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Stefanie Vitale
Talent and/or Voice Producer
Joined: 02 Nov 2006
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 Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006, 06:51 (GMT) Post subject: New To The Game... |
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Hey everyone... I'm 23, just joined... but I have a bit of a problem and I don't know what to do... I don't have ANY demo's to upload onto my profile. I am a singer and have done a few recordings, but I'm unsure of what to put up. Do I make it up?!?! Copy something off TV?!?! =( Oh... did I mention I've NEVER done this before?!?! I'm trying to break into the business but I know NOTHING!!!  Can anyone help? I'll try to get on here as much as I can, but SOMEONE please help if you can!!!
Thank You so much!!!!
Best of luck to you all!!
-Stef  |
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Freddie Molina
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Joined: 12 Oct 2006
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Hello Stefanie,
Welcome to the forums. Firstly you would need to get a professional demo made, you can do this at any recording studio. You may also like to take voice training classes. A good coach can guide you in your demo recording, give you an insight of the VO industry and help you train your voice.
Here’s couple of related forums that might be of help.
http://voiceoversavvy.com/viewtopic.php?t=74
http://voiceoversavvy.com/viewtopic.php?t=86 |
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Bobbin Beam
Talent and/or Voice Producer - Voice Seeker
Joined: 17 Oct 2005
Posts: 47
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| Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006, 17:05 (GMT) Post subject: Re: New To The Game... |
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| Stefanie Vitale wrote: | Hey everyone... I'm 23, just joined... but I have a bit of a problem and I don't know what to do... I don't have ANY demo's to upload onto my profile. I am a singer and have done a few recordings, but I'm unsure of what to put up. Do I make it up?!?! Copy something off TV?!?! =( Oh... did I mention I've NEVER done this before?!?! I'm trying to break into the business but I know NOTHING!!! Can anyone help? I'll try to get on here as much as I can, but SOMEONE please help if you can!!!
Thank You so much!!!!
Best of luck to you all!!
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Hi Stefanie,
You'll need to put in a lot of time to get up to speed. Read up, take voiceover classes from reputable coaches, preferably those who are already working voice actors, practice profusely, listen to your recorded voice. Read James Aulburger's book, "The Art of Voice Acting" and Susan Blu's "Word of Mouth". Live it, breathe it, speak it, then, when you're ready, your coach can refer you to a credible source to create a demo. A great demo is key to attracting new prospects, but make sure the demo showcases you, and not the music and/or sound effects. Also be sure you can easily, and perfectly replicate whatever qualities the client heard in your demo when in the studio. In the "old days", talent used to be booked directlly off their demo. Now, custom demos (raw voice) are pretty much the norm. It may be possible to use some of your best custom demos recorded for all these jobs floating around at the online sites, mix 'em up and produce them later. There's so much more, but at least you have some "homework", to begin. Best wishes, Bobbin Beam |
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Paxton Greene
Talent and/or Voice Producer
Joined: 31 Oct 2005
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Hey Steffanie!
All the above suggestions are great. If this is a career you are serious about you can do it. Even if you are just watching Tv pay special attention to how the vo stresses certain words, and changes his/her range. That is direction from the producer in charge of the project. Best to you.
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