How To Win the High Paid Voice Work
Apr 2012
Ever wondered how and why certain voices get cast for voice work over and over again?
It’s simple! They just happen to be the right voice for the job! But why? Find out when you read this…
Apr 2012
Ever wondered how and why certain voices get cast for voice work over and over again?
It’s simple! They just happen to be the right voice for the job! But why? Find out when you read this…
Mar 2012
In my recent travels, I’ve asked some of Melbourne’s top mainstream studios, Bang Bang, Flagstaff, Final Sound, Gas and Big Ears Audio what they’re looking for in voice talent and demos.
Feb 2012
Being a successful voice actor isn’t just down to being a great voice performer with a top class voice over demo. One of the most important factors governing your success is how well you understand the business of voice over. So here are six things to do, think about or plan for, that will make sure your efforts pay off.
Nov 2011
Being completely comfortable in the studio when you’re new to voice over can be difficult. Here are a few tips on how to make it a great creative experience and some ideas about what you may need to ask.
Oct 2011
Narration and Character work! These might be the two areas voiceover artists want to work in, but is that where most of the work is? Unfortunately, it’s not. But no matter, if you have the skills to do either long form reading, or character voices, then you probably have the skills to work in the mainstream
Aug 2011
To have a successful voice over career or get regular voice over acting work, you don’t need to be a trained actor…but you still need to perform. How? Good question!
Jul 2011
Every day we hear voice over actors giving us all manner of different messages in so many different ways. What’s out there and how do you find out what you’d be suited to?
Jul 2011
This month I talk to Stephen Renfree from the fabulous Bang Bang Studios in Melbourne about their creative process, their clients, working with voiceover artists, recording great scripts and much more.
Jun 2011
Working at a radio station can be a great source of voice over income and enormous fun…but there are a set of skills you’ll need to be pretty damn good at, before you get a look in. For the low-down, read this.
Jun 2011
For those of you who really want to be working as a voice artist and are ready to make a demo…or feel your demo is letting you down, read this!
My voice over career had stalled. I used to do 2 or 3 a week and it had been a couple of years since I’d had any work at all. I consulted Abbe. She listened to my old demo, made some very constructive criticisms about what worked and what didn’t and we agreed on what I should chuck and what I should keep. We then picked some scripts from her vast collection that we thought would be good for me. I went into a studio, recorded the new scripts and had the old stuff edited in, and voila, a new demo. Two years without a job, and suddenly two in the one day. Thanks Abbe.
Don Bridges Actor