by Jack de Golia | Nov 23, 2020 | Jacked up: Talk and Tips
Voice acting, like any form of acting, is a form of storytelling. And as with all acting training, the actor takes the craft of storytelling and breaks it all apart. You study each element of the craft (performance, tech, business), you see what you range you have,...
by Jack de Golia | Aug 17, 2020 | Jacked up: Talk and Tips
Quick story: my wife (a university professor), a few years ago, dropped her one and only external hard drive on the hard title floor. That was the end of that drive. But no worries, she said. Off we went to campus, where, in her office, she had a backup program that...
by Jack de Golia | Jul 6, 2020 | Jacked up: Talk and Tips
If your mic is doing its job—making you sound like YOU—then other than a bad recording environment bringing in bounce or echo from within your recording area, or extra noises outside your booth, like from your dog, kids, passing trucks, or your refrigerator—don’t...
by Jack de Golia | Mar 9, 2020 | Jacked up: Talk and Tips
Recently, I had a class where for the first time, I couldn’t see the students. I was home sick, participating via Skype. Listening without seeing students allowed me to focus completely on what the student actors said. And I heard other things, too. There was calm...
by Jack de Golia | Feb 10, 2020 | Jacked up: Talk and Tips
A student the other day was all pleased about his new gear. His dad had, without asking, went out and bought a package deal (RED FLAG—well-meaning, but untrained parent, “helping”). The package came with a USB mic and an interface and some cables. A USB mic. They plug...
by Jack de Golia | Dec 2, 2019 | Jacked up: Talk and Tips
I recently took the second biggest financial leap of my VO career. The first was the first year or two of lessons and classes, before I’d submitted a single word for an audition. The current leap was buying a pre-made booth, for— let’s just say— four figures. But I...
