LEADS AND READS - WEEK OF 2/11 TO 2/17

Erik Sheppard · **Voice Talent** Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 1317

My fellow Americans, it is time to let your voice be heard.

If you see a lead, read it and together we can take Savvy in a bold new direction with a future full of promise and hope.

God bless the LAR. Thank you and goodnight.

Scott Pollak · Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008, 14:37 (GMT) Post subject:

And my fellow citizens of v/o land, let me be the first (second) to start out this caucus... uh, er.... thread, with a discussion on the need for CHANGES!

(be sure to watch all the way thru)

Sid Whatley · Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008, 14:39 (GMT) Post subject:

The average was 2.4 on the "Makeit" auditions Scott. Kinda tells me that nobody even got close to what they were looking for, which also tells me they didn't explain it very well.

(the other thread where you asked is locked)

Erik Sheppard · **Voice Talent** Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 1317

Sorry to cut you guys off over there. I didn't realize it was active.

Deby Cedars · **Voice Talent** Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 1482

You know I never noticed until I started VO that McCain whistles his S's.

Anyway this is actually a couple of weeks old but, I did get a 5 star rating on it. No job mind you just a 5 star rating.

If anyone want's to hear my "adult" auditions they can pm me. LOL

Diane Havens · **Voice Talent** Joined: 09 Jun 2006 Posts: 1281

Deby, funny you mention that about McCain. I was back stage at a late night show he was doing last year, and I saw the sound engineer actually working feverishly before air time to clean up his esses!

David Bosco · **Voice Talent** Joined: 06 Sep 2007 Posts: 281

I haven't had much to post recently either because I missed 'em or they just didn't come my way, but here's a couple that I just put together. The PHH got me a harsh '2' with a 2.9 average, but I think it's really better than that. There wasn't much in the way of instruction. Can anybody tell me why they might have given it a 2?

"Hey, it's Alex" is for a video game and I don't know the results yet.

Deby:

Great job on the Hyp..no.....tis...zzzzzzzzzzzzz schlafen

Connie Terwilliger · **Voice Talent** Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Posts: 409

Was there direction included?

Here's what - I - heard. A slow - ness - of pace. A lot of air in here. And there was a very odd elongation of the word "results" near the top. It went on for quite a while.

Overall, it was also very formal in the delivery. I felt a bit like I was being preached at instead of part of the team. Loosen up a bit, connect with the words.

These are not easy to read, so you really have to get into the relationship between you and the listener. Err on the side of conversationality - that will help you understand the intent and then you can inject more formality if it is necessary.

Lee Gordon · **Voice Talent** Joined: 22 Oct 2004 Posts: 1549

David Bosco · **Voice Talent** Joined: 06 Sep 2007 Posts: 281

Connie:

Before submitting the PHH, I had another take that was faster in pace, but I thought it was too hurried, so I slowed it down but really just a bit. In reality, perhaps the faster one would not have been too fast at all.

My reason for slowing down on "Rally for Results" was to emphasize the title of their customer satisfaction program rather than glossing over it too quickly. That was my intention but I guess it did drag a little to much and is a possible reason for the 2 rating.

PHH leases vehicles to corporations of all sizes and I was trying to think of the average business person who might be playing this audio/video and how they might like to hear it. Most probably wouldn't remember the name of another company's customer satisfaction program launched five years ago.

But thank you for your observations, I'll keep them in mind.

Lee:

Don't know why they didn't like your PHH so well other than the missing rah-rah, which they didn't even ask for.

Daniel John · **Voice Talent** Joined: 22 Jan 2007 Posts: 18

to me ...too.

YES...i'm upset.
The least voice123 is let me groan about Clients who expect Orson Wells on a budget of No Frills.

Colin Campbell · Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008, 23:54 (GMT) Post subject:

Diane Havens · **Voice Talent** Joined: 09 Jun 2006 Posts: 1281

That's great, Colin -- but what is it that they requested?

Colin Campbell · Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008, 00:47 (GMT) Post subject:

Erik Sheppard · **Voice Talent** Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 1317