The 101 of the VO World

Details

  • 13 July 2024
    10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Samoa House
Samoa House, 283 Karangahape Rd, Newton, Auckland, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand

Applications Open 13 June 2024 10:55 am
Applications Close 5 July 2024 8:00 pm
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Synopsis

Get your voice in the room! If you're keen to learn how to make the most of your voice over (VO) opportunities, make sure you're putting your best foot forward with engineers, agency creatives and clients, and to maximise your castability in the world of VO, join Romy in the Fale on Saturday 13th July, 10am-3pm for an interactive discussion and workshop. Romy is a highly experienced voice over artist and a fabulous teacher. She will guide you through all the basics, tips and insider tricks you need to know to add a successful VO string to your bow.

Host(s)

  • Romy Hooper

    Romy is an actor, intimacy coordinator, audiobook narrator and commercial voice artist based in Tāmaki, Auckland. A Toi Whakaari graduate, she has been an active member of the stage and screen industry for over 20 years. She has narrated audiobooks for over a decade and has extensive experience in the world of commercial and gaming voice overs. She works with Blind + Low Vision NZ and has narrated over 100 titles for their members, including popular magazine periodicals, she is an Australian and New Zealand accent narrator for US based audiobook production companies Deyan Audio and Podium Audio, and has just completed the 6 book romantic fiction series 'A Boss in a Billion' from her home studio - set up in a wardrobe. She is brand voice for Chorus, BP and voices several characters in popular NZ game Path of Exile. She also narrates for Audiobooks NZ, and hosts their podcast SoundSalad interviewing authors and those in the NZ audiobook and publishing industry. She is a proactive member of Equity NZ and spearheads a subcommittee for regulation of the use of artificial intelligence in commercial and long form voice production.

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