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Topic: A 'dialect'able question re: voiceovers...
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| jwren75 | Posted – 11/21/2007 11:39:45 AM | show profile Hi everyone I am a voiceover artist looking to use my talents and range of styles. I know that full time voiceover jobs are very rare however if anyone has a moment to drop me line ( preferably if you are in the business or know what you are on about) that would be great. My main string to my bow is an ability to imitate world accents for advertising, animation and audio books. If you could have a listen to my stuff, it is at www.talkandesign.com My email address is jwren75@gmail.com Looking forward to listening to you( after listening to me...) Cheers James |
| writesonwater | Posted – 11/22/2007 6:27:58 PM | show profile I might recommend that you get listed with an agent, first there in Australia perhaps -- but that's not for full-time gigs necessarily. I went to a workshop (in Dallas) on voiceovers, and the presenters seemed to say the thing was to connect with people within agencies that produced those things -- for commercials. For audiobooks, etc., an agent might be best? The agencies that were represented at the workshop definitely did NOT have full-time talent, just a well-stocked Rolodex of people they had demo CDs for. You probably have considered this already -- approaching agencies with a cover letter and CD (cover email/links). This workshop was about a year ago and the presenters favored CDs with cover/resume. The rules might be different in major centers -- thinking NYC and LA. Good luck! |
| dribbledrive1 | Posted – 11/23/2007 4:04:32 PM | show profile In L.A., it's a smoozing business. My actor friends who do a lot of voice work always tell me they got their start by just hustling for acting jobs and eventually getting an offer for voice work from someone they knew. A lot of these guys start voice production houses -- which are usually one-person shops -- and hire each other for gigs. It tends to a small circle of people. Having an agent helps, but like many acting gigs, the unestablished performer tends to hustle much more of his own work than what comes through an agent. --The rules might be different in major centers -- thinking NYC and LA. -- |
