VO Billing: How to Get Paid Every Time
There are many things to love about the voice over life. Collecting money from your clients is not one of them. It’s such a pain, right? First, they email you out of the blue, say they love your audition and …
There are many things to love about the voice over life. Collecting money from your clients is not one of them. It’s such a pain, right? First, they email you out of the blue, say they love your audition and …
Good posture is so important for our well-being, but it is essential in voice over. Many of us roll our shoulders inward, let our head and neck jut forward or fall back and let our abdominal muscles slack. This is …
As the voice-over industry has changed over the last decade plus, the epicenter of casting calls has changed with it. In the ‘old days’, most auditioning took place in person at the offices of casting directors and in recording studios. …
A casting director recently tweeted, “It’s your job to shake things up.” I take it she was talking to all actors – including voice. It got me thinking. Does that mean, generally speaking, we are not shaking things up? …
Recently I had an engaging conversation with someone who had scheduled himself into my call calendar for a courtesy voice over evaluation. This is a complimentary service we offer here at suchavoice.com for people who are exploring the profession of …
One of the things I find amazing about the voice-over industry is how many different genres there are. It can be a bit overwhelming when examining them, and deciding what area you would like to focus on. One particular …
An essential skill that every voice-over talent must posses is the ability to audition well. Although you can (and should!) book directly off your demo, you’ll get the majority of your jobs based on an audition. Auditions can be used …
Voice over talent agents are an integral part of many voice actors’ careers, and can be an entryway to exciting, high-earning gigs. Most major national commercial campaigns, high-profile documentaries, film trailers and the like get cast through talent agencies. So, …
When you’ve grown to the point as a voice actor, where you are “ready” to audition, you will notice the daunting truth that there are lots of other actors auditioning too! The sheer numbers of folks going after the same …
As much as possible, I really like to keep in contact with students who have come through the SuchAVoice.com voice over training program. I encourage students to reach out with their success stories so we can feature them in our …
One thing that is universal about voice over artists is that we want to do great work. We want to ‘sound great’. But sometimes it is exactly that desire to sound awesome that can get in the way of the …
As a voice actor, you want to book as many gigs as possible. Obviously. But you don’t want to spend the rest of your life stuck in your studio, auditioning for every cheap car commercial and tech tutorial that moseys …