Voice Acting Performance Master Class

Workshop Title:  Voice Acting Performance Master Class

This free workshop will primarily focus on voiceover performance using James Alburger's process and techniques for woodshedding a script, delivering a conversational “read,” and getting listener attention quickly. A variety of performing techniques will be discussed during the workshop and several attendees will be invited to participate in individual coaching. Many of the techniques James will cover can easily be applied to on-camera and theatrical performances as well as voiceover. There will be ample time for questions throughout and at the end of the workshop.

You'll learn:

How to make any script grab the listener's attention within a few seconds

How to quickly break down any script to determine the most effective delivery

How to make solid choices to tell the story in a compelling and effective manner

How to effectively use “the three dots” found in many scripts

How to make delivery adjustments "on the fly" to make the story more interesting.

And much, much, more...

About James Alburger:

Following a 25-year career with NBC, San Diego, and the recipient of 11 Emmy Awards for audio production and sound design, James Alburger opened VoiceActing.com in 1998 as an independent voice actor, performance coach and audio post-production expert. Between 2007 and 2014, James co-produced the VoiceOver International Creative Experience (VOICE) convention, the first International convention for voiceover talent. During its ground-breaking 5-event run, the VOICE conventions literally changed the industry by bringing the International voiceover community together for the first time and spawning numerous other voiceover conferences and events. 

James literally “wrote the book” on voice acting! Most voiceover professionals consider his book to be “the bible” of voice acting. While most books on voiceover focus on how the author “did it,” The Art of Voice Acting is a comprehensive manual of voiceover and acting techniques that focuses on how the reader can succeed in the craft and business of voiceover. The book is used Internationally in the U.S., the U.K., Europe and China as a performing arts and voice acting textbook, and is considered “the bible of the voiceover industry” by most voiceover professionals. James’ book will be available at the workshop for a special discounted price.

For more than 45 years, James has worked with actors, voiceover talent, and professional speakers, taking the actor’s initial choices to a new level through his understanding of the nuance of interpretation, delivery, blocking, timing, and character. He has directed hundreds of commercial voice talent, specialty performers and on-camera talent. He provides continued support through his mastermind group, The Conductor’s Club.

James currently works with aspiring voice talent through one-on-one personalized coaching and workshops. For more information about James Alburger, please visit www.VoiceActing.com

When:  Wednesday, July 12, 7-9 p.m.

Where:  Kearny Mesa Moose Lodge 3636 Ruffin Rd., San Diego, CA

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This event is only open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA San Diego members in good standing (paid thru Oct. 31, 2023, or in compliance with the May 2023 dues relief extension). No guests are allowed. Parents/guardians of performers under 18 years old are welcome.

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