The Best Halloween Movies EVER
Move over, 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 culture and...
Why Producing a “Makeshift” Demo of Your Voiceover Demo is a Professional Mistake
Podcast Length: 8:33 Probably one of the greatest misconception many budding voice talent have with regard to this industry is that creating a “makeshift” demo is acceptable to (supposedly) tide them over until they’re established in this field. “I’ll produce a...
The Two Prominent Approaches to Voiceover in the States
Podcast Length: 17:50 If you’ve been pursuing voiceover work on your own in America for the past decade or more, chances are you’ve been following a business model that concentrates almost strictly on securing work all by yourself, or DIY, by procuring jobs...
The Importance of Challenging Your Comfort Zone
Podcast Length: 4:51 Acting is very much like playing poker. If you intend to play, if you hope to win, you need to play your hand well, and, frankly, you need to risk. Yet far too many talent kill a perfectly wonderful opportunities to create by second-guessing what...
Defining the ‘Conversational’ Voiceover Read
Podcast Length: 4:45 Probably the single-most challenging and sought-after vocal quality today is the ‘conversational’ read. It’s nothing new, frankly. This has been the goal for decades. The problem is, once you read the very dry, unimaginative script you’re...
What Makes You Versatile
Podcast Length: 5:35 As actors we’re generally expected to be versatile enough to play everything. Or at least that’s the general consensus regarding acting as a profession, and not simply from actors and their coaches. Of course, precious few rise to the occasion...
10 Ways to Apply Union Standards to Your Non-Union VO Career
Podcast Length: 14:15 As Actors’ SOUND ADVICE, we strongly encourage all non-union voice talent to aim to become Union (SAG-AFTRA). That begins by applying some basic union policies and standards in order to achieve the best, most professional results in your...
How to ‘Book Out’ with Your Talent Agents
Podcast Length: 5:52 Summer is calling. We’re moments away from picnics, long hikes, beach bonfires, road trips, extended weekends, and a variety of well-deserved trips and treks out and about. Here’s a bit of advice that should keep you in good graces of your talent...
Can Talent Be Taught?
Podcast Length: 6:44 I’m often asked, “What are the odds of ‘making it’ in voiceover?” The truth be told you can have all the talent in the world, but it’ll die on the vine without drive and momentum. How and where you promote yourself matters as well. Certainly,...The SOUND ADVICE VO Podcast
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