Seems like I'm not the only one who's had their sensibilities tweaked by the ubiquitous presence of the word "conversational" in audition directions from the agent/client/producer lately. If you're still catching up, try starting with my blog from late October: ...
Tuesday, Apple will be making some big announcements. There will be some new iPhone models, a new iOS, maybe a smartwatch to be revealed. Then Tim Cook will offer at least one or two surprises, although it's getting harder and harder to keep secrets in the land of geek. I've been with iPhone...
Mental roadblocks are the enemy of many a gifted and talented voice actor. The mental roadblocks (can be procrastination) we subconsciously and oftentimes innocently create can become true hindrances for freelance self-starters. Sometimes it takes a friend or colleague to help you see through it,...
You're there...standing right in front of it, and it appears immovable. There's no way around it, and no way over it. Chances are you yourself have created the wall, so it's insidiously well-designed to foil any attempts to find a weakness. You know yourself too well. It's the agent (or agents)...
If everyone has their own style of work...if everyone goes about creating their own success uniquely -- then why is the internet so full of standardized one-size-fits-all advice? The answer for me lies in a medical analogy. Generally, aspirin will help with aches an pains. Unless. ...and there...
That word: "disruptive" is showing up everywhere...typically in relation to social media of late. But disruptive technologies appear all through the history of civilization...it's just happening at a faster pace now.Disruptive technology or disruptive innovation is an innovation that helps create...
My life online: I figure my eyes are on a computer screen, an iPad screen, or a smartphone screen close to 6-8 hours a day. Yes, I do have a life. I get enough sleep, I exercise, love my wife and kids, and have hobbies. It's not constant contiguous hours...just accumulated hours. No one is...
You'll want to read this article and all the comments on Vox Daily, the Official Voices.com blog if you've ever wondered about editing out breath sounds on the auditions and projects you turn in. Great thoughts all! CourVO
Almost exactly a year ago, I blogged about "Status Posting" Sharing or Show-Off? A subsequent blog noted the responses, mostly in support of my position that it was more show-off than sharing. "A Rainbow of Responses". I understand we all work in relative isolation. Hey, believe me...no one...
A few days ago, I blogged about a "Sublime Predicament". The predicament being that I had no efficient way of cohesively keeping my work records (jobs, invoices, pay-dates); and sublime because I AM getting jobs, and sending invoices, and receiving payment. One of the early responses I got to my...
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