Voice Acting, ADR, and WALLA Workshop w/ Once Upon A Time’s Michael Coleman

A Mid-Ocean School of Media Arts & School Creative collaborative Workshop

Michael Coleman 

• 9:00 am – 11:30 am Sisler High School – theory
• 12:45 pm – 3:15 pm MOSMA – Hands on

Location: Sisler High School
9:00am – 9:45am

• Vocal care/training/warm-up & the business of the business
• Business
  • Agents
  • The Casting Process
  • Independent vs Mainstream
  • People who hire VOs (Animation, Video Game, Commercials, Narration, Corporate/Industrial)
  • Creating a voice-over demo
•  Vocal Care/Warm-Up
• Warming up exercises

9:45am – 10:30am
Voice Acting for Animation, Video Games & Commercials

• Creating a voice library
• How to find the voices inside of you
• Finding what’s “not on the page”
• Creating an active performance
• Mic technique (distance, external noises, popping Ps)

10:30am – 11:30am

• Character Exploration & The 8 tones of selling

Location: Mid-Ocean School of Media Arts
12:45pm – 2:45pm
BOOTH #1
Walla 

• What is it?
• Words to avoid (names of characters in show unless instructed, brand names, swearing)
• Types of conversations
• Bed, solo, 2-handers, call outs, call outs on a rhythm timing,

BOOTH #2
Prelay & Animation auditioning

• Finding what’s not on the page
• Active performances
• Taking direction

BOOTH #3
ADR

• Matching the flaps
• Matching the energy/performance

2:45pm – 3:15pm
Q & A and How to REALLY get into “the game”