Reasons Why Voice Actors Lose Clients
Reasons as to how and why a client decides to quit a voice over talent are completely diverse. The issue can either be the client, the voice actor, external circumstances, or a combination of them altogether.
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Voice Actor Tip: Attempting to Win a Losing Client
Have you ever lost a VO client? We all know, it’s the moment every voice actor dreads.
Voice Over Full BuyOut VS Residuals: Which is better?
This debate will essentially boil down to whether a voice actor opt to belong to a union or prefer to be an independent voice over worker. And the answer to which the better option is, is often opposing to the clients and vice versa.
Voice Actress Christina Ho Shares Her Journey In Freelance Voice Acting
Christina Ho extending her hands to help others advance their welfare makes her extra inspirational. 10% of her voice over earnings are being donated to literacy and youth-oriented charities to help them find their own voice.
Interview With An Australian Voice Actor — Graeme Stone
Seeing how most voice actors shift from their career in the radio station to the lucrative job in a recording studio is incredibly amazing. Although they already have a foundation about the nature of work, radio announcers have a lot of habits that are hard to break.
Heard But Not Seen: An Interview with Jennifer Tophoney
It has always been her passion since she was a kid — the irony of how she’s in love with music but hated singing in front of many people that brought her into the rewarding industry of voice acting.
When Voice Actors Become Social Media Braggarts
Because everyone else seems to breathe on social media, we all fall prey to the temptations of sharing our good news, and voice actors are one of the entrepreneurs who enjoy the free powerful tool for self-promotion. After all, what’s the point of social media if we can’t post about the great things going on in our voice acting career?
Is A Degree Required To Be A Voice Actor?
While it’s easy for us to assume that unlicensed professions under the creative industry are generally taken without a degree or a formal education, many of us still wonder how exactly to become a voice actor and hence, we still come to ask, “Do I need a degree in acting to be a voice actor?”
How Much Do Voice Actors Make?
It is easy to say that voice actors get paid on a per job/project basis, but it is not easy to give a definite answer as to how much. Because as much as you want to get what you’re worth, you also want to be fair and realistic.
The earnings of a voice actor varies greatly from the type of voiceover job, size of the project, your niche, your experience as a voice actor, your location, to your marketing skills. Some voice actors are worth millions. Others can make as little as $30 for a simple radio commercial in a small market. Most professional voice actors fall in between.
