Here's a voiceover tip you probably haven't heard lately - the concept of voiceover scripts being dissected in two completely different ways. The first way is via the Big Picture. You assess the overall mood of the script and the vibe the writer seemed to infect it with and move on accordingly. The second way is via the Little Picture. You look at...
Voiceover Technique and your Product (Pt. 2)
In a December Voiceover technique blog you learned about avoiding the pitfall of basing your entire way of reading a script on what the product is that you are selling. You learned that the writer is usually the one picking the voice for the job, not the people at the company that make the product. Therefore, you want to really pick apart that script to...
Voiceover Exercises from the Holidays
Let’s be honest, there probably weren’t many voiceover auditions these past few weeks. At least I hope not. I hope that priorities were in order here and people are at least for one week of the year focusing on their families and celebrating, finding their zen, having fun…..right? But you can’t help it, you’re back reading this, which means you’re...
Voiceover Technique and the product (part 1)
Many months back I talked a lot about voice over script analysis as the key to winning the job(s). Not much has changed in my belief that understanding the script is more important that anything, but there are certainly plenty more key pieces to actually executing that and making it a reality. There are many ways to reach a destination, many strategies...
Voice Over Marketing – a.k.a. How to get (more) Voiceover Auditions
Voiceover Marketing is not something I have spent any time on. At all. This is pretty simple because I am not a voice actor. And yet, with all those well-intended “putting the cart before the horse” students of mine, it’s the first thing they ask, even before they inquire about training. “How can I get voiceover auditions?” “How will I get a voiceover...
Hi! I'm Lesley Bailey. I’m an award-winning Casting Director, Voiceover Coach, Demo Producer, and Consultant with over 30 years "in the trenches". I love helping voice actors bring scripts to life with authenticity and confidence.
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