How to Get the Best Recording from a Voiceover Talent
Seven steps for clients directing a voice actor, from script spacing and phonetic spellings to how much direction is too much.
Seven steps for clients directing a voice actor, from script spacing and phonetic spellings to how much direction is too much.
Dorien, a New England broadcaster turned voice actor, talks about juggling multiple pay-to-play sites and how he decided which ones to keep.
What to put in a business voicemail greeting, from the opening line to setting a realistic callback time, and why 20 to 25 seconds is the sweet spot.
Gale has been voicing since 1985, back when editing meant a razor blade. She talks working from home in Connecticut and where the industry’s headed.
Five fixes for your voice over demo, from why impersonations kill it in the first five seconds to normalizing levels and splitting demos by category.
A side by side look at real castings on two voice over sites, comparing what the same jobs pay under a set rate card versus open bidding.
Hissy audio, echoey rooms, ignored instructions and ego. The main reasons voice actor applications get turned down, and what clients expect instead.
Questions every voice actor should ask before listing on an online casting site, from who gets accepted to how fast support answers you.
A rundown of what works online for voice actors, what doesn’t, and the bidding sites and cheap gear that quietly cost you work.
A look at last week’s bookings: women took radio imaging and TV spots, men took online video and corporate reads, with talent booked across six countries.