Voice Over Dilemma – Why Don’t I Get Hired?
Four things voice actors miss in auditions, from ignoring the client’s directions to recording levels so low nobody can hear you.
Four things voice actors miss in auditions, from ignoring the client’s directions to recording levels so low nobody can hear you.
Joy booked 14 projects from one client in a single day, a site record. She talks her radio beginnings and how she turned them all around in a week.
Mike voices corporate narration, e-learning and commercials. He talks about how he got started, working from home, and where voice over’s headed.
How hiring a voice over moved from big city agents and ISDN lines to home studios, and what to watch out for when you cast online.
Hiring a voice actor online, minus the runaround. How browsing, casting notices and held payments work, and what to watch for on other sites.
Matt, a male voice actor with an acting background, talks about flexible days, clear auditions, picking the jobs he says yes to, and where VO is headed.
Randye, a Connecticut voice actress, landed the imaging gig for a Las Vegas radio station off one audition. She talks about how it happened.
Marc, a voice talent, shares five script tips for clients: proofread it, mark it up, give clear direction, and spell out tricky names and phone numbers.
The audition invite always lands right after the cheeseburgers. A voice actor lists the ways Murphy’s Law hits voice over, and why you should laugh it off.