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A Fall Tall Tale
Jack is a successful freelance voice-actor in Chicago with many lucrative clients. Jack enjoys a cordial business relationship with most of his clients, and has proven himself to be a reliable partner in their business. Then came Campaign 2016. One of Jack's clients (Acme Widgets) saw a number of...
Consequence of Controversy
The current climate of polarization, politics, and platitudes have me THIS CLOSE to removing myself from FaceBook, just to get a break from the shrill malevolence that exists there today.I don't ever remember this level of incivility to others - most, perfect strangers - before the onset of Social...
Voiceover Red States/Blue States?
This article has nothing to do with traditional Washington politics.I don't remember a time when opposing views became hijacked so completely by radicals. Polarization on any number of issues is moving further away from the center, and finding purchase on the extremes.I don't see it as a Democrat...
Two VO Lessons We Can Learn From “The Donald”
...and I'm publicly not taking sides on Donald Trump.In fact, that's one of the lessons, here. (read on)FIRST:Uttering polarizing and intentionally pointed controversial statements (e.g. The Donald) will result in your being vilified by the opposition, and encouraged by supporters...so it's a...
Thankyou, Jim!
The debate over Net-Neutrality may have escaped you thus far. Or perhaps it's at the periphery of your view. Or maybe you have strong feelings one way or the other about it. I do...and those feelings are just about perfectly summarized by James Alburger in a posting you can read here. Please do...
THIS SITE ON STRIKE…
...in support of a protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) See my blog explaining this. Now, visit this site to lend your support. Now, visit this site to pressure your elected representatives in Washington, D.C. CourVO
VO & SOPA: The Basics
Heard of SOPA? That's an acronym for the Stop Online Piracy Act, a bill being proposed in the US House of Representatives. The Senate version is called the Protect IP Act. Don't leave me yet! I KNOW this is dry stuff, and maybe only geeks like me are interested in the details. Congress is...
Inside Story
Politics often takes real-world victims. Middle East politics is proving that. Cairo, Egypt-based voice talent and advertising/marketing professional Mahmoud Taji has been in our thoughts. He contributes in many ways to the international voice-over community, and recently he and his wife...
Politics vs. Voiceover
Even that title doesn't do it justice. But what would? The passions of politics are SO polarized these days that no one can say or do ANYTHING. Here's the story. I take no sides. "A voice-over actor — best known for telling viewers they can save 15 percent or more on car insurance — says he...