Level Up! Gain Experience Points in Game Voice Acting w/ Jamie Mortellaro

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CLASS DESCRIPTION

Are you struggling with inconsistency or lose character focus during a session? Whether you're new to the trade or a seasoned voice actor, casting and voice director Jamie Mortellaro will get the best out of you, regardless of your experience.

Distinguish your voice immediately at the start of a session and be consistent throughout. Be it RPG, Stealth, Fantasy, or Horror, there are a plethora of choices that can distract you. Hell ground you and tailor your performances to help you differentiate between the various video game genres. Mastering your voice and understanding these aspects will allow you to focus on delivering an effortless next level performance.

This is not your father's Voice Over - this is Voice Acting for Video Games.

The class is limited to 10 people

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Long before voicing the role of Prince Sidon in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, James D. Mortellaro worked at the Oprah Winfrey Show and Harpo Productions where he booked audience members and guests for the show. His duties also included writing and producing promotional segments for the Oprah Winfrey Show and the shows affiliates.

He was then recruited as a producer and then copywriter at Leo Burnett Advertising in Chicago, Illinois. During his ten years there he established campaigns for many companies including; Miller Brewing, Proctor & Gamble, Kraft, McDonalds, GM, Reebok, and Nintendo to name a few.James is a member of the Directors Guild of America (DGA) and has directed numerous live action commercials for high profile companies such as Disney, Nintendo, FOX Television, McDonalds, Orbitz, Dell, Kelloggs, and Reebok.

Along with commercials, James has directed some of the most successful video game franchises in the world. He has cast, directed motion capture and voice-over for franchises such as Astral Chain, Horizon Zero Dawn, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Devil May Cry 5, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order, Hitman: Absolution, Hitman (2016), Detective Pikachu, Let It Die, Halo 4, Halo 5: Guardians, Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIV, Final Fantasy Mobius, Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (This was the movie, not the game). He also has game writing credits for the Hitman franchise, Let It Die, and Devil May Cry 5 and two more soon to be released titles.

In addition to advertising and directing, James has an extensive improv background having graduated from the prestigious Second City Improvisational Center in Chicago. He was also a founding member of Theater Sports in Chicago.

On the feature film front, James wrote and directed two straight to video/DVD feature films. The first, a mockumentary, Murder in the Heartland: The Search for Video X. The second, a reality thriller, Video X: The Dwayne and Darla-Jean Story.

James also co-wrote and was a producer on the theatrically released animated feature film Back to the Sea starring Tim Curry and Christian Slater that was produced in China for worldwide distribution.

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