Summer is calling. We’re moments away from family reunions, vacations, and long weekends. So, here’s a bit of advice that will keep you in good graces with your talent agents and potential clients: if you know the dates you won’t be available for auditions...
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There are no absolutes in voiceover, or in acting as a profession, but there are most certainly a number of elements you should consider if you’re considering pursuing voiceover as a profession. Training is a given, and understanding who you’ve...
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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. Certainly, passion and...
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There’s a fair amount about being a voice talent that requires LESS of you. Yep, you heard that right. For instance, are you a voice actor with more than four voiceover demos? If you are, you’re probably relying almost solely on Pay-to-Play sites, rather...
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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 such to the occasion for...
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When was the last time you heard another actor say, “I auditioned for that role. I would have done that—if they would have they told me to play it like that”? Maybe you heard yourself say it. Frankly, it’s doubtful you would have been told exactly how to...
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Before you even open your mouth to utter the first syllable from your script—before you even set foot in the booth—there’s already an internal monologue going on inside your head. In fact, I can hear it all the way over here like a small child incessantly...
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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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Let’s suppose you’ve just received your newly produced voiceover demos. Wonderful! After months of preparation and hard work, you now have your well-produced voiceover demos ready to go. You’ll probably listen to them about 80 times in the first 24 hours. I...
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There’s a common misconception in our culture that states if a road proves too difficult then maybe “it wasn’t meant to be.” Instead, I think the opposite might actually be true. If you are on the right path, then you’re likely to face far more opposition...
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MORE Improv Techniques To Vastly Improve Your Voice Acting
Featuring Justin Donaldson director, producer, and coach/founding member of The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (LA).
Credits include:
HBO’s Funny or Die Presents…,
Reno 9-1-1, Key & Peele.
Join us LIVE for some extraordinary games designed to illustrate the core principles of Improvisation, and how it’s essential to all manner of performance, to develop skills that will vastly improve your voice acting.
The SOUND ADVICE VO Podcast
"How to Conquer Stage Fright & Master Your Auditions"