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FIND YOUR VOICE at DONNA BELAJAC CASTING with JEAN ZARZOUR

Tuesday's 10/29-12/17 with Recording Session at Market Street Sound and a 4 hour Marketing Seminar Saturday Dec. 14  11am-4pm  Total Investment - $550

Learn technique and log real world experience at the same time! In this 8-week course, you will learn Microphone Technique, Industry Terminology and Proper Studio Etiquette — three elements essential to a successful voice over career.  Plus, at the end of the 8 weeks, attend a seminar designed to help you market yourself and get work as a voice over artist.

 During the 8-week course, you will explore a range of “reads,” including:

•Commercial Announcer

•Broad and Subtle Characters

•Industrial Narration

•Real Person Testimonial

•Two-Person Copy

•Hard & Soft Sell

•Cold Readings

•Audio Book Narration  

The eighth class will meet at award-winning,Market Street Sound, a professional recording studio. MSS is home to some of the largest national ad campaign sessions, film production editing and corporate education production in the country.   Each student will record one commercial which is then "sweetened" with sound effects and music for a finished product; sent to you as an mp3 file.

Marketing Seminar  Maybe you've trained with Jean and want to know what's next. Or perhaps you have a hot new demo ready to go? Whatever the case, if your voice is your most versatile instrument, this intensive seminar is for you.    

You will learn how to:

•Continue your voice acting training

•Create a demo that features your niche and gets you gigs

•Craft a logo that identifies your "brand"

•Package your demo on DVD and online •Use free social media tools

•Market your demo effectively in your region, with or without an agent

•Choose an agent •Decide when to join the union (SAG-AFTRA) or compete without one

•Keep your instrument (voice) and tools (technique) in top form with tricks and tips before, during and after sessions  

We want you to succeed!    Want to test your VO chops? Jean will record you reading radio copy and critique your performance.    Want a professional opinion of your current demo? As time and opportunity permit, Jean will listen to your demo and supply honest and thoughtful feedback. 

“Find Your Voice” is packed with promise for your future as a working voice over artist. Compare it to classes nationwide that cost thousands for just three days of instruction! Even better, read the raves from Jean’s students, many of whom paid those outrageous fees before taking this class!