Recording A Voice Over Demo Reel with Stacey J. Aswad - Demo Production - Recording Advice
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ต.ค. 2024
- Chuck & Stacey are in the recording studio producing a commercial voiceover demo reel (This Time) for our very own super talented voice actor, Stacey J. Aswad. In this episode of "Voice Over Demo Spotlight" we are taking you behind the scenes and showing you how we record a professional voice over demo that rocks!
This 30 minute video is jam-packed with loads of recording and producing advice, tips and priceless information.
You know Stacey Aswad for her 15 years of TV hosting for Walt Disney World, VO Buzz Weekly and many other impressive credits. You've also heard Stacey's voice on countless commercials, promos, narration, live-action dubbing, animation and video games.
It is a very rare experience to get to watch someone at this level of success do what they do in the studio, so we hope you enjoy this very special Voice Over Demo Spotlight.
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1.) I’m so relieved to see VO Buzz Weekly putting out a new episode. They’ve been my masterclass on all things VO since I got into this crazy industry. And 2.) What a perfect symbiosis between performer and director. Literally ALL the notes Chuck gave are actionable for anyone watching (and self-directing their own VO audition/sessions). And Stacy is just stellar behind the mic. And Chuck’s notes were so thoughtful; thinking often of the bigger picture of the narrative flow of the final edited demo. These two ROCK!!
Thank you for your very cool comment, Preston. We appreciate your kind words. :)
@@vobuzzweekly It was my pleasure! Thanks for always putting out such great content for all of us budding VO Artists. The infinite well of information you two have provided over the years has been far more helpful than any class or workshop. And you did it all for free!! Much appreciated Stacey and Chuck. 😎
Stacey, of course, nailed these perfectly, but Chuck's direction was deceptively masterful. On nearly every script, there were moments when I was thinking to myself that Stacey should try this or that, and Chuck invariably directed her to try nearly the opposite of what I had in mind. Each time he was right on the money! You don't get an ear like that without a lot of work. This is an excellent demonstration of an excellent demo session!
Thank you for the awesomely cool comment, David. We really appreciate the kind words! :)
I am so happy to see another upload from my favorite dynamic duo! This was a wonderful watch, you two!
Thank you so much! 🙂
After two years! thanks God! You guys are amazing. We were waiting for you. ❤
Lol thank you 🙏
Chuck, Chuck, Chuckie BABY! 10X Quality! You da man!
Stacey J- Speechless! The new soft side is excellent! Inspirational.
Wow, thanks! You rock, Steve! :)
Chuck, your technical knowledge and directing are amazing. It’s such a pleasure to watch these sessions and learn. I’m a voiceover of ten years now and your videos keep me on the learning path.
Stacey, amazing reel and I love your style. It’s what I aspire to as a voice actor.
Thank you both ❤
Than you for the awesome comment Sean. Stacey and I really appreciate your kind words. 🙏
StaceyA, you RAWKED it!! Chuck... You are a Genius!
Ha You're the best JB - thank you buddy!!
So freaking glad you are back putting episodes up!!
Thank you Brett. 👍👍
this was absolutely frickin awesome - first time seeing both of you on TH-cam. I'm also a VO Talent and working right now with a mentor for commercial ads etc. and it was so great to see professionals at their best and listening to the tips and tricks to nail the ad. Just loved it - thank you for your time!!!
@@MyriamBerger-f8w thanks for the super cool comment 👍👍
It's so good to see you both back and with one of my favorite types of videos! I love these demo sessions and this one was so much fun. Thank you for being such a help to people like me who aspire to be successful in voice over. The magic that happens between raw audio and finished demo is just astounding. You both rock!
Thank Megan, you do cool. 👍 we appreciate the love 💗 and support.
My hand is cramping from taking copious notes 📝, Thank You. Thank you, Thank you!
You’re very welcome 😊
So fun to watch you both! Your talent levels are off the charts! It's delightful to see both of you doing your thing and with such obvious trust in the talent and judgment of the other.
Thank you Tom. You are a class act brother. 👍❤️👍
Chuck and Stacey, that was fabulous! What a team you guys make. Your upbeat authenticity has got to be a major ingredient in the secret sauce of making your demos rock. And congratulations Stacey on your new demo. It’s top shelf!
Thank you, David. You rock buddy!
WOW! When I saw this video in my feed, I was so excited to watch it. Chuck, you are so amazing! The way you direct talent is so smooth. Stacy, you are such a pro, you make Chuck's job seem so easy. . Glad to see you two back in action. Hope to see more videos soon. Peace
Thank you 🙏 for the very cool words RC!!
Great Talent in the booth meets Great Talent on the board! Stacey slayed it & Chuck served it under glass on a gold platter. I always dig seeing the process from start to end!
Ha thank you Ken. You rock buddy 👍
It is fantastic to see a new video from you all! Nobody better at this. Chuck is the master and makes you feel like you are the most important person in the world while you're in the booth and Stacey is amazing. Loved the laugh before JIF to add personality.,
Haha Thank you, Brad!! You rock!
One gifted director with an incredible, quick ear and precision communication skills PLUS one mouth-dropping talent who can literally turn on a dime EQUALS pure genius at work!
Wow! Thank you for your kind words and very cool comment Steve. 👍💜👍
@@vobuzzweekly Well, it's absolutely true. Every word of it. The entire VO world just LOVES Chuck and Stacey to pieces, and I'm one of 'em. Maybe some day you could do a seminar on how Stacey puts her hard copy together??? And, maybe Chuck could do a session on how he puts all the raw audio together with music, effects, etc? Just sayin'.
@@stevekrumlauf8178 great idea bud!!! 👍👍
@@vobuzzweekly On second thought, that might be like asking Colonel Sanders for his secret fried chicken recipe, (ain't gonna happen!) But, I've always been curious about how and where Stacey finds the hard copy, how much is her own original writing, how much is editing preexisting copy, and then when Chuck has all the raw "takes," how he slices and dices all that material, how he chooses the sequence, etc. On Stacey's latest commercial demo, it seemed like each of Stacey's segments were no more than ten or fifteen seconds long originally, but, then, it appeared Chuck extracted just a very brief line or two out of each commercial piece. On a totally unrelated front, I noticed Chuck chose the Sennheiser 416 shotgun microphone for the new booth. I've always been curious about that. The 416, of course, was originally met for on location film shoots where the boom microphone would be just out of the top of the frame and be directional and reject any noise not coming from the main source. In a booth like Chucks, I can't imagine extraneous outside noise would be a problem, but, I could be wrong. I'm wondering if my friend Larry Hudson had any input into that microphone choice.
@@stevekrumlauf8178 lol you’re right. The secret sauce can never be revealed but hey you get big points for asking. :) for many years the sennheiser 416 has been the go to mic of choice for promos because when used at close proximity it slices through the production. Still to this day it’s widely used for promo and trailer work. When I was choosing a mic for production u I tested easily 8 mics from Neumann and Sennheiser the the 416 sounded best on men and women most often. It quickly became my mic of choice. As long as you have a quiet pro booth to work in the 416 is a great choice. 👍
17:55 Best Advice Ever. Ur a piece. not the entire puzzle.
Good catch 👍👍
Great to see a new video! The knowledge that comes from these sessions is unmatched. I'm working on my VO journey because of you guys :)
That is awesome, Jake. Thank you and good luck to ya! :)
WOW!!! SOOOO GREAT!!!! YOU 2 WERE EXTREMELY MISSED!!!! AFTER CLOSE TO A YEAR, IT IS GREAT TO SEE YOU BACK!!!! NOW GIVE US A WHOLE SLEW OF NEW DEMOS FOR STACEY, ANIMATION, NARRATION, GAMING, ETC. THAT WOULD BE DOPE AS WELL!!!!! AND CHUCK WITH SUCH A COOL VOICE OF YOUR OWN, IT WOULD BE DOPE TO HEAR A FULL ON DEMO FOR YOU AS WELL!!!! THANKS A MILLION!!!! HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!!
Haha thank you Eddie 👍 lots of great ideas and food for thought. You rock!!
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I'm still pretty new to VO, digging through the archives of your older videos, and recently started classes at VoicetraxSF after watching your interview with Samantha Paris. I love the honesty and enthusiasm you're demonstrating here - really glad to see you posting again, and and would love to see more like this!
Thank you. We really appreciate the kind words and support. Good luck with your classes at VoiceTrax 👍
This one was very special! We always see you putting together awesome demos for everyone else, but to see you two together like this was absolutely wonderful and very much appreciated, thank you!⚡🤟🏼⚡🙏
You’re very welcome and thank you for your sweet comment. ❤️
I adored this, thank you so much!! I'm learning commercial voice over right now, and it's nice to see someone as amazing as Stacey get direction or tweaks on things hear and there. Really makes my commercial class feel more like the real thing. Plus I so relate to the part at then end with the NO BSing. I bite my tongue all the time so I'm not asking my teacher the same thing. Point is, thank you. Stacey sounded amazing and I learned so much from watching her.
Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for your awesome comment, Sammy. Stacey appreciates all the love. :)
Great to see yall back!!
As always, informative, inspirational, fun and on point. I love the fact that you as an old school engineer, embraced and encouraged the rest of the VO community to grab on to the current state of the market and soar in such a positive light. I can only imagine that this is a big factor in why you are so successful and considered as an industry standard. And Stacey, You demonstrated how a professional works in the booth. Your attention do detail, focus on the director and willingness to take your performance in a way that you may not have originally thought to go. Then you ended up nailing the part. It is always a great joy to watch you two working together. I hope to be able to see you working together for a long time to come. Thank you for all you do for this awesome community. This is one of the times I wish I lived on that other coast from where I am, I would want to stop over and see the masters at work.
Michael thank you so much for your kindness, and fabulous comment. Stacey and I have always worked very hard to support the vo community and put out good relevant information so everyone can feel comfortable to learn and thrive. It’s the kindness of people like you that inspires us to keep doing what we do. Again, thank you 🙏
Amazing stuff, always super fun and insightful to see you both at work rockin it!!
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So happy to see you guys uploading videos again! COVID19 definitely reshaped the way VO is done now! I am still making it my goal to do it full time while I work from home now!
That's awesome! Glad to be back and we're going to feature a lot more of these demo recording spotlights. :)
Absolute TEXTBOOK Direction, Performance and Production!!!! I've always wanted to sit in on a session with you both and experience your process...this definitely ROCKED it!
Thank you for the awesome comment Scott 👍🙏👍
@@vobuzzweekly Massive group hug coming next!
@@scottburns9350 haha 👍
This series is fantastic!! Seeing the whole process is inspiring!
Glad you’re enjoying these demo spotlight videos 👍❤️👍
I got a little teary eyed on that Reebok spot,Stacey was awesome!
Thank you 🙏
New video... nice surprise. The internet is whole again. Some excellent work right here.
Haha 😆 thank you Matthew 👍
This was excellent to watch and experience! Two masters at their craft!
Stacey- EXCELLENT! 😊
Thanks for the awesome comment Tony. 👍
Loved the session, you both make it look and sound so easy. Stacy your VO is focused and natural, impressive. I learned a lot, you both are truly inspirational, thank you as always.
You’re welcome and thank you for the awesome comment Lee 👍
You guys are sooo cute! :) I love how you complement each other... Today, that is VERY rare! All the best to you both!
Hehe thank you for the sweet comment ❤️
Fantastic video ☺️💜 l love you both so much! Such wonderful information for all those in Voiceover and Beyond! ☺️💜💙
You rock Nikki - Thank you. ;)
What a send off to the in house demos :D Bravo you two!!
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AMAZING. I love the behind the scenes! Thank you so much for sharing this.
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Hi Chuck and Stacy, thank you for this. This was very insightful and refreshing. You reflected real people. :-)
I am a voice actor and producer myself Chuck. I love your style man. Keep it real, keep rocking.
Scott
Thank you very much, Scott!!
Excellent video! It's a real treat watching the masters work! Please keep these videos coming guys🙏
Thank you, Max! And YES we will definitely keep these demo spotlight videos coming. :)
As a vo and audio geek this is gold, thanks Chuck! Very interested to see what you have coming with the home recording side of things ;)
Audio geeks RULE!!! LOL
@@vobuzzweekly heck yeah! (btw want to mail you direct about a couple things - via your site is best?)
@@zeitakulobusta yes 👍
@@vobuzzweekly sent ;)
Amazing setup and glad your're back.
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Brilliant & inspiring to watch, fantastic job Stacey & Chuck. I cannot wait to cut my Promo demo on 21st with Chuck, I'm Buzzin!!!!!!
Thank you mark. 👍❤️👍
Great !!
In addition to being truly competent, you are also hilarious.
Keep it up!
Ha! Thank you Roberto :)
Stacy you are the best ❤️
Thank you 🙏
Awesome Chuck and Stacey! Quick question, when fully producing the demo, do you do all your processing to the vocals (including normalizing), then lay that on top of the production elements? Then do you remaster it down to say an "mp3" or whatever is needed? Thanks
Hi mark, thank you for the comment and question. Yes the first thing I edit, clean up, normalize and process is the voice. The voice should be the star in a demo. Then we start playing around with music, and different vibe ideas and then it’s sound effects. Then we mix, master the whole demo. After then you can bounce down your mix to whatever format you need ie wav, mp3 etc.
@@vobuzzweekly Man, thanks so much Chuck! I produced a ton of radio spots about 20 years ago, but that's meatball surgery. Not a lot of finesse. If you have time, could you expand on the mix and master part? Either way, I really appreciate your time. Say thanks to Stacey as well.
Oh my God. I'm a new fan😍😍😍
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Loved watching! Great job!
Thank you Lynn. 🙂
LOVED THIS SO MUCH!! ❤️❤️
Thank you. 👍❤️👍
YES!! 🎉❤😊🥳🥰🤯
Heck YES. 🙌
This seems right up my alley! If this is dreams, let me float on❤️🌟
Thank you. 🙏
Love love love this. Very inspiring
Glad you're enjoying our videos, John. :)
That was really great, you guys. I learned a lot...and of course, was entertained. Killer demo. Thanks for sharing with us.
Thank you Danny. You’re welcome 👍
brilliant video guys keeps us all inspired
Thank you 🙏
Great to see you guys!!
Thank you. :)
So great!!!
Thank you 🙏
Really missed these videos. Can’t wait to see the videos on recording at home!
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Hi Chuck n Stacy - Awesome workout. Worth imitation. Voice Talent - Bernard Campbell (India)
Thank you 🙏 Bernard 👍👍
This is superb.
Thanks sunny!!
Ahhh you saved the best for last Stac You Rock 🎤💯❤️
Stacey IS party freaking amazing I must say! An absolute dream to work with. :)
Good to see yall back any new interviews coming?
Thank you, Mohammed. For the time being, we're going to focus on these demo spotlights. We have over 400 interviews on the channel already so make sure you've watched them all. :)
@@vobuzzweekly I will. Who knows one day I'll be featured. I recently became to my knowledge at least the first physically disabled voice actor. It was your channel that inspired me to pursue it
@@MohamadNadi Thant is fantastic, brother!!
@@vobuzzweekly its all thanks to yall and God. God bless you both
Very exciting to watch, was told that I have a horrible voice , by station owner in Ventura
Only a horrible person would say something like that. We’re are surrounded by dream killers but that should never stop you.
You guys are amazing!
Thank you Caron. We appreciate the LOVE! :)
I totally wouldn't mind having my V.O. demo done here.
👍👍 thank you.
Very nice! but....... for some reason, on my end at least. The music used in the finals seem on the loud side.. But for Stacey? I'm a Fan! 🙂
Thank you.
Well shoot, the Rick & Morty VO in the booth gave the wrong impression of having a drink in the booth.🤣
Considering the Synco mic d2 shotgun mic to start out with.
Hearing her voice makes me think of the hotel rooms in Disney lol
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Fortune 500 companies are now utilizing Fiverr talent that don't use agents per se, and the talents in some instances are pulling in six figure salaries......you are correct, it is and continues to change.
Thanks for the comment 👍
Conductor?? Yes I can tell by the hand movement when he is feeling the moment like @ 15:16😂
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Hello. I'm your fan. I really like your videos. But why did Pierre Woodman grow his hair?
lol thank you but you’re confusing Pierre with demo producer and director Chuck Duran.
Okay, just... take my money. I will sell an organ. Not mine, but I'll find one and sell it. Attempting DIY at the moment, but I love how you work.
Lol thank you 🙏 you don’t want to diy your demo it’s way too important, Michael.
@@vobuzzweekly After hearing and seeing your results from these latest demo sessions, I agree. Simply awesome!! I am humbled.
@@MichaelJVanecekWrites thank you 🙏
Nice video
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Can I get paid for talking to myself?
Lol the short answer I’d yes 🙌
Good answer lol
Stacey is very versit😢 when it comes to voice over.
Yes she is thank you 🙏
You should def get the muteomatic plug-in :)
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Nice video
Thank you, Boisy!!