M.S. Taji, a voice actor based in Egypt, blogs about voiceover at Taji’s Voice Emporium. He has written an excellent article about SaVoa on his blog. Well worth your time, especially if you’d like to get a point of view from someone outside North America.
Hi, Bob.
I tried to get audio engineers interested in something like this a few years ago, so I’m on board with the peer-accreditation concept. If fully developed and accepted, it will be a time-saver for clients that are new to the business. Established clients know how to find qualified talent. And likewise, established talents may feel that they don’t need accreditation, as their demo and client list speak for themselves.
So it will be most beneficial to those voice actors who are new, and have little or no visibility yet. It’s like an ASE certification for a mechanic: it doesn’t indicate that he knows any more than the guy under the shade tree across the street – but it does mean that he has invested something in his craft and has acquired a certain level of proficiency. If the shade-tree mechanic is just as good, and cheaper, he won’t be put out of business by the other guy’s certificate.
Dan,
Excellent thoughts and a superb example of the value involved.
Be well,
Bob