Building Characters (Level 1)

Learn the building block process of creating characters that are expressed from your personality and voice print to discover your range and wheelhouse in animation and dubbing/anime'; explore genres and archetypes; and learn how to make bold choices to make your characters leap off the page.

Why This Class?

• This is perfect place to start if you are interested in voicing for animation, video games and/or dubbing
• Learn the basics of how create a characters from your personality/voice print
• Learn the commonalites between creating characters for animation and dubbing
• Walk away with an understanding of how this slice of the industry works and what's expected of you
• Work in a professional studio, with industry-standard equipment
• Increase your ability to take direction and adjust your reads accordingly.
• Adjust your style of read depending on the tone of the project.
• Get comfortable bringing your unique personality to your work.
• Practice tuning your ear to create consistency in your performance.
• Become familiar with the audition process by doing mock auditions.
• Fine-tune your ability to break down a voice-over script.
• Expand your vocal range with challenging characters and unique styles of reads. 
• Learn how to bring believability and different levels of emotionality to the work.
• Participate in in-depth discussion on business elements such as voice-over agents, demos, and online voice casting services. 
• Learn the key elements to putting together a competitive voice-over demo.
• Receive all of your recorded work on an mp3 at the end of each 4-week session.