Greetings from Voiceovers International!
.........................Update.................
We are sold out for the Voiceover 101 workshop scheduled for Saturday, September 18th. We will be holding Voiceover 101 again on Saturday, January 15, 2011 so please let me know if you'd like us to save a seat for you. The workshop details are below.
Also, if you have a bit of voiceover experience under your belt but want to elevate your level of skill we will also be holding an Intermediate voiceover workshop, Voiceover 201 on Saturday, January 8, 2011.
Both of these workshops meet from 8:30 to 5:30 PM and include breakfast, lunch, beverage service and plenty of one-on-one time behind the mic. Price is $250.00 for the day with a $100.00 deposit required to hold your seat. Please call Cammie Winston at 916-956-2466 to reserve your seat.
Here's the info on the Voiceover 101 workshop.........................
If you've always been curious about what it takes to do voiceovers professionally then Voiceover 101 is for you. In this all-day workshop, you will learn what it takes to start a voiceover business, where to find the jobs, what it takes to compete and how to win auditions. We'll discuss home studios, the equipment you'll need and much, much more. Plus, you'll receive professional analysis of your voiceover abilities. A must-take workshop for anyone who wants to make money in the voiceover industry.
Please call Cammie Winston directly at 916-956-2466 for more information or to reserve your seat.
Voiceover 101
Saturday, January from 8:30 to 5:30 PM.
Voiceover 101 is designed to give you an in-depth overview of the voiceover business, how to get started in this highly competitive business, tips and techniques on how to deliver a stellar voiceover plus plenty of practice time behind the microphone delivering a variety of voiceover scripts along with professional voiceover direction.
The schedule for the day:
8:30 AM Continental breakfast and social time
9 AM Vocal Warm-Up
Always warm up your vocal chords and your body before you get behind the mic is rule number one in voiceovers. We'll show you some fun ways to limber up and show you how to relax your mind, your breathing and your body before you start recording.
9:30 AM All About Microphones
As a voiceover talent your most important piece of equipment (besides your voice) is the microphone. We'll show you the proper way to use a mic, explain the differences between various mics and let you try out a few different styles of mics to hear the subtle----and not so subtle-----differences between them.
11:15- 12 noon Mic Practice
We'll pass out a variety of scripts and give you an opportunity to record a commercial along with professional direction. Learn how to apply techniques that will make your vocal delivery shine!
12 noon to 1 PM Lunch
1 PM to 3 PM Developing Your Acting Skills
The ability to act as someone other than yourself is a must-learn skill for anyone aspiring to be successful in voiceovers. Besides, it's lots of fun. Learn how to develop believable characters that grab attention in your voiceover work. We'll work in groups of 2 and 3 and record a variety of scripts. Get ready to let your hair down, have fun and laugh a lot in this session.
3:15 to 5 PM: Auditioning techniques behind the mic!
In this session you'll get to practice the techniques you've learned during the day and record 2 to 3 more commercials behind the mic. Afterwards, we'll play everything back and hear how much you've grown as a voiceover artist in one day.
5 to 5:30 PM: Question and Answer Time
Voiceover 101 includes all materials, audio download of all recorded material during the workshop, continental breakfast, lunch, snacks and drinks.
Total price of the workshop package is $250.00 until January 2nd. We recommend reserving your space EARLY as price increases to $300.00 on January 3rd. $100.00 deposit holds your seat with balance of $150.00 due on day of workshop Enrollment closes on January 10th and is limited to 15 participants. We accept checks and cash payments only at this time. Please call Cammie Winston to reserve your seat at: 916-956-2466.
Voiceover 101 Workshop will be held at: KDEE Radio at 2951 Sunrise Boulevard, Suite 175, just off 50 in Rancho Cordova. KDEE is a low power community radio station at 97.7 FM with state-of-the-art recording equipment and a lovely facility. We thank our great friends at the California Black Chamber of Commerce Foundation for generously offering their facilities for this workshop.
Cancellation Policy: Full refunds will be issued if you call or email your cancellation 10 days in advance to workshop date.
About the workshop instructors........
Cammie Winston has been a professional voice artist for 30 years. She is one of the National telephone voices of Verizon Wireless and the official voice of Sacramento Transit System. She has voiced thousands of commercials and audio projects that have aired locally, nationally and internationally. She also spent two decades in the radio industry, including a long stint as midday host on Mix 96 in Sacramento.
Jim Naylor is an award winning audio producer. He has worked in radio both producing and on air for nearly 20 years. Jim has produced thousands of radio commercials and imaging pieces, over two thousand for Talk 650 KSTE alone. Jim is a producer and on-air talent for Newstalk 1530 KFBK. His business, Naylor Audio Productions, produces messages on hold, radio commercials as well as national and
international audio projects.
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