...when you have an interested new prospect, and they tell you they've never really hired a professional voice talent, 'cause they always use Alan when they need something recorded. You know -- Alan...down the hall.It's a golden moment, a teaching moment, and a real opportunity to show the value...
Seasoned VO pros have just as much responsibility to protect our profession as do the newcomers.
Here’s why.
Yup, the very heart of the entertainment/communication industry on the East Coast - the #2 VO market in the USA - no more ISDN installs.If you already have ISDN, you're fine. Things will continue as normal (for now).This is for BRI service. Apparently Verizon is still offering PRI/T1 connections...
In just the last couple of months, several VO colleagues asked me the same question: "How do you approach local TV affiliate stations about Promo/News Imaging jobs?"Why me? Well, in case you didn't know, I've been toiling away in CBS, NBC, and ABC affiliated stations since 1979, and I've noticed...
Not that they're mutually exclusive or anything, but both of these services have a part to play in the voice-over realm...and both are struggling to survive for different reasons.Twitter is a free social media platform under seemingly endless corporate mis-management. ISDN is an expensive...
...and to do that, think outside the traditional knee-jerk use of the word...'cause that's changing. For instance, does a "broadcast facility"need to be a 2-acre building with offices, a huge studio, engineering, promotions, a control room, and 100 employees? Not anymore.At WCOBM (World Center of...
It's late...or early...whichever. The clock says 3:32am as I write this.We're creatures of habit, tending to keep the same schedules. Mine is a late one. Yes, I do sleep. My sleep hours are just not YOUR sleep hours. Personally, I believe the hours from midnight to 4am are the perfect hours...
...progress, I mean.Headlines (beyond politics) Wednesday:50 NY Times Staffers Accept BuyoutsMashable adds 2 ReportersWhat's it like in the city where you live? Do you know ANYBODY who still reads the physical newspaper? Who listens to radio anymore? When's the last time you've seen a 35 mm...
That spot you just voiced?...the one you put your heart 'n' soul into, and NAILED it hands down? Yeah, that one.SO good that you not only landed the job, but now you're starting to think the performance rises to the level of award-winning.There aren't a lot of places where a voice-actor can submit...
Terrorism will not have its way with me. I'll not deviate from my life of freedom in the good ole US of A because of suicide bombers. In other words, I choose not to live in terror. But I DO have a Plan "B".When voters in Britain decided to leave the EU, markets collapsed. Shooters claim lives...
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