be provided. Takeaways Learn from Voice read more…

What separates voice actors from the larger acting world is that we don’t have our bodies available to convey emotion — it all has to come out of our heads. read more…

Presented by Cliff Zellman, Director of Talent Development – Automotive Division, ACM Talent A very informative hour covering the basics of Voice Over for Automotive. Learn why automotive can be read more…

Interview and review of the Unicorn program and the winners.  

A podcast gives you the opportunity to share your message and spark meaningful dialogue with your tribe. Its on-demand content medium allows you to explore, discover and archive historical events, read more…

What is an Explainer Video? Is there a difference between Explainers, eLearning modules, and corporate narration? What kind of demo do you need for this kind of work? These and read more…

If you’ve ever looked around a room (or, ahem, Twitter) and thought, “These other actors are awesome – I hope they don’t find out I’m faking it” or “There’s no read more…

The Casting Director and the Producer might put you at the front of the line, but it’s the DIRECTOR who makes the final choice. The DIRECTOR’S PANEL introduces you to read more…

The voiceover industry is changing at a furious rate, never before seen, as we move with radical changes in technology. The time to think small has passed – the time read more…

The Atlanta Panel will encompass leaders and players in the hugely successful Atlanta VO market, and attendees will learn firsthand from each panelist how their own journey came about. Tips, read more…

Imagine being in a crazy car accident, getting electrocuted, and finding out you may never speak again- all while you’re the lead on a cartoon series. For many of us, read more…

Elaine A. Clark, the author of “Voice-Overs for Podcasting – How to Develop a Career and Make a Profit” and the podcast series, “Real Talking Tips” shares her research and read more…

Come by Thursday night and read some Pandora scripts with David Cuetter and Steve Pogatch, Pandora’s Studio Resonate Audio Ad Producers. Each talent will hopefully get a chance to come read more…

Background: how I started working on-camera which translated to VO work. How do we tell a story? Imagination. Tell the STORY. Beginning middle and end. I will have a keynote read more…

Come by Wednesday night and read some Pandora scripts with David Cuetter and Steve Pogatch, Pandora’s Studio Resonate Audio Ad Producers. Each talent will hopefully get a chance to come read more…

LYNNANNE ZAGER, the renowned narrator of Investigation Discovery’s “Deadly Women”, will hold an in-depth discussion of what narrators do in the dramatic documentary big leagues. A sub-genre of narration, Lynnanne read more…

Steve Van Wormer is the executive producer and host of the podcast series called: I’m Aware That I’m Rare: the phaware® podcast The phaware® podcast is devoted to raising global read more…

Our industry has a problem. Despite the fact that today’s American population is nearly 40% non-white, the voices we hear in the media – broadcast, animation, commercials, etc. – are read more…

Getting your casting ratio (the number of jobs booked vs the number of auditions done) down to 1 in 10 is a crucial skill for successful voiceover artists. Did you read more…

This session will focus on the use of voice-overs and production techniques in creating creatures, sound effects, and music for toys and games. Takeaways Attendees will learn tips on using read more…

Sylvia Longmire was an active duty Air Force officer and Special Agent when she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2005. Her dreams of being a career officer quickly faded read more…

Pausing a take because YouTube Kids is audible in the background. Asking your agent for a slightly different audition time so you can make school pickup. Trying not to panic read more…