The Voice Director Presents: Let’s Talk Voiceover
Let’s Talk Voiceover dives deep into the nitty-gritty universe of voice acting. Hosted by Emmy Award-winning actor & director Gillian Brashear, and casting & talent director Randall Ryan, this is where industry luminaries open up about the personal, the prophetic, the profane, and yes, the professional.
Episodes
Tuesday Aug 28, 2018
Let's Talk: Voiceover - Episode 021 - Cathy Faulkner
Tuesday Aug 28, 2018
Tuesday Aug 28, 2018
Cathy Faulkner went from Queen of Seattle Rock to rocking her voice acting business with commercials, videogames, eLearning and even audio textbooks. How do you go from breaking bands like Pearl Jam while back-announcing progressive rock, to a long-form storyteller? We find out in Episode 21 of Let’s Talk: Voiceover with BT and Randy Ryan.
Monday Jul 09, 2018
Let’s Talk: Voiceover - Episode 020 - Cliff Zellman
Monday Jul 09, 2018
Monday Jul 09, 2018
Cliff Zellman is Mr. Automotive Advertising. He's a lifelong studio engineer, and one of the leading automotive ad audio guys. This podcast offers some of the most valuable lessons you can learn about being a voice talent for automotive ads. As one of the most sought after speakers for voiceover conferences, Cliff shares it all in this, Episode 20, of Let's Talk Voiceover. You may want to listen to this one more than once. It'll be worth your while.
Thursday Jun 21, 2018
Let's Talk: Voiceover - Episode 019 - Anne Ganguzza & Gabby Nistico
Thursday Jun 21, 2018
Thursday Jun 21, 2018
Anne Ganguzza and Gabby Nistico are a voice actor’s friend, with their business, VO Boss. They coach and teach you to market your talents so you can make money in voiceover. Since we have a podcast and they have a podcast, we thought it would be neat to be on each other’s podcast. You be the judge. Listen to Episode 19 of our version of the "quadcast".
Friday Jun 08, 2018
Let's Talk: Voiceover - Episode 018 - Gerald Griffith
Friday Jun 08, 2018
Friday Jun 08, 2018
Gerald Griffith is not a voice actor, but still a very influential person in the VO business. As Founder and Executive Producer of VO Atlanta, you should get to know Gerald. Start by listening to Episode 18 of the podcast.
Thursday May 24, 2018
Let's Talk: Voiceover - Episode 017 - Zach Hanks
Thursday May 24, 2018
Thursday May 24, 2018
Zach Hanks is a voice actor, coach and director in Atlanta. As a former Assistant Professor in theater, we talk about the difference between coaching in the classroom versus coaching in the "real world", and that transition from working for yourself to working for a paycheck. Zach brings a lot of interesting perspectives, as a former L.A. actor who stepped out of the Hollywood thing to walk down a slightly different path, and how he still makes his living as a voice actor today. Listen to Episode 17 of Let's Talk VoiceOver.
Monday May 14, 2018
Let's Talk: Voiceover - Episode 016 - Cissy Jones
Monday May 14, 2018
Monday May 14, 2018
How do you leave a high flying job in Silicon Valley to go into voice acting? Cissy Jones talks about her journey on Episode 16 of Let's Talk Voiceover. She talks about how she left a well established career to build a voice acting business. And, with BAFTA award in hand for her performance in the 2017 Indie videogame FIREWATCH, and an Academy award nominated documentary narration, she has demonstrated why she is sought after for video games, commercials and animation and so much more. It's an inspiring, yet practical conversation with Cissy Jones.
Thursday May 03, 2018
Let's Talk: Voiceover - Episode 015 - GDC Conference
Thursday May 03, 2018
Thursday May 03, 2018
So you want to do voices for games? How much do you know about the video game industry? In Episode 15, we talk about one of the most important conferences in the games business. It's the Game Developer's Conference: GDC. Randy goes every year, and this year, he brought his handy smartphone thingy to record conversations over drinks and meals with voice actors J.S. Gilbert, Erik Braa and DB Cooper. Get a peak inside the videogame industry from veteran voice actors. It's the GDC episode!
Tuesday Apr 17, 2018
Let's Talk: Voiceover - Episode 014 - Rachael Naylor
Tuesday Apr 17, 2018
Tuesday Apr 17, 2018
We talk about voiceover. We have amazing people in our network. So, it only makes sense to talk with Rachael Naylor of The Voice Over Network in Episode 14, right? Rachael is a talent who put in a little effort to start a meetup group. What happened from there was an evolution into one of the world's most involved voiceover networks. We talk about what she sees as trends from her perspective. We talk about why she started a voiceover network as a home for voiceover professionals. And, we listen to that fabulous British accent. Brilliant!!
Tuesday Apr 03, 2018
Let's Talk: Voiceover - Episode 013 - Mary Lynn Wissner
Tuesday Apr 03, 2018
Tuesday Apr 03, 2018
Mary Lynn Wissner, founder of Voices Voicecasting in LA joins BT & Randy to talk about casting, and a whole lot more. Starting as a casting director for legendary voiceover agent Don Pitts, and evolving into her own company, Mary Lynn knows the business, from talent agents to ad agencies, and a whole lot more. We even talk truth about those pay to plays. Class is in session, so don't be late. Let's Talk: Voiceover!
Friday Mar 16, 2018
Let's Talk: Voiceover - Episode 012 - Marc Cashman
Friday Mar 16, 2018
Friday Mar 16, 2018
Marc Cashman is "The Voice Cat", an award winning voice actor, producer and coach. You may remember Marc from such classics as "V-Oh! Tips, Tricks and Techniques to Start and Sustain Your Voiceover Career", his regular column on the actor's casting site, Now Casting, and the "365 VO Tips" series, coming soon to a social media post near you. In Episode 12, we talk about what happens after you the "Send" on a voice audition submission. We discuss ways you can use your voiceover superpowers for good. And, we bitch about crappy ass web sites that pay you only 30% or less of the talent fee and act like they do you a favor, and some as little as $5. Seriously, $5!! That won't even buy you coffee. So, listen to BT, Randy Ryan and Marc Cashman as they have their own little coffee clatch, and some without coffee.