Ever since I started my journey of becoming a voice actor, I’ve always intended to share everything that I found helpful along my journey of acting. Although there are many more resources than these, and I’m finding new ones daily (if not weekly,) this list should be enough to get started. You’ll find most of the resources in the section below but here are my most top holy grail recommendations that impacted me the most:
VO Coaching- Mandy Fisher: Astoria Redhead Voiceover
VO & Acting Classes- Acting Business Bootcamp
VO Blog- Dee Bradley Baker’s website: I Want To Be A Voice Actor
Singing Coach- Sarah Baxter: Sing and Dance Sarah
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Mandy Fisher https://www.astoriaredheadvoiceover.com/
Acting Business Bootcamp https://www.actingbusinessbootcamp.com/actor-training-program
SkillsHub https://acting.skillshub.life/
Morgan Berry https://www.themorganberry.com/voice-acting-classes
Mona Marshall https://themonamarshall.com/learn-voice-production/
Angela Malhotra https://www.mic-up-vo.com/private-coaching-1
Sarah Nightengale: https://www.nightingale-voices.com/votraining
Gravy for the Brain https://usa.gravyforthebrain.com/
Second City Improv https://www.secondcity.com/
Red Scythe Studios with June Yoon https://redscythe.com/
Steve Blum (previously recorded classes to watch & interviews with lots of VAs. Great overview of VO/beginner info) https://www.blumvoxstudios.com/lp/voiceover-classes/
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Youtube:
Podcasts:
The Acting Business Bootcamp Podcast
Voice Acting Mastery with Crispin Freeman
Red Scythe Studio Podcast
The VO Breakfast Show
TriVO Pursuits
The VO Life
The Great Voice Podcast
Atlanta Voiceover Studio
The Work From Home Voice Actor by Melanie Scroggins
The NAVAgator
George The Tech’s Performer Friendly Podcast
Audio Branding by Jodi Krangle
Voice Over Experts by Stephanie Ciccarelli
The Building Doors Podcast
The Voiceover Social
The Voice-Over Roadmap Podcast
The Voice Over Coffee Shop
Yes, Also
VO School Podcast
Voiceover Sermons with Terry Daniel
Booth Besties
All Over Voiceover
Everyday VOPreneur
Behind the Audition
Making it to the Mic
VO Boss
The VO Meter
The Actor CEO
VO Life and Another VO Podcast
The VO Pro Podcast with Paul Schmidt
One Broke Actress
In the Envelope
The Young Actor’s Guide
Audrey Helps Actors
Empowered Artist’s Collective
Inside Acting
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Blogs/Websites:
https://www.reddit.com/r/VoiceActing/comments/1dhltr7/just_getting_started_in_vo_dont_know_where_to/
https://voiceactor.com/articles/emotions-a-comprehensive-guide-for-voice-actors
Books:
The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
Acting and Living in Discovery by Carol Rosenfeld
Respect for Acting by Uta Hagen
The Art of Acting by Stella Adler
Voice-Over Voice Actor by Tara & Yuri Lowenthal
To Be an Actor by Anthony Montes
An Actor Prepares by Constantin Stanislavski
Voice Lessons by Rob Paulsen
Authentic Commercial Voiceover by Dave Bisson
The Power of the Actor, Revised and Updated by Ivana Chubbuck
Audition by Bob Fosse & Michael Shurtleff
Speak with Distinction by Edith Skinner & Lilene Mansell
Freeing the Natural Voice by Kristin Linklater
The Intent to Live by Larry Moss
Acting in Film by Michael Caine
To the Actor: On the Technique of Acting by Michael Chekhov
The Empty Space by Peter Brook
On Method Acting by Edward Dwight Easty
Word of Mouth by Susan Blu & Molly Ann Mullin
Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield & Shawn Coyne
Yes, And by Kelly Leonard & Tom Yorton
Directing Actors - 25th Anniversary Edition by Judith Weston
Mastering Shakespeare by Scott Kaiser
The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson & John David Mann
The Right to Speak by Patsy Rodenburg
How to Stop Acting by Harold Guskin & Kevin Kline
Backwards & Forwards by David Ball & Michael Langham
The Art and Business of Acting for Video Games by Julia Bianco Schoeffling
Voice Over Secrets 2 by Elroy Spoonface Powell
Letters from an Actor by William Redfield & Adam Redfield
The Actor's Life: A Survival Guide by Jenna Fischer & Steve Carell
Acting Truthfully by Kimmy Sunday
Actions by Marina Caldarone & Maggie Lloyd-Williams
Advice to the Players by Robert Lewis & Harold Clurman
True and False by David Mamet
The Actor Speaks by Janet Sonenberg
Self-Management for Actors by Bonnie Gillespie
The Outstanding Actor by Ken Rea
The Actor and the Target by by Declan Donnellan
Secrets Of An Actor by Benjamin Dane
SEO for Dummies by Peter Kent
Atomic Habits by James Clear
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero
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Scripts:
https://www.voices.com/blog/narration-scripts-example-fairy-tales/
https://recommendmeabook.com/ (book excerpts to read for practice)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1a3LfYVBa6ch9st-eUK-q_JSZmQG1eMS1NG6lALyi4xg/edit?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nB1kVjAvi-Bb2epKzyEc1H7ZTqBeckpm
Social media accounts to follow: