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© 2016 Society of Voice Arts And Sciences™ WE ARE MORE THAN READY...TO CONGRATULATE MICHAEL BUFFER

To the Voice Arts® Community:

Thank you.

Speaking on behalf of my unstoppable partner Joan Baker, and the SOVAS™ Board of Directors, I could go on saying thank you for the rest of my life and I probably will. Gratitude is all I have left after receiving the endless stream of support and love from so many within the voiceover community and beyond. SOVAS™ stands strong for one simple reason: The people who are dedicated to its mission and who commit themselves to it with heart and soul. Judi Durand is a public relations pro who observed what we are envisioning and said, “I believe you have something. I’ll do everything I can to help you reach your goals.” Judi not only made us one of her pro bono projects, but she did it out AND ALL OF TONIGHT’S of love. Artie Egendorf (energysway.com) is another angel in our lives. He has provided extraordinary spiritual guidance and life coaching on levels we could never have imagined HONOREES possible. It always comes down to dedicated people. My heart is filled with gratitude.

Operating a nonprofit is a humbling experience. Almost every time you pick up the phone it’s to ask someone for something for free, followed by educating that person in the mission of your organization. With so many charities doing extraordinary work that tackles humanity’s most devastating problems in war-torn nations or regions ravaged by the forces of nature, it seems strange to ask for support for voice acting.

Yet, when people consider the global impact that the human voice can have at every level, a flash of recognition suddenly shines through and a sparkle lights their eyes. Voice acting, when done artfully, has the power to engender great joy, laughter, understanding, comfort, knowledge and many other positive influences that impact our global humanity. “In the beginning there was the word.” The word is the realm of the voice actor, the artist, the orator, the singer and anyone who wants to make appositive difference.

This year, we are thrilled to see SOVAS™ and the Voice Arts® Awards emerge as a new energy transforming our industry and our world for the better. The Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Honor is a gift to the realm in which our work takes place. The Environmental Voice Arts® Award is a declaration that our voices can be harnessed and unleashed for the greater good. The voice actors, writers, content creators, directors, casting directors and talent agents are the centurions of communication. “In the beginning there was the word.” I take that to mean that every time we speak is a new beginning.

Sincerely,

Rudy Gaskins Chairman & CEO Society of Voice Arts and Sciences™

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5:45 pm Theater Open for Seating And to all 2016 Voice Arts® Award nominees, 6:00 pm including our wonderful voiceover clients and alumni: Voice Arts® Awards Welcome MIKE BRANG DEBBE HIRATA Award Recipients Announced DAVE FENNOY CRAIG KLEIN Special Honorees: Michael Buffer, Lonnie Ali and Erin Brockovich ALISON FREED ALICYN PACKARD Award Recipients Announced TIM FRIEDLANDER JAY PRESTON 9:00 pm Honda After Party BRADY HALES ADAM VERNER ANDREW HEYL

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16 17 ™ Voice Actor: Chris Tergliafera Voice Actor: Chris Fries VOICE ARTS AWARD NOMINEES Product: Chris Tergliafera Promo Demo Product: “Mako” Client: Chris Tergliafera Client: SeaWorld Voice Actor: Neil Wilson Voice Actor: Andrew Heyl Voice Actor: Craig Klein Product: Neil Wilson Promo Demo Product: UW Health, Remarkable OUTSTANDING NATIONAL TV Client: Neil Wilsonn Client: UW Health COMMERCIAL, BEST VOICEOVER Product: 2015 Golf Channel Teasers Client: Golf Channel OUTSTANDING ANIMATION DEMO OUTSTANDING LOCAL TV PROMO, Voice Actor: Mike Brang OUTSTANDING NATIONAL TV REEL, BEST VOICEOVER BEST VOICEOVER Product: “United Mileage Plus Explorer Card” Client: CHASE COMMERCIAL CAMPAIGN, BEST VOICEOVER Voice Actor: Alan Adelberg Voice Actor: Natalie Roers Voice Actor: Cristina Milizia Product: Alan Adelberg Video Game/ Product: Germ Test Product: “The Curious Life” Animation Demo Reel Client: WAVE 3 News Client: The Laughing Cow Voice Actor: Chris Fries Client: Alan Adelberg Voice Actor: Thembisa S. 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Brunch Product: Alexander the Great Client: McDonald’s Voice Actor: Jessica McDonald Client: Travel & Escape Client: Jam Advertising Product: The Amazing World of Gumball Voice Actor: J. Michael Collins Voice Actor: Craig Klein Voice Actor: Robert Clotworthy Product: State and Main Kitchen and Bar 2016 Voice Actor: Christian Lanz Product: 2015 BMW Championship Tease Product: Ancient Aliens Client: State and Main Kitchen and Bar Product: Epic Cat Battles with Puss in Boots Client: Golf Channel Client: HISTORY Client: DreamWorksTV Voice Actor: Lea Gulino Voice Actor: Chris Fries Voice Actor: Bob Peterson Product: Tejava Ice Tea Voice Actor: Kevin Glikmann Product: The History of Daytona Product: E:60 The Family Business Client: Tejava Product: Get Blake! Client: FOX Client: ESPN Client: Nickelodeon Voice Actor: Chris Fries Voice Actor: Mike Brang OUTSTANDING POLITICAL Voice Actor: Cristina Milizia Product: West Texas Investors Club Product: Jimmy Kimmel Live Product: Lala The Koala, Disney Junior ANNOUNCEMENT – Client: CNBC Client: ABC Doc McStuffins IMAGE, BEST VOICEOVER Client: Disney Junior Voice Actor: Brian Haymond OUTSTANDING TV PROMO Product: Subaru Launch Control – Family Ties Voice Actor: Steph Lynn Robinson CAMPAIGN, BEST VOICEOVER Client: SUBARU Voice Actor: Brian Haymond Product: Looped Product: Ted Cruz for President, “Scorpion” Client: CITV Voice Actor: J. 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Client: Metropolis Voice Actor: Frankie DiVita Product: Beric The Briton Other Credits: Director: Emiliano Galigani Product: Pound Rockout Workout Voice Actor: Susan Bernard Publisher: Heirloom Audio Productions Client: Pound Rockout Workout Product: 2016 TV Narration Demo Other Credits: Executive Producer: Bill Heid / OUTSTANDING MOTION PICTURE Voice Actor: J. Michael Collins Client: Susan Beranrd Producer: John Fornof ANIMATION, BEST VOICEOVER Product: We Care Solar Other Credits: J. Michael Collins, Producer Voice Actor: Brian Blessed, John Rhys-Davies, Client: United Nations Energy Awards Voice Actor: Andrew Danish Helen George, Sylvester McCoy, John Bell, Katherine Kellgren Voice Actor: Albert Brooks Product: Andrew Danish Narration Reel OUTSTANDING E-LEARNING, and a full cast. Product: Finding Dory Client: Andrew Danish Product: The Dragon and The Raven Client: Pixar Animation Studios BEST VOICEOVER Voice Actor: Rick Hoem Publisher: Heirloom Audio Productions Other Credits: Ellen DeGeneres, Ed O’Neill, Product: Rick Hoem Explainer Other Credits: Executive Producer: Bill Heid / Kaitlin Olson, Hayden Rolence, Ty Burrell, Diane Narration Demo 2016 Voice Actor: Monique Coppola Producer: John Fornof Keaton, Eugene Levy, Sloane Murray, Idris Elba, Client: Rick Hoem Product: ABPN Explainer Voice Actor: Katie Flamman Dominic West, Bob Peterson, Kate McKinnon, Bill Other Credits: J. 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Sloane Murray, Idris Elba, Dominic West, Bob Voice Actor: Alison Freed Voice Actor: Garrison Keillor Peterson, Kate McKinnon, Bill Hader, Sigourney Product: 60 Seconds to Fit OUTSTANDING VOICEOVER PODCAST Product: The Road Home by Garrison Keillor Weaver, Andrew Stanton, John Ratzenberger Client: Refinery + Adidas Publisher: HighBridge Audio Voice Actor: Ed O’Neill Host: Kiff VandenHeuvel Product: Finding Dory OUTSTANDING COMMERCIAL DEMO Product: All Over Voiceover with Kiff VH OUTSTANDING PROMO DEMO REEL – Client: Pixar Animation Studios REEL, BEST VOICEOVER Client: All Over Voiceover SPANISH VOICEOVER Other Credits: Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Host: Chuck Duran and Stacey J Aswad Kaitlin Olson, Hayden Rolence, Ty Burrell, Diane Product: VO Buzz Weekly Voice Actor: George DelHoyo Keaton, Eugene Levy, Sloane Murray, Idris Elba, Voice Actor: Cam Cornelius Client: VO Buzz Weekly Product: George DelHoyo – Dominic West, Bob Peterson, Kate McKinnon, Bill Product: Cam Com Host: Dan Lenard and George Whittam Spanish Promo/Trailer Hader, Sigourney Weaver, Andrew Stanton, John Client: Cam Cornelius Product: Voice Over Body Shop Ratzenberger Voice Actor: Andie Duncan Voice Actor: Marcelo Liapiz Client: Voice Over Body Shop Product: Marcelo Liapiz Promo Demo Reel Voice Actor: Ginnifer Goodwin Product: Commercial Demo Host: Rachael Naylor Product: Zootopia Client: Andie Duncan Voice Actor: Roberto Sanchez Product: The VoiceOver Network Webinar Client: Walt Disney Animation Studios Product: Roberto Sanchez Promo Demo Reel Voice Actor: Brady Hales Client: VO Network Other Credits: Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Jenny Product: Commercial Voice Demo Voice Actor: Fabian Toro Slate, Nate Torrence, Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake, Product: Fabian Toro Video Demo Voice Client: Brady Hales OUTSTANDING BODY OF WORK, Tommy Chong, J.K. Simmons, Octavia Spencer, Voice Actor: Elizabeth Hales Over Work Alan Tudyk, Shakira, Raymond S. Persi, Maurice Product: Commercial Voice Demo VOICEOVER LeMarche, John DiMaggio Client: Elizabeth Hales OUTSTANDING COMMERCIAL DEMO Voice Actor: Jason Bateman Voice Actor: Brian Scott Kelly Voice Actor: George DelHoyo REEL, BEST SPANISH VOICEOVER Product: Zootopia Product: Commercial Demo Product: Motion Picture Trailers Client: Walt Disney Animation Studios Client: Various Client: Brian Scott Kelly Voice Actor: Erik Bravo Other Credits: Ginnifer Goodwin, Idris Elba, Jenny Voice Actor: Bill Ratner Slate, Nate Torrence, Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake, Voice Actor: Katie Mayer Product: Erik Bravo Spanish Commercial Product: Commercial Demo Product: Multiple Products Demo 2016 Tommy Chong, J.K. Simmons, Octavia Spencer, Client: Various Alan Tudyk, Shakira, Raymond S. Persi, Maurice Client: Katie Mayer Voice Actor: Marcelo Liapiz LeMarche, John DiMaggio Voice Actor: Barry Nicholson Voice Actor: Sylvia Villagran Product: Marcelo Liapiz Commercial Demo Reel Product: New 2016 Commercial Demo Product: Voiceover Client: Various Voice Actor: Roberto Sanchez OUTSTANDING CONSUMER SALES Client: Barry Nicholson Product: Roberto Sanchez Commercial Voice Actor: Mary Jane Wells VIDEO, BEST VOICEOVER Voice Actor: Marc Scott Demo Reel Product: Marc Scott Commercial Demo Product: Voiceover Client: Various Voice Actor: Edu Valenzuela Client: Marc Scott Product: Edu Valenzuela Commercial Demo Reel Voice Actor: Debbe Hirata Voice Actor: Marie Westbrook Product: “Our People are Everything” Product: Commercial Demo Client: Aerotek Client: Marie Westbrook

(Cont.) (Cont.) 20 21 OUTSTANDING NARRATION DEMO AUDIOBOOK NARRATION – Narrator: Lecrae Moore AUDIOBOOK NARRATION – REEL, BEST SPANISH VOICEOVER SCIENCE FICTION, BEST NARRATOR Audiobook: Unashamed by Lecrae Moore CHILDREN’S PRE-SCHOOL Publisher: christianaudio (INFANT TO 12), BEST NARRATOR Narrator: Jo Maeder Narrator: Josh Clark, Charlie Davis, Voice Actor: Kristy Calvache Audiobook When I Married My Mother by Product: Dino-Buddies: La Bicicleta de Muchos Scott Menville, Jim Meskimen, Stefan Rudnicki, and a Full Cast Jo Maeder Narrator: David Kaye Colores Interactive eBook App by Aunt Audiobook: Battlefield Earth: Publisher: Vivant Press Audiobook: The Cat’s Maw by Brooke Burgess Eeebs and Sprout! A Saga of the Year 3000 Narrator: Tim Wise Publisher: Author’s Republic Client: Dino-Buddies Publisher: Galaxy Press Audiobook White Like Me by Tim Wise Other Credits: Writer/Director: Brooke Burgess (Rivercrest Industries, Inc.) USA Publisher: Audiobooks.com Editor/Composer: Tobias Tinker Other Credits: Author, Translator: Angela Capers Narrator: Simon Vance Narrator: Adam Verner Author, Illustrator, Creative Development: Harry P. Audiobook: Children of Earth and Sky Audiobook: Finding Dory by Disney Press Capers, Jr. by Guy Gavriel Kay AUDIOBOOK NARRATION – Publisher: Recorded Books Publisher: Blackstone Audio Voice Actor: Antonio D. Espejo CRIME & THRILLER, BEST NARRATOR Narrator: Matt Wolfe Product: Galaxy Moon Narrator: Ray Porter Product: Contact: Alien Invasion 2 by Audiobook: Jeff Madison and the Curse of Voice Actor: Valentina Latyna Plascencia Narrator: Adam Verner Sean Platt and Johnny B. Truant Drakwood Forest (Book 2) by Product: Valentina Latyna Audiobook: The Fraud, by Brad Parks Publisher: Podium Publishing Bernice Fischer Client: Valentina Latyna Plascencia Publisher: Dreamscape Media Publisher: eBookit Narrator: Scott Brick Narrator: Stacy Keach Audiobook: The Last Tribe by Brad Manuel Narrator: Adam Verner OUTSTANDING TV PROMOS – Audiobook: Murder Never Knocks by Publisher: Podium Publishing Audiobook: The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett BEST SPANISH VOICEOVER Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins and Jory John Narrator: Tim Gerard Reynolds Publisher: Blackstone Publisher: Blackstone Audio Audiobook: Shadow and Flame by Gail Z. Martin Narrator: RC Bray Voice Actor: Sylvia Villagran Publisher: Recorded Books Narrator: Katie Schorr Audiobook: Nemesis: Arisen, Book 8.5 Product: Copa America 2016 Audiobook Zootopia by Disney Press Publisher: Podium Publishing Client: Univision Deportes Publisher: Blackstone Audio AUDIOBOOK NARRATION – Narrator: RC Bray Voice Actor: Elvis Castillo MYSTERY, BEST NARRATOR Audiobook: A Nick Bracco Omnibus Product: El Cuerpo Del Deseo AUDIOBOOK NARRATION – Publisher: Podium Publishing Client: Telemundo Internacional TEENS, BEST NARRATOR Narrator: Simon Vance Narrator: PJ Ochlan Voice Actor: Roberto Sanchez Audiobook: Hour of the Wolf by Hakan Nesser Audiobook Precinct: Siberia Product: Olympics Rio 2016 Publisher: HighBridge Audio Publisher: SueMedia Productions Narrator: Caitlin Davies Client: NBC Universo Audiobook: Dragon Blood Omnibus Narrator: Xe Sands Voice Actor: Fabian Toro Publisher: Podium Publishing Audiobook: The Muralist by B.A. Shapiro Product: Survive Episodic AUDIOBOOK NARRATION – BUSINESS Publisher: HighBridge Audio Narrator: Julia Whelan and Will Damron Client: Discovery US Hispanic OR EDUCATION, BEST NARRATOR Audiobook: The Dwellers Saga Omnibus: Books 1-3 Narrator: Jim Frangione Publisher: Podium Publishing Audiobook: Scents and Sensibility AUDIOBOOK NARRATION – Narrator: Daniel Maté by Spencer Quinn Narrator: Emily Woo Zeller Audiobook: The Coaching Habit, by BIOGRAPHY, BEST NARRATOR Publisher: Recorded Books Audiobook: My Best Friend’s Exorcism Michael Bungay Stanier by Grady Hendrix Narrator: Anna Parker-Naples Publisher: Post Hypnotic Press Publisher: Blackstone Audio Narrator: Ralph Lister Audiobook: Where the Memories Lie Narrators: Em Eldridge, Kate Orsini, Aduiobook: The Auctioneer by Simon de Pury by Sibel Hodge Narrator: Amanda Leigh Cobb Kyla Garcia, Cherise Boothe Audiobook: Never Always Sometimes by Adi Alsaid Client: HighBridge Audio Narrator: Lisette Lecat Audiobook: Girl Code Publisher: Recorded Books Narrator: Paul Michael Audiobook: The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine Publisher: Audiobooks.com Aduiobook: Boy Born Dead by David Ring by Alexander McCall Smith Narrator: Julia Whelan Client: christianaudio Publisher: Recorded Books Narrator: Elisabeth Rodgers Audiobook Plus One Audiobook: Mapping the Heavens Publisher: Jammer Audio Narrator: Tavia Gilbert by Priyamvada Natarajan Aduiobook: I Wasn’t Strong Like This When Narrator: Soneela Nankani AUDIOBOOK NARRATION – AUTHOR Publisher: Blackstone Audio I Started Out by Lee Gutkind PERFORMANCE, BEST NARRATOR Audiobook: Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton Client: Tantor Media Narrator: Tom Taylorson Publisher: Recorded Books Audiobook: No Fears, No Excuses by Larry Smith Narrator: Dennis Kleinman Narrator: Dave Isay Publisher: Blackstone Audio Aduiobook: Out of the Shoebox by Yaron Reshef Audiobook: Callings: The Purpose and Passion of Client: A World Voice Narrator: James Foster Work by Dave Isay Audiobook Platform Revolution: How Networked Narrator: Jonathan Keeble Publisher: HighBridge Audio Markets Are Transforming the Aduiobook: Paul McCartney: The Life by Narrator: Candace Cameron Bure Economy – and How to Make Philip Norman Audiobook: Dancing Through Life by Them Work for You Client: Recorded Books Candace Cameron Bure Publisher: Brilliance Audio Publisher: christianaudio Narrator: Dick Van Dyke Audiobook: Keep Moving by Dick Van Dyke Publisher: Blackstone

(Cont.) 22 23 AUDIOBOOK NARRATION – AUDIOBOOK NARRATION – Narrator: Susan Bennett AUDIOBOOK NARRATION – SHORT CLASSICS, BEST NARRATOR HISTORY, BEST NARRATOR Audiobook: South Toward Home by Margaret Eby STORY ANTHOLOGY, BEST NARRATOR Publisher: Recorded Books Narrator: Adam Driver Narrator: Todd Haberkorn Narrator: Grover Gardner Audiobook Theater of War by Bryan Dorries Narrators: Luke Daniels, Ralph Lister, Audiobook: The Adventures of Ulysses Audiobook: The Civil War, Volume 1 Publisher: Blackstone Audio Amy McFadden, Mikael Naramore, by Bernard Evslin by Shelby Foote Nick Podehl, Tanya Eby, Austin Bunn Publisher: Graymalkin Media Publisher: Blackstone Publishing AUDIOBOOK NARRATION – Audiobook: The Brink: Stories Narrator: Gregg Rizzo Narrator: Brian Blessed Publisher: Austin Bunn Audiobook: Call of the Wild by Jack London Audiobook: The Dragon and The Raven METAPHYSICAL, BEST NARRATOR Narrators: Gregg Rizzo, Jenn Henry, Publisher: Essential Audiobooks by G.A. Henty Moniece Robinson, Phillip J. Mather, Narrator: Kevin Kenerly Publisher: Heirloom Audio Productions Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Audiobook: Just Above My Head Narrator: Kirsten Potter Audiobook: Awakened: Vampire Awakenings, Book 1 Lisa Biggs, Otis Jiry, Jay Preston, by James Baldwin Audiobook: White Trash by Nancy Isenberg Publisher: Podium Publishing Dave Fennoy Publisher: Blackstone Audio Publisher: Tantor Media Narrator: Robert Bray Audiobook: Loves Anthology Narrator: Anna Parker-Naples Narrator: Simon Vance Audiobook: The Mountain Man Omnibus: Books 1-3 Publisher: Learning Ally Library Audiobook: The Railway Children by E. Nesbit Audiobook: Winston Churchill Reporting Publisher: Podium Publishing Narrators: Luke Daniels, Alex Wyndham, Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks by Simon Read Narrator: Sean Runnette Julia Whelan Narrator: Ann M. Richardson Publisher: Post Hypnotic Press Audiobook: Nightlord: Sunset Audiobook: Three Slices Audiobook Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey Narrator: Robert Fass Publisher: Podium Publishing Publisher: Podium Publishing Publisher: Post Hypnotic Press Audiobook The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in Narrator: Simon Vance Narrators: Hillary Huber and Bronson Pinchot 1606 by James Shapiro Audiobook: St. Francis of Assisi by G.K. 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1 ROBERT REDFORD’S “START & RESTART REALISTIC DIALOGUE TRICK.” Conjunctive Lines There are those times when you will have the power to change words in a voice over We can get all the kids, water toys in the car AND the dog. project. If you are challenged with making the dialogue more realistic, here’s a trick, That’s what she said, SO, I guess we’ll have to submit. which Robert Redford uses in most every movie he’s ever done. A character will start a We don’t make rude noises, NOR two we open our mouths while we chew. thought, get a better way of putting it, and go on with the better way of communicating the thought. For example – 7 BATS & RATS TECHNIQUE “Morgan is serving five years for aggravated – Give a long tight “Cartoon Kiss” into your open palm. That should generate a high- he’s in the slammer for busting a guy up bad.” pitched sound. Wiggle your palm as you do. The perfect bat or rat. What’s the difference between Bat and Rats and a Cartoon Kiss? One’s more fun. 2 MONTGOMERY CLIFF’S, “READ IT LIKE A FIRST GRADER” TECHNIQUE. This is a technique that is attributed to the great stage and film actor, Montgomery 8 COMMIT TO ONE CHOICE MINDSET Cliff. When he would first read a script, he would read it carefully, word by word, Before you send in two takes for an audition, consider two factors. making sure he was not performing. Why? He said that since he didn’t know what was 1. Which of the performances realizes the story best? on the pages, he couldn’t make any intelligent choices to realize the scene or story 2. When you send in two takes, you are begging for a comparison between the two? with performance. If he did perform it prematurely, it could very well lead him into That means someone is in a position to decide one is not as good as the other. choices that didn’t realize the story. This is the kind of work I do alone, and prior to a read with other actors or with the director. 9 QUIET AND CLOSE AGENDA. Be on the lookout for any scene or line where you can perform it as if you were in a 3 THE PERFECT WORD TRICK. close-up shot. Actors tend to work as if they were on stage, rather than in film. Just If I don’t have control of the text or the ability to change words, I will occasionally take because there is an exclamation mark at the end of the sentence doesn’t mean it has time or a pause prior to saying a word (particularly if it’s a strange or complex word) to to be loud. Sure, if the line is, “May Day! May Day!” you’ll need to get loud, but many give the impression that I just thought of it or chose it carefully. It’s rather like paralleling don’t need to be performed with volume. the author’s journey during his or her first draft. Quiet and Close Lines “About two weeks ago, I was talking to my boss about the…”potentiality” of a raise. “I’ve told you before, I’m not going to wait! “Who’s in charge here!” 4 THE ONE WAY NEVER TO SLATE. “Ladies and Gentlemen. May I have you attention.” Dead. By that I mean, without personality. It’s a habit performers get into as they do audition after audition. They sound serious, even bored and have it in their mind 10 DON’T BE IN THE MOMENT TECHNIQUE that it doesn’t count. In an audition, everything counts from your first fricative. This flies in the face of what is taught in acting school, but sometimes people are Consider the listener. Someone is listening to dozens, if not hundreds of auditions distracted, doing something in additional to talking to someone. It creates a different in a row. The first thing they hear is a performer who doesn’t reveal personality, and sound. Look for moments in scripts, text and copy, where a character is doing perhaps sound bored. something as well as talking to someone.

5 “KILLER DIALECT CATCH PHRASE” TRICK. 11 THE SOUND OF THINKING MIC TECHNIQUE There will come a time when you will be asked if you can do a particular accent or The convention in voice over for thinking is quiet, as if to oneself. To make it effective, dialect, and a director or producer will want you to give them a “taste.” Don’t trot out an you need to marry your hushed tones (not whispered) with close microphone improvised sentence or passage. Have a sentence that you know well, which shows off technique. In text, particularly in books, when a character is thinking, it is in italics. What your abilities in the best light and includes many of the sound adjustments and changes you do is go from standard mic position, to close mic, which is 2 or three inches from you must make to perform the dialect correctly. I refer to these as “Killer Dialect Catch the mic. That way, you will be at the same relative volume as your performance with Phrases.” It is best if you make up your own. Here are a couple that work for me. more volume, farther away, but it will fulfill the convention of thinking. British: All that glitters is not gold. 12 “WHEN THE TEXT GETS HOT, GET COLD TECHNIQUE.” Russian: I have to grab little rodent for to ring his neck. This is from the audiobook narration world, but I apply it to all mediums. As a performer, you are partners with the text. When a passage in a book, or scene gets 6 NEVER SWING ON “AND” REMINDER provocative or evocative like sensual or grisly passages, back off your expressiveness The habit of connecting two products, services, or general concepts with a conjunctive and attitude toward the material. Why? You want to leave plenty of room for the came from advertising. “It’s delicious, kids love’em AND it’s good for you.” It makes listener to experience their emotional journey rather than yours. no sense to use valuable emphasis on a conjunctive, AND especially by getting loud for emphasis. Visit patfraley.com 34 35 Build your voiceover and acting career with Backstage.

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