....has there been a greater need for coordination of effort and advocacy among voice-actors.In a perfect world, the established talent union -- in this case SAG-AFTRA -- would do this on our behalf. But SAG-AFTRA seems to be rather myopic. Sure, they'll accept the dues of a VO in Des Moines,...
More and more of the frustration I'm hearing about with (ahem) a certain online VO casting site has to do with the level of complexity that's been added into the mix over the years. People complain that it's hard to follow the bouncing ball. In the early years it was a simple flow of :job...
When ya get too close to something, you lose perspective. Several situations already this week reveal the wisdom of that adage.Just ask Voices.com's David Ciccarelli, who got too close to his own one-man PR campaign...too close to see the outrage of the VO community he professes to serve, and too...
Scores?...Hundreds? watched yesterday as Edge Studio's Managing Director Graeme Spicer conducted a face-to-face interview with Voices.com's CEO David Ciccarelli.Cicacrelli and Spicer know each other, live in the same city, and there are close ties between Edge and Voices.Much of the interview was...
...watch Tuesday's Edge Studio-sponsored interview with Voices.com's CEO David Ciccarelli.Graeme Spicer, Edge Studio's Managing Director will conduct the interview in Toronto.Spicer is a World-Voices pro member, an accomplished voice-actor, and brings with him a deep knowledge of the corporate...
Do the time, and you form a trust. It's why I continue to buy Chevys, Microsoft, Kraft Mayonnaise, and National Geographic.Sure, I'm aware that Ford, Apple, Best Foods, and the Smithsonian make decent competing products, but not decent enough to make me switch.Part of it is tradition, part of it...
Let me tell you what it's like to sit where I sit in the WoVO organization. It's awesome.If I'm lucky, I'll be voted in as the ACTUAL president of the organization... not just the interim president (members of the board will entertain my nomination today at the annual members meeting online).The...
What? You thought we were going to run out of things to talk about when it comes to VO Rates?Not a chance!We're finding more and more to discuss...and we're getting some of the most knowledgeable people to discuss it!Yesterday, Anne Ganguzza and I hosted our fourth R.A.D.A.R. Rates Roundtable. ...
...to get comfy with a bowl of Coco Puffs or Italian Wedding Soup, and watch one of the best discussions about VO compensation rates you'll ever see.Tuesday around 1pm Pacific, my co-host Anne Ganguzza and I are holding the fourth in a series of online discussions about VO rates. We call it...
Last week was staycation week.Well, I did do some sight-seeing for a trip there and back in one day.(see below)I felt entitled, 'cause the week ahead is a heavy WoVO work week, and I'm back to my TV NewsAnchor job.(I know, I know y'all feel sorry for me doncha). OK, off my pity pot.Southwestern...
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