“[Rothko] believed that it was important to the human spirit to create art, to experience art, to be open to art because he truly believed it allowed an exultation of the heart and the spirit.” -Playwright John Logan
Category: Reviews
How To Audition Using TextExpander
My friend Christine recently used TextExpander to find an apartment in San Francisco–and if you’ve ever done this without TextExpander, you know what a pain it can be. Christine introduced herself to more than 70 potential roommates on Craigslist by sending them each a form email that she created. She didn’t copy and paste said…
An Evening with Bob Bergen, the Voice of Porky Pig
This past weekend, Bob Bergen graced San Francisco with his characters prowess at Voice One for its annual offering of “That’s NOT All Folks,” which promises to “take your character voice development to a whole new level.” I had a unique opportunity to spend some time with Bob prior to the class, and he was…
Contest: Win a Free Bottle of Entertainer’s Secret Throat Relief Spray
When I queried some folks about their pre-session voiceover routines, TJ Jones enthusiastically swore by Entertainer’s Secret, which naturally begged the question: “What the heck is this ‘Entertainer’s Secret’ and why is it so popular?” According to TJ, “Entertainer’s Secret is a throat spray. Comes in [2.0] oz. bottles, and is awesome. Eliminates dry mouth, mouth noise,…
Synchronicity: Black Swan
I was recently gifted with a simple truth: there are no accidents; and it seems as though the Universe is on a mission to prove her point, bombarding me with synchronicity. Synchronicity is the experience of two or more events, apparently causally unrelated or unlikely to occur together by chance, that are observed to occur…
Do You Have a Routine Before Voice Over Sessions?
I’ve been thinking a lot about routines as they relate to voice over: you know, that methodology that gets you into a good physical and mental state, prepared to deliver the best read of your life. Surprisingly–if you know me–it’s not something I’ve given much thought until recently. I’ve been thinking about routines because I…