October 2020 - Pastorini-Bosby Voice Talent Agency

Inspiration For Voice Actors – by Carl Bishop

October 8, 2020November 10, 2020

Inspiration for voice actors doesn’t come easy. It’s often hard to stay focused and keep all the plates spinning. We work alone. We handle all aspects of our business from the financial stuff to the performance part of the job. It’s a lot of work. It takes focus and dedication. But the good news is there is a large and generous community at our fingertips willing to help. Get online and reach out Professional organizations like WoVo and Voiceoverxtra offer tons of advice and information. Both novice and seasoned pros can benefit from perusing these sites. Bloggers, like myself, offer our knowledge and experience on these platforms, so check them out. Also, it pays to take time to reach out to those bloggers and ask questions. I’m more than happy to share what I know. Ask Questions When you ask questions, you’re making yourself vulnerable. For that reason, many people just don’t ask. To be truly successful in voice over, you have to admit to yourself and the community that you don’t know it all. If you think you know all you need to know, I think you’re cheating yourself. I got an email from an experienced voice actor who …

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What A Director/Producer Looks For In A Voice-Over Actor…

October 7, 2020October 8, 2020

Every director or producer has a core stable of actors who “get it.” These are highly talented people who can hit the ball out of the park on the first pitch, and make reading very challenging copy sound easy. It’s their job to make the producer look good to the client—that’s why they were brought into the studio in the first place. Directors look for key indicators in an actor that will tell them whether that actor can perform flawlessly in a session. The actor who has all of these abilities will be working a lot. The traits that make for an in-demand V-O actor are: Great V-O actors are consistent from take to take; in timing, pacing, inflection, breath control, volume, projection, accent and acting. They’re able to match their voice for pick-ups and punch-ins. They have consistent energy, not only from take to take, but from the beginning through the end of the spot. Taking direction. Top-notch voice actors listen carefully to what the director and/or the client are saying. They pay attention to the director and/or engineer’s cues for pick-ups and punch-ins. They scrutinize punctuation, changing it, if necessary. They avoid stepping on another actor’s …