For independent freelance voice talents, being online is far more rewarding than being on the road, say driving downtown to a studio. No traffic jams, no stress and no carbon. You can always know on your client door through an email or a telephone call (although less appreciated these days). Recording from a home studio …
You VO business should show an open sign when you are online, that means you are around and ready to discuss about any potential voiceover project. At DirectVoices we know that if a voice over artist is ready and available to discuss a project and can then do a recording at a moments notice, this …
Working with varying qualities of scripts is something that you have to get used to in the voice over industry. Some scripts you get will be absolutely fine, spelled correctly, appropriate use of punctuation, good grammar etc. Others won’t be! It’s your job as a VO artist to take the copy, interpret it and deliver …
As a voice over artist how can you tap into the global market? Through DirectVoices that’s how! Let us tell you more……. The internet has really been a game changer for the VO artist. The emergence of websites, online videos, apps etc has created a whole new market for the VO artist and this is …
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Display your basic VO prices and be proud of them! That’s the advice DirectVoices would like to give to voice over talents. To be taken seriously you have to answer the question everybody asks in any transaction, how much does this service cost?. Don’t get nervous about it. Rates are not written in stone, you …
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Many people in the VO business will say that you have to be ‘thick-skinned’ to survive in this industry. You will need to be able to handle rejection because you are going to get a lot of it! It’s hard to argue with that. Most voice over artists will have to deal with multiple rejections …
There are many different genres of VO so when you first enter the industry it can be a bit overwhelming trying to decide which is your niche and where your talent really lies. Examples of the different genres include: Commercial, Documentary, Audiobook, Animation, E-Learning, IVR, Apps, GPS Navigation, Narration, Video Games, Radio imaging We could go …
So you agreed a price, you’ve completed the voice over and now it’s time to send that all important invoice. You have a great chance to do one of two things here. Screw things up completely by sending through an unprofessional back of a cigarette packet invoice or send through a branded invoice which presents …
Paul is the flying Dutchman of voiceovers both in Dutch and neutral English. This a captivating interview full on insights on the art and business of voice acting.
It’s an extremely sensitive ear with the amazing capacity of capturing more sounds than our auditive organ. But it’s just one single ear, so don’t shout at it. Always be aware this impressive device will pick up more nuances of your voice than you can imagine. It can be so receptive in the world of …