Voiceover Acting with Jane Perry

Join Jane Perry, BAFTA award-winning voice artist, as we explore the skills and techniques required for work as a voice actor. This course comprises sixteen 2.5-hour evening sessions on-site in Central’s rehearsal studios, plus an additional full-day final session at Central’s voiceover studio where we will apply what we have learned in a professionally-run recording session.

Course Outline:

This course will provide both theory and practical work. During the sixteen evening sessions we will cover:

An overview of the many ways in which voice artists are employed.
The skills required for different types of voice work, and how this may vary from other approaches to acting.
How to identify one’s vocal print, helping participants identify the type of work and roles to which they are best suited.
Practical experience focusing on commercials as well as character work for games and animation.
Insight into the business of voice acting, including how to get an agent, choosing material and recording of demo reels, fees etc.
Exercises and ideas for further development.

Course Dates

Tuesday 10 October - Saturday 2 December*

8 weeks, 16 sessions (Tuesdays & Thursdays), 7pm - 9.30pm | Book your place

*Plus a full day session on Saturday 2 December 9am - 5pm

Booking Information

Our courses are available on a first come, first served basis in order of payment.

To secure a place, please take the following steps:

Read through our Terms and Conditions before booking
Click on ‘Book your place’ above. Please make sure you are booking for the correct course and option (i.e. Mon/Wed or Tue/Thu if more than one option is available)
Click ‘Select’ and follow the steps through to the completion of booking
If your preferred dates are sold out, you can click ‘Join Waiting List’ and we will let you know if a place becomes available

This course is suitable for artists who have previous training as actors or experience working in the field. Participants are required to have a foundational understanding of how to analyse the given circumstances of a scene, and the application of objectives, actions, obstacles and tactics.

Days	Various. The course consists of 16 sessions in total and is delivered twice a week for 8 weeks, with an additional full day session on Saturday 2 December 9am - 5pm.
Times	All times listed are either GMT or GMT +1 (depending on the time of year). If you’re joining from overseas, please use a timezone convertor before booking to establish what the local time will be for you.
Age	The minimum age is 18 on the first day of the course. There is no upper age limit.
Max. class size	16 students
Course Delivery	All of the Evening Courses take place onsite at our Swiss Cottage campus in London.
International students	We welcome International Students to our courses, however please ensure you are on the correct visa. As our Evening Courses are classed as part-time, non-accredited short courses they are not eligible for a Tier 4 Student Visa however you may be eligible for a Short Term Study Visa.
Language requirements	Applicants must be confident speaking and reading English to a conversational level (IELTS score of 7.0 or equivalent). You may be expected to read texts/scripts that have advanced vocabulary.
Attendance	Due to the structure and the collaborative nature of the courses, full attendance is requested.
Refunds	We are able to offer a full refund up until 14 days before the course begins. After this, the course will become fully non-refundable.
Cancellations	Central reserves the right to cancel this course if we do not meet the minimum number of participants. In this instance, a full refund will be made to you. We are unable to refund any other costs you may have incurred.

Course Tutor

Jane Perry

Jane is an award-winning voice artist and actor. She has voiced numerous commercials, documentaires, video games and more over the course of her 30-year career. She is also an experienced actor on stage, screen and film and holds a masters degree in Actor Training and Coaching from The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.