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Voice Over Acting Demo Blueprint

March 26th, 2010
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OK… So a lot of comments and email that I get relate to putting a demo together.

It’s not really hard, but it seems that a lot of people get overwhelmed in the details and not knowing exatly what to do. Soooo….I put this video together to let you break the tasks down into simple to follow elements.

Just go counter clockwise around the chart and complete the tasks. Before long you’ll be listening to your demo and sending it out to agents and producers!  So, take a few minutes (about 25 minutes to be exact, but well worth the investment in time,) and let me know what you think…

Leave a comment or question. Thanks!

Click HERE to get the easy to follow PDF of the chart in the video.

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Simple Steps To Voice Acting

March 23rd, 2010
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Just got back in the studio and a little rushed….But I wanted to get this up quick!  Let me know what you think.

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Voice Over Acting Video Streams

March 22nd, 2010
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Stand by…I’m starting up the regular voice over acting videos on Ustream.com.

I’ll let you know the regular schedule I’ll be doing them live. So, if you want to participate…ask questions, etc, you can. Or you can always watch the recorded video of the broadcast. I’ll have the all archived and they’ll cover all the different aspects of Voice Acting. Plus, we may even throw in some craziness and fun to break things up from time to time!  :-)

It’s coming….tick, tock…this week….maybe tomorrow….

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Heeee’s Baaaaack! (imagine poltergeist voice over)

March 22nd, 2010
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Hey there!

Mike Mortensen here….back in the saddle after taking some time to take care of some family matters.

I’m chomping at the bit and ready to dive back in and get things rolling! Sorry to leave some of you in the dark, but as they say, sometimes, sh#t happens!

Stay tuned…a lot more posts and videos coming up soon!  MM

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Voice Over Acting = Best Gig In Entertainment!

January 6th, 2010
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So how, you ask, can I make such a bold statement that Voice Over Acting is the best gig in entertainment? One word….Simpsons.

100106-thesimpsons-hmed_hmediumThe Fox animated TV series, The Simpsons is reaching a new milestone… TV’s longest-running scripted nighttime series marks its 450th episode!

After 20 years these animated characters (and the Voice Actors behind the animation) can easily claim the title as TV’s longest-running scripted nighttime series — period…. With the same Voice Actors that started it all! That the great thing about Voice Acting….you can play roles outside your age, gender or even species!

Had this not been an animated series, no doubt the actors would have been written out because they started aging or gaining weight, etc. But not so in Voice Acting! You can forever be the same lovable character you were 20 years ago…(as long as you keep training and exercising your intrument(s)).

So, that is why Voice Acting is the best gig in entertainment….the opportunities are endless!

Congrats to the Simpsons…. Dan Castellaneta  as dimwitted dad Homer, Julie Kavner is mom Marge, Nancy Cartwright is first-born Bart and Yeardley Smith is daughter Lisa…Also regular Voice Actors - Hank Azaria, for numerous characters including police Chief Wiggum, Comic Book Guy and convenience-store owner Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, and Harry Shearer, whose stable of roles includes Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers, Ned Flanders, Reverend Lovejoy, Kent Brockman, Dr. Hibbert and Principal Skinner….Plus EVERY celebrity in the last 20 years has made guest appearances.

Here’s to another 20!

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