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Great to hear that it helped! Good luck with getting your reels together.

@@NatashaAranciniActor thank you! 😁

You're most welcome! Bark!

Well, welcome to the world of voiceover! Oof, that's tough. External noise is always the hardest thing to control. When I first started I was in an apartment on a main roundabout with 3 sets of lights in the middle of London. There was a lot of 'hold for ambulance' and 'hold for noisey pub people' going on. I very much feel your pain. The good news RE duvets in summer is that saunas are supposed to be exceptionally good for you, so if you can keep that in mind while you're sweating it out, maybe it will be every so slightly less tedious :-)

@@NatashaAranciniActor I wanted to ask, do you ever review other's VO reels to give feedback?

It's hard to say. I redo them whenever I listen to them and think, 'oh dear, what was I doing.' It can range from every couple of months, to my current situation which is around a year. I don't necessarily redo all the spots but I'll redo certain reels or add different clips. I'll be redoing some of them soon because I know what I have isn't my best work and could more accurately reflect what is currently in demand. Now that I have very consistent work, I redo them less because what I have is clearly working to some extent, but when I first started I'd redo them more frequently because I was noticing improvements more consistently. I very rarely use actual jobs on my reels. Often you don't get the actual spots back after the client edits them. I find that by recording them myself I get more control over the scripts and the final edit, so I can make sure it's a very good fit for my voice and the current state of the market.

@@NatashaAranciniActor Thanks for the info. I'm now stuck trying to find somewhere to record my audio that sounds decent. I only have 1 closet and it's small and has a lot of echo despite me leaving a lot of the clothes in there. Where do you record in your house or apartment?

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Thank you so much. The US accent has definitely come along in leaps and bounds now that I use it everyday. I think a lot of people say that because generally, beginners don't invest time in learning how to properly treat audio. Also by working on your own you don't have anyone to give you feedback on your reads which can be invaluable. Having someone who knows the industry and will give you honest feedback is a great help if you're doing your own demos. I'm a big fan of proving people wrong and saving money so if you put the work in, I don't see why you won't be able to come up with something fab! Good luck with it.

That's really wonderful to hear. Confidence makes all the difference in VO.

There are so many places you can use them. If you're working on any pay to play sites, they will require demos (Voices.com, Voice123). You can give marketplaces a go (Fiverr, Upwork, etc). There are other sites that don't charge you to join that have a database of talet (Voquent, etc). If you find a voice agent (or multiple) they will ask for demos. There are a lot of companies that have their own roster of voice talent to show to their clients. I email people like this directly with some demos to try and get on their books. Over time, you'll find that people will seek you out as well from these online profiles and other work you've done.

Glad I could help! Even though the learning curve can be steep when you first do your own demos, I think that it will help make you a better VO artist in the long run. Hope you've come up with some awesome clips (in the 2 months it's taken me to respond).

A fun party trick haha

That really is high praise! I'm not much of a commenter myself. So I'm really glad you found it useful.

Glad to know you found it helpful! :-)

hahah thanks. I only have a few I can do convincingly so I lead with those. Otherwise it really is a mess! Thanks for watching :-)

You're most welcome :-) Glad it helped.

That sounds fabulous! I can't say I've done any anime, but I know of a few people who do. If it's something you love, go for it!

Well, welcome aboard! There is nothing better than a YOLO audition. We all have to start somewhere.

You're most welcome. Thank you for watching it. Hope it was useful!

Good luck! I'm sure you'll be killing it in no time.

Welcome to the fold! It can definitely be a steep learning curve to start with, especially if you've never touched audio equipment or software, but once you get over that hurdle it's a rinse a repeat process.

Oof, a trailer. That may be dificult, but definitely not impossible. Depending on where you park it that is. I've seen people get pretty crafty with voiceover setups so I'm, sure you'll manage to come up with something genius.

You're most welcome. Glad you found it informative.

I think Aussies are a set ahead of most because we've grown up watching US shows on TV. I don't think I watched much Aussie TV at all, so we know what the US accent sounds like. You can find a lot of materials online to help (sites like www.dialectsarchive.com/united-states-of-america). I personally think an accent coach is a great investment and I always try to look for someone who is a native speaker of the accent you're trying to learn. But I usually get my accents to 90% by myself using online resources and audio, and then spend the money to pay for a coach. One of the books I like the most is: Accents and Dialects for Stage and Screen by Paul Meier. It came with a lot of audio recordings and breaks a whole bunch of accents down into the basics so it's a good place to start.

Good luck! Thanks for watching

I definitely think there can be a difference if you're paying the big dogs $2500 per demo. That's personally where I noticed a difference. However to a lot of people that isn't affordable, especially when it doesn't guarantee you'll actually book work. That being said, my self produced demos have been more effective at booking me work. They have booked me multiple 6-figures worth of work, so I definitely think if you take the time to learn the skills, you can produce something just as effective to get you started.

You're most welcome. Thanks for watching!

I've heard a lot of people say that too. And I think it can be a dicey area, because a lot of people don't have the audio capabilities to do a good job when they're starting out. But I don't think that should deter people. It's entirely possible to learn the skills and give it a go. If you can book some work off those self produced demos, then you are able to fund the higher end demos. That seems more logical to me than forking out $2500 for a single demo at the start of your journey that won't even necessarily lead to work. Royalty free music sites are the place you want to be. I personally use Artlist.io which I think I mentioned in the video. But that is subscription based, so if you're only looking for a single song or two, it may be more cost effective to look at sites that charge per song (Pond5, audio jungle, etc). Good luck!

Thank you. It's a great play!

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