Fixing Your Snaps, Crackles, and Pops
Sometimes you listen back to a recording and it sounds like a bowl of Rice Krispies – full of snaps, crackles, and pops. In this post, we’ll take a look at common recording noises and how to fix them. Let’s …
Working Wednesday: Posture and Breath
Welcome back to another Working Wednesday! This week we’re working on posture and breathing that can support you throughout those long recording sessions. It starts from the ground up! Begin with supportive shoes Don’t lock the knees Relax the hips …
To Breathe, or Not to Breathe: Editing Breaths 101
The question comes up often: “Should I edit out my breaths in my voice-over work?” Again, the standard answer for almost all things voice-over applies: it depends. And again, Rule Number One is, “If the client says do, do. If …
Marketing Outreach: Scale vs. Personalization
As a newer voice actor, one of the most important skill sets to develop is business prospecting or as many like to call it, marketing outreach. Marketing outreach is the process by which you contact prospective clients (prospects), introduce yourself …
Talent Spotlight: Brooke Evans
What were you doing before you started thinking about VO? Did you have any background in acting/theatre/etc.? Before VO was on my “to do” list or even on my radar, I was an actor and a singer. I started singing …
Don’t Let Them Forget You
In the voice-over world, we’re constantly moving from project to project, client to client. This often makes work exciting and interesting, a far cry from the typical 9-5 corporate gig. And yet, the ebb and flow can be frustrating, especially …
Happy Accidents: Raising The Odds Of Lucrative Voice-Over Encounters
Being human means that we sometimes get solicited for products we don’t want. We might not want another credit card. We might not need a new pizza restaurant even though one opened up a mile away and will deliver to …
It’s Not Easy Being Me
In a commercial promoting her online Masterclass on acting, Helen Mirren casually walked on set, camera following her as she made her way to a chair and sat down, she then exclaimed, “That is the hardest thing I’ve ever done.” …
Working Wednesday: The Grunt Work
Unfortunately, it’s not all hearts and rainbows and recording sessions in the voice-over world. You will, of course, have seasons of drought. Times when projects fall through, timelines stall, and the work just isn’t coming in like you wish it …
Talent Spotlight: Jason Leadingham
What were you up to before you got into voice-over? A lot. For the sake of time I’ll sum up: I’ve been acting since my first role in a regional theatre production at the age of six. I played sports …
Multiple Takes or Not: When, How, and Why
New voice actors often ask, “How many takes should I do for an audition?” and yet again the answer, as it is so often in voice-over is, “It depends.” In this post we’re going to talk about how many takes …
Wear One Hat at a Time: Researching, Acting, Directing, and Editing your Audition
Being a voice actor means owning your own small business. And, as with many small businesses, that means you have to manage a LOT of different roles…or in other words, you’ve gotta wear a lot of different hats: You have …