Unfortunately, no, I won't be at this upcoming workshop; at my financial state, I just won't be able to afford it for a long time.
As for finding voice-over workshops in your area (or near it), it's not all that easy. I actually didn't know workshops were offered in Vancouver until about two years ago, when Garry Chalk, Michael Dobson, and Scott McNeil dropped by the Ages 3 & Up store (an older location) during a TF Fan Night as surprise visitors. Chalk specifically told me about this "alternative" weekly newspaper that's offered free in the Vancouver area, and some workshops were listed in the Classified section. However, not all newspapers will have such things offered, but it may be worth a look if you can find something.
There also MAY be a possibility that some colleges, universities, film schools, or even some technical schools might over voice-over classes; again, this will depend on where you know to look. The classes may not be part of a full-time program (more likely as a part-time course or a Continuing Education thing), but it's at least something. The first voice class I ever took (back in 2004) was offered through Capilano College in North Vancouver BC; my instructor was actor Trevor DeVall (who's worked with Scott quite often) and the class ran 10 weeks. The basic class description can be seen here:
http://www.capcollege.bc.ca/continuinge ... cting.html
(NOTE: There is a mistake in the course description; you don't get an audition tape, but a copy of the recordings of the group's mock sessions in the studios, both an ADR dub on a VHS tape and a mock "pre-lay" session on CD.)
So maybe if you poke around the sites or course catalogs of some schools that offer a film or acting program, you might luck out, even if it's not part of a full-time program. As expected, of course, the strongest chances for finding a strong performing arts course would still be in the major "Actingland" centers of North America. When I interviewed DeVall at the end of the course, he mentioned the usual big ones of New York and L.A., as well as Vancouver and Toronto, even though most of T.O.'s work at the time was slated towards commercial material at that time. But don't forget; T.O.'s also got Nelvana.
One resource that was often recommended during the workshops with Marcy and Scott was a book on voice-overs co-written by Susan Blu. While it's about 20 years old, and I think it may be out of print now, you might still be able to poke around and find a used copy for cheap, like right here:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/093881 ... F8&s=books
The sections on "demo tapes" may be outdated now, but most of the exercises, techniques, and instructions on etiquette would still apply today. In fact, when I ordered this book, I noticed some of the exercises in it were used during my course with DeVall. There's also an appendix of contact numbers for workshops, production studios, agencies, etc., but because it was made in the US (about five years before Vancouver became "Hollywood North"), it'll be from an American POV, and some of them may or may not still be around today. There was one listing for an agency in Boston, but again, I don't know if it still exists today. But if you poke around a little bit more, you might be able to uncover something.
It's all kind of like gold mining; you'll have to dig through a lot of dirt and granite... and you can only hope you'll strike some nuggets that'll make the work all worth it.
Outtsyder
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