LEADS AND READS - WEEK OF 3/10 TO 3/16

David Bosco · Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008, 20:10 (GMT) Post subject:

Here's an audition for a corporate presentation for Gavena coffee sold through McDonald's

Did anybody else try this one. I'd like to compare.

BTW/Kent:

I liked you tutor character very much. Just enough whimsey. I hope you get that job.

Scott Pollak · Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008, 20:14 (GMT) Post subject:

David, I did that one and got a rating higher than the average. I have mixed feelings about yours to be honest. I LOVE your voice, and I think the energy level is about right. But you had some really awkward pauses between phrases that I think you should have either re-voiced or at least edited out before submitting.

Here's mine, for whatever it's worth.

Lee Gordon · Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008, 20:32 (GMT) Post subject:

I wasn't going to post this because I think it's fairly ordinary, but since you asked for a comparison, here's my coffee presentation. It got me 4 stars but so far no business.

Lee Gordon · Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008, 20:37 (GMT) Post subject:

On the other hand, I was pretty pleased with this demo for Hershey. Also 4 stars and as yet no contact from the client.

David Bosco · Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008, 21:07 (GMT) Post subject:

Lee:

I'm pretty sure Scott was right about the pauses in my Coffee presentation as what held me back on it. I came in below the average and both you and he were above, both on par with each other to my ear.

Your Hershey Baseball character was well animated and engaging except that it may have been a bit too fast for his age, which I'd estimate to be 80 to 90 years old. You got a 4 and haven't heard from them. Not surprising. How many 5s have you earned that went nowhere? I'm still waiting to hear something from my Boris Karloff/Grinch read that I got me a 5 (2.9 Average) Silence there as well.

Sometimes I think we may as well be shouting into Grand Canyon. At least you get an echo once in a while. Rolling Eyes

Kent LaTurno · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008, 02:56 (GMT) Post subject:

David, well done on the Grinch, btw - it deserved a 5.

Today was Documentary Day it seemed. Two cool projects. First was opened/unrated. I'll share the second, as there's still some hope! Here's to opened/rated/and moved to call!

A King David biography.

David Bosco · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008, 03:16 (GMT) Post subject:

Kent:

Thanks for the kind words on the Grinch.

Your King David was 'Like Buttah'. Saw the lead in my box, and then the Yiddish terms and went, "Uh Oh" and dropped it. If I heard them pronounced I could repeat them. Yours sounded authentic anyway.

Scott Pollak · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008, 03:39 (GMT) Post subject:

Kent, did you see that the King David (which I gleefully submitted to) has been replaced?

Evil or Very Mad

Lee Gordon · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008, 08:16 (GMT) Post subject:

David Bosco · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008, 12:43 (GMT) Post subject:

Lee:

I missed the chance I had to do this one, so it's just for fun and comparison to yours....the Hershey Baseball Character

Kent LaTurno · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008, 13:24 (GMT) Post subject:

Caryn Clark · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008, 14:32 (GMT) Post subject:

Here's a couple from me if anyone wants to play.

Coming from an alcoholic family, this should've been easy for me to pull off. Apparently I short changed myself... and looking back, I was rushing to get it done b/c I think they were only taking 10 auditions. Got 4 stars. But I'll take it.

And, I did get a great rating on my bank character. No phone call yet, but I have no doubt they'll call (said tongue in cheek). Again, I'm happy for the rating. I'll take it.

Scott Pollak · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008, 17:59 (GMT) Post subject:

Recognize this voice?
Wink

http://thekingdom2008.com/

Kent LaTurno · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008, 18:54 (GMT) Post subject:

Scott, nicely done.

Lori Furth · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008, 21:51 (GMT) Post subject:

Caryn

I liked your PSA Dinner--sounded very real to me. No wonder they liked it!

The paper cut ad was funny!! Somehow, I wanted a little more mock-seriousness to really make it tongue-in-cheek, but that's just my opinion...

My ratings have been all over the map, so I'm trying to ignore them and keep going...

Wink