Was I sooooo wrong to think this aud was purty darn good?

Big Llou Johnson · Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006, 06:14 (GMT) Post subject:

Yea Robert...

I guess Im better at saying the "words" than expressing them on a keyboard... But yea.... What "Julie Williams" said... that's what I meant!

Peace

Big Llou

Julie Williams · **Voice Talent** Joined: 12 Jan 2005 Posts: 168

YOu're very welcome.
Julie
www.voice-overs.com

Kevan Brighting · **Voice Talent** Joined: 15 Apr 2004 Posts: 3

Are my ears deceiving me - or is there a rather bad edit just before the words 'anywhere in North America'? And rather a lot of background noise I'm afraid. That's distracting to say the least. You have a nice timbre to your voice but the delivery is very evenly paced and therefore somewhat flat. You are describing dramatic scenery - so perhaps a little more awe and wonder in your voice wouldn't come amiss. But well done for having the courage to ask fellow voice artists for their opinion - you're a brave man!

Ted Stewart · **Voice Talent** Joined: 24 Jun 2006 Posts: 1

Hi Robert,

I was reeled in the moment I heard you speak. I felt like I was listening to a PBS documentary. Your voice is truely fantastic. I'd like to say that when you've got pipes like that, who cares about the read! But the read does matter.. greatly.

A couple of quick steps to get you off and making more money with your voice:

1. Listen and mimic every promo and documentary you can while your watching TV, it's fun and it will help you discover your range and vocal capabilities. You would do well to watch "Seconds From Disaster". Ashton Smith narrates, and you would learn a great deal just listening to what makes him one of the best reads in the business.
2. Listen (and really study) the inflection of the guys (and gals) on network TV and try to apply the various styles to your reads.
3. Get a demo produced with a pro. Don't worry about having a killer demo initially, that will come in time. Give Susan Berkley a call www.greatvoice.com. You will grow leaps and bounds with her training from what I understand.
3. Finally: Practice, Practice, Practice.. and try to find someone who can direct you. Any kind of in studio audition you can get would work in your favor. If voice over becomes a passion for you, all you will need is the drive to succeed. The rest will fall into place over time.

Hope that helps. Please feel free to write me with any questions about anything I have posted here.

God Bless,

Ted

Gordon Gibb · Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006, 03:27 (GMT) Post subject:

Sorry Robert - I hit an extra key stroke and whatever I did booted me out of the forum before I was finsihed. And I just checked your profile, only to discover that you are, indeed, an actor. Duh......and here i am going on about acting. Silly me.

What I was about to say is that, like being on camera, you have to disappear and the copy has to take over. Think of the copy as a character you have to become, a character you have to play. Lift those words off the page, my friend, and make them real. That's all you have to do.

Gord

Bobbin Beam · Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006, 05:36 (GMT) Post subject: VO Idol

Hi-
A pleasant read. Some accent... but it works for the material. What I felt the read needed is some mental imaging in the mind of the reader because it sounded to me like it was just a read. I did not get much visualization , soul, feeling of bliss. This place the copy speaks to is absolutely beautiful, and the read was way understated, almost mechanical in pacing and modulation. I wanted to be literally taken there, but it didn't happen. Sorry. It took alot of guts to put it all out there. I applaud you for that. Bobbin Beam

Gary Johnston · **Voice Talent** Joined: 19 Aug 2006 Posts: 57

Robert,

I can relate as I too heard nothing back from my audition for the same project. Since I've heard yours I thought it would be worthwhile for you to hear what I submitted. It's a great opportunity to see the similarities and differences in our interpretations. And, I thought I had an in because I live in BC!

Robert Jadah · **Voice Talent** Joined: 17 Jun 2005 Posts: 2627

Gary:
That was so cool: hearing a different interpretation of the exact same text. Them Whistlers must have not wanted our kind of rugged, outdoorsy, authoritative deliveries; since our pipes were similar. They must have opted for a more lilting, conventional radio-announcer type.
I hope. Cause if somebody out-MarlboroManned us, Gary, we're in trouble.
Meanwhile, a question. Do you edit your stuff before you send it in? I ask only because there are audible breaths and paper-rustlings on the clip. I always edit those out, and thought it common practice. It's time-consuming, though, so I wondered...
Thanks again for your take. You good, fellow Canuck.
Robert Jadah

Colin Day · Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006, 17:07 (GMT) Post subject:

More feeling. Yeah, like it's easy!

But how?

This won't help, but it always makes me chuckle. Lyrics from the song "Nothing", as featured in the musical "Chorus Line". Not sure how well it works without the music, but lyricist Edward Kleban sums up beautifully the frustration we all feel as actors starting out:

I'm so excited because I'm gonna go to the High School of Performing
Arts, I mean I was dying to be a serious actress. Anyway, it's our first
day acting class and we're in the auditorium and the teacher, Mr. Karp,
puts us upon the stage with our legs around everybody, one in back of the
other, and he says: 'Okay, we're gonna do improvisations...Now, you're
on a bobsled and it's snowing out and it's cold... Okay, go!'
Ev'ryday for a week we would try to feel the motion,
Feel the motion down the hill.
Ev'ry day for a week we would try to hear the wind rush
Hear the wind rush, feel the chill
And I dug right down to the bottom of my soul
To see what I had inside.
Yes, I dug right down to the bottom of my soul
And I tried, I tried!
And everybody's goin' 'Woosh... woosh ...
I feel the snow, I feel the cold,
I feel the air...'
And Mr. Karp turns to me and he says:
'Okay, Morales, what did you feel?'
And I said...
'Nothing, I'm feeling nothing,'
And he says 'Nothing could get a girl transferred.'
They all felt something,
But I felt nothing
Except the feelin' that this bullshit was absurd!
But I said to myself,
'Hey, it's only the first week. Maybe it's genetic,
They don't have bobsleds in San Juan!'
Second week, more advanced,
And we had to be a table,
Be a sportscar, Ice-cream cone.
Mister Karp, he would say,
'Very good, except Morales.
Try, Morales, all alone.'
And I dug right down to the bottom of my soul
To see how an ice cream felt...
Yes, I dug right down to the bottom of my soul
And I tried to melt!
The kids yelled,
'Nothing!'
They called me 'Nothing'
And Karp allowed it, which really makes me burn.
They were so helpful, they called me 'Hopeless',
Until I really didn't know where else to turn.
And Karp kept saying,
'Morales, I think you should transfer to Girl's High,
You'll never be an actress, Never!'
Jesus Christ!
Went to church, praying, Santa Maria,
Send me guidance,
Send me guidance on my knees.
Went to church praying, Santa Maria,
Help me feel it,
Help me feel it pretty please.
And a voice from down at the bottom of my soul
Came up to the top of my head,
And a voice from down at the bottom of my soul,
Here is what it said,
'This man is nothing! This course is nothing!
If you want something go find a better class.
And when you find one You'll be an actress.'
And I assure you that's what fin'lly came to pass
Six months later I heard that Karp had died.
And I dug right down to the bottom of my soul And cried--
'Cause I felt nothing...