Post a JobVox Talk #55 - Rodney Saulsberry, Voice Coaches Marketing Expo and Pat Fraley interviews Phil Crowley
Links from today's show :
Rodney Saulsberry's RodTalks Travel
Voice Coaches Advanced Marketing Expo and Conference
Contest at Voice-overs.com forum
Correspondents this episode:
The Loop
Stephanie Ciccarelli
The Biz:
Pat Fraley
VOX TALK EPISODE #55
Hi! Welcome to VOX Talk. Today I have Pat Fraley with Phil Crowley joining me on the podcast. Ready to get going?
THE LOOP
RODNEY SAULSBERRY LAUNCHES TRAVEL SITE
In our top story, celebrity voice actor and author Rodney Saulsberry has opened up a new travel website called “Rodtalks Travel”. The site can be used to book travel plans for business and leisure. If you fly quite a bit or are looking to attend a conference or workshop sometime soon, you may want to check out Rodney’s new site. Go to ytbtravel.com/rodtalkstravel
VOICE COACHES CONFERENCE
In voice over news, Voice Coaches is hosting their second annual Advanced Marketing Expo and Conference in Schenectady, New York on Saturday May 3rd, 2008. It’s a full day of industry speakers, networking opportunities and some delicious food. The founders of Voices.com will be there with coverage provided of the event on the VOX Daily blog and Voice Over Times. To learn more about who will be speaking and the topics to be presented, visit voicecoaches.com/marketing
CONTEST AT VOICE-OVERS.COM FORUM
To bring the news to a close, there is a contest going at the Voice-overs.com forum where you could win a dandy of a prize that includes some housekeeping for your business by Kristine Oller, a professional organizer and career strategist. Kristine has a soft spot for performing artists and is giving away a 2-hour career strategy session. The deadline to enter is April 19th and the session must be held before April 24th, 2008. To learn more about this contest, go to Voice-overs.com/forum
THE BIZ
Today in the Biz, I’m pleased to present Pat Fraley interviewing Phil Crowley, the poster boy for long-form narration, sharing his performance process. If you enjoyed Pat’s piece, you can find several free lessons at his website, PatFraley.com.
VOX BOX
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As part of a new initiative, we’re selecting several comments each week to be featured on our home page, and the people who are quoted receive a link to their website. We update the featured comments twice a week.
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Comments
Pat Fraley's interview with Phil Crowley on his techniques for doing the long form documentary work was excellent information for both the aspiring voice actor, as well as the seasoned pro!
Get to know that metronome in your head. Learn to hear the meaning of the words as they come out of your mouth. Be interested in everything! And spend time reading lots of long scripts to see if you are cut out to do long form material. Spend time studying the way programs are constructed, so that you start to see why a piece is edited the way it is - how it relates to the words.
Not everyone can wrap their brain around complex technical material. But the more you understand what it going on and what makes it different from a :30 or :60 commercial, the better results you will have.
My years as a corporate video writer and producer showed this to me more than once - and has helped me now that I am focusing on voiceover work. I am inspired to watch more documentaries now - time to brush up!
Posted by: Connie Terwilliger | April 19, 2008 12:08 PM
Hi Stephanie,
thanks for great episode of Vox Talk. The Pat Fraley interview of Phil Crowley was very insightful. I know that I will be spending more time watching the History Channel (or "History" as it is now referred) to listen to the narration tracks. Maybe I'll even learn something about history too! I'm looking forward to the next show.
Be well Stephanie!
Posted by: Tom Conklin | April 24, 2008 1:21 PM
Pat has a new career! Great interview!
Phil's work is always spot on!
Thanks,
DC Goode
Posted by: DC Goode | April 30, 2008 12:00 PM