Call For Training
So…you don’t think there are any training opportunities in your area? With a little research here is what we have found in the Los Angeles area. This is not a comprehensive list. With some phoning and questioning, you could begin to compile a list like this for your area and begin looking for voice over training in animation:

Courtesy of Art Today.

Adler-Zimmerman Animation Workshop (Burbank)
(818) 759-1515
Aliso Creek Voice Over Workshops (Burbank)
(818) 954-9931
Michael Bell’s Voice Animation Workshop (Hollywood)
(818) 784-5107
Bob Bergen’s Animation Voice Over Workshop (Studio City)
(818) 901-8714
Susan Blu’s Workshops (Sherman Oaks)
(818) 783-9130
Beverly Bremers’ Creative Performance Workshop (Orange County)
(800) 917-6807
Film Industry Workshops (Studio City)
(818) 769-4146
Joanie Gerber (Mt. Olympus, Hollywood Hills)
(323) 654-1159
Jill Lesly Jones Voice-Over Workshop (Del Mar)
(760) 744-5544
Alan K. Lohr’s Voiceover Bootcamp (Glendale)
(818) 569-5469
Joni Robbins Voice-Overs (Santa Monica)
(310) 288-8235
Susan Silo Voice Over Workshops (West Valley)
(818) 725-3820
Underground Audio (N. Hollywood and Hollywood)
(805) 257-3727
The Voiceover Connection (Burbank, Santa Monica and Hollywood)
(213) 384-9251
Voiceovers One-on-One (Tarzana)
(818) 776-1866

Courtesy of Art Today.

The Internet Is Your Friend
The Internet, of course, is a great first resource for researching a career in voice acting. If you are looking for training workshops in your own area, you might try searching the information at VoiceDatabase (www.voicedatabase.com). The Web site VoiceChasers.org, "dedicated to the on-line recognition of voice actors," is also an interesting browse. There are also a number of new Web sites popping up where participants can showcase their unique talent and post resumes. For actors, musicians, dancers and everything else artistic, these sites promise to put one in front of the eyes that count. Also don’t forget Animation World Magazine’s Archives. Type in voice acting, voice over, casting and other related words and you’ll immediately tap into a wealth of resources. You can also post your resume in Career Connections and visit our Forums to chat with other enthusiasts. Also available over the Internet, in addition to advice and tips about the business, you can find videos and cassettes devoted to helping you learn. One example is Patrick Fraley’s cassette, "Creating Voices for Fun and Profit."

Once you plug into these communities then you will hear of new offerings. For instance, in Los Angeles, you can now network among voice over artists and casting directors by calling VOICES! at 1-800-AUDITION, or by visiting their Web site at www.800audition.com. If you are persistent and if you fine tune the art of digging, then you will be able to find the help you need to make your voice heard.

Gregory Singer grew up in Maryland and studied biology there. After a tour of service in the Peace Corps in Kenya, he finally wandered his way to Los Angeles, where he is presently a graduate student of film producing at Chapman University. Mr. Singer is also the assistant editor of the Animation Journal, a peer-reviewed scholarly journal devoted to animation history and theory.