There's a reason why the digital design mavens at mega-tech companies like Microsoft, Samsung and Apple are going to minimalist graphical user interfaces. Win 8 and the new iOS7 are both about as plain-Jane as you can get. Thin lines, no borders, subtle colors, and lots of open space. It could...
Not everyone shares my enthusiasm for all things digital...I understand that. But how can you NOT like all the fun things you can do online these days? I'm not talking about social media. I'm talking about the media you can construct on your own, using some fun new sites. Many of them come under...
Our listening preferences range just about as far and wide as our speaking and recording choices. Some voice actors record while wearing headphones, some record without the cans, but listen back with them, others listen through a set of studio monitors (of all shapes, sizes, costs, and...
First, can we agree that very few voice-actors can "do it all"?...and find equal success. With the wide array of possible ways to apply your voice to paying gigs, the smart money says you might want to find the BEST way to apply your talent, and make that your bread 'n' butter. Beyond that, adding...
Every once in a while, I'll get a particular email response back from one of my blog subscribers. It's an automatic message, and it says the following: Hello there, In order for me to appropriately delegate my time properly to high priority tasks, I only check Emails twice a week. My Email...
You'll find it right there in the Voice Over Dictionary: VO Fatigue: "...a psycho/physiological syndrome exhibited by the accumulative stress and exhaustion resulting from the endless pursuit of freelance voice over success..." We've all been there. The syndrome strikes irrespective of age,...
Very few of us can carry off an absolutely believable accent for some regionalism of our own language, much less that of another. The key is: could you fool a native of Mobile, Alabama with a Southern Accent, or would someone from Liverpool, buy your variation on the multi-faceted Queen's...
Yesterday, word spread fast that Scott Fortney had a heart attack. Scott is known to us all as a helpful voice actor who often posts Adobe Audition tutorials on YouTube, and started the Adobe Audition FaceBook group. His wife had just emerged from an illness, and now this. Prayers needed. On...
Tonite, I'll climb into my studio, and once again face the spectre of dry mouth. Dry mouth equals mouth clicks, and mouth clicks equals a noisy recording. Long-format narrating can really do it to ya. Yes, I drink gallons of distilled water every day (I get kidneystones if I don't). I've also...
If you collect enough data, you start to see patterns. Being a pack-rat, I tend to keep things a long time. You never know when you might need it, right? My wife wants to throw away perfectly good 6-week old food, and it just hurts me to see it go in the wastebasket when there's no mold on it. ...