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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Evening Folks, Today's post is regarding a few news items and issues that I wanted to wrap up before I go on vacation: 1. Just wanted to remind everyone that I will be traveling to Jordan day after tomorrow so I won't be updating the blog as often cause I'll probably be busy seeing family in Amman. I will be away from 2 weeks but that doesn't mean I wont be checking my mail and messages... I might even write an article or two if inspiration hits me. 2. I still haven't heard anything from you guys about a good Pay It...
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I got this piece of news today through one of my Voice Over Industry Sentinels. And I gotta say its a doozy… Apparently Voice 123 dot com would like to expand their Voice Over Casting Empire into other languages and locales by creating localized versions of their website… so that not only the english speaking part of the world can suffer through their ridiculous Dumbcast system but they can make other members of the human race suffer in their own respective languages.
I’ll let you read through their proposal … and at the risk of getting some of my less informed readers excited that this is a fair offer… wait until the end of the post to read my comments: Read More
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This article was written by Kate McClanaghan of www.voiceoverinfo.com I thought you guys might find it beneficial.
I once asked a former commercial talent agent of mine, “what would you say is the difference between a talent agent and a casting director?” And she replied, without hesitation, “about $3000 dollars.”
It sounds like a punch line to a joke, but what makes it funny is that there’s a fair amount of truth to it.
To be clear, a casting director gets paid by the advertising agency or the production company that hired them to hold auditions and deliver talent that are best suited to the demands of the production. They don’t ‘rep’ talent because technically they work for the ad agency or production company that hired them for the project.
A talent agent is paid by the actor after they land a job. Read More
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