Voice-Over Summit

The SAG Foundation is proud to sponsor
THE VOICE-OVER SUMMIT
A series of exclusive discussions on
the Art and Future of Voice-Overs

Benefiting the Don LaFontaine Voice-Over Lab! Featuring many of the best talents on BOTH sides of the mic:
Established voice-over artists (from animation, trailers, promos, commercials & ADR), casting directors, producers, teachers, agents, technical engineers and more!
7 SUCCESSIVE THURSDAYS STARTING OCTOBER 1st

7-9pm SAG Foundation Actors Center (check-in 6:00-6:45pm)
5757 Wilshire Blvd, Mezzanine Level
Los Angeles, CA  (Parking Validation Available) 

SCHEDULE:
October 1st:  PROMOS & TRAILERS                                  

Host:  Joe Cipriano (CBS and Fox Comedy Promos)

Special Guests:  Ashton Smith (Angels and Demons, CSI, 24), Scott Rummell (Terminator Salvation, CNN), George DelHoyo (Fox,CW), Andy Geller (ABC, CNN, Toy Story),Townsend Coleman (NBC Comedies, Michaelangelo/TMNT) and Melissa Disney (Time Traveler's Wife and The Singing Voice of Snow White).

October 8^th:  HOME STUDIO AND VOICE-OVER TECHNOLOGY
Host:  George Whittam, Eldorado Recording Services (Clients include the late Don LaFontaine, Joe Cipriano, Bill Ratner and other top artists)

Special Guests:  Zurek (Founder of Voiceover Universe.com, Sports Illustrated, BET, PPV-via web cam), Dan Lenard (Home Studio Master.  Voice Artist and private consultant on home studios-via webcam), Stewart F. Wilson-Turner (Partner, CTO, CLO-Voicebank.net, Inc), Kevin Gershan (Producer/Director Entertainment Tonight/CBS Television-via Source Connect), Beau Weaver, and Andrew Feliciano (Owner/Audio Engineer-Voice Trax West Recording Studio). 

October 15th:  VO FROM THE PRODUCER'S & CLIENT'S POINT OF VIEW
Host:  Paul Pape (Starz, Armed Forces Radio Network, Barclay's Bank)

Special Guests:  W.L. Jenkins (author of "How to Audition for TV Commercials:  from the Ad Agency Point of View"), John Murphy (Creative Director, DG Entertainment), Dave Alden (VO Actor/Coach/Director of 50,000+network promos and theatrical trailers, and Steven Reisberg (Booth Director, TGMD Agency)

 October 22^nd:  COMMERCIALS
 Host:  Josh Daugherty (Honda, Budweiser)

 Special Guests:  Rodney Saulsberry (Twix Candy Bars, Zatarain's Cajun Foods), Huck Liggett (Voicecaster), Vanessa Marshall, and Robin Lamel Adler (Commercial Agent at SBV).

 October 29^th:  REPRESENTATION,
 CASTING & MARKETING
 Host:  Paul Pape (Suntrust, Toyota, Fox
 Sports)

Special Guests:  Vanessa Gilbert (Partner-TGMD Agency), Carroll Kimble (Owner-Carroll Kimble Casting), Zurek (Founder:  VoiceoverUniverse.Com), Stewart F. Wilson-Turner (Partner, CTO/CLO-Video Voicebank.net)

November 5^th:  ANIMATION
Host:  Townsend Coleman (NBC Comedies, Michaelangelo/TMNT)

Special Guests:  Rino Romano (The Batman, Curious George), Jim Cummings, and Jess Harnell.

November 12^th:  ADR (LOOPING) & VIDEO GAMES
Host:  Paul Pape (ADR:  24, Avatar VG:  Need for Speed Undercover, Black-EA Sports)

Special Guests:  Lynnanne Zager (Star Trek, Discovery Investigation's "Deadly Women"), Jonathan Nichols (Shrek 3, CSI:  Miami, 300), Rif Hutton (Battlestar Galactica, NCIS, G.I. Joe) and Tom Keegan (The Chronicles of Riddick, The Darkness, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor).

Donation: $150 per person for the entire series  (All donations are tax deductible to the full extent allowable by law)

All proceeds to benefit the Don LaFontaine Voice-Over Lab

COMING SOON to the SAG Foundation Actors Center

 In addition to the topics discussed, attendees will receive: 

·          An introduction to the Don LaFontaine Voice-Over Lab, coming soon to the SAG Foundation Actors Center. Featuring two state-of-the-art recording booths, engineering area and classroom, the Lab will be a technical and creative facility where actors can hone their craft, see product and VO demonstrations, take classes with leading talents in the voice-over industry and work on
auditions and demos.

Photo by Kaye Kittrell

·          A DVD copy of the The Don LaFontaine Celebration of Life, a feature-length tribute to the voice-over legend.

SAG members registered with the SAG Foundation are invited to take advantage of this advance reservation opportunity until Monday, September 21st! To pre-reserve your seating for this very special discussion series, please click HERE.   FOR UNION ACTORS ONLY PLEASE!