What Defines A Professional Voice Over Talent?
What actually makes a voice actor "professional"? A look at the habits shared by the talent clients keep booking again and again.
What actually makes a voice actor "professional"? A look at the habits shared by the talent clients keep booking again and again.
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.
American clients are booking more British voices lately, for commercials, online videos and on-hold messages. A look at why that accent sells.
Why some voice actors keep booking work: skip the credits list, sell it in the first 10 seconds, normalize your audio, and treat clients well.
Bob, a working voice actor, explains why an audition is only a starting point, and how clear direction gets you the read you actually want.
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.
Dominic, a documentary filmmaker, lost his narrator two weeks before his Sundance deadline. He tells how he cast a replacement online in time.
Voice actor Marc follows a record month with a week of nothing but rejections, and uses baseball to explain why you keep stepping up to the plate.
Most businesses leave their phone greetings and on-hold messages out of their marketing. A survey says so, plus ideas on what to record instead.
Marc, a voice talent, on what to do after you lose an audition. Bitter tweets stick around, and clients Google you. Let it go and chase the next one.