Precise & Concise
6:30pm – 9:30pm Friday, March 10; 10:00am – 5:00pm Saturday, March 11
Director: SF Agent
Length: 10-hour weekend seminar
Class Notes: This course will include a pre-class homework assignment. Students must have home recording capabilities.
Have you ever found yourself at home, trying to self-direct and gone on so long in your head that you don’t even remember what the actual question you asked yourself was? Have we got the class for you! Half game show, half talent agent wisdom, our industry veteran agent and one hell of a guy will take you on a self-direction odyssey where you will have to explain to him (without nattering on, please) right before you perform just exactly what you are directing yourself to do. What’s the twist? There’ll be a maximum word count allowed for your explanation. Can you do it in 50 words? 20 words? Can you describe exactly what you are going to perform in just one word? Yikes! With the master of short but potent direction himself, Agent T will help you to create the habit of being precise and concise with yourself so you come out the other end with a specific, authentic and job-winning audition, all by yourself from the comfort of your own home.
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Finding Your Voice
9:30am – 1:00pm Saturday, March 11
Director: Samantha Paris
Length: 3.5-hour overview
Class Notes: None
Join Voicetrax founder, Samantha Paris, for an enlightening overview that’s half “everything you ever wanted to know about voice-over” and half interactive exercises where volunteers who are game get to jump right in and actually record a character or a radio commercial! After decades in the industry, Samantha is thrilled to be able to pay it forward by offering this information in a fun, loving, tell-it-like-it-is way. Samantha will offer a straightforward outlook regarding the financial realities of the business, the commitment and training required to become a successful, working voice actor, the advantages and pitfalls of online casting, and how you’ll know when you’re really ready for a demo and a talent agent. What a fun way to spend a Saturday!
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Pay-It-Forward- Parlour
6:30pm – 9:30pm Thursday, March 16
Directors: YOU and your fellow students (and perhaps a Guest Director will pop in!)
Length: 3-hour lab
Class Notes: None
There’s seriously never been something so “for everyone” in the 35-year history of Voicetrax. We really mean it: Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced/Working Professional students, even Alumni! E.V.E.R.Y.O.N.E. is invited. This special lab was born from our desire to give back to our Voicetrax family and provides the virtual “bricks-and-mortar” for a FREE monthly workout group. For one day each month we are opening one of our Zoom channels for you to remotely drop in and work on whatever kind of script you choose including dialogues as we utilize breakout rooms for partners to practice in private. You’ll get the opportunity to receive performance feedback from your fellow students as well as providing constructive critiques of your own, which we all know very specifically helps with the ever-important self-direction skills necessary for success. Learn and have fun in a casual environment. And did we mention there could just maaaybe be a surprise pop-in by an elite Voicetrax Guest Director? Guess you’ll just have to show up to find out!
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Introduction To Directing
9:30am – 12:30pm Saturday, March 18
Director: Samantha Paris
Length: 3-hour lab
Class Notes: None
Whaaaat? A direction class in the Beginning section of the catalogue? You better believe it! There is no time like the present to start your expedition into one of the most important skills for working voice actors: self-direction. And there is literally no one better on the planet than our intrepid Founder, Samantha Paris, to help you take those first steps. Learning the basics of self-direction will not only give you insight into what is ultimately going to be expected of you in those more advanced classes, but it will add value to any class you take in the meantime, as you will hopefully be silently directing your fellow students along with the instructor. A class within a class. Neat.
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Two In A Row: The Video Game Variation
2:00pm – 5:00pm Saturday, March 18; 10:00am – 5:00pm Sunday, March 19
Directors: Randall Ryan, Gillian Brashear, Chuck Kourouklis
Length: 10-hour weekend seminar
Class Notes: This course includes a pre-class assignment. Students must have home recording capabilities.
Your trusted steed Chuck will lead you into this weekend, establishing the ground work and creating a safe space that will allow you to unlock the inner voice of your artist heart that brings the unique you to your character performances. So when Randall Ryan and Gillian Brashear take the helm you’ll be ready to hit your mark. Variety is the spice of life and in video games it’s the whole meal. You must always possess a viable (not just different for difference’s sake) second take on any video game character you do for auditioning and most definitely when you’re in session. Yes, Randall and Gillian will explore character development, realism, versatility and vocal care (dying can be a real strain on the ‘ol vocal cords), but they’re also about nurturing your soul, reminding you of your worth as people, as storytellers, as reflections back to society, and to encourage you hold onto the love of the art form of voice-over.
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Imagination Revisited
6:30pm – 9:30pm Mondays, March 20 – April 10
Directors: Vicki Baum, Chuck Kourouklis, and Roni Gallimore – aka VCR!
Length: 12-hour four-week workshop
Class Notes: This course includes a pre-class and weekly homework assignments.
The moment is here… Their fans have spoken… And we’ve listened. The first EVER class taught by the Voicetrax Legen-wait for it-dary Think Tank (aka the two carrot tops and cue ball) has arrived! And they’re ready to put you to the test! It’s time to unleash your inner six-year-old and explore your imagination the way you did as a child. Before each of the first three weeks, you’ll develop a character and then come to class as the character you created. Inhabiting the character from every angle will stretch the boundaries of your imagination and you’ll recognize you are ultimately waaay more creative than you ever thought possible. Spend two weeks with Roni and one week with Vicki digging deep into each character’s backstory while performing commercial scripts. With feedback from The Rowdy Redheads and help from your peers, figure out which of your three concepts was your strongest character embodiment, and perform as that character for Chuck in the final week who’ll choose a “winner” who will win a free private lesson with Roni! Commit to the character deep dive and just go for it. Stretching your acting muscles has never been so freeing!
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Depth Of Character
4:00pm – 7:00pm Friday, March 24; 9:30am – 3:30pm Saturday, March 25
Director: Samantha Paris
Length: 10-hour weekend seminar
Class Notes: This course includes homework assignments. Students must have home recording capabilities.
What really grabs the audience and gets them invested in your characters and the stories they inhabit? Psstt… look at the title of this class… If they don’t care about your character or have seen similar character types before, they’ll disengage, and you’ll lose them. Join Samantha as she guides you through an extensive exploration of character scripts to get to the true heart of the matter and probe the soul of your character. You’ll go beyond archetypes, reveal their motivation, understand their emotional landscape, explore their flaws and ultimately go beyond what’s on the paper to construct a dynamic, relatable and thought-provoking character that casting professionals, directors and producers won’t soon forget.
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Colors Of Your Voice
10:00am – 5:00pm Saturday, March 25; 10:00am – 1:00pm Sunday, March 26
Director: Chuck Kourouklis
Length: 10-hour weekend seminar
Class Notes: None
What color is love…Orange? Trust…Blue? Excitement…Red? The Colors method, originally developed by one of the nation’s most sought-after coaches and veteran Voicetrax Guest Director Thom Pinto, has helped thousands of actors including your instructor, construct a richer, more vibrant voice-over foundation by assigning different emotions to a specific color. As Chuck leads you through an exploration of your full vocal and emotional spectrum and associates it with colors, you’ll uncover a multitude of voices and interpretations that you’ve never before considered or realized you were capable of delivering. Not to mention you’ll now possess a tool that is so relevant and effective, it is used every single day by busy, working voice actors.
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Only On The Voicetrax Channel
6:30pm – 9:30pm Friday, March 31; 10:00am – 5:00pm Saturday, April 1
Directors: Thom Pinto, Chopper Bernet, LA Agent
Length: 10-hour weekend seminar
Class Notes: None
Next on The Voicetrax Channel: What’s better than a promo class with a top-notch promo performer as Guest Director? How about a promo class with TWO skilled, successful promo wizards whose authority on the subject is absolutely unparalleled? And an LA Agent that auditions the best of the best for promo work? Well, we just happen to have the holy trinity of promo experts. Thom (current KRON-4), Chopper (former national NBC) and Agent X represent decades of experience in this genre of voice-over, and they will take you through numerous styles of promo (spoiler alert – promo is not all the same) including news, talk shows and television show teasers to give you a well-rounded exposure to this world of well-paid promo performers. And ladies, before you think that promos are only for guys, the times haved changed and there are opportunities for everyone. So set your remotes for expertise times three, premiering this spring… Only on the Voicetrax Channel!
