Another Newbie Begs for a hand

Chet Shear

Please take a moment and give me some feedback. I am struggling with getting the sound, sound volume and post production stuff right, and whether or not I have a niche. Thanks. Chet

Scott Pollak · Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008, 23:28 (GMT) Post subject:

Chet,

Don't worry about a demo yet. You're not ready for one. This isn't to say you won't be able to do this; you may be able to and ultimately you MAY be able to do well in it.

But not now.

You need a lot of training, coaching and practice.
You need experience.
You need for someone to teach you the nuances of delivery, how to use your voice like an instrument to pull out the best of it. You need to learn how to interpret copy. You probably need some acting classes.

At some point well down the road, you may be ready to do a demo. When that time comes, enlist the aid of a real pro to get it done right.

I'm going to insist that you go read two very, very pertinent pages:
- the sticky at the top of the "newbies" thread labeled "Random thoughts for Newcomers" and
- this page on the illustrious Bob Bergen's website:
http://bobbergen.com/faq.htm

Then find some good teachers and classes and go for it.
Best of luck!