Fran Tunno

Voice Description

Bright and friendly for commercials,
Lower range, slightly raspy for a sexier read,
Wry and sarcastic, mom with an edge for commercials and productions with a sense of humor,
Professional, warm and confident for presentations and instructional videos, soothing and reassuring for products for children

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Baby
• Child
• Young Adult Female
• Middle Age Female
• Senior Female

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

• English - North American

I Offer my Services for these Recording Purposes

• Commercials
• Promos
• 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

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

• AFTRA (US)

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I can record and then deliver the audio files via Email

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

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

My Home Base

Glendale, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

I do an excellent older Italian woman, and a dead on Pittsburgh, PA accent. I do babies, three to four year olds, an eight year old boy and an older 10 year old girl. I do a slower and more hesitant, slightly raspy older woman, and a wheezing old man.

I do a gravely old west gal, a gypsy, an older Russian woman, a british villainess, a slightly confused but dear good fairy type. I do an Irish accent, as well as an Indian (from India) a southern belle and a teen surfer dude.

My Voice Experience

I have years of voiceover experience and have been the voice of thousands of radio commercials, both local and national.

My national commercials include: Freecreditreport website, which won an Echo Award from the Direct Marketing Association in 2003. I've also voiced national spots for Justlisted website, 1 800 Medicine, Proflowers, Tell Bell, Snubbies and do recordings for theWinerychannel, as well as KSCI-TV in Los Angeles.

I have recorded several audiobooks including, "What Comes After Crazy, Nobody Knows, Veronika Decides to Die," and others, which have gotten very favorable reviews.

I've also used the many character voices I do in numerous commercials.

My Training

Professional Designation in Journalism, UCLA Extension, Los Angeles, CA
News Intern/Entertainment Producer - KCAL News, Los Angeles, CA
Dan O Day - International Radio Creative and Production Summit,
Maximum Impact Radio Advertising, Hypnotic Radio Advertising

Professional Voiceover Training - Commercials

Dick Orkin, Becky Bonar -The Famous Radio Ranch, Jeff Howell - Worldwide Wadio, Caroll Day Kimble - Carroll Casting, Marc Cashman - Cashman Commercials, Nancy Wolfson- Braintracks, Dolores Diehl - Voiceover Connection, Joanie Gerber, Nick Omana - Nova Productions, Cindy Akers, Kat Lehman

Professional Voiceover Training - Promos - Joyce Castellanos

Professional Voiceover Training - Audiobooks -Laurel van der Linde

Professional Acting Training for TV and Film -Weist-Barron-Hill

Vegas 7.0 Audio Editing

My Studio Equipment

Gateway Computer - Pentium Dual Core
Vegas Audio Editing 7.0
M Audio Mobile Pre USB Bus Powered Preamp & Audio Interface
MXL 990 Microphone
Musicians Friend Mike stand
Musicians Friend music stand
Wind Screen
Speakers by Creative

Additional Skills

I am also a seasoned copywriter. I spent the last five years writing copy for Salem Communications and have written thousands of commercials in my career.

As a copywriter, it is easy for me to look at copy and quickly discover any typos or incorrect usage of grammar, which can then be pointed out to producers or directors and saves everyone time and money. I am also able to quickly cut out any extraneous verbiage that might be making the copy too long (with the client's discretion, of course).

Being a writer and a journalist also gives me a unique insight into how the words might be intended, which a reader sometimes doesn't pick up on.

Payment Methods Accepted

• PayPal
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in my local currency

Contact Information

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