Ana Bayat - airy, sultry, distinctly feminine.

airy, sultry, distinctly feminine.

• Ana Bayat is registered with Voice123 since Apr 05, 2010.
• Ana Bayat started his/her voice over career in 1998.
• Currently Ana Bayat is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0
• Ana Bayat was last active on Voice123 194 days ago

Voice Description

I have a wide range of emotions befitting the variety of voice over requirements in the industry. With each language, a new persona is born.

Some of my distinct vocal and acting features:

-Fun and engaging in commercials where enthusiasm is called for (products);
-Intelligent and informed in infomercials where a sound judgment is essential to raising awareness for an issue (charities, global warming);
-Luxurious and soothing (French cosmetics or international travel);
-Balanced of professional and friendly (airport multilingual announcements).

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Female
• Middle Age Female

Language(s) of Which I Am a Native Speaker:

• English - British
• French - European
• Persian
• Spanish - Castilian (from Spain)

I Offer my Services for these Recording Purposes

• Commercials
• Promos
• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
• Training, business presentations, sales, and web sites
• Audiobooks
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I have Phone Patch in my studio
• I can record and then deliver the audio files via Email
• I can record and then upload the audio files via FTP
• I can record and then deliver the files by regular mail

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I offer copywriting services
• I offer translation services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I offer voice direction services

My Home Base

San Francisco, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Italian, like an authentic mamma a la Anna Magnani (the press has compared me to the Italian diva based on my stage appearances in the San Francisco Bay Area).

French, Spanish, UK English (standard RP or international),Persian / Farsi.

I am an authentic multilingual who grew up speaking Persian, Spanish (Castillian)and French simultaneously. Academically, I am a linguist with a keen ear on pronunciations and language variations.

My Voice Experience

2010 Basmati Tilda Rice (UK)

2009 Both Spanish and French versions of the interactive internet game "the best of us challenge" on the winter Olympics in Vancouver are my voice. www.bestofuschallenge.org

2008 XBox McCann-Erickson (Italian receptionist)

2007 ELT - online employee training video

My Training

M.A., Film & Moving Image, Thames Valley University, London, UK
Post-graduate Diploma in Professional Acting & Stagecraft, Birmingham School of Speech & Dramatic Arts (BSSD), UK
B.A. with Honors in English Language & Linguistics, University of Surrey, UK
Stanislavsky Workshop, James Neale-Kennerley, City Lit College, London, UK
Stanislavsky Acting Diploma, Prof. M. Oskui's Anahita School of Acting, Tehran, Iran
Advanced Acting Workshop, Bruce Williams, A.C.T. Studio, San Francisco, CA
Solo Performance Workshop, Kamau Bell, Jean Shelton Studios, San Francisco, CA

My Studio Equipment

I have a fully equipped home studio with the ability to record high quality sound using a full featured digital audio work station, multi track solution. Can deliver CD resolution audio 44 KHZ sampling with 16 or 24 bit depth.
Can provide files in common codecs and formats including .cda, .wav, .mp3.

Additional Skills

LANGUAGES: SPANISH (European / Castillian), FRENCH (France), PERSIAN / FARSI (Iran), ENGLISH (RP & Standard American), GERMAN, ITALIAN, CATALAN (proficient)

I am a multilingual, professional, working actress with over a decade of experience in theatre, film and translation and language instruction.

In addition to my voice over, stage and on camera work, I am also a linguist with vast experience in second language instruction (certified to teach ESL, Spanish and Persian). I currently teach Spanish and French with emphasis on pronunciation.