Mahmoud Taji has written some excellent thoughts on the whole question of pricing one’s voiceover services. Well worth your time today. Thanks for emailing me about this Taji.
Negotiating
People
Ruminations about auditions
My friend Connie Terwilliger has written a couple of thoughtful and thoughtprovoking blog posts in the last couple of days on the subject of auditions. One. Two. Take a few minutes to read. I think you’ll find they’re well worth the time.
Free VoiceActing Academy Tele-Seminar next week
Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 8:00 PM Eastern/5:00 PM Pacific , James and Penny are joined by the very talented Maxine Dunn for a free teleseminar on maximizing your voiceover business. Details and a link to the free registration are on the VoiceActing Academy blog.
Mandy and Dan are featured
My friends Mandy and Dan Nelson are featured in a very nice article in their local paper. What could be better than a love story that includes professional audio and voice work?
Dig into audiobooks
On NPR’s site you’ll find this treasure in both text and audio from Neil Gaiman, talking with David Sedaris and Martin Jarvis. My thanks to my friend Donna Postel for posting the link to this lovely piece on the VO-BB.
Tracy Pattin talks with Tasia Valenza
My friend Tracy Pattin blogs for VideoVoicebank and now publishes her first video voiceover interview, with Tasia Valenza.
Vocal Warmups with Rodney Saulsberry part 3
Get more commercial work
I just added Kyle Whitford’s blog to my blogroll this evening. Clearly, Kyle’s got something excellent going on. Just one example from a few days ago is this post about getting more commercial voiceover work. Or check out his wonderful post about our mutual friend Kara Edwards. VoiceCommercial is the name of the blog. I’ll be back.
Being prepared
Take a moment to read Michael Lenz’ latest blog post about the value of preparation.
Dave is a list maniac
My friend Dave Courvoisier likes lists. Why mention this odd fact on a blog about voiceover? Because Dave’s lists include some that are very specifically for and about voiceover. You’ll find details in this post on his blog.
Voice stalking
My friend and mentor Philip Banks asks the question on his blog today Are you a Voice Stalker? Well worth a few moments of your time.
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Do you voice internationally?
Ed Victor offers some thoughts about working around the world.
Find more videos like this on VU
My thanks to my friend Dan Nims for sending me the link to this video today.
Microphone techniques with Rodney Saulsberry
Marc Cashman’s award winning shoe turn
Marc Cashman is the narrator for this charming video that recently won the Golden EDI, the highest trophy for Switzerland’s commercial and corporate films.
Just ran across this excellent video
Pam shines for Cincinnati Bell, and Dan does too
My friend Pam Tierney recently did an on-camera session for a television commercial with Nick Lachey.
Kudos to you, Pam. Wonderful work. UPDATE: That’s my friend Dan Nachtrab doing the voiceover for this spot!
Anthony's Situation Room
Happy Birthday Jim
The wonderfully talented Jim Cummings celebrates his birthday today, November 3rd. Happy Birthday, sir. Mythanks to Craig Crumpton and his Voice Actor Appreciation Society for the link and notice about Jim’s birthday.
Pat Fraley posts some very sad news on the VO-BB
My friend, mentor and teacher Pat Fraley posted some deeply sad news on the VO-BB this evening. If you believe in prayer, as I do, I hope you will pray for Pat, Renee and their boys during what will certainly be some difficult days ahead.
Bruce’s award winning tease
My friend Bruce Miles has just received an award for a web video he wrote and produced for an ad agency in Dover, New Hampshire.
Very nice work, Bruce. Kudos on the award.
