Orson Welles was a Master of Voice Acting.  His voice is so recognizable even today that you can’t help but be entranced with his deep and calming voice.  He is foreboding a narrator but subtle.  Welles once said, “I want to give the audience a hint of a scene. No more than that. Give them too much and they won’t contribute anything themselves. Give them just a suggestion and you get them working with you….it becomes a social act.”  This can be said about anything regards to the art of performance.

I remember growing up in the Niagara Region of Ontario Canada where every Sunday night at 11pm there was a one hour show on the radio called “Theatre of the Mind.”  They would play Old-Time Radio Serials from the 1930’s up until the 1950’s.  I tuned in faithfully each week to hear “Amos and Andy”, “The Shadow”, “Flash Gordon”, and of course “The Third Man” and “The Black Museum” narrated and starring Orson Welles(as you can tell, I am a huge Orson Welles fan).  I listened to those shows and my imagination ran wild.  Stories came to life through voice and sound, which gave me the passion for Radio, Storytelling, and of course Voice Acting.

So to begin this journey into Voice Acting, I thought I would chronicle my attempts to become a Professional Voice Actor here at stevesaylor.net.  I will chronicle my failures, my success, and hopefully showcase my passion for the art of Voice Acting.

My first challenge for myself is this:  To start I have signed up for a one month account at Voices.com.  My goal for the month of May, up until June 5th 2009 is to book at  minimum 1 Voice Acting job through voices.com.

I have created two voice over demos that you can listen to here on my site at http://stevesaylor.net/voice-over

There are several other challenges in the works such as getting an agent, booking a recurring role on an animated cartoon series, and more to come.

So I hope you will join me in my quest to become a professional paid voice actor, and if you have any questions or comments, feel free to post them and let me know.

If you are an audio producer and would like to get in contact with me for any voice over project you think I would be good for, please feel free to email me at mail@stevesaylor.net

Thank you all, and as Orson Welles likes to end all his broadcasts; as always I remain, obediently yours.

Steve