by CourVO | Sep 17, 2013 | Careers |
Funny, the things that develop along the way to your success in voice-acting. Among the unexpected tangents that shot off my main vector: Social Media, audiobooks, blogging, and more. I love seeing what happens in others’ careers too. Take Ashley Russo, for...
by CourVO | Jul 29, 2013 | Careers |
Most of us don’t realize how far and wide the profession of voice acting ranges until we brush up against some new sector in the business. Let me tell you a little back-tale to get where I’m going. “Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy” is one of the...
by CourVO | Jul 14, 2013 | Careers, Marketing, Published Articles |
‘Nothing I love better than digging around the internet, and finding stories from local newspapers about my friends in VoiceOver. A couple of years ago, I first came across the name Kelley Buttrick this way. The December 2010 article about her in the online...
by CourVO | May 8, 2013 | Acting, Animation, Careers |
Al Pacino is about as big as it gets in tinsel-town. He’s never done a voice-over role before…and now he continues in that deficit… although it was close. Pacino was all set to be the voice of the villain Eduardo in the animated film Despicable Me...
by CourVO | Feb 11, 2013 | Careers, People |
During the Grammy’s last night I spent more than hour on the web seeking the name of the (obviously accomplished) live female announcer on CBS for the big show. The frustrating search turned up nothing (and I’m pretty good at this). I checked all...
by CourVO | Nov 2, 2012 | Careers |
Certain people can play just about any instrument they get their hands on. They’re musical prodigies. Some voice actors I know run the spectrum of possibilities, too. They can do gaming voices, commercials, e-Learning, audiobooks, promo’s and corporate...
by CourVO | Feb 28, 2012 | Careers |
Finding an article about Melissa Disney announcing at the 84th Oscars Award show (as promised in yesterday’s blog) has proven to be difficult. Maybe it’s because she’s just a perennial shoe-in for jobs like this. Disney (yes, she’s related to...
by CourVO | Oct 28, 2011 | Careers |
My VO friends of the female gender tell me that parity in voice-over opportunities is close, but not quite there. They don’t seem to be comforted by the typical response that “…well it’s a lot better than it used to be a few years...
by CourVO | Feb 16, 2011 | Careers, Published Articles |
Three real-world examples of voice-actors at their craft. Three testimonies from the VO trenches. Three VO niches YOU could achieve yourself. First: That memorable Chrysler/Detroit/Eminem Ad we all saw during the Super-Bowl. Didja listen to the Voice Over voice? Now...
