Overnight Success
Thousands of dollars for fifteen minutes of work! Six figures in your first year! Instant! Easy! I like to dream big and that has taken me on great adventures. I’ve had a variety of interesting jobs, trying on various roles …
How To Be What Casting Wants
If you are tuned into the voice acting world, you know it’s changing rapidly. Well-known screen actors are discovering commercials, documentaries, and audiobooks as a new way of expressing their artistry and getting income. Likewise, advertising agencies are creating commercials …
Investing In Voice-Over: The Essentials
You won’t be very far into your voice-over career journey before you notice that the experienced voice-over professionals you’ve been talking to or whose videos you’ve been watching have some visible signs of the investments they’ve made in their own …
Using Halloween to Create Characters
When you think back to Halloween as a child, what was your favorite part of the festive season? Of course, there’s the massive amount of candy, the late night followed by a sugar hangover in the early morning, and the …
Adding Drama to Commercials
When it comes to voice-over work in commercials, adding more drama is a good way to grab the listener’s attention and make the commercial more memorable. Commercials are often short, meaning every second counts. To make the most of that …
Embracing Growth: A Voice Actor’s Path to Success
The dynamic world of voice acting demands more than talent: it requires a growth mindset. Cultivating a growth-centered approach can unlock your full potential and propel you toward your dreams in this industry. Let’s explore how you can develop this …
The Holiday Audition Rush
As the holiday season approaches, many businesses across all industries start to ramp up their marketing efforts – which means tons of new opportunities for voice actors! From cheerful commercials promoting holiday sales to narrations for festive holiday books, businesses …
Powerful Manifesting Tools For Your Voice-Over Success
Creating a vision board and using manifesting techniques can be powerful tools to help you achieve a successful voice-over career. Here are some examples and steps to guide you through the process: Vision Board Gather Materials: A board (corkboard, poster …
Creating Memorable Characters
Voicing or playing characters in commercials and advertising goes beyond just delivering a message. It’s about creating a memorable scene that resonates with the audience and is consistent with what the commercial is trying to portray. We all know commercial …
Punctuation: To Use or Not To Use, That is the Question
Ancient folks knew a thing or two about punctuation. As a matter of fact, early writings were often in all uppercase and did not use punctuation at all. It wasn’t until this dude named Aristophanes (a librarian from Byzantium) …
Do you remember? A Swing-into-Fall September VO Toolkit
Ah, September! This blog title is a nod to the awesome classic retro pop hit, “September,” by Earth, Wind & Fire. September, the gateway to Fall, is often the unofficial start of cozy sweater season. It’s a time when the …
Beat the Heat: Essential Tips for Voice Actors to Stay Cool While Recording in the Summer
Beat the Heat: Essential Tips for Voice Actors to Stay Cool While Recording in the Summer – Hannah Trusty Summer can be a challenging season for voice actors. Between the sweltering heat and the need to maintain vocal clarity, long …