Voice Over Notes from MineWurx Studio

Voice Over Isolation Booth Video

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:38:30 -0400

I made a short video showing the current status of the isolation booth in it's beginning stages. More like naked beginnings.

You can catch it here on YouTube.

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Studio Construction Continues

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 06:40:30 -0500

This is an older photo of the "good ol' days" before the new studio was functioning. We just started on the new booth this week and I'll be posting photos here...

New Procedure for Voice Over Evaluations

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:35:09 -0500

From now on - potential voice over students wishing to get a free 1 hour evaluation will need to submit an online form to set up their evaluation.
Simply go to THIS PAGE and fill out your inf...

Pricing Update for Voice Over Lessons

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:35:37 -0500

New Studio Update Podcast:
New Podcast

For the last year the studio offered 3 different packages for VO lesson - 5 weeks - 10 weeks and 20 weeks. It was an exp...

Update on the new studio...

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 23:28:23 -0500

For those of you who come by often enough to know that I haven't posted in a long, long time - this may come as a shock - but I'm still here..

I've been buried in all sorts of projects - the new studio being one of them. It has the old stud...

Voice Over Insider - Q&A with Don LaFontaine

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 07:20:00 -0400

Welcome to the Voice Over Insider Interview Series.

In these interviews we'll attempt to go beyond the typical questions and get to the real performer behind ...

Some of my favorite voices and voice over talent � Issue #1

Sun, 11 Mar 2007 09:22:00 -0400

Often times I�m asked by my students, which voices are out there that I like. It�s a hard question for me to answer because there are so many I like - and most of them for very different reasons. I don�t like telling people to go out and copy s...

COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN�CAN DRIVE YOU INSANE

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 05:42:55 -0500

Well this was a difficult week, but like every difficulty in life there was a lesson that if recognized will lift you to a higher level of understanding.

It all started last week when Michael, due to illness, needed to re-schedule our sessi...

MY TWO VOICES

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 04:01:11 -0500

I�ve discovered I have two voices going on when I begin to read copy. The first is a silent voice in my head and as I read and I can hear exactly how a particular piece of copy needs to sound, and that voice has the copy DOWN it�s terrific!

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LET�S GET PHYSICAL�

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 02:41:23 -0500

Ok anyone here remember that �great hit� by Olivia Newton John,( she says as her tongue pierces her cheek)? Well getting physical while reading copy was a major theme in my lesson today. I�m kind of hitting the proverbial wall with my interp...

Audio Proficiency: You better be ready to fly little donkey...

Sun, 21 Jan 2007 08:11:00 -0500

Yeah, yeah.. I know.. Flying donkeys.. Sure, that's something you see everyday...I just wanted to get your attention so that you would sit up straight in class. Audio proficiency is what's at hand here and the use of the phrase "ready to fly" m...

EXCUSE ME, MISS VOICEOVER LADY, BUT YOU�RE NOT SAYING WHAT I MEANT!

Mon, 15 Jan 2007 19:43:07 -0500

Ok, just finished my third session with Michael and the lesson for today, �Know what you are reading and doing!� Michael states it as, �get a grip of the copy, LOVE your copy!� I don�t know about you but out here in LA the big pitch from teach...

IT�S A VISUAL THANG

Mon, 08 Jan 2007 18:13:01 -0500

Ok, I just completed my 2nd session with Michael and thank God the technical faux pas of the first session didn�t come back to haunt me! Could it be that my computer skills are improving????? Yeah right�whatever caused the bit of luck I had to...

Saturday, January 6, 2007

Sat, 06 Jan 2007 17:37:16 -0500

Well I finally think I�ve re-entered the world of reality after the �Twilight Zone� spring break like experience of Christmas with 5 quests in my one bedroom apartment! Throughout the 2 weeks of chaos I kept thinking, �Who was I that in colleg...

Meet Pam - The winner of the MineWurx Project - Operation Voice Talent

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 19:17:00 -0500

Here she is in all her glory, Pam, the winner of the MineWurx Project - Operation Voice Talent voice over contest hosted by MineWurx Studio.

The contest was s...

THE FIRST DAYS ARE THE HARDEST DAYS�

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 18:57:00 -0500

Pamela�s Journey
December 18, 2006

OK a few of you have been privy to my TOTAL lack of computer & recording skills and today my technological ignorance glowwwwwwwwwwwed! Michael informed me that he wanted me to download Skype and of cou...

Acoustic Treatments for Voice Over Production Environments

Sat, 28 Oct 2006 11:36:00 -0400

One of the hardest things for new voice talent to overcome when they have little to no experience with sound isolation, acoustics or audio recording, is how to get the audio they do record up to standards that would be acceptable for profession...

Contest Update: Lets meet the Top 10 contestants...

Fri, 20 Oct 2006 16:16:00 -0400

Below you will find the Top 10 Contestants in the MineWurx Project - Operation Voice Talent.

This time the contestants tried their hands at conversational reading.. There is a link to their auditions below. This challenge really spli...

The MineWurx Project - Operation Voice Talent - Official Top 20 Podcast

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 21:52:00 -0400

So here we go� The top 20 contestants are primed and ready.. They�ve been waiting for a while now, chomping at the bit to figure out what the next assignment is going to be.. Below you will find the script they are to read for this leg of the c...

Sample or Sampling Rate - The rate at which the audio is sampled by the recording device.

Wed, 11 Oct 2006 18:27:00 -0400

Some of you are going to have to excuse my methods of explaining some things in this article because it was meant to help newbies understand some of the basic principals of digital audio recording and effects processing. In an effort to foster thi...

UPDATE: Lets Meet the Top 20 Contestants

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 13:25:00 -0400

Below you will find the Top 20 Contestants in the MineWurx Project - Operation Voice Talent. It has taken a little time to get prepared for the next round of the competition, which is coming soon.

I am just now seeing the top 20 for ...

Its time to get that big fat head off your shoulders � Looking inward by Michael Minetree.

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 04:57:38 -0400

The other day, talking to one of my students about how he had the right attitude for success, reminded me of just how far I have come from my not so humble beginnings in this business. When I first started, my ego wasn�t in check, I thought I w...

And the voting begins for the MineWurx Project � Operation Voice talent�

Wed, 13 Sep 2006 13:22:00 -0400

After months of waiting and a lot of auditions, the 44 contestants for the MineWurx Project are in place, their information is set and the voting has begun.

In the first round, the judges selected by MineWurx Studio will narrow the contestant...

The �Getting Started in Voice Over� checklist � these are the things you will need to get going.

Sun, 03 Sep 2006 08:06:00 -0400

The voice bone is connected to the microphone-bone,
The microphone-bone is connected to the mixer-bone,
The mixer-bone is connected to the audio interface-bone,
And that�s how your paid for your voice.
The audio interface-bo...

The MineWurx Project - Operation Voice Talent

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 14:52:30 -0400

The deadline for entry into the MineWurx Project Voice Over Contest has passed. If you are a contestant, sit tight for a bit. Let us sort out the information and get it online. Watch your email for stuff from the studio.We will let you know whe...