MORE FREE LESSONS FROM Pat ON

Animation, Character Voice, and Dialects

Deconstructing Barney Fife 

Pat teaches how to break a character voice down to its elements
by deconstructing Scott Burns’ impression of Barney Fife.

Women of Character

Lessons on what the female character performer is up against.

Developing A Character Voice

Here’s a quick demonstration on the value of developing the inner life of a character voice.

Separating Character Voices

A brief lesson on the importance and ways of “separating” character voices from each other.

Character Voice Lesson

A lesson on adjusting characters for various voice over genres, and a demonstration on the character voice element of Placement.

Working Inside Out

A rapid way of creating character voices, which addresses their uniqueness and inner life.

Mimic for Money

A demonstration of voice matching/replacement skills, and information on ADR/Looping work.

The Critical Compound

A lesson on the importance of breaking the compound of “Accent/Character Voice/Acting” down to its elements for study, and putting it back together for performance.

Playing Among the Stars

Lessons learned by performing with the stars of our industry.

Accurate vs. Authentic

A lesson on the difference between an accurate and an authentic dialect, and how to customize a generic accent with fast authentic research.

Anatomy of a Character Demo

AA step-by-step lesson of how I go about building a character voice demo.

Accent on Dialects

Techniques for coming up with dialects for voice over work, demonstration of how dialects may not only reveal region or country, but also the psychology of the character.

Audiobook Narration Skills

Take Your Time

A simple lesson on narration pacing
with Master Audiobook Narrator and Teacher, Scott Brick.

Breathing Quieter

A lesson and demonstration on how to breathe more quietly.

Vocal Shape-Shifting

A brief lesson and demonstration on a very productive storytelling method for audiobook narration.

My Ed Asner Lesson

Ed Asner’s valuable lesson on performing with low volume, expressiveness and realism.

Audiobook & Ballet

A brief lesson on the value on doing audiobook narration.

For more information about the business of audiobooks, take a look at The Billion $ Read.

General Voice Over Lessons

My Visit With The God of Projection

A two-minute whimsical lesson on the importance of “Projection” in voice over.

Up, Up & Away

A brief lesson and demonstration on staying up as you perform a passage, and ending with energy.

Getting Expressive

A lesson & demonstration on the eight means of emphasis.

What’s The Style?

A brief lesson on the critical skill of knowing the style of a VO project.

Comedy:  A Painful Lesson

A lesson on various aspects to look for when performing voice over comedy.

The Almighty Playback

A lesson the on importance of playing back your recorded efforts, and using processing and sound effects to advance your skills and address your booking-to-audition ratio.

I Am A Sound Effect

A lesson on how to interact with sound effects, music, and processing.

Voice Over What?

A 3-minute lesson on creating voice over snippets for commercial demos that include on-camera dialogue.

VO For Free

A 10-minute lesson on the public relations and promotional possibilities of creating audio sketches, mock commercials and other aural delights of mayhem for free.

Improv Lesson

A lesson on the misuse and underuse of improvisation for voice over commerical work.