God-given or developed?

Mike Cannon · Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007, 15:31 (GMT) Post subject:

I am convinced that Bob Bergen couldn't address an envelope without it being worth reading.

Thanks Bob for the always excellent advice and thoughts. And for taking the time.

Robert Jadah · Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007, 16:31 (GMT) Post subject: Re: God-given or developed?

[quote="Bob Bergen Daily I hear, "I've done everything I'm supposed to be doing, and I still don't get results!' I'll ask them to define "everything." "Oh, I took one VO class, I made a demo, I'm signed up for voices123, etc. But I'm not getting gigs and I'm having a hard time getting an agent." [/quote]

Considering any voice site to be a career step is a bit like training to be a NASA astronaut by buying a day pass to the amusement park.
Neither agents, production houses, not serious clients are trawling here.

Reality On!

Maggie's Voice · Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007, 17:19 (GMT) Post subject:

Elisabeth Hart · Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007, 17:24 (GMT) Post subject:

I happen to know that the CHUM stations in Ottawa (for the un-educated, that's the capital of Canada Razz

) use this site to find voices for some commercials.

Don't know how "major" that's considered, but there ya go.
E.

Colin Campbell · Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007, 17:52 (GMT) Post subject:

Amy Snively · Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007, 20:28 (GMT) Post subject:

I've booked nice jobs here.

Maggie's Voice · Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007, 22:01 (GMT) Post subject:

Robert Jadah · Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007, 22:51 (GMT) Post subject:

As I was saying, voice sites are a fun and lovely way to spend some time:
wild rides.... thrills....chills; the odd excitement.

But nobody, nohow, nowhere makes a living from them. And anybody considering the audition process as their professional initiative is voiceoverly doomed.

I know that Amy, Maggie and Colin - talents all - are busily marketing in many other ways.
I surmise that Elisabeth is, too.

And certainly, CHUM and others drop in from time to time.

But then again, the fact that many NASA astronauts probably have been to Six Flags is not what got them to where they are.

Waffle On!

Dina Monaco-Boland · Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007, 23:52 (GMT) Post subject:

I'd be interested to know ratio of bookings via private vs public lead... just curious

Amy Snively · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007, 00:04 (GMT) Post subject:

95% private leads, 5% auditions.

Robert Jadah · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007, 01:28 (GMT) Post subject:

TOS: 100% private; 0% public (2 jobs in 14 months)
V123: 86% private; 14% public (21 jobs in 24 months)
TBYS: 100% public

Scott Nilsen · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007, 03:24 (GMT) Post subject:

v123: 2 private, 1 public
TOS: 1 private, 1 public

Elisabeth Hart · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007, 13:14 (GMT) Post subject:

V123: 1 public.
That's it.
For now Wink

E.

Dina Monaco-Boland · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007, 23:55 (GMT) Post subject:

Hey thanks guys.... I kinda had a feeling that they came through mostly from privates.

Robert, as ever, you are a crack up!!

Colin Campbell · Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007, 00:29 (GMT) Post subject: