VoiceOver Talent & Artist Services

1. Narration Talent
2. Infomercial Talent
3. Training Video Talent
4. Political Ads Talent
5. Announcer Talent
6. PowerPoint presentation Voice Talent
7. character voices talent
8. Cartoon Talent
9. Automotive Talent
10. Direct Response Talent
11. Hard Sell Talent
12. Promo Talent
13. Trailers Talent
1. Narration Artist
2. Infomercial Artist
3. Training Video Artist
4. Political Ads Artist
5. Announcer Artist
6. PowerPoint presentation Voice Artist
7. character voices Artist
8. Cartoon Artist
9. Automotive Artist
10. Direct Response Artist
11. Hard Sell Artist
12. Promo Artist
13. Trailers Artist

What is Voice Over Talent? Who is The Voice Over Artist?

Definitions of talent on the Web:
â endowment: natural qualities or talents
â a person who possesses unusual innate ability in some field or activity

â A talent is an ancient unit of mass. The Babylonians and Sumerians had a system in which there were 60 shekels in a mina and 60 minas in a talent. The Roman talent consisted of 100 libra (pounds) which were smaller in magnitude than the mina.


â Talent refers to a special aptitude, faculty or gift of a person. The word comes from the Greek word "???????" meaning balance or weight.


â The same as BEZANT.


â of silver contained 3,000 shekels (Ex. 38:25, 26), and was equal to 94 3/7 lbs. avoirdupois. The Greek talent, however, as in the LXX., was only 82 1/4 lbs. It was in the form of a circular mass, as the Hebrew name kikkar denotes. A talent of gold was double the weight of a talent of silver (2 Sam. 12:30). Parable of the talents (Matt. 18:24; 25:15).


â Informal term for actors and extras.


â Actors, models, and singers employed in advertisements.


â [meas] Greek; a unit of weight equal to 6000 drachms. The shape and purpose is essentially equivalent to an ingot of metal today.


â The paid staff who are seen or heard on the air, often the interviewer.


â A term used to refer to subjects on-camera in a video production.


â Outside personnel stationed in a trade show exhibit to demonstrate a product, provide attraction to booth or greet visitors. Includes magicians and similar attractions. See MODELS, PRESENTERS.


â Actors or Actresses who appear in the production.


â Collective name for all performers and actors who appear on a program.


â an aptitude or skill such as Battle, Dueling, Arbitration, Intrigue, Weirding, and Prescience.


â A term that refers to all ABOVE-THE-LINE personnel, but specifically to the actors. Sometimes this term is used by agents and casting directors to mean "actors."


â As used in this text, an ability to use psychic energies in one or more forms, including ESP, Hypercognition, PK and the Antipsi powers. Talents may be active, passive or both.


â An innate (inborn) ability to perform a task.


â The person/people interviewed for a television interview or used in a photograph.


â Regular on-air personalities at radio and television broadcast stations; for example, a news anchor is "talent" but a camera operator is not.


â A monetary uni worth 6000 drakma. As a measur of weight it is equivalent to 25 kilograms (55 pounds).


â a characteristic feature, aptitude, or disposition of a person or animal; the natural endowments of a person; a special often creative or artistic aptitude; general intelligence or mental power. Synonym: ABILITY


â A measure of weight or mass of 3000 shekels.


Definitions of Voice Over on the Web:
â The recording of vocal announcements over a bed of music in commercials.


â a film technique in which a person not present on screen narrates the action, presents his or her feelings, or summarizes events. The voice-over is often compared to authorial omniscience in prose.


â a narration by an offscreen announcer that provides backstory, or some other important story element, such as player objectives, or rules of weapon use or gameplay.


â (VO) - a character's voice over heard during a scene in which generally the character is not shown.


â The script annotation is vo A character's voice is heard over the top of a scene. This is most commonly used to narrate part of the story. The speaker will not be shown.


â A commentary spoken over the image track by a character within the diegesis or by a non-diegetic narrator, as in the voice of Frank McCourt that begins the film version of Angela?s Ashes. Voice overs guide our perception of the action by drawing our attention to certain elements in the image track or by giving one character's version of past events.


â the voice on an unseen commentator in a film of television program


â A voice-over is a narration that is played on top of a video segment, usually with the audio for that segment muted or lowered. Christian voice over performer.


Definitions

of casting director on the Web: Finds the best acting talent

for a particular project.

After being advised as to the casting

requirements for a production, the Casting Director will select

Talent for auditions, videotape the auditions, check scheduling

conflicts and the union status of the selected Talent, and make

recommendations for call-backs and the ultimate casting for

the production.

Since casting is such a critical element in

the value of the production to the client, the final casting

decision is made by the advertising agency or the producer with

the client in consultation with the production company, the

Director and the Casting Director.

Individual responsible for selecting actors to play roles.

an actor's best friend.

Has their finger on the acting pulse

of the country and recommends talent « helps them come to the attention of producers and directors.

A Casting director is a person who is in charge of the casting of a film or other work requiring actors.

The casting process takes place during pre-production.



CASTING CATEGORIES What is CSA? The Casting Society of America was founded in Los Angeles in February, 1982 with the intent of establishing a recognized standard of professionalism in the casting field and to provide it's members with a support organization to further their goals and protect their common interests.

The founding members of the organization (which at the time was called the American Society of Casting Directors) were Mike Fenton, Al Onorato and Joe Reich.

By 1983, it's membership had grown to 39 and CSA began publishing a monthly newsletter to it's members reporting on news of interest in the industry.

Twenty years later, it's ranks have grown to 350 of the top casting directors in the industry.

The creative contributions of Casting Directors are now recognized by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and since 1989, Casting Directors have been awarded Emmy statuettes in various Casting categories.

What is Voice Over? Voice over is the spoken word in the audio portion of any of the following: TV commercials / RADIO commercials CD ROM / CD Interactive Books on tape / Voices of toys Point of purchase marketing / In-store audio Museums / Amusement parks Animated TV series / Animated feature films Training videos / Manuals Website voices Movie ADR / Looping Movie / TV walla Telephone on-hold messages Airport PSA / In-flight announcements Transportation safety announcements How does an actor secure voice over work? Producers looking for talent will either: 1.

Contact the agents directly, by faxing out a "breakdown" of the type of voice that they are looking for (agents record auditions or supply voice over reference tapes to sell the appropriate candidate), 2.

Hire a casting company to audition the best of the best from a variety of talent agencies, 3.

Listen to the talent agent's "house" CD (a compilation of 1 minute audio references of each of the actors they represent), 4.

Review the actor's voice over demo tape directly, and/or 5.

Rehire reliable talent they have worked with in the past.

What is a voice over demo tape? Your demo tape is your calling card as a voice over actor.

It is the audio equivalent of an actor's head shot, and therefore it is critical that the tape represent the essence of who you are, so that a prospective buyer knows, just by listening, about your vocal quality, age, attitude, style and personality.

Your voice over demo tape should run about 1-2 minutes and reflect your "signature" (your specialty) which is the most natural arena of performance for you, the actor, and the most effective category for a casting director's consideration.

How competitive is the voice over business? Like any form of acting, voice over is extremely competitive, particularly in Los Angeles.

Because it is such a major market, and because so much of the nation's voice over work is done from this city, there is more competition here than anywhere else in the world.

Even voice over actors who have worked regularly in smaller markets need to be in top form to be competitive in Los Angeles.

For that reason, it is critical to have training in the techniques and business practices in order to have a realistic chance of booking work.

The Casting Society of America is the premier organization of theatrical Casting Directors in film, television, and theatre.

Although it is not a union, its members are a united professional society that consistently set the level of professionalism in casting on which the entertainment industry has come to rely.

It's more than 350 members are represented not only in the United States, but also in Canada, England, Australia and Italy.

What casting categories are popular today? NEED TO HIRE VOICE TALENT FOR YOUR COMMERCIAL, ANIMATION, CD-ROM, NARRATION, or IN HOUSE TRAINING VIDEO? There are about ten separate styles into which men's voices are categorized and about nine for women.

I will isolate each of these for you in our study together, and I will play samples of Demo tapes from Voice Over talent considered exemplary in these categories.

This, literally, will help you "hear" what Advertisers hear in their heads as they request certain vocal styles.

Our task is to figure out which categories you cross-fade in the overall presentation of your Point of View.

This is something I will help you uncover as I give you objective feedback on your performance iceCasting is a professional voice talent audition and booking agency that represents the top SAG, AFTRA, union-eligible, and non-union talent around the globe.

We represent voice talent for Radio & TV commercials Internet audio Talking Web pages Voice & Wireless portals Telephone-on-hold messages Voicemail Interactive CD Educational & training films & videos Station promos & ID's

Documentaries All other voice-over applications We represent

voice talent globally and can provide a variety of languages

and dialects.

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Born in Berkeley during the Summer of Foreplay (1966), to Betty and Doug. D.C. developed a knack for acting through making creative excuses for his dismal grades. He was then sent to study at the San Jose Music/Arts Institute and perform with the San Jose Children's Musical Theatre, as well as other local theatre companies in the late 70s and early 80s. This didn't help his grades.

He moved to L.A. in 1985. After studying under (the late, great) Estelle Harman, D.C. co-created the cynical improv troupe Section Eight, was a member of the critically acclaimed Theatre of NOTE and continued acting in the L.A. theatre scene, as well as film & TV throughout the 90s. In 1992 he started Hit The Fan Productions in an effort to create inspiring projects that would deplete his savings. This worked. His most recent project, Duck, Duck, Goose!, is currently playing the festival circuit.

Want some "sizzle"? The Scholar (ABC), House of Clues (CourtTV), E!, CBS, Mercedes Benz - They've all had the golden voice talent of D.C. Douglas behind them, or over them. And if that isn’t enough sizzle for ya, here’s some other folks whom he’s whispered sweet copy to. Okay, so it was a little louder than a whisper. ABC, Comedy Central, Coca Cola, Fox News, Sony Play Station, Lexus, HBO, WB & too many others to list. Hey, after 20 years sweating in L.A. voice over booths and preening on film & TV, he can't do anything else.

Are you a techno-weenie & wanna know what he’s got under the hood? Okay, so it's not Star Trek but it makes his voice sound real nice.’

• COMPUTER: Macintosh G4 - 1 Gig of RAM - 1.25 GHz Processor - DSL/FTP – Pro Tools LE.
• BOOTH: AKG C 414 B-ULS Microphone - DigiDesign MBox - Eurorack Mixer 602A - PreSonus Preamp - Dead Space Booth - JK Audio Inline Phone Patch.
• ISDN: CCS CDQ 2000 Musicam - Adtran ISU 2X64- U TA - 1 hamster on a treadmill that powers the whole dang thing!

"So, how does his voice get over there into your project?! Huh?!" Dang good question!

1 First, get your script together in a Word document. Email it to us, along with any direction you have in mind, so he can get a handle on what you need.
2 Second, tell us what your budget is for the voice over. (Be brave, he can take it!)
3 Third, choose your method of recording/delivery: MP3, WAV, AIFF to your email or to ftp, Fed X'd CD, Phone Patch or ISDN. (Hint: most folks dig the first two.)
4 Fourth, you approve the voice over. We rejoice. Then we send you an invoice. Now start clickin' them there buttons! Dabble with the demos! Check the FAQs, Jack! Reach out and touch him with any voiceover auditions or bookings!

Stop!! Hold the presses! Did we mention that D.C is an eighties man? This video was born out of lethargy and nurtured through an obsessive compulsive disorder. What you are about to see is, indeed, one of the most important music videos of all time... (Yeah, bigger than "Let's get Physical") If you already saw it, we know how you feel. We'd hug you if cyber space had arms. But you can get solace by sending this link to everyone you know! Eighties Man must be seen to heal people.

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