by CourVO | Jan 7, 2019 | Auditions |
You Can’t Handle the Truth! “Conversational” is the most lame, hackneyed, and meaningless script direction you can give. Admit it, clients typically have no idea what conversational means. Asked to define it, they would end up writing...
by CourVO | Dec 17, 2018 | Auditions |
What’s a Bailiwick? You should audition for every job that fits your wheelhouse. Knowing your wheelhouse is the trick. So…half the jobs are off the slate for me. I’m not a woman, and I don’t do female voices. I’ll also pass on most of...
by CourVO | Nov 8, 2017 | Auditions
It’s not you. You did everything right — or as right as you could, given your experience, coaching, equipment, interpretation and commitment. Your audition met the specs just about perfectly. But… The TRUE reason you didn’t win that audition...
by CourVO | Oct 27, 2017 | Auditions
Every good actor memorizes their lines. When’s the last time you saw George Clooney in a movie with a script in his hands, reading from the words on the page? Now, granted, we’re not on camera when we audition or act the lines. But mastering...
by CourVO | Aug 9, 2017 | Auditions
The directions say it right there: “…young, hip, urban sounding male with attitude. No announcery. Casual & conversational, like you’re talking to friends on the street…” Let’s say for the sake of my example, that...
by CourVO | Jan 26, 2017 | Auditions |
[I’m off to the wintry weather of Central Illinois to bury my last remaining aunt. Please enjoy this repeat blog — one of my most popular] 10 “Musts” Before Sending That Audition Actually, there are maybe 15-20 things you CAN do before you...
by CourVO | Jan 12, 2017 | Auditions |
You should audition for every job that fits your wheelhouse. Knowing your wheelhouse is the trick. So…half the jobs are off the slate for me. I’m not a woman, and I don’t do female voices. I’ll also pass on most of those that ask for a...
by CourVO | Mar 11, 2016 | Auditions |
Honest-to-goodness posting for a needed voice actor: We’re looking for a male narrator whose a Jack Nicholson/Joe Pesci/Vincent Price type for a low budget unconventional horror film that’s currently in post production. The ideal candidate’s vocal...
by CourVO | Aug 30, 2015 | Auditions |
Actually, there are maybe 15-20 things you CAN do before you send each audition…but these 7 points cannot be overlooked…the Holy Grail of “must-do” actions on the pre-flight list.This checklist is humbly submitted as my own intellectual...
by CourVO | Jul 23, 2013 | Auditions |
Actually, there are maybe 15-20 things you CAN do before you send each audition…but these 7 points cannot be overlooked…the Holy Grail of “must-do” actions on the pre-flight list. This checklist is humbly submitted as my own intellectual...
