Another Line for the Resume?
I had a TON of fun this past Saturday and Sunday taking a “Weekend Voice Over Introduction” presented by WCS Voice Spot and facilitated by the very talented Jonathan Love. I’ve had a bug in my ear for quite some time about getting involved in voice over acting and this was my first step to pursuing it. Number one lesson from the weekend: I’ve got a LOT to learn. (But that is pretty exciting on it’s own… I love learning new skills, especially when they involve performing of some kind.)
The main benefit of pursuing this new “career”, or at least adding it to my existing one, is that it allows me to flex my acting muscles with less time commitment than a full stage play. As I mentioned in my blog post from a few weeks ago, I do very much enjoy the opportunity to work with other people to produce creative work, and “on mic” opportunities often allow for that to happen.
Two days of working in the “classroom” (well, in the hotel boardroom) culminated in a brief stint in a studio here in town recording a commercial that would have originally aired sometime in the 90s. I’ve included a couple of takes of the same script here – these are exactly as read with no edits. If you have a trained ear for the industry you’ll notice some areas for improvement. If you don’t… well… you may still notice areas for improvement.
For now I’m casually hunting for any opportunity to work “on mic” and will see how it goes for the next few months before making any final decision on whether or not to include this skill in my regular repertoire.
On a personal note: It was great to work with Jonathan again! He’s also a part of a great music group called The Heebee-jeebees and they are playing the Coke Stage during Stampede. (Click here for the showtimes.)
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PS: Happy Birthday, Canada! I was going to get you a card with some money it, but then realized that I paid taxes again this year, so we’ll call it even.
