In the vast and varied realm of voice-over (VO) work, the domain of medical narration is unique. Not every voice actor wants to pursue it. Not every voice actor should pursue it. Many sub-genres in VO require specific skills– for example, if you’re voicing animations, you can expect to make grunting, shouting, yelling, screaming, hitting, […]
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Magic Backstage: The Amazing Wizards Who Bring Your Show To Life
Technical Producing and Show Calling for an AI Engineer Tech Conference When people ask me what my job is, I tell them I make magic for a living. But it’s a little less “Abra Cadabra” and a little more “Wizard of Oz.” You see, I am the proverbial man behind the curtain. I’m a Live […]
Audio Branding– What sound best describes a voice actor?
Sonic Branding Uses Sound to Establish a Brand’s Identity. Audio branding isn’t new. Think of the sound that accompanies the animated Netflix logo. The McDonald’s logo. The NBC logo. Companies have always used audio to reinforce their visual brands, because sound adds emotion, which makes its message powerful and memorable. Some people are visual […]
Pace Graduation Ceremonies at Arthur Ashe Stadium- Exhilarating and Frustrating
May 15, 2023. Undergraduate, graduate, and Ph.D. students at Pace University in NYC were ready for their big day. Two thousand of them. Their hard work was done. Mine was just beginning. Fact: voice-over actors are usually heard and not seen. We’re the disembodied voices of GPS systems, public transportation announcements, animated characters in cartoons, […]
Medical Narration, AI and Healthcare — Medical Devices Bring it All Together
BIOMEDevice Expo Medical narration is my expertise, which encompasses Medical Education, Medical Legal, BioTech and Pharma, and Medical Device content. So I jumped at the chance to attend the BIOMEDevice Expo in Boston and learned about new gadgets and gizmos changing the face of healthcare delivery. The dizzying array of new technologies blew my mind: […]
How do Van Gogh, Vermeer and Seurat help me as a Voiceover Actor?
Different styles in the visual arts inspire creativity in voiceovers. Whether it’s the hyperrealistic Baroque paintings of Jan Vermeer in the 1600s, the neo-impressionistic work of Georges Seurat in the 1800s, (introducing Pointillism to the art conversation), or the subsequent break-all-the rules-bold work of Post-Impressionist Vincent Van Gogh, who paved the way for an explosion […]