CD & DVD Training

One of the most practical ways to study voiceover is by listening to seminars, panel discussions, and workshop training. You’ll be amazed at what you will learn.

VOICE 2007 DVD-Rom
Art of Voice Acting “See it With Your Ears” Seminar Series
“Daws Butler: Voice Magician” DVD (rare 1988 PBS Special)
Susan Berkley’s Voiceover Bootcamp
Dan Balestrero’s Mastering Voiceovers 4 CD Set
MJ Lallo’s “Marketing Yourself in Voiceover” DVD
Bettye Pierce-Zoller’s “Commercial Speak” CD
Julie Williams’ Proven Voiceover Techniques
 

The VoiceOver International Creative Experience
VOICE 2007

Education, Technology, and Community are the foundation of the biggest voiceover event ever!

This DVD-Rom features more than 20 hours of voiceover techniques, information, tricks of the trade, and coaching from 12 of the top voiceover coaches and voice talent in the US, plus other special features. 200 voice actors from 6 countries attended the event in Las Vegas in 2007, and most of them purchased this compilation of the 4-days worth of seminars, panel discussions, and training to support their VOICE Experience.

Now, you can add this priceless resource to your personal library.

With this VOICE 2007 DVD-Rom, you’ll learn from:

• Rodney Saulsberry - “Step up to the Mic”
• Connie Terwilliger - “Self Evaluation”
• Frank Frederick - “Love Notes branding”
• Chris Wagner - “VO and the WWWeb”
• James Alburger & Penny Abshire - “The Psychology of Voiceover” and “The Seven Core Elements of Performance”
• Gregory Best - “Negotiating the best Talent Fee”
• Bettye Zoller - “Finding Your Voice in the Audio Book Industry”
• MJ Lallo - “Creating Character Voices”
• DB Cooper - “Infinite Ammo: A Gamer’s Guide to Performing Voiceover for Video Games”
• An interview with Linda Weinrib
• Questions and Answers with Don LaFontaine
• No-holds-barred Demo Evaluations
• The Pros Talk About the Business of Voiceover
• Questions and Answers Panel
• Plus special material from AFTRA and Voice123.com

Each seminar runs between 1 and 1 1/2 hours. This DVD collection of VOICE 2007 seminars comes with a 210 page workbook, a VOICE tote bag, and more.

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See it . . . With Your Ears!
The Art of Voice Acting Seminar Series on CD-Rom

You’ve asked for it . . . So here it is! We’ve been teaching workshops and seminars for a long time! We’ll often invite local voice talent, agents, and producers to share their wisdom, tricks, techniques, and stories with our students. Our Seminar Series is packed full of useful information on the craft and business of voiceover from some of the top professionals in LA, Chicago, San Diego, and other cities.

Now you can add our seminars to your library to study and learn from some of the best in the business!

You’ll get nearly 15 hours of audio seminars as MP3 files all on one CD-Rom, including:

• 2001 AOVA Workshop Panel - 1 hour 17 min: San Diego professionals Mel Hall (producer/director/Voice Talent), Robert Concha (producer/director), and top LA coach MJ Lallo (voice actor, coach, producer/director)
• 2003 AOVA Workshop Panel - 1 hour 19 min: Rob Actis (voice talent); Dan Balestrero (top Los Angeles voiceover coach); Norman Flint (voice talent/producer); and Chuck Buell (voice talent).
• 2004 Chicago - The Business of Voiceover - 45 min: An in-depth and comprehensive discussion of the business of voiceover by James Alburger & Penny Abshire with additional comments from Chicago Producer David Lewis. This recording immediately preceded the Chicago Guest Panel at the workshop.
• 2004 Chicago Workshop Panel - 1 hour 39 min: Guest panel features Chicago professionals discussing the craft and business of voiceover: Lynne Hamilton (Chicago talent agent); Sherri Berger (Chicago voiceover coach and talent); Harlan Hogan (author and Chicago VO talent); David Lewis (Chicago producer).
• 2005 AOVA Workshop - 1 hour 18 min: Guest panel features professionals: Norman Flint (voiceover talent & producer); Phil Ganyon (Ad agency owner & voice talent); Jeff Buchannan (video game voiceover producer & director); and Debbie Munro (voiceover coach and talent from Canada).
• Three Comic-Con seminars
• Susan Berkley’s “Silver Circle” interview with James Alburger
• James and Penny on WGN radio
• James and Penny on World Talk Radio
• Jack McClendon's interview with James on EncourageMint Radio
• James and Penny's appearance on Bottom-Line Radio.

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DVD - Daws Butler: Voice Magician

This PBS Special Has Not Been Seen
For More Than 20 Years!

After an amazing voiceover panel discussion at a San Diego Comic-Con, I happened to overhear someone talking about a DVD interview with Daws Butler and boy did my ears perk up! Turns out that this person was the producer of a PBS special that aired in 1988, about six months before Daws passed.one-hour special is titled "Daws Butler: Voice Magician," and it's chock full of interviews with Daws, June Foray, Stan Freeberg, Joe Hanna, William Barbera, and many others who worked with Daws. Daws talks about how he became a voice actor and reveals many of his techniques in this program. The producer had an arrangement with Daws, that he would show him the edited, and if Daws didn't like it, the tapes would be burned. As it turns out, Daws loved it! The program was then sold to PBS where it aired only once, in 1988.

After it aired, the master videotape went into storage in the producer's private vault where it stayed fordozen years. Well, as you've probably guessed by now, I managed to work out a deal with the producer . . . and now, you can have this incredible piece of voiceacting history for your very own, to add to your DVD library—at a VERY reasonable price.

When it came to animation voices, Daws Butler was to Hanna-Barbera Studios as Mel Blanc was to Warner Brothers. Daws spoke the words for most of the classic Hanna-Barbera characters: Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Quickdraw McGraw, Elroy Jetson, and a hundred others. He also originated the vocal character of Cap'n Crunch and other famous Jay Ward cartoon characters. His significant work with Stan Freberg in the 1950s on The Stan Freberg Show and multi-million-selling records such as St. George and the Dragonet are still held in reverence today.

Now you can have this piece of voiceover history to relive again and again. If you want to learn from one of the Voiceover Greats, or you’re a Daws Butler fan . . . or even if you’ve never heard of Daws Butler . . . you’ll want to add Daws Butler: Voice Magician to your library today.

DVD Region 1 - will play in the US. Shipped via USPS Priority Mail

Mastering The Art of Voiceovers Home Study Course

Created by LA Voiceover pro Dan Balestrero. A complete course on The Art of Voiceover on 4 CD’s, plus a complete workbook. If the closest voice-over class is just too far away, this course will teach you the craft of voice-over from the comfort of your home and at your own pace. Over 4 hours of training for vocal development and career instruction. Includesworkbook/study guide and lots of scripts for practice.

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DVD - Marketing Yourself in Voiceover!
By MJ Lallo

MJ Lallo is one of Hollywood’s top voiceover coaches for animation and commercial voiceover. This DVD, recorded live during one of MJ’s workshops, will teach you the essential information you need to know to market yourself as a voiceover talent. Just some of the things you’ll learn are:

• Goal Setting Tips
• Books and Resources
• VO Jobs on the Web
• Working with Agents and Managers
• Pitching Yourself

Whether you’ve been doing voiceover work for awhile, or you’re just starting out . . . you should have this DVD in your library as a resource for the critical marketing information you need for a successful voiceover career!

Commercial$peak
Bettye Pierce Zoller

If you do or are thinking about doing
voiceovers, commercials, or narrations . . .
this CD is a MUST!

"As much or more information as I've received in any voiceover seminar I ever attended!"
James Woods, London England.

This Audie Award Finalist CD features five of America’s foremost TV/Radio commercial voice talents share coaching tips and new techniques on auditions, interpretive copy delivery, voice demos, and unique promotional strategies. This tool kit is for novices and pros alike.

Listen to Commercial$peak and learn:

• Secrets of producing a killer voice demo!
• How to prepare for a winning audition!
• Finding and working with the right agent!
• How to stretch your voice and enhance your delivery range!
• The “half-voice”
• The “real person” approach to voiceover
• Great tips on cost-effective self-promotion!
• Developing your signature voiceprint! Much, much more . . .

If you already have James Alburger’s The Art of Voice Acting, you’ll find that Commercial$peak is a perfect supplement. With these two resources, you’ll be equipped with every tool you’ll need to be a successful voice-actor.

Proven Voice Over Techniques
from Julie Williams

Julie Williams is a voice actor and coach who teaches workshops in the Pacific Northwest and in Dallas, Texas. Her workshops cover all aspects of the craft and business of voiceover. This CD is an edited-down compilation of highlights from one of her Dallas workshops. If you’re looking for an thorough and concise introduction to the craft and business of voiceover, this CD is for you. Julie tells it like it is and gives you the information you need to know to get started in this challenging, but fun business.

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