This post is not voice over related. It’s about the Boxxy Phenomenon that happened across the internet around February of this year and something interesting that resulted from it:
The Stumble
So one day in Jordan while I was on vacation I sat in the room my parents in law gave us to stay in for the summer. I had my iPhone with me and was feeling kind of bored with the games I had downloaded so I decided to visit the youtube application.
As you know I don’t like my iPhone very much… I mean it comes in handy… but ultimately I feel that Apple Computers dumbed it down and are doing their darnedest to cripple its potential. But that is neither here or there… so back to the post
So I stumbled on a Vlog (video blog) for a guy called Phillip DeFranco… or something like that… apparently this guy has built a name for himself as a news monger and current events commentator… He’s pretty funny but the price of his humor is the occasional profanity. For a 23 year old guy he’s pretty good at what he does and ultimately this post is not about him.
During one of his vlogs he featured a video clip of a song… at least at the time I thought it was a song. He identifies it as a song by Boxxy. So I looked up the name of the song on Youtube and here begins the reason for writing this post.
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I got a warning email yesterday from Mark Davidson of The VoiceOverDirectory informing me of a scam some pervs are playing on female voice over talent.
I tried to get permission from Bobbin Beam (the author of the post) to reprint her article but she hasn’t responded yet so I’ll just link back to the original article on VoiceOverXtra.com (Taji’s Edit… Bobbin finally gave me permission so I’m going to add the article here)
This article originally appeared on VoiceOverXtra.com here
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Nearly a month ago I got an email from one of my Sentinels (for those who don’t know who Taji’s Sentinel’s are… they are voice actors and professionals who send me news that they think I should write about and that my readers might find informative.) The email my Sentinel sent me included information that was all over the Voice Over blogs regarding a new trend in the voice over industry called the Video Voice Demo.
So for Short lets call it a VVD. Its a simple concept. Instead of just sending your client an audio file containing your collection of voice over highlights and range. You package it in the form of a video. My fellow canadian Bryan Cox decided to go ahead and get one done for himself. I Couldn’t figure out how to link it so I’ll have to post the link for the company that made the VVD for him and they include his demo on their portfolio page:
Breakthrough or Gimmick
I can’t really call a marketing tool a gimmick and make it seem like that is a negative thing. Some of the most memorable marketing tools have been gimmicks and since I worked on several marketing campaigns for companies ranging from telecom, to healthcare to automotive I can see the potential of the VVD and how it can be the decisive factor in someone getting chosen for the job or not.
To some degree if your video voice demo is well produced it can make you seem like a Pioneer, someone who is not afraid to take risks and invest in the future. On the other hand if your video is corny and badly produced then you will end up looking cheap and a follower… merely someone who decided to jump on the bandwagon.
So how do you go about making sure that your investment is not a waste of money and a potential Public Relations disaster.
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Morning Folks, Finally got back from my vacation in Jordan. Saw most of my family members there... went with my wife on a mini trip to Aqaba (I'll post pictures later) and overall I tried to chill. Articles and posts will resume shortly while I take care of bills and VO auditions that clients where kind enough to wait for until I got back from my vacation. I did try to keep tabs on the industry while I was away (hence the SAVOA article) but there are a number of other things I want to talk about in the coming weeks: 1. Video Demos 2.
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Missed me? Well that’s nice… I’m still on vacation here in beautiful sunny Jordan. It’s been nice seeing family members and reconnecting with old friends. Not much internet access for me here beyond being able to check my mail regularly. I’m actually writing this post using my Brother-in-law’s old Toshiba laptop.
Today I wanted to talk to you about getting accredited. This thing has been in the back of my mind for a few months but when I did my preliminary research on it I misread the instructions and thought that as someone who does not reside in North America or Europe that I do not qualify to even apply for it.
I am talking of course of SAVOA (the society of accredited voice over artists (sm) ) Read More
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