Do You Need Actor Training to Do Voiceover?
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 [...]
Is Voiceover Acting Undervalued?
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 [...]
A Voiceover Actor’s Guide to Personal Branding
The first step to understanding branding is to recognize that it’s less about creating logos and slogans, and more about having a precise impact on the audience you want to influence. It starts with a raw examination of the product or service, [...]
Second Annual Voice Arts Awards Honor Best in Voiceover
The Society of Voice Arts and Sciences held its second annual Voice Arts Awards in Los Angeles on Nov. 15. The gala honored voiceover actors, creative directors, and advertisers in a number of different outlets including audiobook narration, video gaming, casting, [...]
6 Failures You Should Experience to Succeed in Voiceover
About 99 percent of those who want a career in voiceover acting assume a simple path to success. Success is different for different people and can be described in terms of attainment, admiration from others, material wealth, and self-realization. Each of [...]
The 1st Annual Voice Arts Awards Winners
“There is magic in the human voice,” said James Earl Jones, accepting the first-ever Voice Arts™ Icon Award. Created by the Society of Voice Arts and Sciences as part of this year’s That’s Voiceover! conference, the Voice Arts Awards recognized the magic of the [...]