Category: Blog

Documentary Narration

What is Needed Every time you watch a documentary, you probably don’t give much thought to who does the narration but the people who make it do. They look for certain qualities based on what their documentary is about. Here are some characteristics they look for. Great Voice Of course, an exceptional, possibly unusual, voice […]

Creating a TV Promo for an Upcoming Television Program

  Promoting the Show A TV promo is a commercial no longer than a minute that advertises the airing of an upcoming program. A perfectly crafted promo will capture the attention and interest of the viewing audience The Basic Information Whether it’s a new series, or a new season, all TV promos must include the […]

LA State of Mind

So much has been happening over the past few months, that I have not been able to keep up with this voice over blog. While Houston is my home, I am now living and working in Los Angeles. After all these years, I’ve decided it is time to take the plunge – thanks to good […]

Do you practice “Gratitude”?

  In a previous post, I mentioned the terms Service and Gratitude and how they’d been coming up for me over and over again in the past few months. In that post, I talked about some of the new ways for me to think about service.  Now, I’d like to focus on gratitude.  It’s been […]

Do you practice “Service”?

In the past few months, the words service and gratitude have been coming up again and again in books, articles, courses, and videos that I have read and heard.  The terms are not new to me or to you, of course; however, there seems to be so much more emphasis on and usage of the […]

Are you Too Busy?

by Melanie Haynes As voice over talent, we feel most secure when we’re super busy!  We have a stack of e-learning to narrate, an audiobook or two in the wings, ISDN and phone patch commercial and corporate sessions scheduled, and maybe even an “in town” booking or two scheduled via our agent.  True, we might […]

My New Website is Here!

          I’m really excited to launch my new website and blog !  Not only is the design new, but I’ve moved to the WordPress platform – with help, of course. I’m looking forward to being able to update information and demos quickly and easily.  All of this always takes more time […]