Can you create authentic voice over characters on the spot? How good are you accents? Halfyard Studios can teach you how to compete with con

As a professional voice actor and coach, I’ve seen the industry evolve greatly, even in the past few years. As actors and voice actors we have two choices: Work direct with clients, or through an agency. The obvious difference is that all agencies take 15% for their efforts in landing the job, (that is of course after a successful audition). Booking direct means no commission and you keep all that money! The challenge is finding the direct work. But lets talk about the audit

Oh no! my son’s voice is changing! Have no fear, its a perfectly natural part of growing up. Of course it can be of concern if your child is a voice actor and if he’s doing a cartoon series as a young and sweet character with a high pitched voice! I recently had one of my talented students, David Raynolds, go through exactly that. David started working with me at Halfyard Studios when he was a mere lad of 10. He had great acting instincts and a very high pitched little boy vo

I get asked this question a lot from clients young and old. Most agents will ask for a commercial demo first, and I tend to agree as this is where the bulk of auditions and work comes from. I know many voice talent got into the industry because they love cartoons! I am actually one of those people! Like many of us actors and voice actors, the draw of being a quirky character in an animated series can be a lot of fun. We all grew up with cartoons as a huge part of our culture

We're so proud of Meaghan Hommey, who recently booked a role in an animation series! Meaghan came to Halfyard Studios with very little voice over experience, but, she had extensive experience in improv. Brent worked with her over a few months to get her skills and performance level up to the standards she needed to land an agent. Right away it was apparent she had a very unique sound, with a natural sassy rasp. Brent noticed she sounded a lot like the original Peppermint Patt

Another success story here at Halfyard Studios! One of our youngest vo students, Thomas, 10years old, recently did a Skype session with Brent. He needed an experienced director/coach to help get his performance to the energy level and acting standard needed to get him noticed. Well notice him they did! He ended up landing another recurring role and an animated series now in production in Vancouver. Way to go Thomas! #KidsVoiceActing #VancouverVoiceCasting #kidsvoicecoaching #