In part one of my interview with dialect coach Pamela Vanderway, she shared her background and her path to becoming a dialect coach, is there a difference between dialect and accent, and what level of determination is necessary to learn a dialect. Here in part 2, we’ll hear more about the dialect acquisition process, her [...]
It was a little over a year ago that I met Pamela Vanderway on Twitter. We were discussing my near annual “fake a Jamaican” gig, in which I do a Jamaican accent for a radio commercial, and we had a great conversation on what it takes to learn a dialect or accent. Since then, we have [...]
Read More accent, actors, dialect, dialect coach, interview, Pamela Vanderway, trainingPart two of my interview with voice specialist and author Dr. Ann Utterback. Ann has a PhD in speech and specializes in voice and diction. She has written dozens of articles and 8 books on the voice, including the Broadcast Voice Handbook. Her most recent article on tension and the voice can be found on [...]
Read More Broadcast Voice Handbook, Dr. Ann Utterback, singing, training, voice specialist, voiceoverA few months ago, I began using Scoop.it in order to find news and information on voiceover. It has a very nice search plan. And one of the best things I found using Scoop.it is Dr. Ann Utterback. Her blog posts on managing the voice for broadcasters are incredibly helpful, and I began posting them [...]
Read More broadcast voices, Dr. Ann Utterback, Scoop.it, technique, tension, training, Voice Over Xtra, voice specialist, voiceover