Primetime Narration is for working and developing voice actors who want to understand documentary, docuseries and reality narration more deeply.
Hobbyists are welcome, too, but you’ll get the most from the course if you already have some foundational voiceover training and are comfortable recording and evaluating your own work.
Television narration asks for a different set of tools. It can be intimate and conversational without becoming passive. You have to understand what the pictures are doing, what the audience needs from you, where the story is going and what matters in the copy.
As Thom says throughout the course:
Think visually before you act vocally.
The course takes you through audition preparation, script interpretation, visual storytelling, technical and informational copy, different narration styles, self-direction and what happens once you’re actually hired.
The goal is not simply to sound like a narrator. It’s to recognize what a piece needs, make choices for yourself and tell the story instead of simply reading the words.
11 modules of video instruction
Lesson summaries and takeaways to help reinforce the material.
Downloadable practice scripts throughout the course.
25 additional practice scripts in the final module to help keep those narrator muscles in shape.
Ongoing access, so you can work through the course at your own pace and return whenever you need a refresher before an audition or want to revisit a particular style.
"As a working pro for three decades, I needed a coach who would take me to unexpected places. Thom is that coach!"
"Few people in voiceover know the world of TV narration, and all its subtlety and nuance, better than Thom Pinto."
"Working with Thom was one of the best career development decisions I've ever made. His guidance helped me book a pair of docuseries that I'm incredibly proud of."
Thom Pinto has spent decades behind the microphone in documentary, docuseries, reality, network promo and commercial work, with credits spanning History Channel, Discovery, Smithsonian Channel, BBC, Paramount+, Max, CBS News, CNN, SiriusXM and major national brands.
He has also spent more than 20 years coaching voice actors in television narration and storytelling.
Primetime Narration brings that work together in one place — the things Thom has learned doing it, teaching it and listening to actors find their way through the copy.
You've got questions. We've got answers.
Primetime Narration is completely self-paced. Most modules run about 10–15 minutes, with the Self-Direction modules running longer. We recommend taking time to practice between lessons and revisiting modules as needed.
You’ll have access for as long as Thom Pinto continues to make the course available. At this time, access is indefinite.
The course can be streamed on compatible computers and tablets through PrimetimeNarration.com. A larger screen is recommended for practice work.
Course videos are streaming only, but practice scripts may be downloaded.
No. Registration is for one student only. Course videos, scripts and other materials may not be copied, shared, republished, taught or distributed without written permission.
The course is priced in U.S. dollars. A three-installment payment plan is available at checkout; it is a payment plan, not a subscription, and remaining installments cannot be cancelled once access is granted.
All sales are final. Because students receive immediate access to proprietary digital course materials, refunds are not available. International purchasers are responsible for any applicable currency-conversion charges, taxes or bank fees.