Best Child Voice Finalists 2008

The Best Child Voice Award honors child voice actors between the ages of zero to twelve for their voice over work, talent and education. The acclaimed winner in the category of Best Child Voice for the 2008 Voice Awards is…

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Best Child Voice Nomination Criteria

The Best Child Voice Award honors child voice actors between the ages of zero to twelve for their voice over work, talent and education.

Criteria:

• Child must be nominated by one of their parents or their legal guardian
• A recent sample of their voice or voice over work hosted on their / or their parent’s Voices.com website. Requested samples for judging include a radio demo and cartoon voice over demo.
• 1) Radio read: A natural read with at least 4 lines of dialogue read as though the child were on the radio.
• 2) Cartoon: An animated read of some dialogue consisting of 4 lines or more, from a kids book or a role that has been made up. Children can choose a character for this demo where the energy of the read is BIGGER than that of the radio read.
• Each child needs to have a graphical image representative of themselves or of their work. No photographs, please.

Sunday Muse, 2008 Voicey Awards Judge, Best Child Voice

As a leading voice actor specializing in animation, Sunday Muse has become the “Go To” person for those in the animation industry who seek to learn a one of a kind technique she devised called “Actively on the Spot.” This original technique teaches students how to animate their bodies and voice through connecting to the emotions and actions of the characters they’re playing. By using this technique, Sunday’s clients have gone on to book roles in major cartoons such as “FAMILY GUY”on FOX, “SUPER WHY” on PBS (by the creators of “BLUES CLUES”) ‘WILL & DEWITT,”(KIDS WB) “FUTURE IS WILD.” (DISCOVERY KIDS NBC) Top casting directors such as Debra Toffan & Jessie Thomson who cast “MISS SPIDER,” “ROLIE POLIE OLIE,” “CAILLOU,” “ARTHUR,” seek her expertise on casting recommendations for lead roles in animated series.

“SUNDAY MUSE CARTOON VOICES FOR KIDS,” is a one of a kind workshop taught in Toronto, New York and Vancouver, where Sunday shares all the valuable tools she gained during her many years as a lead voice for cartoons. Sunday has provided her vocal talents in popular series as: Disney’s Emmy award winning Rolie Polie Olie, (Playhouse Disney) Cheer Bear/CARE BEARS, JO-JO’S CIRCUS (Playhouse Disney) TIME WARP TRIO (Discovery Kids - NBC) CAILLOU, (PBS) RESCUE HEROES, UNDERGRADS, YAM ROLL, JANE & THE DRAGON, 6 TEEN, as well as dozens of radio commercials.

Sunday has taught at the Children’s Theatre Company NYC, Jewish Community Centre NYC, Montessori Schools & the prestigious National Theatre School whose program originates from Michel St. Denis, founding member of Juilliard. Alumni includes Emmy Award winning actress Sandra Oh.

Sunday has been a featured guest on numerous radio shows and she delivers a voice over podcast “How Kids do Characters.” Sunday is also in production with her own radio show entitled “Bitty Idiot” based on a character she performed at the Comedy Store in L.A which will be airing in syndication in 2008.

Sunday Muse honed her acting skills on the stages of National Theatre School, Second City, Yuk Yuk’s, Laugh Resort, and her one woman shows.