Kelli Traaseth

Thought I'd turn to you guys with a question.

Last night my dd, 8, was crying to me. She says whenever she thinks about her wishes (dreams) she gets sad. She feels as though they are unattainable.

A little history on us, she went to preschool-1st and had always enjoyed school. We started homeschooling because my ds, 10, was really unhappy in school. I asked her if she wanted to be home or at school, she chose home. So we've been unschooling for 1 year now.

What she was sad about last night was that she wants to do voices for cartoons. We were watching Rurouni Kenshin, and they had outtakes from when the actors were screwing up. It was really funny.

She likes to imitate other characters/actors voices, with accents and such, loves doing Hermione's accent, Fat Bastard's from Austin Powers, you get the picture. She also thinks she would like to be an actor but thinks she'll be afraid to go on stage, so that was depressing her. She is signed up to be in a play this summer with her little sister so that will be a good experience. I told her this might be the way to work up to the voice parts in cartoons.

I just don't know what to tell her, I feel really helpless. We live in a smaller town and the plays are the only thing I can think of for her to possibly attain her dream.

She also loves all sorts of art, so we do as much of that as we can.


Do you think I should just let her vent and it should pass. Anyone have suggestions on the whole voice over stuff? What else I could suggest for her?


Oh, I just thought of what my SIL said one time when she heard that Abbi was sad, "maybe she should be in school, she might be too much of an extrovert to be happy at home." She's a teacher! I don't agree with this, but I do think its sometimes hard (on an extrovert) when we aren't in alot of activities (by their choice). Because then she doesn't see or interact with alot of people. What are your thoughts on this?


Thanks,

Kelli





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nellebelle

There are probably other and better computer games to do this, but here is one I'm aware of. We have an American Girl computer game that allows you to create plays using characters and backdrops from the AG stories. You can have the characters move around, sit, walk, etc. You can record sound effects and put in your own voice (or voices, in your daughter's case :-). Then play them back.

Mary Ellen
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Kelli Traaseth

Thanks Mary Ellen, I'll look into that one and maybe there are other ones
too.

I hadn't even thought of that! I'll pick up a microphone for the computer
too, she'd love that.

Kelli

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Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 11:02 AM
Subject: Re: [AlwaysLearning] my daughter and wishes


> There are probably other and better computer games to do this, but here is
one I'm aware of. We have an American Girl computer game that allows you to
create plays using characters and backdrops from the AG stories. You can
have the characters move around, sit, walk, etc. You can record sound
effects and put in your own voice (or voices, in your daughter's case :-).
Then play them back.
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> Mary Ellen
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Heidi Wordhouse-Dykema

So, Did the school give all the schoolkids in the Go-Go Group little
knee-high white boots and ask them to dance for the rest of the kids in
little Go-Go cages while lights whirled around the room?

What an odd thing... a Go-Go Group!
HeidiWD

Heidi Wordhouse-Dykema

At 10:26 AM 5/9/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>She likes to imitate other characters/actors voices, with accents and
>such, loves doing I just don't know what to tell her, I feel really
>helpless. We live in a smaller town and the plays are the only thing I
>can think of for her to possibly attain her dream.
>Do you think I should just let her vent and it should pass. Anyone
>have suggestions on the whole voice over stuff? What else I could
>suggest for her?
>
>
>Oh, I just thought of what my SIL said one time when she heard that Abbi
>was sad, "maybe she should be in school, she might be too much of an
>extrovert to be happy at home." She's a teacher! I don't agree with
>this, but I do think its sometimes hard (on an extrovert) when we aren't
>in alot of activities (by their choice). Because then she doesn't see or
>interact with alot of people. What are your thoughts on this?

First of all, definitely get her back in school. Everyone knows what a
great stepping stone institutional education is for people who want to do
voice-over work. (rolling eyes.)

If she's really interested in doing voice-over work, then get her doing it!
http://www.speedofsound.com/contacts.asp (but they want money to list you
instead of just working on commission. Not so great!)
from:
http://www.latimes.com/classified/jobs/counselor/la-101201counselor-voiceover.story
Some professional how-to manuals you may want to read:
• "So You Want to be a Voice-Over Star" by Sandy Thomas (Clubhouse
Publishing, 1999)
• "The Art of Voice Acting: The Craft and Business of Performing
Voice-Over" by James R. Alburger (Focal Press, 1998)
• "Voiceovers: Putting Your Mouth Where the Money Is" by Chris Douthitt
(Grey Heron Books, 1997)

http://www.hoovers.com/co/capsule/6/0,2163,44346,00.html
will help you chase down talent agencies...although you might want to start
with a single agent first.... or maybe not.

From there on, google voice-over agent work. You're bound to find
something interesting!
Heidi WD




"You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake.” —Jeannette Rankin

Kelli Traaseth

Thank you, thank you, Heidi!

I suppose I could have just googled! D'oh, on my part <g>.

Kelli


----- Original Message -----
From: "Heidi Wordhouse-Dykema" <heidi@...>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 12:21 PM
Subject: Re: [AlwaysLearning] my daughter and wishes


> At 10:26 AM 5/9/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> >She likes to imitate other characters/actors voices, with accents and
> >such, loves doing I just don't know what to tell her, I feel really
> >helpless. We live in a smaller town and the plays are the only thing I
> >can think of for her to possibly attain her dream.
> >Do you think I should just let her vent and it should pass. Anyone
> >have suggestions on the whole voice over stuff? What else I could
> >suggest for her?
> >
> >
> >Oh, I just thought of what my SIL said one time when she heard that Abbi
> >was sad, "maybe she should be in school, she might be too much of an
> >extrovert to be happy at home." She's a teacher! I don't agree with
> >this, but I do think its sometimes hard (on an extrovert) when we aren't
> >in alot of activities (by their choice). Because then she doesn't see or
> >interact with alot of people. What are your thoughts on this?
>
> First of all, definitely get her back in school. Everyone knows what a
> great stepping stone institutional education is for people who want to do
> voice-over work. (rolling eyes.)
>
> If she's really interested in doing voice-over work, then get her doing
it!
> http://www.speedofsound.com/contacts.asp (but they want money to list you
> instead of just working on commission. Not so great!)
> from:
>
http://www.latimes.com/classified/jobs/counselor/la-101201counselor-voiceover.story
> Some professional how-to manuals you may want to read:
> . "So You Want to be a Voice-Over Star" by Sandy Thomas (Clubhouse
> Publishing, 1999)
> . "The Art of Voice Acting: The Craft and Business of Performing
> Voice-Over" by James R. Alburger (Focal Press, 1998)
> . "Voiceovers: Putting Your Mouth Where the Money Is" by Chris Douthitt
> (Grey Heron Books, 1997)
>
> http://www.hoovers.com/co/capsule/6/0,2163,44346,00.html
> will help you chase down talent agencies...although you might want to
start
> with a single agent first.... or maybe not.
>
> From there on, google voice-over agent work. You're bound to find
> something interesting!
> Heidi WD
>
>
>
>
> "You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake." -Jeannette
Rankin
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In a message dated 5/9/03 11:09:19 AM, heidi@... writes:

<< So, Did the school give all the schoolkids in the Go-Go Group little
knee-high white boots and ask them to dance for the rest of the kids in
little Go-Go cages while lights whirled around the room? >>

Go Go GO GO Joseph, you know what they say....

(That hadn't been written yet, but it would've been perfect.)

Sandra

nellebelle

Sure you can find it on google, but there is always such great advice here too!

Mary Ellen
----- snip----- I suppose I could have just googled!

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