I recently answered questions posed by writer and blogger Kyle Overstreet. KO: Tell us about your acting career! I’m primarily a voice actor. This means that I spend most of my days in a soundproof box talking to myself. A voice actor provides the speech that you hear on commercials, websites, audiobooks, video games, etc….
Recently, I recorded a sample chapter from my work in progress, The Brass Queen. Many writers post excerpts from their upcoming novels. As an actor, I thought it would be fun to head into the studio and record an audio version. I had the pleasure of working with the incredible voice talent George Ledoux. George has the ability…
One of the most frequent questions that I receive is how to begin a career in voice acting. Every actor may give you different advice. Here is my ha-penny’s worth! First, practice reading aloud. Try to act out different types of writing – a paragraph from a novel, the copy from a newspaper advert, a…
I have two jobs. One involves spending hours in a soundproof box talking to myself and recording the results (voice actor). The other involves spending hours in my head talking to myself and writing down the results (writer). Strangely, neither job is particularly conducive to developing an active social life. This may be the reason…
Boo & I at Massive Productions today recording a medical voiceover. Thanks Matt! #voiceover #vo #voiceacting #yorkies #yorkshireterrier #yorkie #akcyorkie #yorkiesofig A photo posted by Elizabeth Chatsworth (@elizabethchatsworth) on Oct 18, 2016 at 12:12pm PDT
For the last two weeks I have experienced the joys of a major home renovation. My first poor decision was to refinish the hardwood floors and remodel the master bathroom at the same time. Did you spot the error in my strategy? Needless to say, refinishing the floors before starting the bathroom renovation would have made a…
I just LOVE the retro styling of this Blue Kiwi microphone! http://www.bluemic.com/kiwi. Thanks to all at IBM and Massive Productions who helped to make today’s industrial voice-over recording session a success.