Martine Dunn
VOICE ARTIST. Martine Dunn, Actor, Voiceover Artist, Voice Coach, Writer.
LS24 9HHTadcasterNorth Yorkshire - United Kingdom
...Bringing words to life.
This can take many forms. My training and experience is in a wide range of performance media. Starting in professional acting in the early 1990's I also taught voice and acting, both as associated workshop programmes with theatre companies and as a freelancer. I gained a teaching licentiate and a diploma in voice studies.
I now work in VOICEOVERS and VOICE ACTING and also teaching and examining in Communications and Performance. I am a qualified TEFL tutor, English as a Second Language tutor and a freelance examiner for New Era Academy of Music and Drama (Voice, Communications, including ESOL Spoken and Written examinations and Performance).
I have recorded for BBC Radio Drama productions, internet drama (Short Story radio) and also as a voiceover(TV and Radio Commercials)including non-broadcast and corporate sectors, especially cartoon and animation character reads and narrations for children and early years. I also develop and record educational resources, both fiction and non-fiction for Educational publishers and multimedia developers - the latest being a set of 5 educational poetry resources on CD for the AQA and OCR English Literature syllabuses. These are available to schools from Zig Zag Education.
Technical narrations for medical, legal, industry and company training provision are also available. I have my own studio to offer fast electronic turnaround with professional quality equipment and recording (WAV, mp3).
VOICE COACHING: I tutor adults and children for special projects, ESL English as a Second Language provision, business presentation and Public Speaking, speaking for ceremonies -Ecclesiastical and Humanist,on-going speech, elocution, reading for performance, acting technique, musical theatre, interviews and auditions and media presentations.
Since 1996
Self-employed voice and vocal tutor and speech examiner.
Tutoring a range of national and international students in one to one tuition, groups and on-line. Public Speaking, Acting, Voice and Vocal, Musical Theatre. Adults and Children.
Markets: Business.
Clients have included DEFRA, O2, NHS, Diocese of Portsmouth, Voice123 on-line Tutors Directory.
Arts Professionals: Clients include Actors, Authors
Schools: INSET provision, Examining, Bespoke workshops for children in Voice and Acting, Creative Speaking, Storytelling and Writing. See www.nawp.co.uk/directory for full Workshop Programme
BRINGING WORDS TO LIFE...SPOKEN WORD ART
Performing Arts
Professional experience
1999 - 2002Teaching LAMDA Acting syllabus to 11-18 year olds.
Associated invigilating on examination days.
Self-employed basis.
Teaching - Research
1997 - 1998Evening Lecturer in LAMDA Speech and Drama Examinations preparation. Adult returners.
Fareham, Hampshire.
Adult Group Acting and Group Recital Examinations were taken. Honours results achieved in both.
Teaching - Research
A freelance Voiceover Artist and Voice Actor, with training including RADA and New Era Academy.
I voice Radio and TV Commercials,(including UKTV Drama's So Good Essential Soya Milk advert in 2007) and I am an experienced narrator of audio books, children's stories, animation and drama.
Clients include World Wide Group, narrating the Paws on the Moors, Peak District Country Park animation, UKTV Drama, Living Paintings Library, WRBS Radio (USA), Shoofly and Zig-Zag Education Publishers, TTS Group and Granada/SEMERC. The BETT finalist "Strumbie Island" SEN CD-Rom (playing 11 different characters on a magical island) was developed by Q and D Multimedia for emotional literacy development.
I am currently the voice of the Co-op and have played Brigitte Kuhlman in Situation Critical - Attack on Entebbe (for National Geographic channel 2007). I regularly play sheep, dogs, monkeys, in-animates, couch potatoes (literally!) and an extensive range of dramatic, comedy and vocal characters. I have a native neutral / RP accent and an increasing repertoire of internet, e-guides, technical and corporate clients (including MKM, Dot Com Imaging, Moodmedia) requiring straight narrations or voice and presentation coaching. Visit www.martinedunn.biz for more.
Audiovisual and Radio
1996 - 2006Independent girls boarding school for 11-18 year olds.
I ran the Speech and Drama department, co-ordinating timetables, teaching of Acting and Communication subjects for Poetry Society and LAMDA Examinations. I liased with visiting examiners and booked private examination sessions.
I also coached in interview and audition technique, as required.
Teaching - Research
1995 - 1996Small and National touring to Theatre and Community venues. Theatre in Education. Associated Education workshop programme. Interactive, devised stage shows for KS1 and 2.
Visual and non-naturalistic theatre practitioners using comedy, mime, puppetry and music.
Stage Management and Company promotion also involved.
1991 - 1994Small scale Theatre in Education Puppetry using textual and original material.
Puppet making, mime, music and storytelling. Adaptations of classic literature and original performance for children.
Market: Schools, Art Centres, Festivals and Outreach.
Associated Performing Arts, Puppetry and Craft Workshops.
Performing Arts
Education
Hobbies
Food , Nature , Dog
