Happy September Voiceover Students! We now begin the application of all this talk I’ve been talking…understanding voice over scripts on a deeper level and using actual examples so you can apply the concepts specifically to their base point and truly “get it.” This is the crux of getting any job. You can’t get a voice over job until you “get” the...
Introduction to Voiceover Script Analysis
In voiceovers, script analysis is your number one guarantee of being competitive. I’ve said it before but it bears repeating over and over again, if you don’t truly understand every single sentence of what you’re saying then you’re not “saying” it, you’re reading it. It’s why at least a third of the blogs I’ve written focus on the different ways to...
Voiceover Home Studio/Recording Equipment
I’m constantly being asked about voiceover recording equipment and how best to set up a home studio. I don’t know! I’m a casting director and a coach, not an engineer, sorry! But – I know people. And I know how to google stuff. So, what follows is a link to a guy named Crispin Freeman, a voice actor, who has done countless voiceovers in animation,...
Throwing a voiceover off a cliff
There is danger in going over a cliff, right? The lump in your stomache tells you so as a genius biological warning to save you from danger. Going over a cliff is an ABRUPT way to end life, wouldn’t you say? It’s also an abrupt way to finish a sentence in a voiceover script. Or any sentence in life, period. When you throw a sentence off a cliff, it’s...
Voiceovers: the artist and the businessperson
My areas of knowledge are in voiceover casting, voiceover coaching, and voiceover directing. I’m sorta clueless on the business side of things. I prefer to stay on the right side of the brain, where things are a little mish mashy (see, on the right side of the brain you can even make up words!), never right or wrong. But with all these, the business...
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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