Blogs can be the most insightful and rich source of free information in the Googlesphere. But there are a lot of them out there. In fact, Google told me today that there were 505 million blogs in the world in 2018. Within that daunting figure, voice over blogs are a narrow niche. For voice over … [Read more...] about Top 10 Voice Over Blogs
How to Approach Voice Over for Family Friendly Commercials
Summer time and the living is full of family friendly get-togethers and outings and commercials offering advice on what to do to keep everyone happy and how to save money doing it. To be able to serve Mom, Dad, the kids, Grandma and the clients as well, we as the voice over actors have a few things … [Read more...] about How to Approach Voice Over for Family Friendly Commercials
Bridging the VO Gap – International Voice Work with Shelley Avellino
I don’t know what percentage of VO work is done internationally in the current market, but it’s a lot. Personally, 80% of my voice work is for clients outside my home and native land, eh? Whether you’re an expat working for the US market back home, or live on here but are accessing work abroad, … [Read more...] about Bridging the VO Gap – International Voice Work with Shelley Avellino
Voice Actors, Reasons You Need to Be at V.O. North
If you’re a voice actor, and live within driving distance of Toronto, you are in for a treat. The reasons you need to be at V.O. North are more than a chance to learn and grow at an industry specific conference in your own backyard; that you’ll get the biggest bang for your buck of any VO conference … [Read more...] about Voice Actors, Reasons You Need to Be at V.O. North
Best Voice Over: Spotlight on Health Care Ads
Health care ads are a mainstay in advertising and the best voice over chosen to present medical messages is a critical part of creative choice. Healthcare commercials achieve their goals through a few specific avenues in terms of vocal tone and direction: sentimental – those that tug at heart … [Read more...] about Best Voice Over: Spotlight on Health Care Ads
Voiceover Read Rate, and How Improving It Increases Your Bottom Line
What the heck is a read rate? As a voiceover artist, your read rate is the difference between the length of your raw voiceover file and the length of your finished, edited one. And if you do any long form narration, it's something to strive to ever improve. For example, if it takes you three hours … [Read more...] about Voiceover Read Rate, and How Improving It Increases Your Bottom Line