Quick Guide to Auditioning and Slating for Voiceover Auditions
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- A quick guide of how I Audition and Slate for voiceover auditions
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Just sent my first voiceover audition. It was nearly ready to go when I realised I didn't know how to slate! So this was really helpful, thank you!
The "bleeps" made me laugh harder than I should. Thank you for all the videos you do. They are so helpful and give me so much to think about.
Mike, I really enjoy your tutorials/reviews/points of view. Love the unassuming humility and am looking forward to digging into your youtube body of work. My dad was in radio for many years and I've been told the voice runs in the family. I hope to reach out to you as I become more involved in trying my luck at the voice over game.
Best regards,
Mike
I just started auditioning. I'm trying to work
out efficiency. This is going to be so helpful.
This was helpful! I just watched a video where the slate was super in depth and I was worried I was doing mine wrong. But this is exactly how I do my slates. Thank you!
I really appreciate this! I’ve just started diving into auditioning for roles and the tips for slating here is really helpful!
Hey Mike, Love your vids. You're a great inspiration. I've also been doing VO for a long time. On a side note, today is my last day at a local ABC-FOX affiliate. I've done lots of VO work while in the biz. At 57 years of age, I find I need more activity and will drive for FedEx for a time. I've decided to reassemble my VO studio at home to supplement my income. I'm already getting offers, which is encouraging. I've auditioned a lot in the past and have had some success, but I'm striving for a better closing percentage. Here's a question about your auditions: Do you send the audio flat, or do you add minimal effects to enhance the audio so it's more pleasing to the client's ears?
Hi Nelson! I typically have a default chain of FX on my auditions to make sure the audio is clean. A gate to handle any movement noise and errant breaths, some mild compression and limiting to make sure my levels are good without having to reset them every time. but generally I try to make the audio as close to original as I can, I don't really "sweeten" it up much. That said, it's the same chain I use for final audio sent to a client or engineer, so it is representative of the sound they can expect from me for the final takes.
Thanks for sharing, Mike. I knew one VO guy a few years ago that swore by sweetening up the audition audio, because a flat audio audition, quite honestly, lacks personality and presence. It increased his closing ratio considerably over other talent. The downside is that the engineer on the other end doesn't have much to work with in terms of compression, EQ, etc., because you've already applied it, and he or she may ask for a dry read (without effects).
Awesomeness!! Thanks Mike
Knowledgeable and handsome. Life is good!!
I really enjoy Mike's video's Thanks brother. Got my CAD e100s and my ID14 so happy.
As always super helpful - thanks Mike
Fantastic information. Thank you! Mike.
Thanks Mike, that was really helpful and concise.
First video I've seen from you. You have my subscription. Looking forward to watching more Booth tips from you!
I have enjoyed your No Sleep Podcast voice contributions! 😁 Also thank you for the video, very helpful.
Thanks for sharing this doing voice over audition today
I sent out 4 auditions before I even knew about slating lol. Just dove straight into the copy
Super helpful and relevant. Thank you!
super helpful Mike!
Dang! I just sent off my very first audition. I only stared my name in my slate. Too bad I didn't see this video first.
Hey Mike, do you ever or would you ever advise someone to slate in the voice of the character that they're auditioning for? Thanks!
thx mike i m learning a lot from you.
So the whole audition tape is audio only?
Super helpful. Thank you!
If the part is for a character do you slate in the characters voice?
Thank you brother!
That helps! Thank you
How much time to you spend on each audition? I used to spend a lot of time putting together and editing the audition and then someone told me I'm spending waaaaay too much time doing it that way
Its great! Thank you!
So helpful man thank the hood for you
Love this.....
Thanks for the great videos Mike! You are truly an inspiration. Cheers!
Where do you send the auditions. Is the platform to send it to.
Do you need a slate for auditions?
Naming each project into subdirectories...... I absolutely hate computers and editing and this is why I am failing voiceover. How do I even know what I don't know. I ABSOLUTELY HATE LEARNING EDITING but everyone and their grandma can do it apparently! just open up your laptop and edit away using all the hundreds of tools!! super easy!!!
sooo we do auditions for free right? Someone just paid me to audition, and another guy told me to never do any work for free. Not even auditions. Which one? lol
Thank you I am trying to audition for someone in miraculous in season 5
You could totally voice for family guy or dragonball super
That’s a lot of profanity for an audition…