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Voice-Over
Do You Have What It Takes?
Learn about the lucrative and competitive
business of voice-over and what qualities
you need to succeed. Discover how to
break into voice-over and market your
voice talents. Topics include: union work
versus non-union; commercials for TV/
radio, narration, audio books and animation
voicing; and talent agents and managers.
You’ll work in front of a mic and “cold read”
two commercial spots, followed by critical
feedback.
Bill Smith
taught conservatory
acting at Cornell University. He created
Denver’s The Acting Studio in 1982 to
train stage, film, and voice-over actors. The
Studio includes a production division for
marketing demos and low budget films.
Students will receive, by email, a personal
reading of their studio session. Access to a
computer and email after class is necessary.
Class is held in Bill’s home studio.
$51 Non-Member
$39 Member
$5 materials fee payable in class
EAST DENVER
: 12th & Krameria
3172DO: One Wed., 6:30-9:30PM 1/6
3172DP: One Wed., 6:30-9:30PM 2/10
3172DQ: One Wed., 6:30-9:30PM 3/16
3172DR: One Wed., 6:30-9:30PM 4/20
Voice-Over Intensive
Make Money in Voice-Over
This intensive workshop prepares you to
break into the voice-over industry. Begin
with techniques in voice speech dynamics
and warm-ups. Then, look at how to create
your demo website of samples of your
voice work to get your foot in the door of
this potentially lucrative industry. What
equipment do you need to build your home
voice-over studio? You’ll rehearse and record
a range of “copy”-TV/radio commercials,
infomercials, and samples of narration,
audio-books and animation. Receive (by
email) MP3s of your four studio sessions.
Learn mic technique, interpretation and
characterization, and how to get your
demo produced. Be ready to work hard,
do homework, and get detailed critiques
of your strengths and weaknesses.
Bill
Smith
, director of The Acting Studio
(Denver), earned an MFA in Directing from
Ohio University School of Theater. He was
certified as a master teacher by Arthur
Lessac, the renowned innovator of a voice
and speech system for stage, film, and
broadcast actors. Must have access to email
and a computer between class sessions.
$181 Non-Member
$169 Member
$15 materials fee payable in class
EAST DENVER
: 12th & Krameria
3173BS: Four Wed., 6:30-9:30PM Begins 2/17
3173BT: Four Wed., 6:30-9:30PM Begins 4/27
Make Money in Audiobooks
A Voice-Over Workshop
Voice-over is not just about TV and radio
commercials. “Audiobooks” is the biggest
voice-over growth industry in the last
decade. Audiobook voice-over work can be
a good source of income and enormously
gratifying. This class focuses on how to
voice fiction and non-fiction books. Learn
about the equipment and software you need
for your home studio and how to set it up
cost effectively. Explore the different styles
of voicing non-fiction (history, biography,
science, e-books, self-help, etc.). Learn
how to bring alive a novel which requires
a narrator and suggestions of character
voices. Find out how to market your skills
and talent.
Bill Smith
, of The Acting Studio,
coaches in all types of voice-over and has
taught voice-over training through CFU for
nine years. In the last two years, twelve of
Bill Smith’s voice-over students have voiced
audiobooks, for pay, for a national company,
ACX.COM. Whether your goal is to build a
career in voice-over or to learn the basics
so you can volunteer for organizations like
Learning Alley (who do recordings for the
blind and dyslexic), this workshop will get
you going. Must have access to email and
a computer between sessions for homework.
$181 Non-Member
$169 Member
$15 materials fee payable in class
EAST DENVER
: 12th & Krameria
3175B: Four Wed., 6:30-9:30PM Begins 1/13
3175C: Four Wed., 6:30-9:30PM Begins 3/23
Acting for Stage AND Film
Stage and film acting are close cousins,
but they employ different techniques and
degrees of emotional expression. The most
successful actors in Colorado work in all
media: theatre, movies, commercials, and
voiceover. Join, for 4 weeks, an “ongoing”
workshop that explores various acting
methods and develops your audition skills.
Explorations include voice/speech warm-
ups, monologues, and scene study, all
adjusted for your professional goals in stage
and/or film. All exercises are recorded on
your personal DVD. Training includes the
“Biz”: resumes, headshots, and how to get a
talent agent. This ongoing workshop brings
in participants of all levels of performance
experience.
Bill Smith
is SAG/AFTRA, has
operated five theatre companies, and taught
acting at Cornell University’s MFA Theatre
Program. Class is held in Bill’s home studio.
$181 Non-Member
$169 Member
$15 materials fee payable in class
EAST DENVER
: 12th & Krameria
3171AI: Four Tue., 7-9:30PM Begins 1/5
3171AJ: Four Tue., 7-9:30PM Begins 2/2
3171AK: Four Tue., 7-9:30PM Begins 3/8
3171AL: Four Tue., 7-9:30PM Begins 4/5
NEW! The Art of the Parody
Song
From Concept to Performance.
Are you the next “Weird Al” Yankovic? Parody
song writing has been around for centuries,
but the art form has become very popular in
America over the last three decades. Parody
songs are everywhere: on YouTube, your
favorite radio station, in television, in plays
and even in movies. Writing a parody can be
a great way to celebrate a family member or
roast a colleague.
Gregory Cairns
, Esq., a
full time lawyer and avid parody writer, will
help you develop your parody writing skills.
Learn about the history of the art form and
the basic elements of a clever parody song.
View and discuss parodies of famous songs
broadcast on YouTube, to see what works.
Participants will be invited to write their own
parody song and get feedback during the
second session. Those who have the moxie
get the chance to perform it for the group.
No previous experience is required.
$87 Non-Member
$75 Member
$5 materials fee payable in class
S. E. DENVER
: I-25 & Colorado
1198F: Two Sat., 1-4PM Begins 2/20
1198G: Two Thu., 6:15-9:15PM Begins 3/24
Harmonica for the Musically
Challenged
Clay Kirkland
is ready to give you an
experience you may never have had: hearing
yourself make big beautiful music on a little
10-hole harmonica! You will learn several
blues, folk, and Americana songs, some
cool blues “licks” or phrases, and the basics
of jamming. Kirkland has over forty years
of professional performing experience,
including appearances with Willie Nelson,
Chuck Berry, the Colorado Symphony
Orchestra, and the Royal Musicians of
Nepal.
$71 Non-Member
$59 Member
$3 materials fee payable in class
CFU LOWRY
: Near 1st & Quebec
1697CN: Two Sat., 10AM-12PM Begins 2/13
1697CO: Two Sat., 10AM-12PM Begins 4/23
Beginning Piano Private
Lesson
After four lessons, you’ll be able to play
piano and read music! Learn to read
music from both the treble and bass clefs
simultaneously.
Carol Zeleny
has a B.MU
Ed. in piano and taught music in public
schools for 40 years.
$84 Non-Member
$72 Member
$11 materials fee payable in class
CFU LOWRY
: Near 1st & Quebec
1667Z16: Four 30 minute private piano lessons
scheduled with the instructor.
