Summer can be a little slow for voiceover. Particularly the month of July! Like all good over-achievers, I start to feel a bit lost if I’m not generally accomplishing things or doing something constructive. To that end, I offer up a list of 10 things you can do while it’s “dead”: 1. Organize your computer….
I’m so happy to be involved with the Deyan Institute, coordinating the VO Pro Series and contributing monthly to their growing blog!
June is “Audiobook Month” (#audiomonth), a month to celebrate the art form and for those of us in the industry, an opportunity to give back. To that end, I’m happy to be involved again this year with the Spoken Freely Summer Shorts project to benefit Pro Literacy, a natonal outreach and literacy organization! Over 40…
I think I’m finally coming down from the hyper-stimulation of APAC 2014. So much activity and output packed into just a few short days! For those who are unfamiliar, APAC (Audio Publishers Association Conference) is an annual event held in NYC. Basically everyone in the audiobook industry (producers, directors, publishers and narrators) attends at least…
It’s happening more and more all the time. I book a job from my home studio. They forward me a script with an mp3 and a short note: “Use this to capture the tone”. Rather than getting actual direction on a piece, I get a scratch track of the director, writer or producer doing the…
Ahhh, the slate. It’s a part of every VO’s daily world. For most auditions, they’re required. For those unfamiliar with the term, a slate is when you say your name at the beginning of the audition to identify yourself.
People slate in different ways. Some just say their name: “Rachel Fuginiti”. This is what I do, as I’ve heard from most casting directors and producers that it’s their preference. Some will say “Hi, my name is…” or “This is…” If I’m in a group audition situation, I usually take my cue from the other actor, if they slate first. I match the format of however they did it, which I think gives a unified introduction.
There’s nothing wrong with a short introduction as long as it doesn’t go overboard. “Hi there, this is Rachel Fulginiti, reading for the part of x and I’m very happy to be doing this audition… My dog’s name is…”
For weeks, I’ve been thinking about something I read. It was actually an excerpt from my horoscope last month. Not exactly the NY Times, I know, but this one part has been working on me, repeatedly. “ …so you may not actually know that you have massive support across the board, from peers and higher…
Last week I discussed the number one thing you need to do to get started in voiceover. Here’s a few more suggestions for getting your career off the ground. 1. Learn as much as you can about the industry. That means “getting in the conversation” and immersing yourself with all things VO. A good way…
Here’s Part 3 of my series dedicated to the newbie exploring voiceover. If you missed the first two, click the links below! Ok, so now you know you’re the right kind of person for the job (Is Voiceover for me?) and you know a bit about the industry (Genres in VO) …so where do you…
Before tackling how to actually get started in VO (which I’ll cover next week), I realized it’s good for newbies to know a bit about the industry itself and it’s various opportunities. Voiceover is comprised of many different genres, each with their own flavor (and superstars!). Here are the 10 main categories: