Kara Ortiz

Voice Description

My voice is one of those rare ones you actually believe. It's soothing and loving when need be, and authoritarian and brusque if that's required. I'm typically cast as mothers, sisters, teachers, and have also had my turn at dying trolls. So, yep, I've got some zesty fun in there, too.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Female
• Middle Age Female

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

• English - North American

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
• 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)

• Jobs for ACTRA (Canada) signatories

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for British Equity signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

• Jobs for Union des Artistes (Canada) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

• AFTRA (US)

• SAG (US)

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 can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Los Angeles, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

southern united states, united states southern, Georgian, Texan, Louisiana, Georgia, Texas, west coast, east coast,

My Voice Experience

I started voiceover when I was an intern at a major television station in Austin, Texas. The engineer ran down the hall to the sales department, where I was working, and asked me to step in. I've been blessed to do voiceover ever since.

My forte are commercials, IVR/phone systems, and promos. I've recently started looping for a major NBC television show, and have been consistently asked back due to my willingness to let go and just play.

*commercials
*promos
*IVR/Phone systems
*looping jobs

My Training

INCLUDE:

Arts Magnet High School (theatre department) Dallas, TX
- Accents and Dialects (including pronunciation of the international phonetic alphabet)
- Vocal Projection

Kalmenson and Kalmenson, Los Angeles, CA
- voice overs for the actor

SOVO (Secrets of VoiceOver)/Sotto Voce with David Lawrence XVII
ongoing, current, and including but not limited to:
- Voicing Commercials
- IVR/Interactive Voice Response recording
- Network Narration/Promos

Lynnanne Zager
- looping

voice coaches:
Terry Berland, Los Angeles, CA Mic Technique and Commercial Copy
Jeanette Airen, Los Angeles, CA Alexander Technique
MJ Lallo, Los Angeles, CA Mic and Recording Technique
Ron Ellison, Irvine, CA Diction and Enunciation

My Studio Equipment

I have a state of the art digital studio in my home.

Additional Skills

I've been an actress all of my life. For the past several years, I have specialized in commercials and voiceover. In addition, I've done several ADR sessions to sweeten my own on-camera roles.

Furthermore, I also have experience in software development and teaching that subject, so am very comfortable with technical jargon and more "teaching" roles.

All fabulousness your way,
Kara

Payment Methods Accepted

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

Contact Information

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