Posts Tagged ‘Commercial’
In-Perpetuity Will Not (Always) Kill You in Voiceover
You’ve been lectured, scolded, accosted, reprimanded, castigated, lambasted, and threatened with ex-communication from the otherwise harmonious land of Voiceover Kool Kids if you dare agree to in-perpetuity. But you need to know that it’s quite often the standard in many use cases. And, even more often, a great way to find quality collaborators! In-Perpetuity IS…
Read MoreDive Under a Mattress, Make Your Dreams Come True
If there’s one thing I’ve learned in life, you ALWAYS have to find a way. Among the many lessons I learned from my dad growing up, is that I can always find a way to make things work if I want them to. When I’m traveling and I see a great audition opportunity land in…
Read MoreThe Top 5 Reasons I Book Jobs as a Commercial Voice Actor
The modern commercial landscape has shifted dramatically from the booming, announcer-style delivery of the past to a more natural, relatable approach. But, most recently, I’ve seen a slight shift back to some announcer influenced reads. Here are five crucial qualities as a commercial voice actor that I think enable me to book great work like this national campaign for Stanley Steemer.
Read MoreAll Aboard the Amtrak Train
Amtrak commercial voiceover by Dan Sheldon
Read MorePleasant surprises in projects almost forgotten!
30 second commercial voiced by Dan Sheldon about college debt and attending CCAC, the Community College of Allegheny County.
Read MoreLuxury Real Estate Voiceover
Just slow down and take it all in. Picture yourself, well, right where the pictures show you to be. I think I had the luxury, no pun intended, of having the visuals shown to me before I voiced this commercial for Madison Taylor. Otherwise, the script might force you to improvise.
Read MoreCompliments on National Television!
Dan Sheldon is the voice of Aiwa earbuds and headphones and the HSN on-air talent is pleased about that.
Read MoreVoiceover from Your Head Instead of your Chest
There are many different ways to manipulate how your voice sounds while still sounding like it comes from you naturally. I’m by no means a master of a thousand voices but when Wikipedia was looking for someone who sounded “youthful” and “millennial”, that’s usually a cue for me to take my voice from a place…
Read MoreSame client, slightly different reads
In certain genres, you know there are going to be style and tone expectations from my voice at the outset. MOOG has come to me on several occasions and I have utilized subtly different approaches for them.
Read MoreBe Quick but Don’t Hurry in Voiceover!
Unless you’re the new Micro Machines guy, then have at it… I probably shouldn’t have invoked John Wooden as the title of this post talking about a University of Arizona commercial but that’s the term that comes to mind. Sometimes, people need you to say a lot but not sound like you’re rushing through the…
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