Auditioning online, offline, on Voice123 etc. is exciting. Rejection, however, is not and can sometimes make one feel like throwing in the towel. But does it have to be this way? Andrew Chandler, voice talent, writes about how to benefit from rejection Andrew writes… “No matter how good your audition was, sometimes there are other… [Read more…]
Do you realize what a unique community we belong too? While we think we’re being invaded by amateurs with cheap USB mics and going on the notion that someone told them “hey you have a great voice,” we know what we do is not easy. As our friend Paul Strikwerda brilliantly wrote this week about… [Read more…]
Last week, the Facebook group Sound and Vision India, run by voice over talent and coach Mona Shetty, made an announcement that had this Hulk fan green with envy. (no pun intended) “I hope you’re all watching The Avengers this weekend…Sound and Vision India has dubbed both!” I immediately contacted her because I needed to… [Read more…]
After looking at some Google analytics today, we noticed something interesting…A profile that was being searched heavily: Do you know this voice over talent Rachel Lehcar? We noticed this one profile was getting lots of views, and wondered why. She probably does not use Voice123 anymore, and that is fine, but do you see the… [Read more…]
Edvard Munch’s iconic work ‘The Scream’ is one of the most instantly recognizable images in both art history and popular culture. Prior to the recent Sotheby’s auction in which the painting sold for $120 million dollars, a voice over job was posted on Voice123 for the Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale in New York… [Read more…]
Are you a director, filmmaker, producer, animator, or simply in need of voice over talent? Recently, a voice seeker we met at New York Video Meetup posted a voice over job on Voice123. See the voice job here The voice seeker, Pooky Amsterdam of Pooky Media, used for this voice over … Machinima Real-time Animation… [Read more…]
The Voice123 inactivity message used to show up on a voice talent’s profile, if they had not signed in to their account for 30-days.You will now see that message later, literally. Why make this change? Long and short story…It was not helping anyone as originally intended. Why? Read more… Active voice talent who did not… [Read more…]
Did you ever go to a voice over coach, or any voice talent, and ask about using Voice123? The response heard in many conversations is… “Make sure you audition wisely” That is indeed a great preamble! But what exactly is the criteria for auditioning wisely that you use to audition on Voice123? What does it… [Read more…]
Do you spend a great deal of time wondering, “What is happening? Why don’t I book work? I know I am good!”. Do you read lots of advice online from random sources, and still have no luck with booking voice over work the way you want? You will want to attend this and find out… [Read more…]
Did you audition for this job earlier in the week involving Voice123 and Kickstarter? Read more about it here This is a follow up to an article posted earlier this week on how to crowdfund for a voice over project. The voice seeker involved shared some feedback about the entire audition process that could be… [Read more…]
May 8, 2012
by Steven Lowell
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