Women's Resource Day: Finding Work in Interactive and Voiceover

SAG-AFTRA Los Angeles Local Women’s Committee Invites You to a Day of Free Panels:

WOMEN’S RESOURCE DAY: FINDING WORK IN INTERACTIVE AND VOICEOVER

SAG-AFTRA Los Angeles Local Women’s Committee presents a two-part, informative day of panel discussions on how to break into and find lucrative work in the interactive/gaming industry as well as voiceover industries of audiobooks, commercials and animation. Industry overviews and auditions tips will be given by professional actors, casting directors, directors, agents and other industry experts. With a focus on issues important to women, the day of panels is open to all genders and ethnicities. The event is free for SAG-AFTRA members.

Complimentary lunch included. RSVP required for in-person attendance for audience members who can stay the entire day. 

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When: 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday, April 29, 2019

Where: SAG-AFTRA Foundation
5757 Wilshire Blvd. – Mezzanine Level
Los Angeles, Ca 90036

Presented by the SAG-AFTRA Los Angeles Local Women’s Committee.

Panels include:

11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. INTERACTIVE
Industry overview and tips about voiceover and motion capture by professional actors, casting directors, and directors.

Panelists:

• Debra Wilson, Actor (Call of Duty, Far Cry, Halo, Speed Racer, World of Warcraft, The Walking Dead, God of War, Batman)
• Gwendoline Yeo, Actor (Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 1 & 2, Call of Duty, Far Cry 4, Lego Marvel’s Avengers, Lego Star Wars, Resident Evil, God of War III, Final Fantasy X-2, X-Men: Next Dimension)
• Cissy Jones, Actor (Spider-Man, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, World of WarCraft: Battle of Azeroth, Lego DC Super-Villains)
• Tom Keegan, Casting Director and Voice Director (Star Wars: Battlefront II, Battlefield franchise, Wolfenstein franchise, StarCraft II, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, The Amazing Spider-Man 2)
• Ivy Isenberg, Casting and Voice Director for Prominent Publishers such as Activision, Ubisoft, Sony, Riot and many others
• Other panelists TBA

Moderator: Katie Watson (SAG-AFTRA National Director, Voiceover)

Panelists are subject to change.

1-2 p.m. NETWORKING LUNCH BREAK (lunch is distributed)

2:15-4 p.m. VoiceOver: Audiobooks, Commercials and Animation
Industry overviews and audition tips by professional actors, instructors and other industry experts

Panelists:

• Kimiko Glenn, Actor (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, DuckTales, BoJack Horseman, Voltron: Legendary Defender)
• Sara Cravens, Actor, Voice Actor and Instructor (Injustice 2, Star Wars Uprising, God of War, Monster High)
• Kyla Garcia, Actor and Audiobook narrator (Next Year in Havana, The Orphan’s Tale, Girl Code, Descendants)
• Amy Rubinate, Audiobook narrator/producer/publisher and Voice actor (StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, Deadly Premonition, Hellgate: London)
• Luanne Regis, VoiceOver Talent Agent (Tisherman Gilbert Motley Drozdoski Talent Agency (TGMD))
• Steve Sidawi, SAG-AFTRA National Director, Organizing

Moderator: Nancy Linari, SAG-AFTRA National Commercial Performers Committee & Los Angeles Local Voice-Over Performers Committee member and Actor (Spider-Man, Addams Family, Transformers: Rescue Bots)

Panelists are subject to change.

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