In LA, rainy days are like Snow Days. We don’t get them very often, and when we do it feels like a special treat. It makes me want to stay inside and bake cookies in my pajamas. Somehow time seems to stop and frivolity feels justified. BUT, on a workday, cookie-baking can be a bit of…
Well we made it! Here we are at the last day of the year. I couldn’t let it go by without a quick post to wish you all a happy New Year. I still have one more post about agents in VO, but the holidays got the best of me so I figured I’d save…
Once you get an agent, the work really begins. Here are some tips on how to develop a great working relationship from the start.
Getting a voiceover agent can be a challenging part of any career. This is the first in a 3 part series.
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…
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:
I have really been enjoying the Olympics. It’s so inspiring. Most of all, I love watching the athletes who win gold. Who doesn’t? I love watching that seemingly effortless performance – the ultimate expression of someone at the top of their game. It’s what we’re in pursuit of as creatives: being so in sync and…
For the last year and a half, I’ve been focused and studying promos. Promos are the ads that you see in between tv shows, announcing what’s on next and what’s coming up. It’s a fun and lucrative aspect of the voice over industry-and one of the toughest to crack-especially for women. Traditionally, promo announcers had…