More and more TV/Film are using voice overs and they want KIDS & TEENS! Acting for Kids & Teens offer VO workshop, classes and private session so you can learn about how to act for voice over, have a great voice and what equipment you might need to create your very own VO studio.
Check out our WORKSHOP page to see the most updated schedule of classes & workshops.
Professional voice actors lend their voices to audiobooks, movies, documentaries, film, commercials, video games, animated TV, multimedia and more. Advances in technology and a growing need have put voice over actors in demand!
While voice over actors can cross over into screen acting and vice versa, there are differences between the two crafts. At our studio in Portland, professional voice acting classes and voice over lessons are taught by our talented vocal coaches. We will guide you through the skills, vocabulary, tools and equipment that you’ll need to build a body of work and book voice over gigs.
Voice over lessons may include may include:
Private Voice Over Lessons are $95/hour ($115 for taped and edited footage) Private sessions can be held locally at The Studio NW or via Zoom. To reserve a session, please call/text 971-708-2127 or email info@actingforkidsandteens.com.
1) VO Demo Reel Preparation Package
(minimum of 8 sessions. Average 8-12 sessions.)
8-12 sessions
Coaching sessions: $95 per session
Each session is 45 minutes followed by 15 minutes of media management INCLUDES:
*Initial Demo Consultation Session: During your initial consultation, you’ll have a dedicated one-on-one session with one of our voice-over coaches to go over your goals and aspirations for your VO demo and career. As a team, you’ll choose the demo that is most aligned with your VO career goals, spend some time in the booth, and create a roadmap for your demo reel.
*Ample Practice Time in Booth: During each session, you’ll get ample quality time in our state of-the art recording booth, discovering how to best showcase your talents.
* Voice Direction and Coaching: You’ll get ample guidance and feedback during the recording session to help you deliver your lines effectively. This may involve your coach providing tips on pacing, intonation and overall performance to ensure the best possible results.
* Script Selection or Creation: Our voice acting coach will be instrumental in selecting or creating scripts that best highlight your unique vocal range, style and versatility. This process involves writing original scripts or adapting existing ones.
* Career Guidance: Our voice acting coaches have decades worth of experience in the voice over industry. They can offer advice ranging from home studio set up, to landing an agent and more.
Once you have completed all the steps in preparation, you are ready for the next exciting step—the recording session with our partner studio, Fuse Audio Design in SW Portland. Your demo recording package includes a session at Fuse Audio Design in their robust sound studio with Fuse’s skilled audio engineer, Marc Rose. Additionally, your voice-over coach will be in attendance to direct and oversee the recording process (there is an additional coaching fee of $115 for this session).
As part of your package, you will receive a fully produced VO demo. These demos will fall anywhere between 60 and 90 seconds in length, according to industry standards. That rate includes one hour of capture time in the studio to get the selects and all the production. It also includes separate files of each segment in the event the client wants to send a sample of a particular read as opposed to the whole demo.
Fuse Audio Design Rates
Commercial, narration, medical and audiobook demos are $525.
Character/video game/animation demos start at $1,000.
These demos also include a brief pre-session consultation. Since character demos are fully customized for each client, it’s important to know what each client is looking for and, more importantly, want they don’t want to hear.
