GTT Spotlight: Narration Voice Coach and Voice Actor Thom Pinto
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GTT Spotlight: Narration Voice Coach and Voice Actor Thom Pinto

B1IntermediateAugust 17, 20261 hr 9 min

Voiceover veteran Thom Pinto joins George the Tech for a trip through more than four decades of VO—from cutting quarter-inch tape in radio to voicing trailers for The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Uncle Buck, Planes, Trains and Automobiles and more. Thom shares stories from the golden age of LA voiceover, explains how he’s stayed relevant as the industry has changed, and talks about his current focus coaching documentary and docuseries narration. George and Thom also dig into what today’s talent needs to succeed: versatility, self-direction, a dependable home studio, and auditions that sound polished withou...

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anywhere and do this. The bad news is you have to self-direct. You have to learn to be objective to go back and listen back to what you did and say, was that good? I did 15 takes, you know? George the Tech.

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