(BONUS Tape 28) In Conversation with VA, David Holmes

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Today I sit and chat with David Holmes. A voiceover artist who featured as the special guest narrator for Episode 23's "The Terrible Old Man" by H.P Lovecraft. We talk about a lot of things me and David. From his previous career as a theatre lighting designer, to his humble voiceover beginnings as a virtual Glaswegian Toad. From talking about his valuable 3 P's lesson for novice VO's, to his appreciation with vintage pencil sharpeners. There are even some pigeons in there somewhere. It even gets to a point where we're just blurting out celebrity voice impressions that we either can or can't do, so needless to say, we laugh a lot during this conversation. But with nearly every laugh shared, David always has a lesson to share, so you can learn something as well as laugh at something. This is the longest conversation episode so far on the Cryo Pod Tapes and just might be the funniest one too.
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Chapters

1. David's Epic Intro (00:00:00)

2. David's Introduction (00:05:00)

3. Cryo Pod Tapes & What Makes Audio "Drama" (00:11:20)

4. Pencil Sharpeners (00:26:17)

5. Back to What Makes Audio "Drama" (00:29:04)

6. David's VA Beginnings (00:39:07)

7. David's Passion for Voice Acting (00:54:23)

8. Ronnie Corbett, Maggie Smith & Voice Impressions and Accents (01:04:05)

9. David's Performance on The Terrible Old Man & Putting Emotion into Written Stories (01:18:03)

10. Mars Lipowski & David's Point of Acting (01:29:54)

11. David's Mentors (01:39:44)

12. David's Favourite Productivity Hacks, Equipment and Software (01:46:52)

13. Dream Microphones (01:53:01)

14. David's 3 Important Lessons for Beginner VO's (02:04:46)

15. Ted's Advise for Spending Money Smarter on Studios and Mics (02:09:55)

16. David's 3 Important Lessons Continued & Using Fiverr for Voiceover (02:14:34)

17. Final Question & Focusing on You as a Voice Artist (02:22:00)

18. More Pigeons, Gandalf & The Birth of Impressions Karaoke (02:27:33)

19. Episode Wrap Up (02:33:25)

20. Hilarious Voiceover Directing for David & Final Wrap Up (02:36:00)