Marketing yourself to voice-over production companies is another great way to find opportunities that can help you grow your voice-over career. Production companies work hard to find multiple clients and they handle anything from explainer videos to commercials to documentaries, …
We all know how harrowing it can feel to make that first contact with a potential client. It feels like the success of our business is dependent upon that initial contact, especially if that potential client is someone that …
There will come a time in the voice-over world for you to pull out a character voice. If you have a place to pull that character from, you’ll be able to transition to that voice with ease and make …
Recently, I have had the wonderful opportunity to travel…a lot. Some travel is for work, some travel is for pleasure. When I travel for work, I always make sure to take my travel rig with me just in case an …
In a recent blog titled, Voice-Over Auditions: How To Stand Out As A Voice Talent, I talked about how actors are changing the landscape of voice-overs by bringing their voice acting skills to their craft. Actors are meeting the needs …
When coaching, I often refer to the metaphorical three-legged stool. It can be cliché, but it’s an extremely valuable approach to the world of VO. The first leg focuses on developing your acting chops, learning to analyze scripts, finding the …
You feel like you are auditioning all the time without many results and you aren’t exactly sure what your booking ratio is. You know that auditions keep showing up in your email inbox and you send demos out dutifully. However, …
Improv is a vital way for voice-over artists to build confidence in their skills. Why? Because as modern day voice actors, we’re spending more time working alone in our home studios than ever before. With no one to bounce our …
I talk a lot about the fact that a growing number of working actors are “discovering” voice-over. The fact that Backstage magazine (the actor’s bible) published a very comprehensive article about voice-acting this week is pretty telling. This is exciting …
Many of my students tell me that they chose to study voice-over because they love doing character voices. After we chat about it, they offer to perform their favorite character voice. Oftentimes, it’s their version of a famous cartoon …
No matter how simple a commercial script may be, every single one has a turnkey moment. As a voice actor, it’s important to be able to identify that moment, though oftentimes it’s ignored. This is because most folks voice a commercial …
The most successful voice-over actors that I know treat this endeavor as a business. One of the questions we must always ask ourselves is, “How easy is it for my clients to do business with me?” Now that we all …