Here is a short documentary I narrated for director Margo Weathers on behalf of Neiman Marcus. We recorded at Maximedia in Dallas. Representing the fashion world, Margo was very nicely dressed at the session, workaday chic, as you see in a couple of shots of her in the film. Representing the voice-over world, I was [...]
Last month I was fortunate enough to be cast as the voice for a web video promoting Dell Computer as a partner for companies making the migration to Windows 7. The producers wanted a tongue-in-cheek retro feel to the narration. Oh my! Edited to add embed code.
Jay Levinson, father of Guerrilla Marketing, emails with some good points the voice actor should always be mindful of: Marketing is the art of getting people to change their minds – or maintain their mindset if they’re inclined to do business with you already. They either must switch brands or purchase a type of product [...]
Prolific blogger and nice guy Bob Sour has a link on his blog that sends you to Voice Over Xtra where a gaggle of voice actors have listed their resolutions for next year. The goals expressed are a good reminder of what we all should be doing to further our careers, and for me a [...]
There has been a debate over on the Yahoo! Voice-over forum on whether or not the voice actor should include a headshot with or on the demo packaging or other voiceover marketing materials. Let’s be clear. Most actors have headshots and video demos for their on-camera careers. The question at hand is about including a [...]
Even if you have another job to make sure the bills get paid, the voice over career is largely a separate free-lancing kind of thing. Over at Freelance Switch, Thursday Bram has listed 50 simple marketing ideas for the free-lancer. Not everything applies to the voice actor but the list still has great value. Number [...]
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