Voice Acting and the Myth of Rejection By Joan Baker and Rudy Gaskins June 30, 2021, Revised article originally published in Backstage Magazine As a voice actor, you may sometimes find yourself carrying the weight of rejection as a necessary price of admission into the field. This burden results from unreturned phone calls, auditions you […]
As a woman in voice acting, I’ve been blessed to participate in some extraordinary career opportunities. When I look back on my career, however, I can’t help but recognize that it wasn’t the high profile bookings for global brands that fulfilled me, nor was it the occasional big payday. Save for a few extraordinary humanitarian […]
Read More… from Notes from the Field: Women Are Voiceover’s Last Taboo
To act or not to act? That is the question. Whether acting is “needed” to pursue a successful voiceover career is a common concern—especially among emerging VO talent—stemming from two main sources: First, acting training means time and money. Second, there are many successful voice actors who don’t have acting training. Both are worth considering, […]
When it comes to voiceover and its value, you don’t have to look far for an answer. Voiceover fulfills the requirements of a global communication network the world depends on. The value of voiceover (pre-recorded speech) is unequivocal. This is true on the most basic level of communicating information, not just for marketing, entertainment, and […]
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