Tag: voice
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A Performer’s Guide to VUI and VUX
Performer Jeremiah Krage explores a new, rapidly evolving market hungry for talented performers; Voice-first content. it’s tremendously exciting that this new technology has so much creative potential, and that our industry has so much to contribute What is voice-first? Voice-first content is anything delivered via a Voice User Interface (VUI) as part of a Voice-based…
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Spotlight’s Best Advice: 2019 in Review
Enjoy a recap of Spotlight’s acting industry advice from the past year. With the festive season in full swing and 2020 beckoning us ever closer, we’re taking some much-needed time out to reflect on all the great content we’ve published on Spotlight this year. We aim to bring you the best advice from industry experts…
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Voice and Accent Work with Nina Zendejas
Practical exercises from Nina Zendejas, Head of Voice at Italia Conti (MT), for practising character voices, Received Pronunciation and General American accents. In this episode of The Spotlight Podcast we talk to Nina Zendejas, an international voice coach specialising in accent and dialect, and native to the United States. Currently working as the Head of…
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How Casting Directors Cast in Voice, Stage and Screen
Spotlight’s Industry Forum provided an insight into the casting process and answered those burning questions about street casting, Spotlight searches, and how to help ‘unknown’ actors stand out. You’re finding the piece of the jigsaw to fit into somebody else’s picture. Dave Peacock The panel, formed of casting directors Dave Peacock (voice), Aisha Bywaters (screen) and Ellie Collyer-Bristow (stage),…
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How Do I Prepare for an Audition with an Accent?
How do you nail an accent with limited time to prepare? This is the podcast to answer your accent qualms, featuring Josh Mathieson, a voice and accent coach and director who is the Head of Voice and Co-Vice Principal at theMTA, a voice teacher at the Independent Centre for Actor Training (ICAT) and a Voice and Acting Tutor at The…
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Perfecting Accent Work with Dialect Coach William Conacher
All things accent related with William Conacher, dialect coach on The Crown, Peaky Blinders, Happy Valley, Dunkirk, The Reader and more… Accents have different entry points for me. Sometimes it’s the rhythm and melody, or sometimes it’s vowel and consonant changes… I believe learning an accent is much more akin to learning dance steps than…
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How Do I Set Up A Voice Over Studio At Home?
Spotlight and the VoiceOver Network’s Rachael Naylor on setting up your first home studio There is no ‘right’ time in your voice over career to set up your home studio. You could be a newcomer to the industry: inexperienced, agent-less, and getting more ‘No’s than a nasal spray. Or perhaps you’re a seasoned professional, with regular…
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How to Get Voice Over Work with Rachael Naylor
Tips for success as a voice over artist At our recent Liverpool Open House, The VoiceOver Network founder Rachael Naylor stopped by to provide her expertise on how to not only get voice over work, but make it your own viable business. With over 15 years of industry experience, Rachael’s approach is pragmatic, and born of her own varied…
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Tips for Voice Work: Dealing with Nerves and Damage
Managing your nerves and looking after your voice! Nic Redman’s tips from Liverpool Open House. At our recent Liverpool Open House, accent and voice coach Nic Redman gave members some great one to one tips, and a wonderful set of tips for accent work. We also spoke to her about managing those nerves in the audition room,…
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How to Master an Accent with Nic Redman
What you need to know about mastering your next accent challenge… At our recent Liverpool Open House, accent and voice coach Nic Redman gave members some great one to one tips! We spoke to her after the sessions to get her tips on accent and voice work, so that you too can work towards mastering another…