While screen actors can dress a certain way or don make-up and prosthetics to fit a role they want to audition for, voice actors have only their voices to rely on. It’s an uber-competitive field often in which finding success as an American female voice over actor means learning to become a swiss … [Read more...] about Quick Guide to American Female Voice Over Artists
Voiceover Coach
How Much of an Expert is Your Voice Over Coach?
I was a little shocked a few weeks ago when coaching a relative newcomer to the voiceover industry (working part-time for 18 months). I discovered they marketed themselves as a voice over coach. When I expressed my surprise, they said, “Oh, but I only coach the real newcomers. You know, people who … [Read more...] about How Much of an Expert is Your Voice Over Coach?
7 Top Tips for Finding Great Voice Over Coaching
As the barriers to entry in the voiceover field lowered and the global thirst for content exploded, the need for voice over coaching increased as well. You may find a myriad of voice over coaches offering you a leg up in the industry, myself included. How do you know which one to pick? What should … [Read more...] about 7 Top Tips for Finding Great Voice Over Coaching
The Best Voiceover Coaches still Polish their Craft
You know the old saying “those who can, do and those who can’t, teach.” This doesn’t apply to voiceover. Or it shouldn’t. In voiceover, those who can, sometimes coach. Of those that do, the best voiceover coaches still polish their craft. Don't Trust Your Voice Over Career to Just Anyone - … [Read more...] about The Best Voiceover Coaches still Polish their Craft
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, Do you Need to Worry your Voice is Getting Older?
Laura sounds like she’s 17, but has teenage twins and a paid mortgage. James is a millennial that sounds like he could be a retiree. One of the reasons I love voice acting is how it shatters the barriers of age. You can be an actress over 40 and still have a profitable career or a 19-year-old male … [Read more...] about Voice Actors, Do you Need to Worry your Voice is Getting Older?