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The SAG-AFTRA Rate Card That Finally Makes Union Rates Make Sense
SAG-AFTRA voice over rates for 2026, worked out for you: radio, TV, games, corporate and dubbing, with session fees, use fees and P&H in plain English.
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Voice acting
How to Take Direction in a Live Voice Over Session
Your first live directed session? Who's on the call, how to test the tech, and how to turn a director's note into a better take without losing your nerve.
Voice Over Coaching
Can You Record Voice Over With a Cold? Record, Adjust or Rest
Blocked nose or hoarse voice? How to decide whether to record, what to tell the client, and how to look after your voice and come back sounding like you.
Voice acting
How to Mark Up a Voice Over Script Before You Say a Word
A pass by pass way to mark up a voice over script: thought groups, focus words, turns, breaths and timing, with a worked example you can copy.
Voice acting
Matching the Mouth: What Dubbing Voice Work Really Asks of You
What dubbing voice work asks of you: counting flaps, hitting every lip closure, copying breaths, and why the feeling on screen beats perfect sync.
Voice acting
How to Do Character Voices: Build the Person, Then Find the Sound
Build a character voice from the person outward, the six dials you can turn, how to keep it steady all session, and how to protect your voice while you play.
Voice Over Studio
Clicks, Smacks and Sticky Saliva: Stopping Mouth Noise in Voice Over
Why mouth clicks happen, when to start drinking water, what dries you out, where to sit at the mic, and how to clean up the clicks that still get through.
Voice Over Studio
A Hand’s Width and a Slight Angle: Mic Technique for Voice Over
How far from the mic to sit, why distance changes the room sound and your bass, which way to aim, and a ten-minute test to find your own sweet spot.
Voice Over Coaching
Breathing for Voice Over: Where the Air Goes Before the Words
Why breath does the work so your throat doesn't have to, a clinic breathing routine for voice actors, and how to plan, place and edit your breaths.
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How to Get Into Commercial Voice Over: The Real-Person Read
What clients listen for in a commercial read, how to time copy to the second, why shouting doesn't help, and a practice routine to start tonight.