Extreme Voicing for Video Games w/ Guest Director Sebastien Croteau

$125 - Online Workshop

$30 - Audit

11am-2pm Pacific Time

About this workshop:

Extreme sounds are prevalent in video games and movies, and vocal stunt work is challenging for any voice talent except... if you are a trained vocal stunt performer. This workshop is an introduction to learn more about vocal distortion and vocal stunt work, the myths surrounding them, the science behind it, how to choose a vocal coach to train for vocal stunt work and vocal health tips for extreme sounds.

About your instructor:

Metal vocalist since 1991 (Necrotic Mutation) and throat singer (Tibetan, Mongolia and Inuit throat-singing) since 1996, Sébastien Croteau masters an impressive number of extreme vocal techniques and vocal effects. He began teaching metal voices and throat-singing 15 years ago. Since then, he has trained hundreds of metal vocalists and voice talents around the world and he is a renowned specialist in vocal distortion, extreme sounds and creature voice design.  It is thanks to these techniques that he began to work for video games companies in 2005. Since then, he has specialised in vocal stunt work and sound creation of the voices of monsters and creatures. He has worked on more than forty video games and movies (including Star Wars Outlaws, The Watchers, Hellblade 2, Baldur’s Gate 3, Warhammer: Realm of Ruins, Gotham Knights, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Dead by Daylight, Dungeons and Dragons: Dark Alliance, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Far Cry 5, Rainbow Six Siege: Outbreak, Prince of Persia – The Forgotten Sands and Assassin's Creed 2) and has lent his voice to more than 300 characters.  For the past few years, he has been a casting director and a voice director for various projects. He has also given many conferences  around the world and many workshops for The Halp Network, Wonderland VO, BRAVA UK, Real Voice LA, OMUK and Skillshub. In 2018, he created a company called The Monster Factory, a talent agency/ service provider that specializes in extreme sounds, vocal stunts and creature/monster voices.

Class is limited to 12 students. 18 and over. Cameras are mandatory for class intro. 

See you online!

*** This online workshop will be hosted and recorded in Zoom. Everyone will receive a link to download the video of the workshop the following day. If for any reason you can not make the date/ time you will still be able to view the entire workshop with the recorded video. Due to limited seats available, payment is only refundable up to 72 hours before the event. Up to 48 hours before the event payment is nonrefundable, but may be rolled over to another workshop. Any cancellation less than 48 hours before the start time/ date of the workshop, payment will be forfeited.