Despite some really good discussion generated by my blog yesterday -- Ostrich or Coyote? -- I think it was a weak device for me to use to make my point. I even said so IN the article: "...I’m not going to go too far with this analogy…most such comparisons fail at some point..." Usually that...
Cultural observers would have you believe this country represents two irretrievable, polarized positions. Red or Blue. Yin or Yang. Conservative or Liberal. Of course, it's not that easy...nor so clearly defined. The analysis rarely moves beyond this myopia. Which is a shame. Obviously there...
Seasoned VO pros have just as much responsibility to protect our profession as do the newcomers.
Here’s why.
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...
At first, we weren't sure it would take hold...now, we think maybe it's among the best of our outreach efforts.World-Voices Organization launched the first R.A.D.A.R. Rates Roundtable in July of 2015. We've been trying to keep the pace of producing one hour-long panel discussion each month. In...
One year ago this month, WoVO began sponsoring a series of "R.A.D.A.R. Rates Roundtables". RADAR stands for Rates And Digital Ad Reform...a fancy acryonym warning us to be aware of compsation challenges/changes in the marketplace, especially as it concerns new streams of digital media.Anne...
Sometimes, the things we want to achieve at WoVO seem to move at a glacial pace. Our expedited plans often get waylaid because we'd rather do things well than do them fast (once in a while -- if we're lucky -- we get to do them well AND fast).We also have to keep reminding ourselves and others...
When the big national TV spots are not hittin' like they should...or even as a VO career mainstay; eLearning projects pay the bills.People don't talk about it all that much, but eLearning -- or Elearning, E-Learning (whatever) -- often constitutes steady work, with dependable clients, at decent...
how to categorize VO demos…. This was one of the most challenging ideas to come out of the World Voices (WOVO) conversation … how to categorize VO demos…or how to describe that. Genre’s? Specialties?
...and it's a free live Webinar to the first 100 visitors! We're gonna knock this one out of the park, 'cause our stellar panel is from the GVAA - Global Voice Acting Academy. Cristina Milizia, GVAA Founder, and her team of professional coaches just came out with a new Rates Resource Guide. They...
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