Blog Posts - Katie Janner

Booking!

8/31/2018

Getting into the swing of things in NYC. I was part of a promo shoot new medical technology as a nurse. I also filmed for an English learning app. A user will practice having conversations by pretending to video-chat me. I also recorded the audiobook for a children's novel!

In other news, I moved out of Brooklyn, spent a week in Texas, and then moved to the Upper West Side. My new place is small, but in an amazing location and ideal for recording voice over. No window or noisy street! Every day in NYC is a new adventure! I sense that this fall will be full of steps in the right direction.

Thanks for reading! Here's a photo of me on set for the medical tech shoot.

Listen to my voice in this Deer Valley Credit Union Commercial!

8/6/2018

DeerValleyCommercial from Katie Janner on Vimeo.

Sketch of New York

7/31/2018

I made my stage debut in New York City. Some very funny actors and I performed at the Producer's Club in midtown last weekend in a sketch comedy show called "Sketch of New York." Always a blast to get back in front of a live audience.

NEW YORK CITY

6/12/2018

I've made the big move to the big apple! I am training, auditioning, working, and continuing my voice over career. Stay tuned for all my NYC shenanigans and follow me on insta to see all my photos!

Web Series!

5/14/2018

I am very excited to share that I have filmed a comedic web series that will be released in July!

In March, I was in the midst of a crazy work week and I received an email about submitting a self-taped audition, so I filmed my audition in less than 5 minutes. The character's name was Katie. She is a happy, free-spirited friend (so basically me)! I went to an in-person callback and then a few days later, I got an email that I booked it! I was so extraordinarily psyched!

In April, I spent eight days shooting. The filming was so much fun! I loved getting to wear adorable clothes and getting my hair and makeup done everyday. The actors were all so friendly and talented. I really enjoyed working with the director and all the crew who were so creatively skilled. The days went by too fast and before I was ready, it was over.

I am so excited to watched it for the first time when it is released in July. I will definitely share it on my blog and social media.

Examples of my voice over work

4/20/2018

Here's an example of my work. Excited to continue my journey into voice over.

Voice Over & New Job

2/5/2018

It feels like time for a website update! Have I been working since graduating? Yes! I've been voice acting for the last four months now. With all my new free time, I've been able to do tons of research on voice over, recording techniques, equipment, working with clients, and how to make profit. This weekend I took a two day voiceover workshop in Austin with a professional who's been working in the business for decades and she was awesome! I'm feeling motivated to keep going. Most of the jobs I've completed recently are voicemails, but here's a link to a more fun project I completed for a romantic book. My voice is in the beginning and near the end. Also, if you haven't already, listen to my demos!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX6y2wHgfsE
My other new job is teaching an after-school theatre class to Pre-K and K, and 4th and 5th graders at two schools through a company in town, Creative Action. The company is awesome and the kids are adorable! Theatre classes had a huge influence on me when I was young, so I'd love to be able to make a positive impact on their social and emotional development as well.

Better Equipment, Better Sound!

11/26/2017

I recently revamped my recording set up. My studio is located in a quiet, walk-in closet with blankets and clothes that make this space a sound-proof bubble! I upgraded from my USB Blue Snowball microphone to the Audio-Tecnhica AT2035 compressor microphone. I switched from Garage band to Audacity for editing. It's impressive how much these upgrades have improved my sound quality! Audacity makes it possible to manage background noise, reduce breathing noises, track the noise floor, and I can even mess with the bass and treble to have a fuller sound. With the new mic, I also bought an interphase (U-PHORIA UMC22) to connect the mic to my laptop and get phantom power the mic requires. I did a sound test to double check, and the new set up is definitely sounds 10X better!

Brush my teeth with a bottle of Jack

10/25/2017

Recently, I was hired as an actress for a Jack Daniel’s pop-up event in Austin. For 7 days, I talked in a thick Tennessee accent about Jack Daniel’s whisky, the man himself, and where he came from. It was an absolute blast! I learned a TON about Lynchburg, Tennessee and how Tennessee whisky is made.

My new bestie is Billie Lourd-- UPDATE I HAVE PHOTO PROOF

7/13/2017

I had extra fun this week being an extra! A couple weeks ago, I woke up at 5 A.M. to register with Central Casting, the primary background acting company in Los Angeles. On Tuesday night, I worked on American Horror Story. It was kinda crazy. I was bored at home and saw that they needed blonde actresses asap, so I got the details and rushed to Sony Studios through rush hour traffic. In between takes, I chatted with a fun, young actress who I didn't recognize. (I didn't watch Scream Queens). After the scene, someone told me I was chatting with Billie Lourd, the daughter of Carrie Fisher! The key to acting super casual around famous people is to not know they're famous. Then, Emma Roberts, who I adore, did a scene right it front of me. In the scene I'm in, this dude just told the Hillary supporters to calm down and my face is like "you calm down boring mustache man!!!"