Voice Over Boot Camp with Amy Hartman

Whether Voice Over acting is new to you, you’re jumping into acting or you’ve run into some vocal snags that are keeping you at arms-length from booking that next Voice Over gig, Fun is essential! The human voice is a powerful tool; we will teach you how best to use yours more effectively. The craft of Voice Over is making the un-natural not only sound natural but engages the listener actively, connecting to the material, no matter what information that material contains, whether it’s cartoon, video game characters, a medical narration, television commercials, or that elevator that now speaks. **This class is virtual and able to be taken globally. Ages 16+
Class: $400, Purchase by December 26th for only $300!
We’ll cover:
• Microphone technique.
• Breaking down the script into actable beats.
• Exploring your vocal range.
• Turning your reading sound into a natural conversational sound.
• Practice a wide range of scripts from audio books to cartoon and video games to E-learning,
• Who, What, Where, When and Why of successful Marketing?
• What do Talent Agents/Casting Directors have to do with it?
• The ins and outs of a successful Demo
• Auditioning technique.
• Ear Training.
When: January 10th-February 21st
Classes meets Mondays from 7:00 – 9:00 PM / EST with Q&A following the classes (Record these dates!): 1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/21 NO CLASS February 14th
Meet Amy:
Amy Hartman has done Voice Over Promos for: Discovery Channel, Travel Channel, Animal Planet & The Food Network. She has appeared in the Discovery Titanic documentary that won an Emmy, National spots include American Express, American Greeting Cards, Pittsburgh Paints, Pepsi, Levi Jeans, Clairol, McDonald’s, Brueggers Bagels, Virginia Lottery, Pennsylvania Lottery, New Jersey Lottery, Websites, computer games including Werewolf Woman, Museum kiosks, many hospitals all over the country — including Children’s, Mercy, Allegheny and McGee Hospital in Pittsburgh. Giant Eagle, Foodland, Roomful Express, GNC, Dicks Sporting Goods to name a few.
Amy has guest lectured at CMU, Point Park, Hunter College, CCAC and NYU. She has produced over two hundred demo cd’s for actors and produced and directed many commercials, industrials and books on CD including The Diversity Dialogs with NPR. Amy is a member of SAG, AFTRA, and Actors Equity.
*Refunds will only be given if Prime Stage Theatre is unable to hold the class