Beyond your sparkling personality, dulcet vocal tones, and unlimited imagination—your voiceover demos are the most important tool you have to secure work in this business. They are the vehicle you’ll benefit from most to drive your career… provided they’re...
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When it comes to voiceover, how important is it for them to see what you look like? There’s some debate as to whether you should (or shouldn’t) include your headshot on your voiceover demos and web page. Personally, I prefer to listen with my ears, not my...
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Back up, Christmas! You don’t hold a monopoly on amazing seasonal movies. In fact, one of the things I like best about autumn is the scores of amazing movies leading up to Halloween. What does this have to do with voice acting? Frankly, directors use pop...
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The ‘Sophomore Slump’ is legendary for all manner of talent and business. But, as actors, as voice talent, weathering the all-too-common Sophomore Slump determines whether you will go on to have a career at all. If you’d been blessed with dumb luck...
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Much like a really good first date, sitting down with a new agent can be simultaneously exciting and nerve-wracking. Granted your date may appear stunning and very discriminating, and you may feel flat-out privileged to be out with them, but you want to be...
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Okay, I’m excited because a few long anticipated shows are finally about to stream. These are shows that will feed your imagination to improve your voice acting career. Besides, much of the direction we’re offered as talent is taken from character and...
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Let’s say, hypothetically, you come from a business background and always wanted to transition to voiceover. Let’s say you’ve been doing a bit of “fact finding” and finding a lot of contradictory information about this business. Not the least of which, will...
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Before you open your mouth to utter your first syllable—before you even set foot in the booth—there’s already an internal monologue going on inside that head of yours. In fact, I can hear it all the way over here like a small child banging on a tin pan, and...
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The Emmy’s have come and gone, and right about now you might need a little something new to watch if you’ve exhausted most of those extraordinary selections. So, in the spirit of adding backstory to your voice acting, here are a handful of intriguing...
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You practiced, practiced, practiced… but still, no Carnegie Hall! So, what happened? Well, a number of things could be in play, or entirely absent from your auditions, as the case may be. Here are 5 reasons you probably didn’t book that last audition:...
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